all other news we ask legendary activist and inspiration for the rolling stone street fighting man tariq ali if anything has changed since he took part in the biggest global peace protest of the 21st century against the unchecked imperialism the destroyed iraq and destabilize the world plus as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage europe what does it mean for capitalism kashmir and the future of the world's most famous publisher julian assange. also more coming up in today's going on the ground but let's 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 tired 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 you've undertaken in your life what would you say to them who are now profoundly pessimistic about the neo liberal response to a p

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 you've undertaken in your life what would you say to them who are now profoundly pessimistic about the neo liberal response to a pandemic let alone gross inequality around the world well basically. we find. it's difficult to come out on the streets because the nature of this but i make but i think what the epidemic actually teaches us is that the system under which we live is a. belief lot. and it does not alter the world's future that is worth living to boarded at its heart i mean the notion that well is the only do not only prove the. and then to this day and wealthy people will get their way. by saving.

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 you've undertaken in your life what would you say to them who are now profoundly pessimistic about the neo liberal response to a pandemic let alone gross inequality around the world well basically we find. difficult to come out on the streets because of the nature of this epidemic but i think what the epidemic actually teaches us is that the system under which we live is a sound belief lot. and it does not alter the world a future that is worth living through boarded at its heart i mean the notion that well is the only do not in nature so to prove the survives and then still this state wealthy people will get their way. by saving their lives i don't practice them but what about the risks the work so i take the new liberal capitalist system which has been

to john lennon tariq ali joins us from his north london home via skype chart 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 you want to take in in your life who.

welcome back i'm still here with tariq ali you were speaking at rallies the largest global demonstration in history or at against the iraq war alas does it not show that protest marches do not stop wars like the one that happened 17 years ago today and what difference was iraq to vietnam because obviously mick jagger and the rolling stone sang about your opposition to the vietnam war how is it different i think the main difference is in what happened to the world in the ninety's in my opinion the fact that the soviet union collapsed that china and the way it did created a huge wave of demoralized nation even amongst people who basically didn't so all these governments but saw them as creating a space between 2 power blocs and in that space we can all function and live and be critical of one euro side and we want to do. that counterbalance disappeared the united states' book game the had a moment power in global scale and people failed them and alternatives the iraq and iraq war demonstrations in my opinion was the 1st sign that people were searching for something else 1st day by saying d