At 07:55 20/05/98 -0700, Michael P. wrote: >In recent months, we have had our first cracks in the juggernaut of global >capitalism. How can we leverage the sort of labor disputes that we see in >Australia, the protests in Indonesia, the confusion with energy deregulation >or the potential bubble in finance? In short, only by knowing the world can >we actually accomplish anything. __________ Australia is awash with coverage on Indonesia. But most of it, in my opinion, is quite disappointing--obssesed with Suharto and full of premature obituary on Suharto's political career. And my guess is that it is the same in the US and other places. For one thing, what role IMF has played in bringing this political crisis? How much of this movement is against Suharto, as potrayed by the media, and how much of it is against IMF conditions? Is there a leadership in the student movement? If Raeis (sp?) is emerging as the leader of the movement, then what is his politics? He is supposed to be the leader of large muslim organizations. Well, that is not much of a left credential is it? I think we urgently need to begin to make some sense of this movement, and look into its democratizing potential in Indonesia. Cheers, ajit sinha
