Worlds most famous publisher Julian Assange and also more coming up in todays going on the ground but lets go straight to one of the greatest living political activists and writers who has inspired antiwar figures from malcolm x. To John Lennon Tariq Ali joins us from his north london home via skype thanks so much for coming on the program i have to declare an interest because you brought me to channel 4 in the 1980 s. And you were my boss but what would you say now to the millions who have been inspired by your work the fight for freedom and justice that youve undertaken in your life what would you say to them who are now profoundly pessimistic about the neoliberal response to a pandemic let alone gross inequality around the world well basically. We fight. Its difficult to come out on the streets because the nature of this but i make sure i take what the epidemic actually teaches is that the system under which we live it is. Really flaw. And it does not alter the worlds future that is
Worlds most famous publisher Julian Assange and also more coming up in todays going on the ground but lets go straight to one of the greatest living political activists and writers who has inspired antiwar figures were malcolm x. To John Lennon Tariq Ali joins us from his north london home via skype jack thanks so much for coming on the program i have to declare an interest because you brought me to channel 4 in the 1980 s. And you were my boss but what would you say now to the millions who have been inspired by your work the fight for freedom and justice that youve undertaken in your life what would you say to them who are now profoundly pessimistic about the neoliberal response to a pandemic let alone gross inequality around the world well basically. We find. Difficult to come out on the street because the nature of this but i make but i think what you have been to make actually teaches is that the system under which we live. Is a proof found relief a lot and it does not alter the. F
Charm since the ninetys of the last century needs to be dismantled all the countries there are seriously attempting to come to grips with this epidemic i mean macro in france was korea it was election is based on making france until premier liberal state has now been full struve us all that and offering d to pay the utility bills council tax will go up you know people not so well off except princess shows that deep down this entire and they owe through worse major government in the western world are aware that the system which then being defended and supporting doesnt work for a majority of people thats the lesson to be drawn after the virus has been tackled there and should if i may just say one of the concrete. Letters showed no panic because it is bad for these caves is the tiny island of cuba where cruise ships which are not allowed to land anywhere on joc anywhere are jocking in cuba being greeted by the population most all and are to be treated by the doctors and the cubans are s
A bit later and todays anniversary of the iraq war but youre also a novelist and putting your novelist hat on how do you characterize near liberal culture and art given the fact that most peoples cultural imagination of a pandemic is really from hollywood and from films that what we have to go on well i mean you know its lost both of the culture today of fetus is dominated by a form of neo liberalism. Ill carriages individualists some of the most group has sort of you know this and be worshiped of 1st celebrities then someone extremely well known on television or a very strong. Actor is almost greeted as a dog and this is really deep deep you know much much worse so that. 30 to 40 you know so this. Proves various people almost not completely from thinking collectively and actually its not tell by the technology either the old internet revolution that has stayed in place encourages individual ism of course it needs i mean the number of people you run into on the buses all the tubes or o
People not so well off except current shows that deep down this entire and they owe through worst major government in the western world are aware that the system which then being defended and supporting doesnt work for a majority of people that the lesson to be drawn after the virus has been tackled and shown if i may just say one of the countries that are shown no panic because it is bad for these claims is the tiny island of cuba where cruise ships which are not allowed to land anyway on joke anywhere jocking in cuba being greeted by the population of seoul and are being treated by the doctors and the cubans are sending free medicines all over africa now that is the mall where. Isnt the west there still gun to site move or to maintain sanctions against iran or venezuela which is still to be incomplete be discussed stick though this is still going on when those in the higher world is facing this crisis in fairness to morris johnsons Foreign Office and the stand of the British Governme