I think it was Fred Engels who called anti-semitism the "socialism of fools." This slogan fits with the general notion that when socialism fails -- due to corruption of left leaders or their becoming part of the political-economic establishment or whatever -- it encourages other versions of communitarian or collective action to arise. When socialism falls, that of fools rises. This is encouraged by the rise of neo-liberalism (and free-market capitalism) which undermines and destroys all "left-wing" communitarianism (socialism, social democracy, Stalinism, etc.) and tries to turn the world into one big market in which everything is for sale. In response to the collective/communitarian failure (the decline or fall of the welfare state, etc.), in come religious or ethnic organizations to provide collective services (madrasas rather than public schools, etc.)
Is this an explanation of what's happening in Kerala according to the following article? ------------------------ Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine The Hindu Tuesday, May 13, 2003 Communalising Kerala By K.N. Panikkar A transition from the communitarian to the communal has been taking place, slowly but steadily. ANOTHER BASTION is falling. Kerala known for its relatively harmonious communal relations has lately witnessed quite a few clashes between members of different communities. In Nadapuram, Panur, Taikal and Pathanamthitta. The latest is in Marad, a coastal village near Kozhikode, in which nine persons were brutally killed and several injured on May 3. It was not a communal riot in the generally accepted sense, in which the members of two communities violently engage with each other, in most cases spontaneously, due to some immediate provocation. In Marad, it was a sudden attack by a group of people well armed and well organized who, if the police are to be believed, carried out the operation in one sweep in less than 15 minutes. Marad has fallen victim to communal fury for a second time....
