
In Part 2 of the interview I conducted with Simon Rodriguez-Porras, we discuss the importance of a consistent and principled international Left that opposes imperialism in all its forms no matter who is the perpetrator and who is the victim. Rodriguez discusses promising examples of principled international solidarity including Syrian activists supporting Palestine while also opposing Iranian and Russian imperialism in Syria, and Chinese and Tibetans supporting Palestine while also opposing Chinese repression at home and imperialism in Tibet and Hong Kong. Rodriguez also discusses elements of the anti-Nicolas Maduro Left in Venezuela and promising democratic socialist movements in Brazil, Guatemala and Argentina. This interview was conducted on June 7, 2024. Rodriguez is the author of "Why did Chavismo Fail," a writer for the New Arab, and an editor at Venezuelan Voices.org.