[Marxism] Re: The Black Scholar Editorial on Zimbabwe

[dave.walters@xxxxxxxxxxx]

The problem with Walter's method is that while it's true one should be 
suspicious of what ever the US State Dept. likes to throw out there, the idea 
that it is what US imperialism is saying that should be the stone around which 
we educated ourselves or organize around is silly and totally self defeating. 
If we did this as a method we never would of criticized what the USSR was 
doing, ever, what the CPUSA was doing for that matter. Walter seems to have the 
'why can't we all get along' perspective that has little to do with Marxism.

What the US states, what Imperialism states, is only ONE factor in how we 
analyze a situation. We need to start equally from the point of view of the 
class struggle in those countries, something Walter abhors doing since it makes 
for an uncomfortable analysis where he might actually have to stand with the 
workers and peasants against some gov't that has received some hand slapping 
from the US.

You might look at Argentina over the last few days where the "pro-Cuba, 
pro-Venezuela" Kirshner gov't seemingly set it's goons and thugs on striking 
teachers and others in the provinces of that country.

David

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