Schlagwort: 1986
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Jeremy Birch: Third World living standards and the post-war boom. . . ‚An unending nightmare of squalor and destitution‘
[Militant International Review, No. 31, Summer 1986, p. 12-15] During the prolonged world economic upswing of 1950 to 1973 more was produced than in all the centuries of human endeavour combined up until then. This brought rising living standards compared to the inter-war years and virtual full employment to Europe and North America. Based upon…
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Kevin Fernandes: Black Sections – Constitutional substitute for socialist policies
[Militant International Review, No. 31, Spring 1986, p. 16-17] At the 1985 Labour Party conference a resolution calling for the setting up of black sections in the Party was defeated with 1,169,000 votes in favour and 5,358,000 against. Prior to the conference the Labour Party NEC had set up a “Working Group on positive discrimination“…
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Bob Lee: The Inner cities erupt – what lies ahead for blacks in Britain?
[Militant International Review, No. 31, Spring 1986, p. 14-18] Eighty per cent of blacks who vote support Labour. But this instinctive class solidarity could ultimately give way to despair if the Labour leaders fail to offer a way forward. Last summer’s inner-city upheavals highlighted the plight of the oppressed minorities. They also provided a fresh…
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Lynn Walsh: China: Auf dem Weg zum Kapitalismus?
(eigene Übersetzung des englischen Textes in Militant Nr. 820, 24. Oktober 1986, S. 10) Beschwören die aktuellen Reformen das Gespenst der kapitalistischen Restauration herauf? Selbst Reagan bezeichnet Dengs Gruppe jetzt als „sogenannte Kommunisten“, vielleicht in dem Glauben, dass sie das Licht gesehen haben. Diejenigen, die dies behaupten, ob eifrige Kapitalist*innen oder besorgte Sozialist*innen, übertreiben die…
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Lynn Walsh: China – Hinter dem neuen Image
(eigene Übersetzung des englischen Textes in Militant Nr. 819, 17. Oktober 1986, S. 10) Der Besuch der Queen in China symbolisiert einen tiefgreifenden Wandel in der Haltung der Kapitalist*innen. Früher zeichneten die Medien ein Bild von einer reglementierten Bevölkerung, politischer Gedankenkontrolle und unerbittlicher „kommunistischer“ Entsagung. Jetzt präsentieren sie ein neues China, belebt durch einen blühenden…
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Peter Taaffe: Liverpool’s struggle-Lessons for the movement
(Militant International Review, No. 31, Spring 1986) In studying and analysing the Liverpool experience all workers can prepare themselves for similar movements in their own areas. There will be many ‚Liverpools‘ throughout Britain, only on a more gigantic scale „By the mid-1980s the Conservatives saw Liverpool as the power base of the Militant Tendency. And…
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Lynn Walsh: Rassist*innen mit sozialistischen Argumenten bekämpfen
[eigene Übersetzung des englischen Textes in Militant Nr. 821, 31. Oktober 1986, S. 4] Die extrem rechte Federation of Conservative Students (Föderation Konservativer Studenten, FCS) organisiert eine Vortragsreise für rechte Tory-Abgeordnete wie John Carlisle, die für ihre rassistischen Ansichten bekannt sind. Enoch Powell hat bereits versucht, an der Universität Bristol zu sprechen. Das Ziel der…
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Lynn Walsh: China – Behind the new Image
[Militant No. 819, 17 October 1986, p. 10] The Queen’s visit to China symbolises a profound change in the capitalists‘ attitude. Before, the media painted a picture of a regimented population, political thought-control, and unrelenting ‚Communist‘ austerity. Now they present a new China, enlivened by a blossoming market, with political ‚liberalisation‘ and a rapid adoption…
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Lynn Walsh China: On the road to capitalism?
[Militant No. 820, 24 October 1986 p. 10] Do the current reforms raise the spectre of capitalist restoration? Even Reagan now refers to Deng’s group as ’so-called Communists‘, perhaps believing that they have seen the light. Those who argue this, whether eager capitalists or apprehensive socialists, greatly exaggerate the scope of the reforms. They are…
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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.…