From: "Parlo Singh" <PSINGH-AT-ed-hydra.edn.gu.edu.au>
Date:          Sun, 13 Aug 1995 21:37:13 +1000
Subject:       Re: Re : Australia/N America conflict


A response to Gareth, On a second reading of your email I have 
thought through the notion of the enemy within which you talk about 
and the enemy outside ... I don't know on that one to be honest, I 
would have thought that yes we could talk about solidarity, but I 
think solidarity can only ever be temporary and strategic ... I no 
longer believe in a universal strategy or theory of fighting 
oppression.  In Australia, the ideologies of the two main political 
parties are increasingly blurred .. and I do not think it is so easy 
to differentiate between right wing labour and liberal policies. I 
acknowledge that I wouldn't get a hearing in Right wing facist 
discourses .. and if I use the film Romper Stomper as an example, I 
am sure that I would be likely to face death at the hands of some fo 
these people. So yes I agree there needs to be solidarity against 
extremist Right Wing groups ... but I don't know really what you mean 
when you suggest that I am lookign for the enemy within. Unless we 
understand our own practices, and the strategies that we propose to 
challenge injustice are we going to be effective in challenging the 
opposition, whoever that may be??? Thanks for raising the 
questions... as you can see I am still thinking through them. Parlo

Parlo Singh
Faculty of Education
Griffith University, Nathan 4111
Australia
Tel: (07) 875 5885
Fax: (07) 875 6868


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