of the Balkans existing independently of any
ethnicity.
Down with all nationalisms!
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or both US and British imperialism both in
the past and the present. It is their support and even collaboration with
western imperialism that have helped encourage NATO adventurism in both the Gulf
and the Balkans.
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t for both US and British imperialism both in
the past and the present. It is their support and even collaboration with
western imperialism that have helped encourage NATO adventurism in both the Gulf
and the Balkans.
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or both US and British imperialism both in
the past and the present. It is their support and even collaboration with
western imperialism that have helped encourage NATO adventurism in both the Gulf
and the Balkans.
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"economics"
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Hi Folks,
I have been reading some stuff on the Amercian Civil War. It would seem to
me that although slavery was a central issue it was not such for the best of
reasons. Many whites desired a free state --free of black slaves and all blacks.
Lincoln's position o n slavery seemed quite
Hi Russ,
Interesting piece. But what about Unix. I hear people talking about Unix
and its advantages. I still dont really understand, I'm a philistine here, what
is all this about Unix. Could I run Microsoft Word on it. How do I install
etc.
George
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Hi Philip
Philip: In fact, concentration on the surface appearances can
even lead todemanding 'progressive' reforms which end up strengthening,
rather thanweakening, the hold of capital over society. This was the
case with muchof the radicalism of the 1960s. Essentially the social
A reply by George Pennefather to Philip Ferguson
George: Karl never denied that you "dont promote imperialist
oppression by fighting against it". However the point he made is that the Provos
did not fight against imperialist oppression. Instead they have been promoting
imperiali
George
Pennefather:
COLONISATION AND THE CELTIC
TIGER
The term
Celtic Tiger is being bandied about ad nauseam. It is a term that
forms part of bourgeois ideology and is thereby designed to serve a certain
function: It promotes the delusion among the masses that Ireland is a thriving
Hi Bob
Interesting and informative. Can you tell me what --in the main-- was the outcome of
the
Indonesian elections. How did Megawatti fare etc.
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Bob writes
Bob:
No, you are wrong on this George. One should not confuse the reactionary
leaderships of these movements with the just desires of the peoples who inhabit
this region and it ain't just the East Timorese. In fact there are a myriad of
peoples who are living in this part of the world with
Is it Nestor Gorojovsky, Argentine Marxist, and long-time subscriber? He
wrote a really excellent account of the left in the Argentine national
movement.
--
Jim heartfield
Where can I obtain a copy of this account Jim
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Hi Mac
How do I sub to this list. Is it sectarian?
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Nestor is an Argentiniam Marxist who calls himself a
Marxist-Leninist-Bolivarist, moderates the Leninist
The Colombian Communist Party has been waging a continuous
guerrilla war against the Colombian state for many years now. It occupies a
large section of Colombian territory. Its main source of income is agriculture
--monocultural farming in the form of cocaine production.
Its negotiations
I read your article on the FARC. If FARC is the armed detachment of the
Columbian Communist Party does this mean that the Communist Party has a
substantial working class base in the cities and towns? And if so why not?
Is the Columbian Communist Party an orthodox Stalinist party? How come
A few tentative observations on East Timorese
developments.
It is clear that the imperialist forces that have descended
on East Timor to ostensibly protect the civilian population against the
pro-independence "militia" are a mere pretext for direct imperialist
intervention to protect and
In relation to Gary's letter I just see that Indonesia has
pulled out its forces from East Timor. Clearly then this leaves a power vacuum
that can be filled with the pro-Indonesian militia since the Australia led UN
force has only recently deployed and needs time to pan out. It is
The deployment of the Ghurkhas in East Timor by London illustrates their
use in disguising the aggressive nature of British imperialism. Since they are
Asian they present an image of being on the side of the oppressed masses. It is
like sending an ethnically Irish regiment of the British
Canberra's "hot pursuit" statement concerning invasions into West Timor
ties in with the views I have expressed concerning the imperialist invasion of
East Timor leading to the conflict widening to increasingly include all of
Timor. As I have already said the situation is more complicated
Hi Rob,
Your reply is appreciated. Dont think because I dont always reply I dont read any
stfuff
you post.
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G'day George,
Yep. I have to agree. Canberra is going
Washington's failure to pay the millions of dollars that it
owes the UN is a deliberate strategy designed to keep the UN weak and thereby a
pliant tool of Washington's ambitions. By keeping the UN week by starving it of
badly needed funds the UN is forced to allow NATO forces and Australian
Washington's perspective on South America.
Washington cannot allow South America to become increasingly
strong and unified. Washington, then, is caught in a dilemma. This helps explain
its schizoid foreign policy in relation to South America. On the one hand it
does not desire South America
There is the danger that Indonesia will collapse and
fragment.
It is this danger and its adverse effects on Australia and
New Zealand both in the context of its commercial and security interests.
Australia's new and more active strategy entailing its leading a force into East
Timor is
Russia and certainly China might have a vested
interest in the disintegration of Indonesia. Certainly China might have an
interest in somewhat assisting in Indonesian instability (and being seen to be
assisting) as a means of increasing its leverage with regard to Washington
concerning
One of the reasons why Washington hammers away at Iraq is
Turkey. Baghdad can exploit the Kurdish question to undermine the Turkish
state --a lynchpin in the NATO gameplan. Since Turkey is such a significant
ingredient in America's policy for that region it cannot afford to tolerate the
The Tory Party Conference raises the issue of reduced
taxation. This sounds very appealing to many British workers since the tax
deducted from their wages is huge. To promise to reduce this taxation burden is
a very populist demand that strikes a chord in the hearts and minds of many.
But
Can anyone fill us in on the matter of third world debt and Clinton's
announcement that his administration is cancelling it. Is it genuine?
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The apparent coup in Pakistan may lead to increased
instability in the region. Apparently the general leading the coup who had been
a member of the government but was later sacked espouses a more militant
approach over Kashmir seems. Kashmir seems to have been one of the issues that
led to
Just a short while ago the 100 year anniversary of the Boer occurred. It is
a war is little discussed despite the importance Lenin seems attributed to it as
a historic event.
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The military coup in Pakistan is being essentially supported
by Bhutto who is in exile in Britain. Clearly for venal pragmatic reasons she is
prepared to support the undermining of formal democracy.
The military coup in Pakistan indicates thatbourgeois
democracy in Pakistan is a total sham.
The military coup that has just taken place in Pakistan may
suit Beijing's interest. Beijing does not want to see any unity developing
between Pakistan and India. Growing unity between the these two countries might
pose a challenge to Beijing's status and influence in the region.
Yes Chris I watched the last part of the series --missed the previous three parts. I
never
realised that there was such an aspect of to the Boer war in the accentuated form it
took.
The programme was quite interesting. It took the romance out of that war.
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Can anyone explain to me the relationship between the INLA and the drugs
issue. Paul Williams from the Sunday World claims the INLA is essentially a
gang of thugs involved in the drug scene from the point of view of pushing them
and collecting protection.
Yet if this is so it is hard to
In Colombia a civil war exists. It is a civil war that that
has nothing to do with the promotion of the class interests of the working
class. The FARC and the ELN are the principal guerrilla armies claiming to
represent the interests of the masses. But there is little or no difference
China's apparent rebuilding of more friendly relations with
North Korea may form part of Beijing's strategy to use its developing relations
with North Korea as a lever in any attempts by Washington to forge some kind of
unity between North and South Korea. Strategically the re-unification of
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Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 3:50 PM
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COLUMN: HOW TO SUSTAIN A MARRIAGE
IN AN AGE OF DECLINING EXPECTATIONS
BY DR. FRANK FUREDI
The fact that Gusamao has apparently asked the remaining Indonesians
settlers to stay in East Timor is an indication of the reactionary politics of
this man. Again nationalism betrays the cause it is supposed to promote. He is
only some days back in East Timor and already he is selling out.
John: 1)Their political program and platform is not petty
bourgeois. They wantto implement a Soviet Union style command economy
(or something morereformist) which certainly isn't in the interests of the
Columbianbourgeoisie.
George: Yeah! Sinn Fein/IRA said they wanted to implement a
Kim
Who is the ISO
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Yes, the DSP is calling for a yes vote and also encouraging people write
on the ballot paper - by direct election. The ISO is calling
Given that the political programmes of the main political
parties in the United States are increasingly converging on each other
personality tends to become the key issue in elections. Image becomes all
because there is hardly anything left to distinguish one bourgeois party from
another.
Thought you all might be interested in the Radio Program I did quite a while back on
this
stuff.
Hi Bob,
Can I get onto this radio station of yours via the internet. Is your broadcast in
English.
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Talks concerning partition in Cyprus are apparently starting again.
Can anyone tell me what this partition is all about? In whose interests is it that
partition continue? Why cannot both Turks and Greeks form one political community on
Cyprus?
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of Marx's political work even after he written Capital are in at least
many cases free
from the form presented in Capital.
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This might hold if Marx had ever restricted himself to the theoretical bits
of the first volume of Capital, or had not been aware
freely for any enduring length of time. To attempt to analyse the world
economy
purelyt on the basis of these laws merely leads to the proliferation of abstraction
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to underscore and strengthen American strategy and
corresponding diplomacy. It may have been that the subjugation of Belgrade was
essentially
a subsidiary issue to the one of underscoring overall global American strategy
--similar,
perhaps, in intent to nuking of Hiroshoma.
Warm regards
George
I have finally been able to get around to reading Meszaros book, Beyond Capital. Have
you
any view about it or any suggestions to make for one about to embark on a reading of
it.
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the reactionary"
leadership
then this surely would express itself in a form of organised rank and file opposition
to
the leadership.
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Hugh be a bit more specific. The stuff below says nothing.
So far the book seems to be saying nothing new and seems rather convoluted regarding
what
it does say. It might contain the odd little interesting insight. However this is a
somewhat impressionistic conclusion
Warm regards
George
ed by them. However on the internet is at present much
harder to engage in such censorship --although there have been, and are, conspicuous
attempts to achieve this on some mailing lists.
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anybody explain why the bourgeois state is introducing such as system. It cannot be
because they care about the disadvantaged.
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How do you mean that Ghandi did not keep to his own principles of non-violence.
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"Real" Marxists would instead be trying to bump Nelson Mandela and Mart
American
imperialism is prepared to further intensify its aggression.
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Does anybody have any view on the West's apparent attempts to extinguish much of the
third
world debt?
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Given the large amounts of fictitious capital in existence in the form of bonds and
shares
etc and the long run rise in the price of shares it must be that the accumulation of
capital in the West has been sufficient to sustain this bull market.
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Your reply was appreciated
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George Pennefather asked:
How do you mean that Ghandi did not keep to his own
principles of non-violence.
He not only gave
Lets not all stop communicating by on the list over the Christmas period as generally
happens. After all communists dont recognise Christmas as their festival. A lot of so
called communists tend to be commies when it is easy and convenient.
George
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Thats all very well but this bloody festival and the ridiculous
numerological celebration of the change of date in this country means
that one is forced to suffer virtual isolation
.
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But each to his own. If George and John want to celebrate thei
r marginalism
from the masses, they're welcome. But the masses as is will be celebrating
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created by the bourgeoisie to
create the illusion that nations are communities of peoples sharing a common culture,
language and economy.
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e a nation state is an ideological exercise designed to
deceive the exploited masses into accepting it. There is no need to call a capitalist
state a nation state.
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. The South African masses had suffered defeats such
as
Soweto etc too.
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Hugh declares:
HAPPY NEW MILLENNIUM TO ALL REVOLUTIONARIES WORKING TO MAKE THIS THE BIG ONE!
The above is a lot of sentimental claptrap. What does happy mean --mammy tuck me in at
night; god look after me.
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prevent corporate funding.
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, presenting it as so. Perhaps this should be discussed.
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Was watching a film on tv concerning Ayn Rand. She seemed to be a very manipulative and
hypociritical individual --a control freak. Can anybody say more about her.
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succession passed to an ever
more secretive elite. And throughout its vicious campaign in Northern
Ireland, the IRA, in its own mind, continued to draw its legitimacy from
this weird delusion."
George Pennefather: The actions of Sinn Fein/IRA must be analysed within a
political context. The pol
Title: Ethical Foreign Policy
Ethical Foreign
Policy
Washington uses ethical foreign policy as a strategy
to undermine its opponents. Using this strategy it can under the ideological
cover of ethics invade other
territories. It is this ethical imperialism that gives Washington the
n to suit
its
interests. The masses are viewed as a passive blob to be preserved in a state of
inertia
and that can be shaped this way or that by the institutions of the imperialist
bourgeoisie. Again imperialism must conceal its real intentions under a web of deceit
and
lies.
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capital in the form of the commodity. This mistaken premise renders the validity of
making the commodity a starting point questionable on that basis.
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. The ring has grown smaller. Before the Middle East formed
part
of the ring. Now the ring has moved eastwards to the Caucasus.
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An indication of the power of the Christian conservatives in the US is the fact that
McCain criticism of them is said to be partly responsible for significant slippage in
support for him. It just indicates how conservative the US is in many ways
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disaffection and hatred for New Labour's neo-liberal Tory policies
that exists in London.
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simply placing
are not commodity forms. The plain
fact
is that Marx in his opening statement was plain wrong.
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value --snot rag. But if I am prepared to sell
it to
you and you buy it from me because you have a use, say, for my snot rag then it eh
presto
a commodity.
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am
right
and Marx wrong.
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the
address for this
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ll decided not so much by the popular
will, as by the lack of it.
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or signing on to international humanitarian law and abandoning
kidnapping. There may not be another chance to put some brake on the
savagery of this war.
Ana Carrigan is the author of The Palace of Justice, a study of conflict
in Colombia in the 1980s.
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attention to any facts that might contradict that
essence.
George Pennefather: Facts always
merits attention. However they must be analysed in the context of the
establishment of the specific way in which they constitute a manifestation of
the essence of imperialism.Jim: But appearance
The situation in Sierra Leone is
virtually anarchic.
The enduring acute instability in
Sierra Leone is a legacy of imperialist colonisation by the West together with
the inherently contradictory and limited character of imperialism's
post-colonial relationship to Africa --particularly in
The situation in Sierra Leone is
virtually anarchic.
The enduring acute instability in
Sierra Leone is a legacy of imperialist colonisation by the West together with
the inherently contradictory and limited character of imperialism's
post-colonial relationship to Africa --particularly in
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Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: M-TH: Intervention in Sierra Leone again
Jim: You cannot be serious. You are
really saying that the American working class is *essentially* pro
Jim: You cannot be serious. You are
really saying that the American working class is *essentially* pro-imperialist!
Talk about being ensnared in surface appearances. You seem indifferent to the
spectacular assault on the living standards of the working class in the
nineties. Presumably
The situation in Sierra Leone is
virtually anarchic.
The enduring acute instability in
Sierra Leone is a legacy of imperialist colonisation by the West together with
the inherently contradictory and limited character of imperialism's
post-colonial relationship to Africa --particularly in
, with large monopolies. But the struggle for the division and
re-division of the world by the decadent nations, he counts as reactionary, and
I tend to agree with him.
George Pennefather :It is
not, as Jim suggests, aquantitative undialectical matter of "the
predomination of capitalism's reactionary
attention to any facts that might contradict that
essence.
George Pennefather: Facts always
merits attention. However they must be analysed in the context of the
establishment of the specific way in which they constitute a manifestation of
the essence of imperialism.Jim: But appearance
The situation in Sierra Leone is
virtually anarchic.
The enduring acute instability in
Sierra Leone is a legacy of imperialist colonisation by the West together with
the inherently contradictory and limited character of imperialism's
post-colonial relationship to Africa --particularly in
The situation in Sierra Leone is
virtually anarchic.
The enduring acute instability in
Sierra Leone is a legacy of imperialist colonisation by the West together with
the inherently contradictory and limited character of imperialism's
post-colonial relationship to Africa --particularly in
I have come to the view that the
working class is not inherently revolutionary. The working class, or sections of
it, becomes revolutionary as a result of the influence of a communist
intelligentsia on it. The working never becomes spontaneously revolutionary.
Even in the case of Russia it
But the theory of the vanguard is
predicated on Lenin's (false) assumption of an inherently revolutionary
working class - i.e. that if the working class is objectively revolutionary,
then the actions of the vanguard on their behalf - whether they consciously
want it or not - is
empowered to
defend themselves against the gender enemy?
George Pennefather: "...should be aimed at dispossessing this
bourgeoisie,..." But if, as you claim, the working class is inherently
revolutionary then there is no place for "should be". This presciptive ethics is
superfluo
The growth of home schooling in the
US is a development that the American state will feel threatened by. This is
because it constitutes a form by which the very young can escape the greater
clutches of the state and ideological process. By being inducted into school
from a very early age
George Bush says if elected he will reduce the
nuclear arsenal of the US. None of these promises has anything to do with any
real interests in eliminating nuclear weapons.
Washington is merely seeking to
restructure modify the character of its nuclear capability in line with
developments
Deathy: Indeed, police officers are
workers, but I wouldn't consider a police officer inherently revolution - its
absurd as sayign all wopmen are inherently feminist. But, and I do have a
big but, we are all potentially revolutionary, and this is why a vanguard is not
only udnesirable, but
Lo Again,
They are condemned, then, to
being revolutionary.
We are condemned, King Lear like, to the duty
and possiblity of revolution, it is something that is irrevomovable from our
condition, but we have to choose to exorcise it.
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