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From: wdrb-AT-siva.bris.ac.uk
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:34:38 GMT
Subject: RE: M-I: Red Feminism


I was interested in this article but disturbed by
the following notion:

<<it is necessary to support, as a strategic
matter, the national state as a site where reforms and rights must be
fought for and protected.>>>

I believe that the nation state and the politics of 
nationalism and nationality are the principal ideologies
used by the ruling class to divide the working class
and am dubious over any strategy seeking to support
the nation state against the world market....certainly
by those living in powerful, industrialised nations.

I was not clear what if any role 'feminism' was
to play in 'Red Feminism'.

Having said that, last week I attended a meeting of 
a small left discussion group 'The Bristol Marxist
Forum' and the discussion was on Marxism and Feminism.
In attendance were 7 women and 6 men, two lesbian
seperatists, three members of the RCP, a union
full time official, an ex member of the WRP,
several active trade unionistsand a maoist. It was
the most profound and interesting discussion I
have witnessed for a good long while,

cheers to all
will brown	Bristol


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