Patrick,
The Marikana massacre is an incredibly horrendous event that will never be forgotten. It is a result of the utter market fundamentalist policy of the ANC government, which you have documented in such books as the "Politics of Climate Justice" and "Durban's Climate Gamble: Trading Carbon, Betting the Earth". These books are not just on the environment, but also show the nature of what's been happening in South Africa. And what's been happening in South Africa says a lot more about the economics and politics of the "developing" world than many fancy tracts. One can only hope that the time is getting closer when the South African working class develops a more organized response to the exploitation and misery to which it has been subject. One can only respect the heroism of the miners who have sought to continue their struggle in spite of the bloodshed. Please keep sending these materials; I have been passing them on to other comrades. Joseph Green [email protected] Date sent: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:41:30 +0200 From: Patrick Bond <[email protected]> To: DEBATE <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Progressive Economics <[email protected]>, [email protected], Climate Justice Network <[email protected]>, CJA International <[email protected]>, [email protected] Subject: [Pen-l] (Fwd) We are truly Resource-Cursed in SA: capital's macabre Marikana messaging (Business Day), against 'populism' and trade unions, in defense of CSR, extractivism and status quo poli econ Send reply to: Progressive Economics <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=subscribe> > (Sorry for x-posting but this is shaping up as an extraordinary time > with tensions still very high and a growing need for international > solidarity, as a small local progressive movement gets its act together > with various activities coming up this week - hopefully without the > distractions that the hypocrite Julius Malema provides. Warning: reading > what's below is informative but not for those with a high degree of > intolerance regarding the Massacre. In several**places I could feel my > heart race with fury, and some of the more interesting *bold *material > below is appalling, some revealing, some true... but as for Rhodes > University economist Keeton's attempt to debunk the Resource Curse > argument, well this shows the bankruptcy of capital's organic > intelligentsia, eh. For an antidote, so far the most appropriate > BS-detection has been provided by SA's churches, /*before */the > killings: > ...... _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
