Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 16:28:15 +1000 (EST)
From: g.maclennan-AT-qut.edu.au (g.maclennan)
Subject: Re: Conservatives win Australian election


>
>I agree with Steve Wallis - the last few days have shown us where Blairism
>takes us. Tony Blair took his holidays in Australia to see how to run a 
>Labour Party ! Sad. A few years ago it was how wonderful Clinton was.
>
>He also correctly points out that the movements in France and elsewhere show
>the alternative to Blairism - in contrast to 79 and the rise of Thatcher +
>Reagan, the class is slowly rebuilding its confidence, not losing it as it
>was then.
>
>Sadly, he then goes on to say what we need . . . is a Labour Party !
>
>Aaaggggghhhh !
>
>       _
>      |
>()-:[ |		( Bangs head against wall )
>      |_
>
>
>Adam.


I'll have to stop posting on Australia. But I love Adam's posts.  He may be
banging his head but my hangover from the ugly drunk I got into would not
have permitted such an indulgence.  


But seriously, Blair came out here not to see how to build a Labor party.
that was just part of the hype shit.  His real purpose was to kiss Murdoch's
ass and to reassure him that there was not even the slightest possibility
that a Blair govt would be anti-systemic in any way.


Anyway a touch of the postmodern to conclude.  The area, (West End,
Brisbane) where i do my political work, where me and the anarchists produce
a little broadsheet denouncing the evils of capitalism voted strongly
against the conservatives.  In fact it was almost the only part of this
State where Labor had a swing to it and where progressivists did reasonably
well.  So there- think local!

regards

Gary
g.maclennan
school of media & journalism
qut




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