Louis P. writes:
Marvin wrote:
...We can continue to disagree about
whether the accomodations by the mass parties have been due
to failures of
leadership, as you contend, or to the unexpected historical
resiliency of
capitalism and extension of the universal franchise which
have combined to
perpetuate in the masses the belief it is within their power
to
progressively reform the existing system to improve their
living
conditions.
If this is a reference to Thabo Mbeki, I would say that it is simply
a matter of embourgeoisification not fear of invasion, etc.
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The political exhaustion of the Mbekis, Arafats, and Adamses reflected the
political and physical exhaustion of their movements after decades of armed
struggle.
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CB: With respect to South Africa, I don't think I've ever found out who
controls the nukes and weaponry from the Apartheid regime. Do the people
with their hands on the weapons support the Apartheid era , white
bourgeoisie , who didn't just go away ?
