![]() ![]() The most notorious being Sendero Luminoso - Shining Path, disgraced ‘left-wing’ Maoist guerrillas that wreaked havoc amongst the very indigenous and peasant communities they claimed to defend. In fact there are no shortage of tendencies that utilize Mariátegui to justify all manner of reformist, opportunist and even outright reactionary politics. ![]() Then there are those that, unaware of the Peruvian Marxist’s work and struggles, label him a mere “intellectual” without understanding and vindicating his legacy. Others celebrate his supposedly ‘heterodox’ ideas as proof that Marxism is inherently eurocentric, inapplicable to the very different context of Latin America. Some condemn him as little more than a petty-bourgeois romantic. The CGTP trade union federation that called a general strike demanding the resignation of coup-president Dina Boluarte was founded by Mariátegui in 1929 the reformist Perú Libre, organization of the deposed Pedro Castillo, claims to be a ‘Mariateguist’ party and, the Peruvian revolutionary’s brilliant insights that ‘the indigenous question’ would be central in the class dynamics of the Latin American revolution was once again confirmed when Quechua and Aymara people stood in the frontlines of the uprising.īut, as with all revolutionary leaders who leave an indelible imprint in the consciousness of the masses, Mariategui’s real record is often distorted. As the historic mass revolt swept Peru earlier this year, the enduring legacy of José Carlos Mariátegui resonated at every turn. ![]()
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