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I am disturbed by posts such as this. The unstated (and perhaps not even wholly conscius) implication of the subject line is that somehow "growing assertion of workers" is of political importance. It is: it indicates that capitalism is growing stronger. Such growing assertionin the wwest _never_ contributed, in the least, to radical political change. It never will. One of the current weaknesses of u.s. capitalism is that u.s. workers are not self-assertive enough. Such assertion is the health of capitalism as war is the health of the state. Unrest among Chinese workers undoubtedly disturbs the Chinese elite -- it always does because capitalists themselves can be stupid about this. But such unrest will put more muscle in Chinese capitalism. Are we forever to cheer little tiny meaningless gains of (those magic words, "THE WORKERS" and nevere focus ourthoughts even marginally of striking blows abut the enemy of humanity -- not the capitalists themselvess actually, but a system of social relatiosns which has plunged humanity into a century of barbarism and is now thretening even the livability of our planete. Can't we at least _think_ and _talk_ about our final goal (power) rather than hide from the necessity of that goal in cheerign every little piece which gives a minutes comfort to a few inhabitants of humanity's death row. Carrol ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
