It was good to hear of the anti-war demonstrations that took place recently in cities around the world. 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) 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 But it is also essential that our class understand the cause of war - the outdated capitalist system - and organise to abolish it. jt www.worldsocialism.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
