Re: M-TH: East Timor

1999-09-15 Thread Chris Burford
At 14:02 16/09/99 +1000, Rob wrote: >And, anyway, if East Timor is still a viable entity, it was NEVER going to >be meaningfully independent. Neoliberal hegemony was ALWAYS its fate for >the foreseeable future. Agreed. Ironically autonomy rather than independence is the only outcome that is

Re: M-TH: Indonesia and the PRD...

1999-09-15 Thread Bullimore / Kim Maree (COM)
Bob, Thanks for the article. Yes, I had seen it before. I won't address everything in it only a couple of issues (very hastily I might add). **PRD are reformist because the support a two stage revolution.. According to the article a two stage revolution is a " Menshevik/Stalinist schema".

M-TH: Fwd: Re: Fwd: jhurd_dsa-doc: The Dalai Lama on Marxism (fwd)

1999-09-15 Thread Macdonald Stainsby
List(s): I received a post from a friend where the Dalai Lama praises Marxism, calling himself a half-Marxist, Half Buddhist. Unfortunately I have already deleted the post, but not before sending it to a few individuals, including our friend Nestor. His responses remind me somewhat of Engels'

Re: M-TH: East Timor

1999-09-15 Thread Rob Schaap
G'day Thaxists, >But Rob, do you really imagine that there can be any political situation, >let alone a crisis , that does not team with numerous contradictions and >different class interests? Oh, I don't doubt that for a minute, Chris. It's just that the particular contradictions in play at th

Re: M-TH: East Timor

1999-09-15 Thread Chris Burford
At 15:11 15/09/99 +1000, you wrote: >The plot sickens ... But Rob, do you really imagine that there can be any political situation, let alone a crisis , that does not team with numerous contradictions and different class interests? >Wiranto has apparently given notice that he may resign after

Re: M-TH: Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:59:30 PDT

1999-09-15 Thread Bill Cochrane
Not that many people now probably realize it but I'm the other moderator of this list, I'm kind of in hiding at the moment but plan to emerge on a more frequent basis in the near future so if people want something and can't get hold of Rob try me. Bill C -- >From: "Macdonald Stainsby" <[E