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From Iran’s Shah to ANC’s echo chambers – Lessons in political delusion
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From Iran’s Shah to ANC’s echo chambers – Lessons in political delusion

African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Alliance, International Politics, Iran, Middle East, Thabo Mbeki, United States, World Politics

From Iran’s Shah to ANC’s echo chambers – Lessons in political delusion

Former president Thabo Mbeki’s lecture on historical materialism to KZN ANC comrades reveals a farcical ideological battle between the ANC and SACP over revolutionary labels, while real crises like mass job losses go unaddressed - echoing the dangerous political delusions and echo chambers that Scott Anderson’s new book shows led to Iran’s catastrophic 1979 revolution, [...]