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certainly not, anymore than we would support racist attacks on undocumented Mexican immigrant workers by "redneck" American working class people who don't know any better; anymore than we would support Russian poor peasants who joined in pogroms; anymore than we would support lynching in the Old South. Fundamentally these are racist and chauvinist movements cooked up by sections of the ruling class to divert plebeian social anger towards scapegoats and divide the working class and popular masses. They must be opposed, as when so acting these oppressed people are acting as oppressors. The program and perspective of "proletarian internationalism" was one of the socialist movement's great strengths. Sadly too many socialists later degenerated into social patriots who pandered to chauvinism and even racism. To me the issue of standing up for the rights of undocumented workers, the most oppressed and militant section of the working class, is a central political issue of our time; one that too many, including ostensible orthodox marxists, want to duck and cover from. > Should we support the struggle of the exploited Italian workers of the > Valley of the Po, oppressed as they are by their own bourgeoisie, when > they fight against the competition provided by cheap non-Italian labor > in the marketplace by supporting political parties that promote > expulsion of foreign labor????? > > > > ________________________________________________ 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
