Dear Viswanath, Within that limitations,the CPM was a leading a single issue movement which was challenging the depoliticisation of the neo-liberalism of indian state
I am confused, totally. 'The movement of movements' is a term used by single issue movements, who started networking together, but believed in critical coalition with others, yet remain different in positions and strategies. The whole idea of World social Forum was based on this. On the one hand you are saying this is significant, but at the same time trying to apply single issue movement to the left front in Kerala. This is a very bad reading of contemporary poltical situation in Kerala. Not only in Kerala, but across the country, the organised left was not only challenging, but attacking 'single issue ' movements. I am sure that we need a new language, but a survey on the existing language and usage will help us not to use these terms in a very loose fashion. I also remember the basheer story, when a new kid is born, the character runs around and claim that oh thats my child. CPIM is a failure story atleast interms of left politics. There is nothing left with party. It has politically failed years back. Nandigram was a reminder of that failure. The party in West Bengal, atleast the leadreship is consisted of rightwing Hindus, to get a clear picture one should either travel there or talk to the people from WB. One could always ask, why kerala LDF should remain left. I would support it, it is worth an enquiry. But looking for similarities between people's movements and CPIM is not worth. It is a betrayal to the people's movements. I can site of single issue movements in Kerala, from my limited understanding. Adivasi land struggle, plachimada, Athirapplilly struggle, sexworkers movement, prisoners rights movement. Did this govt. ever did respond to these struggles? In cuba, now the lft front is bringing legislation for homosexuals in the country. But after a long period of torture to them( read reinaldo arenas for this). But for the Kerala left sexual minorities are western import. I cant help referring books and incidents, because even to take marx's logic, (which I dont find less) we are historical beings, we should learn from history. Okay, to focus on to your argument, I think you could reconsider it, and read the new social movement terminologies one more time, befor applying it to the kerala left. Rafeek On 7/31/07, C.K. Vishwanath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > THE Movements of movements politics of our era > expanded our democratic experience.It raised various > issues relating to self rule for adivasis,right to > information,anti-nuclear issue,women, dalit,lgbt > issues etc.The language of these movements are > different and there should be a space for interaction. > Adivasi movement which gives a certain ideas of eva > morales-zapatista type identity assertion.Material > issues +cultural identity (land and their culture > mode of life which is close to nature)became the part > of that movement.Self rule of kerala adivasis is being > crushed again and again.Their livelihood question was > always ignoring.They are facing ethtnocide/genocide > reality in Kerala/indian context. > > The neo-communitarian politics of the Adivasi gothra > mahasabha has to be innovative but what is happening > is the internal problems now.Different adivasi > organisations are fighting among themselves for > political and social hegemony.There will not have any > unity among these organisations.Adivasis areas have > been the most neglected areas of india.These areas are > becoming the important centers foe foreign and indian > multinationals.Even the 5th schedule protection and > samata judgement based activism is not in a good > position in the present era.Adivasis is becoming a > scapegoat.This is kerala/india pattern. > > Right to difference is also a slogan of new > right.Lepen 's of french Right wing party -National > front ,added this term in their political > vocabulary.What they want to protect core french > values which don't have any pollution.Most often,The > new cultural politics of the present era is > expressing the worst kind of group particularism and > authoritarian populist politics. > > What we are witnessing the power concentrating in > power and it gives misery to the people.The present > democratic movements/single issue movements/non-party > political formations etc have to find out a language > for communication.Most often,The state-party system > ignores/co-opts 'the movements of movements'.Most of > these movements are operating in the limited sphere of > democratic experiment of the society.Whenever these > movements are trying to overcome this limited sphere > for mobilisation,they are confronting severe > repression(Nandigram,kalinga nagar,khammam,muthnaga > etc) > note this line--- > One of the well known think tank of the the mainstream > parliamentary left(CPM)-Vijay prashad said about > their PCDP-people's campaign for decentralized > planning project(kerala)-This was also a movement > which was far more important than right to > information campaign of india.Left was working within > the confines of US imperialism,international financial > arrangements and injustice of the central > government-left was innovative. the states' lists of > india doesn't provide much space for > development.that means -Within that limitations,the > CPM was a leading a single issue movement which was > challenging the depoliticisation of the neo-liberalism > of indian state.A new development project for kerala > society by which a new leftist project for kerala > democratisation.CpIM also defines the new single > issue movement. > --- Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
