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It is late on Xmas eve here in Brisbane and I, in the immortal words of Private Eye, am tired and emotional. This is just to wish all comrades on the list the very best for the post winter solstice period. I remain convinced that something wonderful will happen soon, somewhere. Go Old Mole, Go! The present madness of punitive neoliberalism cannot be sustained. We are in a "saddle time" and out of the conflicts all around us will come a better world. 50 years from now, when I am long dead, historians may well date the new order of peace and universal love from the publication of the British Labor Party Manifesto- *For the Many not the Few*.. But we old revolutionaries may yet see a push beyond reformism. I will leave you with what is one of my favorite pieces of Marxist thought. "My faith in the communist future of mankind is not less ardent, indeed it is firmer today, than it was in the days of my youth. Natasha has just come up to the window from the courtyard and opened it wider so that the air may enter more freely into my room. I can see the bright green strip of grass beneath the wall, and the clear blue sky above the wall, and sunlight everywhere. Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression, and violence and enjoy it to the full." comradely Gary _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
