[Marxism] Once again on the ANC betrayal of South Africa's poor.

[S. Artesian]

You would be surprised then.  The left militants in South Africa know just 
how much has not been accomplished since 1994, and how in fact South Africa 
is still segregated-- but with a kindler, gentler, face.

The end of apartheid as a great victory for humanity and the black workers 
and poor of South Africa?  Sure.

The end of apartheid without an end to capitalism, without disturbing the 
economic and social relations of accumulation, as an even greater victory 
for the bourgeoisie?  Priceless.

Points of fact:  not all black African unions were outlawed for the entire 
period of apartheid rule.

The history victory of 1865 to which you draw an analogy-- was a victory for 
the bourgeoisie, and it retreated from carry through that which would have 
changed it from a victory in a civil war, to a revolutionary transformation 
in abandoning Reconstruction and African Americans, and leaving the planter 
class, and planter class' property in tact.  This allow for the reimposition 
of indentured labor on African Americans.  Does this mean the Civil War was 
a failure?

No, it means it wasn't a revolution.  It means that 130-140 years later we 
already know what the outcome is going to be, how hollow the victories are, 
of those struggles that do not expropriate private property.





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Cod" <tcod at hotmail.com>
To: <sartesian at earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Marxism] Once again on the ANC betrayal of South Africa's 
poor.


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