Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:38:48 -0400 From: malecki-AT-algonet.se (Robert Malecki) Subject: M-TH: New Zealand "reforms"? As I did recieve a note from the moderater of Thraxis who wanted to discuss a few things off list, i noticed he was from New Zealand. After replying to his quite honest letter and sending it off I realized that I actually had something important to say..And naturally did not keep his address. But in fact this is my first intervention on the list. The other two letters I sent were in fact and answer to the provacation which Proyect crossed posted to Thraxis and do not count. Naturally if Proyect continues to provacate by sending the latest fart of the now Stalinist run M-I list he will certainly be answered in kind...Anyhow... A delegation of Swedish Social Democrats in power here in Sweden are now down in New Zealand getting the grand tour of New Zealand politics. And as it is linked into the discussion going on here about economies I thought I should take it up. It appears that the Swedish Social democratic delagation is in reality dowm in NZ to learn about the system used by the present government which effectively biulds a "tier" system of wages-- which for capitalism means driving down wage labor and splitting the class along high pay, middle pay and low paid jobs..According to the news here NZ has been particularly sucessful in this manuver and the Swedish Social Democratic class traitors want to learn how it was done! As this is connected to the present drive in different parts of the world by social democratic governments and trade union bureaucracies as administrators of the capitalist/imperialist drive by different imperialist spheres to create economic spheres at the expense of the working class connected to downsizing and wripping apart the welfare states I though our NZ moderator could give some background, not only on the program, but the why's and what's and needs of the NZ capitalist class in this part of the world... At least here in Sweden the big picture is to use this "reform" is to increase profits in order to do two things. 1. To join the wild west atmosphere capitalist counter-revolution which has taken place in the east (the Baltic States, Poland, the former USSR)..Labor their is probably cheaper then in the former South East Asia "Tiger" economies these days but enormous capital investment in machines and technical equipment is need by the capitalists in order to set up operations and use these countries as a cheap labor market in increasing inter-imperialist rivilry.. 2. Of playing the monetary union card of building and economic sphere and fortess Europa based on the Geman Central Bank and its drive to build the Fourth Reich! Because it is not sweden or France or Italy --But Germany which is the economic powerhouse in this part of the world as is America is in its part of the world and Japan in its part of the world.. So what is the game play for NZ and Australia? As I can't see these ex-english colonies becoming equal partners or even mini partners in Japans drive in preparations in for the next imperialist confrontation. Whereas the Swedes historically have always been pro German.. I think that the discussions here must be far more linked to living Social and Economic reality rather then the rather dusty economist excercise it presently has the form of here. All this in ara but unless we poor and working class people can relate to this shit most of your theory even for those few who really want to make a revolution on this list are in deep shit without a paddle.. Another thing that bugs me is Doug's pretentions of being a "Marxist" economist with his recent book "Wall Street". I shall in the future come back to this as I am now in the process of collecting material in Workers Vanguard which I believe points out the many fallacies in Henwoods work. And the material they are producing, although quite steep for me is very interesting and certainly should be explored. Who knows maybe somebody will learn something including me! Warm regards Bob Malecki ------------------------------------------------------- Check Out My HomePage where you can, Read or download the book! Ha Ha Ha McNamara, Vietnam-My Bellybutton is my Crystalball! And Now the International Communist League Page! Just push on the "Spartacist" Button. Or Get The Latest Issue of, COCKROACH, a zine for poor and working-class people. NEW! "RADIO TIME" In cooperation with Straitfacts, Bob Malecki will be giving occasional reports to Straitfacts Radio audiences in the United States. Text for these reports now on line. http://www.algonet.se/~malecki ------------------------------------------------------- --- from list marxism-thaxis-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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