On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 07:49 PM, Marv Gandall wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 01:57 PM, John Reimann wrote: > >> There is a clear alternative, though: That is to raise the demand for 15 >> for 40 - a 15 hour work week for 40 hours pay. > > Thanks for the exchange of views, John. > >
I'll expand on yesterday's curt reply dismissing John's position without further comment. His demand is about as "transitional" as "from each according to their means, to each according to their needs". He might as well go whole hog, as they say, and try to moblize the class around that objective. Unfortunately, John is not alone on the list in melding propaganda and agitation and not being able to distinguish between the two and their relation to the prevailing level of working class consciousness and militancy. Even 30 for 40 fell flat in a more favourable period. John's more radical "clear alternative" at least helps me better understand why, despite his unimpeachable principles and practical commitment, he never moved the yardsticks one inch, to draw on another popular colloquialism. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42492): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42492 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/120140354/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
