Re: [Marxism] SACP on xenophobic attacks

[Patrick Bond <pbond@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ruthless Critic of All that Exists wrote:
> The following letter was published in today's NY Times:
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/opinion/lweb24southafrica.html?ref=opinion>
>
> ... I was impressed by the ready use of "xenophobia" in the South African
> newspapers, and by the South Africans themselves, to describe the
> events in Alexandra. This readiness reveals an immediate understanding
> of the root cause, and a willingness to directly confront those acts
> for what they represent — a fear of foreigners.
>   

Come on now, surely the 'root cause' is not fear of foreigners; that's
just a symptom.

Is this misleading nonsense published because it's the kind of spin
you'd expect from the NYT when reporting from low-income terra incognita?





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