What is the membership of Thaxis? And how do you I get information on the
mailing list etc.
The list is gone very quiet. A lot of people seemed to have left. Has Hugh
Rodale and Bob Malecki left?
Goerge
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John Holloway and Sol Picciotto In Capital, Crisis and the State print the
following:
It is our argument that a materialist theory of the state must extend and
develop this critique of the 'fantastic forms' assumed by social relations under
capitalism, Just as the analysis of the categories of
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Subject: org: (long) ANTI-FASCIST ACTION ALERT #67: PROTEST U.S. BOMBING OF
YUGOSLAVIA
This post is about Yugoslavia and discusses in detail
the use of terms "fascism"
f the Balkans existing independently of any
ethnicity.
Down with all nationalisms!
Regards
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Hi Folks,
Has anybody heard of the virus Melissa. It is connected with email. It can
apparently access address books replicating mail.
A Jay Moore seems to have the virus in his email software.
George
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George Pennefather wrote:
>So you say John "life is class struggle". So when you or
t;own" government and state.
Implicit in this political position is the eventual overthrowal of
the government and the establishment of a federation of communist
communities.
Warm regards
George Pennefather
oth 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.
Warm regards
George Pennefather
upport 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.
Warm regards
George Pennefather
oth 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.
Warm regards
George Pennefather
oth 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.
Warm regards
George Pennefather
Hi,
Some people on this list talk about American imperialism advancing its
interests by attacking Serbia. However nobody on the list it would seem to me as
clearly explained how those interests are being served by this attack. Neither
has it been clearly explained why and how British, Germa
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Sent: Thursday, May 13, 1999 8:10 PM
Subject: UNITE! Info #98en: A US writer on bomb
"economics"
UNITE! Info #98en: A US writer on bomb "economics"
Hi George,Lets put it another way, if it weren't for
this war, would the US have sucha strong physical presence in Europe?
And whilst the conflict may be thebeginning of the end for Nato, conjured
demons are essential to keep ittogether:- no matter that the threat to the
West is inconsequen
Charles: Doesn't American imperialism and all imperialism
need the INSTITUTION of war ? Some war , somewhere, regularly ? Otherwise,
how could it avoid disarmament ? And wouldn't disarmament spell the end of
capitalism ? World peace would take away capitalism's ultimate form of creative
des
litics of revolution.
Revolutionaries must express their opposition to Milosevic,
the KLA and NATO exposing the common capitalist class interests that they serve.
What is required is a federation of Balkan communities based on communism.
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George Pennefather
To Bob:
This stuff of yours below is does not add up to a response to my query.
It merely reinforces my view that much of the Left provide knee jeerk cliched
resposnes to the boboming of Serbia. Thre is no substitute for an objective
rational outline of why US imperialism b
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 ambi
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 Jim,
Who is Dave.
George
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Anyone in London tomorrow (Wednesday) night might be interested
in this:Dave Chandler will be discussing his book Bosnia: Faking
Democracy AfterDayton, Weds., 7 Ju
Very Good Russ
George
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> Hi Russ, Interesting piece.
But what
The book Accumulation of Capital was flawed, but to her credit
shetrained the Marxist who best corrected her, Paul Mattick (See
hisEconomic Crisis and Crisis Theory).-- Jim
heartfield
Jim,
Whats this about training Paul Mattick? Please explain.
Warm regardsGeorge Pennefather
Be
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
conven
So the Luxemburg connection may help explain Mattick anti-Leninism and
particularly its form of centralism etc.
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"It's finally dawned on many Colombians t
Title: THE IRA AND THE PEACE PROCESS
Hi
Folks,
Below
is a piece by Karl Carlile a friend of mine. It is an interesting piece and
worth a read
George
Pennefather
--
KARL CARLILE:
THE IRA AND THE GOOD FRIDAY
AGREEMENT
The recent farce at Stormont
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
Jim Heartfield: But thetruth is that the reactionary catholic
masses were fighting against theBritish ruling class while British workers
were queuing up to get another smacking.George: REACTIONARY CATHOLIC
MASSES.
I expressly challenge Jim Heartfield to show me and the other subscribers
unist Think-Tank Website:http://homepage.tinet.ie/~beprepared-George
Pennefather collapses two distinctive points in history togetherin his
discussion of the Republican movement.He takes the current situation in
which Sinn Fein is collaborating withBritish imperialism and projec
Dear Jim,
Your apology has much appreciated. I believe if there was more of this kind
of response of yours it would at the very least create a healthier environment
for discussion.
It is to your credit that your apologised.
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There is a new article on colonisation and Ireland on our web site.
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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
Were you watching the programme on BBC2 on Jean Paul Sartrel? There were
two others before --on Nietsche and Heidegger.
What did you think of them of the programmes?
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Hi Bob
Thank you very much for the compliment
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Not bad at all George. I think
...
Bob
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
A
Hi Folks,
I have been reading much of the post on the East Timorese
situation with interest. However I am of the view that neither of the main
positions are tenable --support for intervention or support for the East
Timorese independence movement.
Interventionism merely constitutes ano
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 b
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 wi
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 th
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 a
Bob: Well, I don't know too many Australians
who think we're 'Asian', and Idon't know ANY 'Asians' who think we
are.
George: If Australia is a country in Asia then
it is an Asian country and its people are Asians --just as white from South
Africa are Africans.
Warm regardsGeorge Pennefat
Already what I wrote in piece on East Timor is proving true.
Howard has been apparently forced to retract his statement concerning
Australia's role in Asia because of the antagonistic Asian and domestic response
to it. The Canberra government commitment to East Timor is already creating
di
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 questionabl
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 Army
The fact that Washington dithered over the East Timorese
crisis and eventually backed an force entering Timor to stabilise the situation
may be understood as a signal from Washington that East Timor is not at the top
of its agenda. If one looks at the totally different way in which Washington
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 tha
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
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 aim
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 comme
The antagonism shown by Washington to both Iran and Iraq is
further evidence that Washington does not mount opposition to a power
simply because it is state socialist, or revolutionary socialist. Neither
Iran nor Iraq fit into any of these categories in any comprehensive sense.
Washington
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
und
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 h
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 that bourgeois
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.
Warm regards
George Pennefather
Be
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
The apparent likelihood that Israel's influence may increase
to the level of eventually sitting on the Security Council is an attempt by
Washington to increase the number of its friends sitting on the Security
Council. It may too be an accommodation made as a quid pro quo for some
concessio
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
betwe
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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Subject: Re: Australian referendum
In article <7v0d21$cpo$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Andy Lehrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On November 6th Au
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. I
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
pr
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 for a no
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. Un
Timor: An interesting point that seems to
have been omitted from any public discussion on the East Timorese
referendum is the displaced population. If as many East Timorese have been
displaced as has been claimed then the referendum on independence for East Timor
would have omitted a large p
I have been spending some time reading Andre Gundar Frank's
book called Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America. It makes
for interesting reading especially in the context of my interest in developments
in Colombia.
I am drawn to the way in which he conceives capitalism as a
glo
But Bob they also voted in a referendum on the same day against accepting the original
inhabitants, the Aborigines. as the original owners of Australia. As far as I know
this is
the case --racism.
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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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George Pennefather
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much
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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alist economic system. Capital is a work of abstraction. This may
>explains how much
>of Marx's political work even after he written Capital are in at least
>many cases free
>from the form presented in Capital.
>
>Warm regards
>George Pennefather
This might hold if Marx had
OV never
operated 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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y meant 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 rega
ession even if it were to turn out to be a merely paper concession is an
indication
of both Russian internal weakness and growing isolation from the West.
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immigrant labour. It is not being done in the interests of the Asian and Black masses.
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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
pressed 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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Can anybody explain why the bourgeois state is introducing such as system. It cannot be
because they care about the disadvantaged.
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o
the Caucasus.
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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 Ma
t suggests that American
imperialism is prepared to further intensify its aggression.
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o delay or call off the ending of the embargo. It is interesting to see that
Russia
and China merely abstained. As I understand it they have a veto on the Security
Council --just shows how pro-western and weak they are
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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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Dear John
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 no
with this matter in any comprehensive and definitive way.
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Is Palme Dutt still alive.Who was he? I remember reading a book of his called From
Yalta
to Vietnam. Have not seen it about since
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George,
Although I remember the
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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rowing power of
finance capital in Ireland may demand that the sycophantic element within Irish
capital be
atrophied or reorganised so that capitalism can operate in a more streamlined way in
Ireland.
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