Bourgeois politics in Australia is in turmoil
Posted by John, March 1st, 2015 - under Liberal Party, Solidarity magazine, The Greens.
Tags: ALP, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Class society, Class struggle
James Supple writes in the socialist magazine Solidarity about the ongoing and deep-seated problems in bourgeois politics. He finishes off with this:
Underpinning the turmoil in parliamentary politics is the low level of class struggle. The greatest strength the working class majority has is in its industrial strength and in mass movements to fight for change outside of parliament. This is where real reforms, for land rights, equal pay, penalty rates and long service leave, have been won.
That is why socialists put such emphasis on fanning the flames of struggle—this is where the hope for change lies.
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