How The Left Can Fix Pakistan - Ammar Ali Jan - An Alternative to Elite Politics -

Everyone talks about having no alternative in politics in Pakistan but does anyone actually bother looking at all the options?

Ammar Ali Jan is a young politician providing that alternative that many are looking for; a Pakistan that is equal, progressive and sovereign.

Ammar comes on the Pakistan Experience to lay down his vision for the Haqooq-e-Khalq movement. On this week's episode we discuss, the Pakistani Left, Anti-Imperialism, Elite Politics and Elite capture, Lettergate and the Left's vision for Pakistan.

Ammar Ali Jan is a Pakistani historian, activist, youth leader and academic. He is founder and president of Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement, also a member of Progressive International.

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Chapters:
0:00 Why the Left is not supporting Imran Khan
5:30 Military Intervention
19:00 Imran Khan's anti-imperialism vs the left's anti-imperialism
25:00 Lettergate and US Involvement
34:30 The right co-opting the left's narrative
39:30 The entire elite system is the problem
50:00 How the Left can fix Pakistan
58:30 How do you see the future of the Left?
1:00:00 Joining a Mainstream Party
1:04:20 Is the left anti-religion?
1:07:00 Messiah Complex of leaders on the Left
1:10:30 Left's weakness
1:13:00 Fracturing in the Left
1:16:30 When is HKM coming to Karachi?
1:18:00 Mohajir Politics
1:22:00 Common Critique of the Left
1:23:30 Ideology as Ahistorical - Althusser
1:26:30 Conclusion and how to join