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Maybe Gary. I think however the long years of social movement and union
inactivity make it difficult to mobilise people to and then beyond
marches. With the Greens having only an electoral perspective, the great
discontentment has little chance of finding an outlet, let alone forcing
successful action on capital and its governments.
Comradely
John
On 29/11/2015 8:51 PM, Gary MacLennan wrote:
These marches were of the same size as the huge rallies before the 2nd
Gulf War. Those marches were ignored and no peace movement rose
subsequently.
Will the same fate befall the climate change movement? Impossible to
tell, really. But at a guess I think not. Principally, because we are
further down the road towards a severe crisis of legitimacy.
Our leaders appear more and more detached from the lived experience
of the vast majority. In the mean time the Number One Hegemon, the
USA, seems crazier and crazier. Trump, Carson & co seem barking mad,
not to put too fine a point on it.
My feeling is that the next economic crisis will be a down turn too
far. That will create two, three many Syrizas and then it will be a
case of no more water, the fire next time.
comradely
Gary
On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 7:35 PM, John Passant via Marxism
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The people's climate march in Canberra
Given the vested interests involved, and the short termism that
engulfs both business and governments, coupled with each country
battling for a competitive advantage over the others, I do not
think capitalism can solve the crisis of climate change. Our
marches show we can raise our voice for action. However to win our
demands for real results ('Turn bull into action' was one clever
sign at the Melbourne Rally) we need to have a say in the
outcomes. That means in my opinion not making polite
representations to the representatives of a system addicted to and
dependent on fossil fuels but fighting for greater democracy to
win real action on climate change.
http://enpassant.com.au/2015/11/29/the-peoples-climate-march-in-canberra/
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