I steer a course between Hugh and Russell but closer to Hugh.
I think the protestors are attacking capitalism's symptoms, which is
where spontaneous upsurges begin anyway. But to translate this into a
real upsurge, we would have to see the labour movement get off the
polite streets and start building in the workplaces. We would
have to have communist shop stewards and victories. The MUA fight
prevented an outright defeat, but it was a tactical defeat, and we
have yet to see any communist challenge to the MUA bureaucracy.
There is a long way to go, and every reason for starting now.
As for Russell's references to the last fart of hippydom, it seems
that even he has run out of farts. A fart is a start I say.
Dave.
> Wouldn't it be nice if Hugh were right?
>
> >It's called an upsurge
>
> In your dreams.
>
> No cauldron about to explode- this is just a tempest in a teapot- the last
> fart of hippydom whinging about selected contradictions of capital and
> hoping that street theatre and letters to Clinton are going to change the
> world.
>
> The full measure of their real impotence is evinced by a spokesman of
> voxcap.com , viz:
>
> "After the curfew went into effect, we found 20 new links added to our
> site," Miles says. "I think people got off the streets and got online to set
> things up for the rest of the week."
>
> http://www.voxcap.com (click on their sponsor's link to apply for a credit
> card)
>
>
>
> Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
> Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
> And wouldn't it be nice to live together
> In the kind of world where we belong
> I know it's going to make it that much better
> When we can say goodnight and stay together
>
> Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
> In the morning when the day is new
> And after having spent the day together
> Hold each other close the whole night through
> The happy times together we've been spending
> I wish that every kiss was never ending
>
> Oh, wouldn't it be nice..
>
> Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray
> It might come true
> Maybe then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
>
> We could be married
> And then we'd be happy
> Oh wouldn't it be nice..
>
> You know it seems the more we talk about it
> It only makes it worse to live without it
> So let's talk about it...
>
> Oh, wouldn't it be nice
> Good night, sleep tight...
>
>
>
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