Written with lucid and compelling style, this book goes beyond truncated modes of thought, inviting us to entertain iconoclastic views, and to ask why things are as they are. Blackshirts & Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, revolution, democracy, and ecology - terms often bandied. In Blackshirts & Reds, author Michael Parenti instead brings to light the cold, complicated, rational essence of Fascism. Blackshirts & reds : rational fascism & the overthrow of communism by Parenti, Michael, 1933- Publication date 1997 Topics Communism, Post-communism, Fascism, Capitalism, Free enterprise, Anti-communist movements, Revolutions Publisher San Francisco, Calif. Sadly for the Reds, Tchouameni chose a move to Real Madrid and Liverpool are still seeking new midfielders. He affirms the relevance of taboo ideologies like Marxism, demonstrating the importance of class analysis in understanding political realities and dealing with the ongoing collision between ecology and global corporatism. He also maps out the external and internal forces that destroyed communism, and the disastrous impact of the 'free-market' victory on eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Parenti shows how 'rational fascism' renders service to capitalism, how corporate power undermines democracy, and how revolutions are a mass empowerment against the forces of exploitative privilege. These terms are often bandied about, but seldom explored in the original and exciting way that has become Michael Parenti's trademark. Blackshirts & Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, revolution, democracy, and ecology. A bold and entertaining exploration of the epic struggles of yesterday and today.

Blackshirts and reds