Date: Fri, 18 Oct 96 11:58:33 UT From: "Ang " <uls-AT-msn.com> Subject: RE: Marxism and the Third World Richard, Since Europe and North America are responsible for the world's suffering, I think an analysis of what happens there is very important. Doing so, to me, doesn't mean that the First World is a monad. Instead, as you say, "since they have a profound impact on and, indeed, dominate the third world economically, politically and culturally", shouldn't we be very interested in how `First World' people are struggling against the enemy, so much closer to home. Don't they have to be brought down for any worldwide revolution to be successful? The First World spends great energy, money, every thing at their disposal, to ensure that Third World struggles are unsuccessful. Ang ---------- From: owner-marxism-general-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU on behalf of RICHARD PITHOUSE Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 5:30 AM To: marxism-general-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU Cc: marxism-general-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU; cburford-AT-gn.apc.org Subject: Marxism and the Third World Hieta As an African it is difficult to take class struggles in Europe and North America seriously. After all Harlem or London's East End are very NICE areas compared to the slums around African cities. It seems to me that it is not legitimate to consider First World societies as monads since they have a profound impact on and, indeed, dominate the third world economically, politically and culturally. Does this not mean that analysis that looks exclusively at what happens within societies (instead of what happens between societies) gives support to the status quo? (ie it operates on the assumption that what happens between classes within one society is political but that what happens between societies is "natural") Sometimes it seems to me that Western Marxism is about fighting for the spoils of economic imperialism to be distributed more equally amongst Western populations. I hope that I am wrong about this. Any constructive comments welcome. Cheers Richard Pithouse-AT-pixie.udw.ac.za
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