Re: [A-List] Argentine spontaneous revolution

[Chris Burford <cburford@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 22/12/01 08:25 -0500, you wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 07:40:11 +0000, Chris Burford wrote:
> >
> >The IMF is not crying for Argentina. It has
> >almost certainly calculated on  the riots.
> >
> >Progressive people must be as hard-headed.
> >
> >This is not a revolution.
>
> This is pure tripe.


Not agreed

> Revolutions don't materialize out of nowhere like
> some deus ex machina.

Agreed

> They gestate out of a series of escalating
> struggles, some of which are blunted or defeated.

Agreed

> In the process of
> these struggles, the masses become educated.


Agreed


> Obviously what's lacking in Argentina is a mass vanguard
> organization.


Agreed

> What appears not to be lacking is the will to fight,


Agreed



But although there is courage in the revolt, as Jorge says:

>  It's not a organized revolution. I'm not entushiastic about this.


The thread title is mistaken.


The IMF almost certainly factored in the likelihood of riots. As Jorge
says, it is not impossible there could be a more right wing government.

A less right wing government could not make a decisive break with
imperialism either. Chavas though has shown some courage.

Chris Burford