From: "John Thomson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Subject: [R-G] AGAINST  WAR - AGAINST  CAPITALISM

AGAINST WAR - AGAINST CAPITALISM

It was good to hear of the anti-war demonstrations that took place recently
in cities around the world, including Washington. It is heartening that many
workers are refusing to accept this latest march towards bloodshed, despite
the war propaganda blitzkrieg we have been subjected to.

However, we would say that slogans like "no more killing, no more war, no
more violence any more" (though wholly admirable) do not go to the root of
why war is such an ever-present feature of life. War does not occur because
of "world leaders" being misguided or evil (though they may be these
things), but because of the ruthless competition inherent to capitalism.

War is "business by other means" as they say. This war (whatever form it
takes) will have its roots in the ongoing scramble for Middle East oil.

War is the inevitable result of world capitalism and the conflict between
competing powers over markets, raw materials, trade routes and strategic
territory - quite simply, war will not be banished from our lives until we
have banished capitalism from our lives.

The companion parties of the World Socialist Movement have opposed every
single war. We call on our fellow workers to reject and oppose all
capitalist violence and bigotry, as we do. But it is also essential that our
class understand the cause of war - the outdated capitalist system - and
organise to abolish it.

www.worldsocialism.org
http://communities.msn.com/realworldsocialism


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