Re: [Marxism] Two gains US scored recently in Iraq wat

[Intense Red <intnsred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   I think this is a worthwhile analysis.  It skillfully points out the
present situation in Iraq re: the Shiite and elections -- that is important
and is largely overlooked by many.

   And I think it strongly and correctly points out the demoralization of some
of the peace movement for supporting what they considered a sure-fire Kerry
win; but I do think overemphasis is place on the bourgeoisie's role of
opposing Kerry because of his being "tainted" by the anti-war crowd.

 > They [the bourgeoisie] ended up tilting toward Bush partly because
 > Kerry had the burden of OUR SUPPORT AND WE WERE STILL
 > ACTIVELY AGAINST THE WAR -- as was shown clearly in the march
 > of 500,000 in August!

   I think this was a very trivial consideration on the bourgeoisie's part.
As you point out:

 > The rulers were glad to see Kerry reel us in.

   Exactly.  So what explains the bourgeoisie's support of Bush?  It's simple:

   Tax cuts (versus Kerry's promise to roll back Bush's tax cuts), "free"
trade support (especially compared to Kerry's jumbled response on this
issue), and the promise of privatizing social security and other New Deal
social services.

   In summation, the anti-war movement -- which largely evaporated once the
shooting started and the "support the troops" propaganda kicked in -- was a
very minor (if any) consideration.

 In solidarity.

--
"There can be no effective control of corporations while their political
activity remains.  To put an end to it will be neither a short nor an easy
task, but it can be done." -- US President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt


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