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The Prince of Darkness is fond of tweeting. He has recently characterised Australia as a "great country" but "ungovernable". My first reaction when I read that was an incredulous "I wish". But there is a deeper point at stake. Murdoch is on the surface referring to the Australian Senate where micro parties hold the balance of power and they have proved responsive to the people and irresponsible in Murdoch's term. They have delayed aspects of the austerity program the government launched on taking office two years ago. But there is a deeper level to the Murdoch agenda and that is an intrinsic opposition to democracy on the part of the elites. It is becoming increasingly difficult to get the people to vote for their own destruction. Lying before the election seemingly will no longer suffice. The external emergency (e.g. Las Malvinas./ Falklands) still has some capacity to mobilise support for right wing agendas but less and less. So will the bourgeoisie abandon commitment to parliamentary democracy and start flirting with the likes of Le Pen and the Golden Dawn? Impossible? I don't think so. comradely Gary _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
