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The Left and the Referendum 2017 in the Kurdistan Region- Iraq: What Is to Be Done and What Are the Tasks? Rezgar Akrawi: As Marxists and leftists, we must approach such issues with scientific rationality. We must study local, regional, and international conditions, assess the balance of class forces and the power of our “enemies,” and realistically consider the means and feasibility of achieving any solutions we propose. Most importantly, we must avoid being drawn into disastrous ethnic or sectarian wars. Although I do not personally fight for the formation of states based on ethnicity, I do fully support the desire and right of any population group—whether defined by nationality or otherwise—to determine its fate through democratic and peaceful means. This includes the right to secede and form independent states, if that would ensure better rights and living conditions, and more peace and security for the broader population. While I fully and unconditionally support the Kurdish people’s legitimate right to self-determination, including secession, I do not believe the current conditions in the Kurdistan Region are appropriate for separation, independence, or the declaration of a nation-state. The working masses in both the Kurdistan Region and Iraq are being drawn into ethnic conflicts and wars, as is already happening. They are facing deepening political and economic crises, all for the sake of a “nation-state” which—if it were to be formed now—would amount to nothing more than another miserable dictatorial example of the failed nationalist states in the region. It would bring no real change to the lives of the working class. https://libcom.org/article/left-and-referendum-2017-kurdistan-region-iraq-what-be-done-and-what-are-tasks