[Marxism] Error on water

["Lüko Willms" <lueko.willms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:31:13 -0300, Nestor Gorojovsky wrote:
with subject [Marxism]  Lüko's mistake


>>    To cite the latest. The conflict comes with the sale of water
>> supplies to a French company, and of the gas to a number of
>> international corporations.
>>

> This is _the_ mistake, which is not attributable to Lüko nor to any
> other cde.

   I just took that up from the message I replied to.

> The conflict _dragged along_ all the neo-liberal period
> that started in 1985, and exploded and thus _gained international
> notoriety_ (that is why so many believe it began with the "water
> war") with the popular upheavals.
>
> And the core of the conflict did not lie in whether Bolivians should
> pay more or less for water but on whether imperialists would still
> bleed the country dry by whatever means.  Water companies were the
> weaker link.

  I also think that eventually it will be more important to struggle
over where the water is distributed to, and not its price. Or that the
extent of the water pipe network is being determined by the popular
needs instead of corporate profits, to make sure that pure drinkable is
available for everybody and not only where it makes enough profit for
the corporation.

> Now, Bolivians are struggling against their main enemy,
> that is oil and gas companies.

  Nvertheless, healthy drinkable water and proper sewage have to be
brought to every house in every city and village, and the returns from
the sale of gas to foreign corporations should contribute to make that
possible.

  And work brigades by those people themselves who need the water.


Saludos,

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