[Marxism] The 1% get richer and richer
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Re: [Marxism] Charlie Hebdo and The Militant (USA)
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. * Even better, that same article can hard;y hide its enthusiasm for Israel: Israel today is a multinational country with a vibrant class struggle and the most secular country in the Middle East. !! -Original Message- From: Art Young via Marxism In the same vein, another article in the same issue reaffirms and deepens the U.S. Socialist Workers Party's commitment to Zionism. The point of the Law of Return, a key aspect of Israeli law since its founding, is not to foster religion, but to guarantee a safe haven for those facing Jew-hatred around the world. http://www.themilitant.com/2015/7902/790205.html _ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/mkaradjis%40gmail.com _ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
[Marxism] using the fight against ISIS as cover to promote Shia ethnic cleansing
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[Marxism] Selma's error of omission
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Re: [Marxism] Interest in Bukharin's writing
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. * On 17.01.2015 23:51, Jim Farmelant via Marxism wrote: Here is Hessen's paper. http://webfiles.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rereadingClassics/Hessen.pdf/V1_Hessen.pdf This is a draft translation and is obviously in copyright under current international copyright agreements. Does anybody have any idea how to get in touch with the people involved so that we can get permission to put it in MIA. Einde O'callaghan _ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
[Marxism] Fwd: Syriza in the Weekly Worker
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. * -Original Message- From: turbulo turb...@aol.com To: marxism-request marxism-requ...@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Sent: Sat, Jan 17, 2015 2:12 pm Subject: Syriza in the Weekly Worker I thought comrades might be interested in this exchange, in the last two issues of the the Weekly Worker, regarding the Eddie Ford piece I posted a couple weeks ago. Since I couldn't send these letters as a link w/o sending the entire letters column, I have posted them as text. Jim Creegan Tedsaid so Of course the demandshould be for “Syriza to take power” and “form a workers’ government withsocialist policies” (‘Troika demands more blood’, December 18). Marxist shouldmobilise to get Syriza elected. Now, Marxists understand that Syriza will notcarry out a proletarian revolution - at best it will be a reformist government- but Marxists should support all reforms of the government, and put forwardtheir own programme in contrast to the reforms. The mass of the workingclass support Syriza. If we say that Syriza is going to let us down, then theMarxists will be sidelined. Eddie Ford says: “Surely it is reckless andirresponsible to spread illusions in Syriza. As it is, the party subscribes toa mealy-mouthed left Keynesianism that is utterly doomed to failure.” Surely itis the duty of Marxists to contrast their programme to that of Syriza. Marxistsshould support the left government, but campaign for their programme, therebyexposing the false policies of Syriza. “Quite clearly, a Syriza-ledcoalition, enjoying minority support across the country, would have problems oflegitimacy from the very beginning. It would too come under extraordinarypressure from the markets, and would be relentlessly demonised by the mediadomestically and internationally. Under such circumstances would its leadershipnot be tempted to make all sorts of unprincipled compromises?” Any government thatfought for the working class would come under pressure from the capitalistclass, both in Greece and internationally. Of course, the leadership would comeunder such intense pressure, and they would make rotten compromises. This againwould give the Marxists the opportunity to contrast their policies with that ofthe left reformists. “We argue in thestrongest possible terms that as a general principle the left should avoid thetemptation of prematurely taking power. Till we have a clear majority, tillthere is the strong likelihood of the working class in other countries formingtheir own governments - ie, the conditions where we have a realisticpossibility of fulfilling our entire minimum programme - then it is best toconstitute our forces as those of the extreme opposition. In other words, wefight to enlarge the democratic space available to us in society. Under theseconditions our forces can organise, be educated and further grow.” So if there was a hugevote for Syriza, but they don’t gain a majority, even though they may have themost votes they should say, ‘We will not take power’. This would not go downwell amongst the workers, who would see it as a defeat. As for “enlarge thedemocratic space”, Eddie, you are talking bollocks. The masses learn throughevents, not by Marxists standing on the sidelines slagging off the leftgovernment and putting forward a pure revolutionary programme. As Ted Grantused to say, “Events, events, events will teach the masses”. Alan Morgun email Illusion Thank god Alun Morgan wason hand last week to remind the clueless armchair Marxists of the CPGB of therevolutionary gospel according to Ted Grant (Letters, January 8). “Events,events, events will teach the masses,” reiterates the comrade: don’t bother withthat silly theory business - thinkin’ ’bout stuff and criticising flawed ideasand whatnot - just get on board the endless strikes and walkouts conveyor-beltand all will be right. “Events will teach the masses,” says Ted Grant. Eventslike the Snowden data leaks; events like the endless, self-perpetratingmurder-fests in north Africa and the Middle East; events like the 2008recession and the ongoing instability of the euro zone perhaps? Comrade, we’ve had‘events’ a-plenty. We’ve had events coming out of the wazoo. The reputabilityof the bourgeoisie has been nose-diving, the ruling class has been coming apartbefore the very eyes of anyone who would care to look. Meanwhile, basicfreedoms we won and took for granted are snatched away, because even they posetoo much of a threat. The best answers they can give us is ‘more of the same’ -if we’re lucky, capitalism with a human face. And despite all this, theleft still has failed time and again - and quite
[Marxism] Fwd: 10 000 Russians join annual anti-Muslim 'pride' march - Times LIVE
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[Marxism] Fwd: bellingcat - New Images of the MH17 Buk Missile Launcher in Ukraine and Russia
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[Marxism] Fwd: Yale University Press capitulates to religious extremists.
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Re: [Marxism] Interest in Bukharin's writing
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. * check the Routledge reprint (search in amazon and you'll see previews, use the print version not kindle) -- Original Message -- From: Einde O'Callaghan via Marxism marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu To: acpolla...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Marxism] Interest in Bukharin's writing Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:20:12 +0100 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. * On 17.01.2015 23:51, Jim Farmelant via Marxism wrote: Here is Hessen's paper. http://webfiles.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rereadingClassics/Hessen.pdf/V1_Hessen.pdf This is a draft translation and is obviously in copyright under current international copyright agreements. Does anybody have any idea how to get in touch with the people involved so that we can get permission to put it in MIA. Einde O'callaghan _ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/acpollack2%40gmail.com Skin Tightening For Men Effective skin tightening treatment reduces look of fine lines at home http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/54bbc45ac2ce1445a202fst02duc _ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
[Marxism] Fwd: LENIN'S TOMB: How France makes jihadis
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[Marxism] I won't be singing Advance Australia Fair on Invasion Day
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[Marxism] Robert E. White, Ex-Ambassador to Latin America, Dies at 88
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[Marxism] Support SYRIZA -- international sign-on statement, add your name
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[Marxism] Fwd: Charlie Hebdo, Philippe Val and Nicholas Sarkozy | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist
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