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Post-industrial Western society in no way resembles 1914 Russia. Instead of building minuscule parties of the working-class, we should all help build powerful industrial unions of the working class. Elections are a farce, class war is the true state of affairs. And the corporate elites think they have won the class war. They can have Chinese and Bangladeshi workers produce clothes, Western consumers buy them and get "green" labels for their contribution to protecting the environment. There are no opponents. They can siphon off 90% of the surplus value and play the financial markets. There are no opponents. They will turn as green as spinach (like McDonalds) in order to remain in business. They will rationalize production, they will shed (like a snake) a third of the work-force, they will invest billions (Pepsi invests 1$ billion) in advertising. According to OECD statistics, only 17% of workers are unionized. According to an OECD poll, 64% of workers "would like to join a union but are afraid of the negative consequences this would entail". Who is winning ? The capitalists ! ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
