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Lynn Walsh: Fight racists with socialist arguments
[Militant No. 821, 31 October 1986, p. 4] The extreme right-wing Federation of Conservative Students (FCS) are organising a speaking tour for right-wing Tory MPs, like John Carlisle, known for their racist views. Enoch Powell has already attempted to speak at Bristol University. The aim of the FCS is not just to spread racist ideas.…
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Militant: Iranian Fiasco
[Editorial, Militant no. 501, p. 2] The abortive attempt to rescue the 50 American hostages from the embassy in Tehran was a desperate measure on the part of Carter. The President himself had earlier said that any such attempt would almost certainly lead to the death of the hostages. Yet clearly, the pressure of public…
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Lynn Walsh: Army Takes Over as Thousands of Communists Murdered in Indonesia
[Militant No. 15, April 1966, p. 3] By Lynn Walsh Sukarno, the almost comical demagogue who shouted so loudly about the struggle against imperialism while he wallowed in the luxury and comfort provided by the desperately poor workers and peasants of Indonesia, has now been impatiently pushed to one side by the Army. With this…
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Lynn Walsh: U.S.: Wealth and Poverty!
[Militant No. 19, September 1966, p. 2 and 3. Of course in later texts Lynn Walsh did not use the word “Negro” any more] Struggle of Negro workers and students By Lynn Walsh The United States of America is the richest country in the history of the World. Its productive wealth has recently been estimated…
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Lynn Walsh: Vietnam: Puppet Kỳ Rocked by Massive Demonstrations
[Militant No. 16, May 1966, p. 2] By Lynn Walsh For several weeks, beginning in March and continuing through April, the main cities of South Vietnam have been convulsed by mass demonstrations directed against the military junta and against the enforced occupation of US imperialism. These demonstrations, often with up to 25,000 participating, have shattered…
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Lynn Walsh: Argentina General Strike
[Militant No. 51, July 1969, p. 2] Worldwide Repercussions of French Upheavals On 30-31 May Argentina was shaken by one of the biggest general strikes in its turbulent history. This massive movement, which affected all the main cities, was set off by what the capitalist press lightly called a ‚trivial incident‘: the prices of meals…
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Lynn Walsh: India: Elections Show Demand for Change
[Militant, No. 75, May 1971, p. 2] Lynn Walsh (Ardwick C.L.P.) The March general election produced a landslide victory for Mrs Gandhi’s New Congress Party (350 out of 521 seats). This was the result of a massive response to Mrs Gandhi’s radical sounding “socialist” slogans. “The election has uncovered a national urge which is manifested…
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Lynn Walsh: Kehren Polen und Ungarn zum Kapitalismus zurück?
[eigene Übersetzung nach Militant International Review, No 42, Winter 1990, S. 16-27] Lynn Walsh geht der Frage nach, ob es möglich oder sogar wahrscheinlich ist, dass Polen und Ungarn in die Umlaufbahn des Kapitalismus zurückkehren könnten. Es gibt viele bedingte Faktoren. Die politische Revolution hat begonnen. Die erderschütternde Bewegung der Bergarbeiter*innen von Workuta, Sibirien und…
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Lynn Walsh: Uprising in Albania
[Committee for a Workers’ International pamphlet, 1997] Preface The original text of this pamphlet was completed on 25 March 1997 and issued as a statement of the International Secretariat of CWl, published here with minor amendments taking account of new information and more recent developments. The new Postscript was completed on 14 April, 1997. Our…