[Marxism] beyond the boundary

[Gary MacLennan <gary.maclennan1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Not since the death of the great CLR James have Marxists paid much attention
to cricket. However the recent terror attack on the Sri Lankan team has
called the game once more into focus.  The terrorists targeted the Sri
Lankan team who had agreed to fill in when Indian declined to tour Pakistan.
I think it is worth bearing that fact in mind when one tries to figure out
the purpose of this attack.  At one level this atrocity can be understood as
motivated by the fact that "they" could not strike a blow against India so
they took aim at their proxies - the Sril Lankan teams.

That at least seems a plausible hypothesis to me.

The attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers has in all likelihood put paid to
international sporting tours and visits to Pakistan.  Tourism has also
probably been dealt a death blow. There may also be a flow on effect to
sport in India.  Suddenly the whole sub-continent looks very unstable.

However what I really want to draw attention to is that the CIA seems to
continue to believe that it can massacre civilians in the north of Pakistan
and there will be no response. Likewise the Indian government feels free to
crush Kashmiri separatists and seemingly does not believe there is a price
to pay.

Sadly recent events on a whole range of fronts have shown that the elites
who command this world are truly stupid.

regards

Gary
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