Re: M-TH: Whither the Family

1999-11-10 Thread Chris Burford
I think I agree with much of the thrust of the posts by John and Simon. If I understand them correctly they are both criticising the social and psychological effects of capitalism. I think this is a very important area of criticism of late capitalist society, and is essential for the battle for id

SV: M-TH: Chechnya - the revolutionary answer

1999-11-10 Thread Bob Malecki
Well I am hardly with Dave or Chris on this stuff. Positive to self determination but defeatist between Moscow and the Islamic Fundamentalists. However Rob raises and interesting question in that the west who have "supported" Yeltsin in lack of anything else now are faced with a real dilema.

SV: M-TH: Fwd: Roma Community Center "DROM"Kumanovo Appeal and Reports

1999-11-10 Thread Bob Malecki
Thought you all might be interested in the Radio Program I did quite a while back on this stuff. Bob This is the final draft report for Straightfacts radio on the growing racist atmosphere and semi-fascist solutions now becoming a reality here in Europe! Taped on June 8, 1998. A growing r

Re: M-TH: Chechnya - the revolutionary answer

1999-11-10 Thread Dave Bedggood
Well my position on Chechnya hasnt changed since 1995, though this list did not exist then. While Russia is not an imperialist country, we cannot condone its invasion of a former republic which has expressed its desire to separate. As for dividing Boris and Bill, the division goes much deeper

M-TH: Fw: "Defining Politics"

1999-11-10 Thread Macdonald Stainsby
>From: "Charles F. Moreira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: >Subject: [Cuba SI] Fw: "Defining Politics" >Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:38:49 +0800 > >Oooh! Good One! > >Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 10:22 PM >Subject: FW: "Defining Politics" > > > > A small boy asks his Da

Re: M-TH: Fwd: Investigations belie NATO's "genocide" claims

1999-11-10 Thread Macdonald Stainsby
Iinternational Committee for a Fourth International (ICFI), A Trotskyist group that is dedicated to web work almost exclusively. The site has been up for years, don't get so hot headed about it. Macdonald >From: "THE WORLD SOCIALIST MOVEMENT(via THE SOCIALIST PARTY of Great >Britain)" <[EMAI

M-TH: Fwd: Roma Community Center "DROM"Kumanovo Appeal and Reports

1999-11-10 Thread Macdonald Stainsby
>Subject: report >From: "DROM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Add to Contacts >Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 14:50:51 +0100 > >-- >To all democratic civilized human nations and to all government of the >western countries and to all European Community.

Re: M-TH: Whither the Family

1999-11-10 Thread J.WALKER
Simon wrote (before the discussion was side-lined slightly): > In general, the family is > communal living which is resistant to mass production, a bit like > reproducing labour in a series of small factory lots rather than one big > factory. But if by mass production you are trying to indicate t

Re: M-TH: Chechnya - the revolutionary answer

1999-11-10 Thread Rob Schaap
G'day Chris'n'Dave, I'm with Chris on Chechnya (well, we were due an agreement, I reckon - and I don't see how threatening to withold funds that only ever find their way into aparatchik/mob/financier pockets is gonna hurt too many), but leaving the little matter of murder on a grand scale aside f