Re: The conjuncture

["Alan Bradley" <alanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Gary MacLennan
> what is needed in Australia is some spark from abroad and a feeling that
> somewhere progress is being made. In this context the Seattle demos were
> important but a much larger breakthrough is needed.
.......
> Unfortunately Castro may be reacquiring purchase in Latin America and I
> profoundly hope he does so, but here in Australia the Cuban revolution
> sparks little general interest. An upturn in Indonesia is what we need
> and soon Oh Lord, soon.

I'm not sure that an upturn in Indonesia would do the trick.  I think we
may be stuck with waiting for the US to get it together, at least if we
want a sustained radicalisation.  It's just a case of where the cultural
influences come from, I suspect.

And then there are the questions of what might occur during a period of
radicalisation...  What kind of political currents would grow, or appear?
I suspect that the real success story would be the ALP, that is, the
liberal party of Australian imperialism.  But of course there would be more
scraps for us scavengers.

Alan Bradley
alanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx