Most posting on this list oppose Russian (as well as U.S., etc)  imperialism. But not on the left generally. Weeks before the People’s Forum event we tried to sound out whether any of the more prominent groups on the left were planning any protest, but we found nothing. 

Below I append the Google translation of the section of a Wikipedia article that discusses Jacuqes Baud's promotion of conspiracy theories.  And this is the man that is being promoted by the opponents of the Ukrainian right to self-determination, such as the Trotskyist IMT ("In Defence of Marxism") , as telling the great truth about the Russian invasion of Ukraine? A retired imperialist officer who denies the crimes of the Syrian dictatorship? And  yet workerpoet promotes Baud's article, and  Marv Gandall would have us believe that Baud's article is "one of the most important and well documented articles on the origin" of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Both workerpoet and Gandall cite, not particular points made by Baud, but how important a source Baud's article is.

In fact, what Baud says has been discredited by many articles on, for example, this very list.  Baud simply repeats Russian imperialist talking points. The way his article is promoted is similar to how many such articles are promoted on FB and elsewhere.  Baud or other similar characters are supposed to impress us by their imperialist credentialis. In essence, what is being said is how  convincing it is that BAUD, yes, an imperialist officer BAUD, a WESTERN IMPERIALIST officer--how could one deny  such a great source--repeats anti-Ukrainain talking points. No, these points supposedly can't be Russian imperialist talking points, because the Western imperialist officer BAUD backs them up with his authority.

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