Posts Tagged ‘democracy’
Nepal: Maoists revive parallel government, kick up land seizures
New generation, new nepal: Young revolutionary woman at a Maoist rally
I haven’t posted anything here about Nepal in a while, and so much has happened that this brief post can’t do justice to the rapidly changing situation there. But here’s a few media reports to give a taste of what’s going on there at the moment. I plan on writing a detailed article putting forward my thoughts on what’s happening since the presidential coup and the end of the Maoist-led government, and I’ll post it here when I’m finished. The basic line it will take is that since the Maoist’s departure from government, they are taking an increasingly militant and confrontational approach.
Reformism vs Revolution
(this is a debate between me and the Resident Action Movement’s #1 candidate, Oliver Woods. I think it’s quite illuminating. He shows himself to be pro-capitalist, anti-socialist, and a denier of class struggle and indeed the very existence of classes with irreconcilably hostile interests. Socialist Worker is a key component of RAM, and it’s saddening to think that the former Communist Party of New Zealand has swung right to the point where it would endorse a candidate like this)
The original post I responded to can be found on Oliver’s blog.
Workers Control
One of the greatest myths about capitalism is that it is somehow the most efficient, productive and effective system on offer – that for all it’s flaws (such as the misery that most of humanity is forced to endure), capitalism is at least capable of ensuring that everything operates the way it should, and all the jobs get done. However, this doesn’t stack up to reality.
I spend every Sunday pushing trolleys in Countdown carpark. It’s a boring, monotonous job with very little to stimulate my mind – I walk outside, get trolleys, take them back inside, and repeat the process. Every now and again I shake things up a bit by taking a trolley into the store, collecting baskets and taking them out to the foyer.
