[Marxism] The death trap of crude barbarism in Dutch civilisation

["Jurriaan Bendien" <bendien@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Once we have advanced from socialism 101 to socialism 201, we have
understood that objectively a general indicator of "progress" in human
history is not simply a question of growth in the average societal
productivity which creates additional wealth for distribution (the
Kautsky-Mandel-Stalin criterion), but also question of mortality rates (this
isn't really addressed by feminists because they tend to adress only
lower-level issues focused on themselves only). "Mortality rates" refers to
the duration of human lives.

For example, research cited by Expatica indicates that in the Netherlands,
7.4 foetuses out of every 1,000 die a month before birth. In Germany that
figure is 3.5 out of 1,000, while in Belgium that figure was 4.5 and 3.9 in
Sweden. In the first month after birth, the Dutch death rate is four out of
every 1,000, against a European average of 3 out of 1,000 (Trouw). The Dutch
death rate, as a result of low birth weight (under 2,500g) is above average.

In 1999-2000, Amsterdam had the second worst baby death figures among
European capital cities.

In socialism 301, we learn, that human progress is not just about
productivity and infant mortality, but about a liveable environment. About
postgraduate courses, another time.

J.