- “They’re selling postcards of the hanging”
- Police: Enforcers of oppression and madness [00:18:24]
- 1960s: Racism and oppression challenged head-on [00:30:10]
- A world of rape and sexual assault [00:46:33]
- “Traditional” values – tradition’s chains [00:52:51]
- U.S. expands through conquest and exploitation [00:58:48]
- Youth deserve a better future [01:06:17]
- Not fit caretakers of the earth [01:10:34]
- A history of genocide and war crimes [01:15:05]
- As long as you don’t say nothin’ [01:31:07]
- Why do people come here from all over the world? [01:57:28]
- What is capitalism? [00:01:06]
- A lopsided imperialist world [00:22:11]
- How the world got this way [00:47:19]
- A better world is possible [01:08:04]
- Today, societies are divided into classes [01:13:27]
- The proletariat and communism [01:20:55]
- Imagine… a new society – Healthcare, work, education, science, etc… [01:30:06]
- The dictatorship of the proletariat, and what it’s for [01:46:55]
- The “voting trap” under capitalism [01:53:33]
- Democracy and dictatorship during socialism [02:01:15]
- Overcoming wounds and scars from capitalism [02:11:44]
- From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs [02:26:14]
- It’s not “Make them suffer like we suffered” [02:31:11]
- Carrying forward the revolution under socialism [02:37:35]
- “Two sides” to globalization [02:43:47]
- A vampire system with “NUKE-ular” weapons [02:47:16]
- International class – world-wide struggle [02:52:27]
- How could we actually make revolution, in a country like the U.S.? [00:00:33]
- Uniting all who can be united for revolution [00:17:33]
- Iraq war resistance—what was accomplished? [00:19:23]
- Learning while leading, leading while learning [00:36:37]
- The “solid core” of the united front and ending national oppression [00:39:36]
- How a revolutionary situation can come about [00:46:44]
- It’s not just “The Corporations” [01:08:06]
- Why not bring about change peacefully? [01:15:05]
- Isn’t the problem “human nature”? [01:34:42]
- Dialectical materialism, historical materialism [01:50:00]
- Religion [02:07:31]
- Does communism equal “totalitarianism”? [02:27:20]
- Valuing dissent in socialist society [02:39:23]
- The people need leadership…a communist vanguard party [02:43:55]
- A challenge and call: get with the party [03:03:28]
- Smoke weed in socialism? [00:00:01]
- Difficulty for proletarians to get active? [00:02:50]
- Change for women in a new society? [00:08:51]
- Another war for election purposes? (pyramid) [00:16:12]
- What made you not believe in god? [00:36:48]
- First thought on 9/11? [00:49:25]
- How to reach the proletariat? [00:49:59]
- More on 9/11? [00:55:11]
- When will people fight for a different future? [01:03:05]
- How does the party keep its goal of revolution? [01:11:13]
- Is communism a European ideology? [01:15:49]
- Reparations for African-Americans? [01:25:33]
- Breaking down borders under socialism? [01:41:48]
- A new generation of revolutionary leaders? [01:51:34]
- Huey Newton and the Black Panther Party? [02:08:02]
- Favorite band, favorite movie? [02:20:09]
- We need a revolutionary people [02:25:06]
- Involving more minority youth? [02:29:25]
- At 89, I want to see change [02:35:09]
In 2003, Bob Avakian delivered this historic talk. This is a wide-ranging revolutionary journey. It breaks down the very nature of the society we live in and how humanity has come to a time where a radically different society is possible. Full of heart and soul, humor and seriousness, it will challenge you and set your heart and mind to flight.
Revolution: Why It’s Necessary, Why It’s Possible, What It’s All About by www.revolutiontalk.net is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License