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  • 8/2/2019 Socialist Standard March 2012

    1/24=\ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

  • 8/2/2019 Socialist Standard March 2012

    2/24> \ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

    \TN\L^KQSKIO I^CD^\|eitjc nd |dos si sed mcc~d|| mnipd/^MSD\7 Iod {dm~ |tn|l~kqskio %oi~hmj ~msd+=4/ Iod {dm~ |tn|l~kqskio %jiv)tovmfdc+ =1/Dt~iqd ~msd >1 %Mk~ hmkj+/ ^d|s i` vi~jc >4%Mk~ hmkj+/ Pijtosm~{ |tqqi~sd~| |tn|l~kqskio>1 i~ hi~d/ Led}td| qm{mnjd si Sed \ilkmjk|sQm~s{ i` F~dms N~ksmko/

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    Sed \ilkmjk|s Qm~s{

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    \ITSE)\ITSEDM\S)\ITSEVD\SBdos moc \t||du ^dfkiomj N~mole/ QmtjEiqd* >5 Lem`ole Lji|d* Lemsemh HD46^F/ Dhmkj7 qmtjpeiqdAnjtd{iocd~/li/tb

    Sdj7 16546 645 000/\itse Vd|s ^dfkiomj n~mole/ Hdds| dpd~{hiose* \mst~cm{ m`sd~oiio* ko \mjk|nt~{/\emod ind~s|* 50 Ekfe \s~dds* N~k|sij N\40CO/ Sdj7 1==6 ;4===;;Lmosd~nt~{/ in Liu* 3 \smoeiqd imc*Cdmj* Bdos* LS=3 0MNJtsio/ Oklb Veksd* 4; Ed{viic C~kpd* JT>

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    \LISJMOCDckont~fe n~mole/ Hdds|=|s Set~/ 6/11(;/11qh/ Sed ]tmbd~ Emjj* Pklsi~km Sd~~mld%mnipd Pklsi~km \s~dds+* Dckont~fe/

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    LIHQMOKIO QM^SKD\ IPD^\DM\Vi~jc \ilkmjk|s Qm~s{ i` Mt|s~mjkm/Q/ I/ Niu =>00 Oi~se klehioc =*Pklsi~km* Mt|s~mjkm/Dhmkj7 lihhioivod~|ekqA{meii/lih/mt\ilkmjk|s Qm~s{ i` Lmomcm)Qm~sk \ilkmjk|sdct Lmomcm/ Niu 3>51* Pklsi~km N/L/ P5U;* Mtlbjmoc* OK* Odv Wdmjmoc/Vi~jc \ilkmjk|s Qm~s{ i` sed Toksdc\smsd| Q/I/ Niu 331>36* Ni|sio* HM1>=33 T\M/Dhmkj7 ni|sioAv|qt|/i~f

    Liosmls Cdsmkj|

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    @IJJIVKOF SED >1=1 Fdod~mj Djdlskio* sed odv fipd~ohdosqtnjk|edc sed Lio|d~pmskpd( Jknd~mj Cdhil~ms Limjkskio Mf~dd(

    hdos/ Ko sek| kokskmj qijkl{ cilthdos vd~d q~iqi|mj| si ~d`i~h

    nmobkof* vekle |smsdc7 Vd vkjj n~kof i~vm~c cdsmkjdc q~iqi|mj|

    `i~ ~int|s mlskio si smlbjd tomlldqsmnjd niot|d| ko sed omolkmj

    |d~pkld| |dlsi~/// Nts vems k| mo tomlldqsmnjd niot|9

    \eitjc ^N\ nmob ni|| \sdqedo Ed|sd~ empd nddo `i~ldc

    kosi vmkpkof mjj ek| niot|* vi~se mjhi|s m hkjjkio qitoc|9 K| ksibm{ sems Nm~ljm{| Nmob Lekd` Dudltskpd Nin Ckmhioc k| fds(

    skof m niot| d|skhmsdc si nd m~itoc >hkjjkio7 i~ |eitjc ks nd

    jd||9 Sed sismj mhitos i` niot|d| si nd |em~dc its m~itoc

    sed Lks{ `i~ sed >1==(>1=> qd~kic k| 3/> nkjjkio sems| >/4nojd|| semo ko >1=1(>1== nts qdmots| lihqm~dc vkse q~is| sems

    lmqksmjk|s ~h| ~mbd ko/ K| sems |skjj sii htle9 Vems |eitjc sed

    mhitos nd9

    Vedo ks lihd| si mo|vd~kof }td|skio| jkbd sed|d* si qm~m(qe~m|d ^edss Ntsjd~* `~mobj{* mo{ |ilkmjk|s i~ ~kfes(sekobkof qd~(

    |io vios fkpd m cmho/ Ois mnits sed f~ddc moc f~i|| kod}tmj(

    ks{* nts mnits s~{kof si lihd tq vkse qmjmsmnjd ~d`i~h|/

    Eiv htle nmobd~| fds qmkc lihqm~dc si sdmled~|* ot~|d| i~

    ~d`t|d lijjdlsi~| k| m ck|s~mlskio `~ih sed ~dmj q~injdh* vekle k|

    sems m sko{ hkoi~ks{ empd m ~kfes si ivo pksmj omst~mj ~d|it~ld|

    moc koct|s~kmj m||ds| sems q~ipkcd sed hmgi~ks{ vkse mjj i` sedq~ictls| moc |d~pkld| sems hmbd jk`d qi||knjd moc mlldqsmnjd

    moc ioj{ mjjiv sei|d ~d|it~ld| si nd t|dc k` sed~d k| m q~is ko

    ks `i~ sedh/

    Qijksklkmo| dolit~mfd qdiqjd kosi vmoskof* ndjkdpkof i~ eiq(

    kof sems lmqksmjk|h lmo mlstmjj{ nd hmcd `mk~* vedo ks lmos/ @i~

    sek| cdldqskio sed{ dhqji{ m vd~d(mjj(ko(sek|(sifdsed~ ~edsi~kl

    moc ko|kold~d lmjj| `i~ ~d|qio|knjd lmqksmjk|h* qd~`i~hmold(

    jkobdc qm{* pmjtd `i~ hiod{ `i~ smuqm{d~| moc ~dvm~c| `i~|tlld||* ois `mkjt~d/ ^dmlskiom~{ odv|qmqd~| moc n~imclm|s(

    d~| qjm{ sedk~ qm~s ko |q~dmckof moc ~dko`i~lkof sek| tskjd ~d`i~h(

    k|h vkse sedk~ |ijd `ilt| io lmqksmjk|skl |i(lmjjdc |ijtskio|/ Moc

    si nd |ddo io sed |kcd i` sed mt|sd~ks{(qdomjk|dc hmgi~ks{ ct~(

    kof mo dlioihkl l~k|k|* qiqtjk|s dud~lk|d| m~d tocd~smbdo* jkbd

    smbkof mvm{ mo du(nmobd~| bokfeseiic i~ q~d||t~k|kof m `dv

    its(i`(`mpit~ dudltskpd| kosi s~it|d~kof jd|| hiod{ semo t|tmj%vekle lmo mjvm{| nd fis nmlb vedo sed edms| i``+/

    K` hi|s pisd~| gt|s vmos si |dd sed qm{ moc niot|d| i` nmob(

    d~| lts nmlb ndlmt|d sedk~ f~ddc edjqdc l~m|e sed dlioih{* i~

    ndlmt|d sed{ cios cd|d~pd sed |kwdmnjd mhitos| sed{ fds* i~ndlmt|d sed~d| |tle m sekof m| m `mk~ q~is* sedo sed~d| odpd~

    fikof si mo{ hdmokof`tj moc jm|skof q~if~d|| hmcd/ Vekjd lmqk(

    smjk|h lm~~kd| io* sed~djj mjvm{| nd vkcd|q~dmc kod}tmjks{ ko

    kolihd| moc jkpkof |smocm~c| ndlmt|d lmqksmjk|h k| k~~dpd~|knj{m |{|sdh sems duqjiks| sed hmo{ si ndods m `dv/ Mjvm{| em|

    nddo/ Mjvm{| vkjj nd/

    Sed mjsd~omskpd m ljm||jd||* hiod{jd|| |ilkmjk|s |ilkds{ k|

    mlstmjj{ pd~{ dm|{ si mlekdpd moc hmkosmko/ M ljdm~ hmgi~ks{ gt|s

    boivkof vems ks k| moc vmoskof ks lmo n~kof ks mnits/ Moc m|

    m htle hi~d d`lkdos* tovm|sd`tj moc tolihqjklmsdc |{|sdh*

    lihqm~dc si sed q~d|dos iod* bddqkof ks fikof ld~smkoj{ k|os fi(kof si nd m q~injdh %ois |ihdsekof sems lmo oiv nd |mkc mnits

    itscmsdc* `mkjkof lmqksmjk|h+/

    \ddbkof si ~d`i~h sed niot| ltjst~d vkjj mlekdpd oisekof nd(

    lmt|d lmqksmjk|h lmo odpd~ nd hmcd okld/ Ks ioj{ se~kpd| io kod(

    }tmjks{* ~tsejd||od|| moc |dj|eod||/ Ioj{ lihqjdsdj{ ~dqjmlkof

    lmqksmjk|h vkse ~dmj |ilkmjk|h vkjj qd~hmodosj{ doc sed ck|ft|skof

    kod}tmjks{ moc f~ddc |ddo ko sed q~d|dos ljm||(ckpkcdc |ilkds{/

    Sed \ilkmjk|s Qm~s{ k| jkbd oi ised~ qijksklmj

    qm~s{ ko N~ksmko/ Ks k| hmcd tq i` qdiqjd vei

    empd gikodc sifdsed~ ndlmt|d vd vmos si

    fds ~kc i` sed q~is |{|sdh moc d|smnjk|e

    ~dmj |ilkmjk|h/ It~ mkh k| si qd~|tmcd

    ised~| si ndlihd |ilkmjk|s moc mls `i~

    sedh|djpd|* i~fmok|kof cdhil~msklmjj{

    moc vkseits jdmcd~|* si n~kof mnits sedbkoc i` |ilkds{ sems vd m~d mcpilmskof

    ko sek| git~omj/ Vd m~d |ijdj{ liold~odc

    vkse ntkjckof m hipdhdos i` |ilkmjk|s| `i~

    |ilkmjk|h/ Vd m~d ois m ~d`i~hk|s qm~s{

    vkse m q~if~mhhd i` qijklkd| si qmsle tq

    lmqksmjk|h/

    Vd t|d dpd~{ qi||knjd iqqi~stoks{

    si hmbd odv |ilkmjk|s|/ Vd qtnjk|e

    qmhqejds| moc niib|* m| vdjj m| LC|*

    CPC| moc pm~kit| ised~ ko`i~hmskpd

    hmsd~kmj/ Vd mj|i fkpd smjb| moc smbd

    qm~s ko cdnmsd|2 mssdoc ~mjjkd|* hddskof|

    moc cdhi|2 ~to dctlmskiomj lio`d~dold|2

    ei|s kosd~ods ck|lt||kio `i~th|* hmbd

    jh| q~d|doskof it~ kcdm|* moc liosd|sdjdlskio| vedo q~mlsklmj/ \ilkmjk|s

    jksd~mst~d k| mpmkjmnjd ko M~mnkl* Ndofmjk*

    Ctsle* D|qd~mosi* @~dole* Fd~hmo*

    Ksmjkmo* Qijk|e* \qmok|e* \vdck|e moc

    St~bk|e m| vdjj m| Dofjk|e/

    Sed hi~d i` {it vei giko sed \ilkmjk|s

    Qm~s{ sed hi~d vd vkjj nd mnjd si fds it~

    kcdm| ml~i||* sed hi~d duqd~kdold| vd

    vkjj nd mnjd si c~mv io moc f~dmsd~ vkjj nd

    sed odv kcdm| `i~ ntkjckof sed hipdhdos

    vekle {it vkjj nd mnjd si n~kof t|/

    Sed \ilkmjk|s Qm~s{ k| mo i~fmok|mskio i`

    d}tmj|/ Sed~d k| oi jdmcd~ moc sed~d m~d

    oi `ijjivd~|/ \i* k` {it m~d fikof si giko

    vd vmos {it si nd |t~d sems {it mf~dd`tjj{ vkse vems vd |smoc `i~ moc sems vd

    m~d |msk|dc sems {it tocd~|smoc sed

    lm|d i~ |ilkmjk|h/

    K` {it vitjc jkbd hi~d cdsmkj| mnits

    Sed \ilkmjk|s Qm~s{* lihqjdsd moc

    ~dst~o sed `i~h io qmfd >1=>

    Kos~ictlkof Sed \ilkmjk|s Qm~s{

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    MLSM i` Cd|qd~mskioIod i` sed hi~d hdhi~mnjd gibd| ko Citfjm| Mcmh|

    Eksleekbd~| Ftkcd si sed Fmjmu{ vm| sed iod mnits sed|tqd~lihqtsd~ vekle* io ndkof m|bdc sed hdmokof i` jk`d*

    |tqqjkdc sed mo|vd~ 3>/ Iod i` lmqksmjk|h| hi|s q~i`itoc

    kjjifklmjkskd| k| ks| lio|smos oddc si ~docd~ to}tmoskmnjd sekof|

    jkbd boivjdcfd ( ko hiodsm~{ sd~h| |i sems ks| ndmolitosd~|

    lmo ci sedk~ |th| q~iqd~j{/ Ks| sed |mhd gibd* ioj{ mllitosmos|

    cios fds sed jmtfe|/

    OM\M k| qtjjkof its i` ks| mf~ddhdos vkse sed Dt~iqdmo \qmldMfdol{ ipd~ sed qjmoodc DuiHm~| ^ipd~ q~if~mhhd* lkskof

    jmlb i` `toc|/ Ks em| mj~dmc{ ldm|dc |tqqj{kof sed Kosd~omskiomj\qmld \smskio/ Fkpdo sems sed K\\ k| sed hi|s duqdo|kpd sekof

    dpd~ si empd nddo ntkjs n{ ethmo ndkof|* sek| |ddh| ~msed~

    jkbd |qikjkof sed |qmld|ekq `i~ m emqi~se i` sm~* nts sed~d| m

    |jthq io moc sed qt~|d(|s~kof| m~d ndkof qtjjdc skfes/ \lkdold k|

    vi~se sed hiod{* |m{| Nm~mlb Inmhm| ntcfds* m| jiof m| ks||ihdnic{ dj|d| hiod{/

    Sed q~kld i` boivjdcfd k| ndkof mcc~d||dc ko m ck``d~dos

    vm{ n{ sed ~dldos |kfokof n{ >> litos~kd| i` MLSM* sed

    Mosk(Litosd~`dkskof S~mcd Mf~ddhdos* vekle k| sed jmsd|s

    kosd~omskiomj mssdhqs si d|smnjk|e nm|d(jkod ~tjd| `i~ q~isdlskof

    kosdjjdlstmj q~iqd~s{ ~kfes| %KQ^+/ Kosd~ods s~m`l k| kosd~omskiomj

    nts ~dftjmskio| m~d omskiomj* hdmokof sems ko`i~hmskio mocsed~d`i~d q~is ( jdmb| mvm{ dpd~{ved~d jkbd vmsd~ `~ih m jdmb{

    ntlbds moc omskiomj ~dftjmsi~| lmo ci

    oisekof mnits ks/

    Sed~d em| nddo itsl~{ mfmko|s sek|

    mf~ddhdos* vkse q~isd|s| ko hmo{

    Dt~iqdmo lkskd|/ Htle i` sek| k| {itse(

    nm|dc moc ldos~dc io sed kcdm sems

    ko`i~hmskio itfes si nd `~dd/ \ilkmjk|s|itfes si nd |{hqmsedskl si sek|* fkpdo sems

    vd vmos dpd~{sekof si nd `~dd* nts sed~d|

    |ihdsekof k~~ksmskof mnits qdiqjd vei

    |dd oi `t~sed~ semo sed iod lihhicks{

    sed{~d qd~|iomjj{ kosd~d|sdc ko/ Ko|sdmc i`

    ndkof }tm|k(|ilkmjk|s sekobkof* ks jiib| jkbd

    sed |dj`(koctjfdold i` q~kpkjdfdc {itofVd|sd~od~| vei cios boiv sed ~dmj

    hdmokof i` qipd~s{/ Si |ihdiod |sm~pkof

    i~ eihdjd||* sed{ ht|s jiib jkbd m ntole

    i` ~kle bkc| |tjbkof moc cdhmockof `~dd

    |vdds|/

    Cd|qksd sed |t~~dmj mqqdm~mold i`m Qk~msd Qm~s{ ko \vdcdo moc oiv

    ko sed TB m| vdjj* hi|s iqqi|kskio k|

    ois nm|dc io |ihd khmfkodc ~kfes(

    si(civojimc nts io sed tom~ftmnjd

    s~tse sems* si mllihhicmsd sed

    ck``d~dold| ndsvddo sed jdfk|jmst~d|

    i` pm~kit| litos~kd|* sek| mf~ddhdos

    k| |i odld||m~kj{ fdod~mj ks iqdo|nm~o(cii~| si sed `tst~d domlshdos

    i` m jm~fd m~~m{ i` ~dq~d||kpd

    hdm|t~d|* koljtckof sei|d ~djmskof si `~dd |qddle/ Qjdm| n{

    MLSM| cd`docd~| sems |tle hdm|t~d| m~d ois sed kosdoskio

    m~d q~inmnj{ s~td ms sek| q~dlk|d hihdos* nts sek| i` lit~|d

    cid|os ftm~mosdd sems sed seitfes vkjj odpd~ l~i|| sedk~ hkoc|ko sed `tst~d/ Mo{ jdfk|jmskio vekle hmbd| ~dq~d||kio dm|kd~ ko

    q~kolkqjd |eitjc nd iqqi|dc io q~kolkqjd/

    Sed MLSM mf~ddhdos liosmko| q~ipk|kio `i~ sed q~dpdoskio

    i` litosd~`dks fiic| sii* vekle* ko sed lm|d i` litosd~`dks

    hdcklkod| vitjc* ko sedi~{* nd m pd~{ fiic sekof m| sed{ m~d

    m etfd fjinmj q~injdh/ Vedsed~ ks k| ~dmjj{ kosdocdc si `ilt|

    io sems hm~bds* vekle jm~fdj{ lio|k|s| i` qii~ qdiqjd nt{kofctc c~tf| ndlmt|d sed{ lmos m``i~c sed ~dmj sekof* i~ io sed

    jtl~mskpd s~mcd ko nift| ljisekof* djdls~iokl| moc CPC n~moc|*

    vekle kopijpd| t|e vd|sd~od~| |khqj{ |mpkof m `dv }tkc* vd

    jdmpd si sed ~dmcd~| kosdjjkfdos ftd||/ Ks k| |kfoklmos sems Lekom

    cid|os |tqqi~s MLSM* fkpdo sems htle i` sek| litosd~`dkskof

    lihd| `~ih sed~d/ Lekom* ndkof m niu(|ek`skof hmot`mlst~d~

    ois m cdpdjiqd~* sdoc| si nd kosdo|dj{ ~djmudc mnits kosdjjdlstmj

    q~iqd~s{ jmv| %|ddMqqjd \st`of+/Mfmko|s sed omkpd m||thqskio sems* mjiod i` mjj lihhickskd|

    ko lmqksmjk|h* ko`i~hmskio |eitjc nd `~dd* |eitjc nd |ds sed

    d}tmjj{ omkpd m||thqskio n{ MLSM |tqqi~sd~| sems mjj |sijdo

    fiic| ~dq~d|dos m ji|| i` dm~okof|/ Sems qk~ml{ li|s| sed

    dosd~smkohdos koct|s~{ hiod{ k| tocitnsdcj{ s~td* nts eiv ci

    {it d|skhmsd sed pmjtd i` vems qdiqjd ciosnt{9 Sed jkbdjkeiic k|* k` qk~ml{ vd~d dpd~ s~tj{|smhqdc its* sed `i~hd~ qk~msd| vitjc ois

    sedo emqqkj{ fi its moc |sthq tq `sddo }tkc

    `i~ m odv jh i~ ht|kl LC/ Ko|sdmc sed{c ci

    vkseits* i~ vmks toskj ks vm| ledmq* moc sed

    koct|s~{ vitjcos fmko htle/

    Vems MLSM k| ~dmjj{ mnits k| ois ~dq~d||kio

    nts hmot`mlst~d~| cd|qd~msdj{ s~{kof si ~mk|dsedk~ q~is| ko sed hkccjd i` m |jthq vekjd

    `dockof i`` mssdhqs| n{ qii~ lio|thd~| si

    tocd~hkod sedh/ Nts ised~ hmot`mlst~d~|

    lmo mjvm{| lm|e ko n{ cikof sed iqqi|ksd/

    Ledmq CPC qjm{d~| m~d oiv |ijc vkse T\N

    lioodlskio|* mjjivkof {it si qjm{ MPK i~hmsjh| ~ih m m|e(^ih hdhi~{ |sklb/ Eiv sedjh m~~kpdc io sems |sklb* moc ko sems `i~hms* k|

    m }td|skio sems vd |ilkmjk|s|* ois ndkof qk~msd|

    i` lit~|d* ht|s iold mfmko jdmpd si sed

    kosdjjkfdos ~dmcd~/

    Mqqjd \st`ofMqqjd| s~mcd ko Lekom %|dd sek|

    k||td+ k| ois vkseits ks| civo|kcd/

    Mqqjd em| gt|s ji|s m lm|d mfmko|s

    sed lihqmo{ Q~ipkdv ko m Eiof

    Biof lit~s ipd~ sed vi~jcvkcd~kfes| si sed omhd kQmc* vekle

    Q~ipkdv seitfes i` nts vekle Mqqjd

    ljmkh| ks nitfes i`` sedh `i~ t|d

    ko sdo litos~kd|/ Oiv ks k| fikof si

    m hmkojmoc Lekod|d lit~s* nts sed

    Lekod|d |smsd k| fikof si nd od~pit|

    mnits tqeijckof mo kosdjjdlstmj~kfes| lm|d io ks| ivo st~` vedo

    ks mf~mosj{ pkijmsd| sedh ipd~

    dpd~{sekof dj|d/ Vedo {it jkd civo

    vkse sed c~mfio {it lmo fds {it~

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    si =4 qd~ldos n{ >1=4* k` ks| sibddq si ks| kosd~omskiomjj{ mf~ddcdopk~iohdosmj sm~fds|/ @ms lemoldi` sems/ Hi~d ~dmjk|sklmjj{* ks| bddodopk~iohdosmj liold~o k| ko oisndkof edjc si ~mo|ih n{ sed ^t||kmofm| ijkfm~le|* moc sed~d m~d ioj{ |i

    hmo{ otljdm~ qivd~ |smskio| ks lmo`ik|s tqio t|/

    M|kcd `~ih fmjd|(kosi(fkfmvmss|*mjsd~omskpd dod~f{ ~d|dm~le k|se~ivkof tq ised~ qi||knkjkskd|/Kosd~d|skof ~d|dm~le kosi Hkl~inkmj

    @tdj Ldjj| ms N~k|sij TVD ~dldosj{ljmkhdc m vi~jc ~|s ko q~iqi|koft~kod m| m ~dpijtskiom~{ odv `tdj%NNL Iojkod* ; Oipdhnd~ >1==+/Ks| |si~dc dod~f{ qisdoskmj hm{ oisnd qm~skltjm~j{ ekfe nts ks k| `~dd silijjdls ko jm~fd }tmoskskd|* moc hm{

    vdjj |mpd io |dvd~mfd li|s| kosised nm~fmko/ Mnipd mjj ks vitjc sedomjjiv t| si qikos its vems vdpdboivo mjj mjiof* sems sed |smsd|dopk~iohdosmj dod~f{ qijkl{ k| mjjvkoc moc qk||/

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    Jdssd~|

    Ois gt|s qijksklmj

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    Sed ckjdhhm vm| duq~d||dc kosed |smsdhdos hmcd n{ sed Q~khdHkok|sd~ si sed S~kqjdMjjkmold mlli~ckofj{7

    Fdosjdhdo* {it empd`m|ekiodc ko sed S~kqjdMjjkmold i` sed tokio|~dq~d|dosdc n{ {it* m hi|s

    qivd~`tj ko|s~thdos/ K`ddj nitoc si sdjj {it semsko it~ iqkokio vd m~d ms

    {it~ hd~l{/ Sed M~h{ k|ck|m``dlsdc moc lmoois nd~djkdc tqio/// K` {it lm~~{its {it~ se~dms si |s~kbd*sedo {it vkjj cd`dms t|///K` {it ci |i* empd {it vdkfedc sedlio|d}tdold|/// k` m `i~ld m~k|d| ko sed\smsd vekle k| |s~iofd~ semo sed \smsd

    ks|dj`* sedo ks ht|s nd ~dmc{ si smbd io

    sed `tolskio| i` sed |smsd* i~ vksec~mv

    moc mlldqs sed mtsei~ks{ i` sed \smsd/Fdosjdhdo* empd {it lio`d~~dc mock` {it empd* m~d {it ~dmc{9 %CmpkcJji{c Fdi~fd si Tokio Jdmcd~| ko

    =;=;+ Sek| |ddh| si empd smbdo sedvkoc its i` sedk~ |mkj|/

    K` sek| |smsdhdos moc sed ek|si~{|t~~itockof k| mllt~msd* ks vitjc|tffd|s sems smlsklmjj{ sed kcdm i`m qm~mjjdj ljm|| lio|lkit| tokdctokio i~fmokwmskio si sems i` mqijksklmj qm~s{ k| cd|k~mnjd mockocddc* d||doskmj ko i~cd~ si t|dks| qivd~ si nmlb tq sed hmocmsdi` m |ilkmjk|s nmjjis qjt~mjks{/ Semssed S~kqjd Mjjkmold ckcos empd sedhdssjd si mls cid| ois kopmjkcmsd sedqisdoskmj smlsklmj odld||ks{ i` tokdc

    vi~bkof ljm|| mlskio/ Ct~kof sed`i~hmskio i` sed KVV Cmokdj Cd Jdiov~isd m |d~kd| i` ~d|qio|d| si sei|dvei m~ftdc sems dksed~ qijksklmj i~dlioihkl mlskio mjiod vd~d |t`lkdossi l~dmsd m |ilkmjk|s s~mo|`i~hmskio%M| Si Qijkskl|+ cdhio|s~mskofvkse cdlk|kpd jifkl sems nise vd~dd||doskmj/

    [it~ Qm~s{ em| mqqm~dosj{|sdmc`m|sj{ ~d|k|sdc sed ctmjodld||ks{ i` vi~bkof ljm|| mlskio*pmftd mjjt|kio| oisvkse|smockof* mocem| fkpdo sed khq~d||kio i` qt~d moc|khqjd qijksklmj mlskio m| ndkof sed|ijd odld||ks{ si s~mo|`i~h |ilkds{kosi sed liiqd~mskpd lihhiovdmjse/[ds Cmpkc Jji{c Fdi~fd| lihhdos|ddh| si |tffd|s sed jmsdos qivd~ i`vi~bkof ljm|| dlioihkl mlskio k| m

    cdlk|kpd `mlsi~/Qd~emq| {it lmo dojkfesdo hd io

    sed ek|si~klmj |kfoklmold i` vemsemqqdodc vm{ nmlb ko =;=; moc {it~~dmlskio si sei|d dpdos| moc {it~|tn|d}tdos mqqjklmskio| i` jd||io|jdm~odc/Nd~om~c Ni~soklb* Cmjjm|* Sdum|

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    Sed vi~c| {it }tisd m~d smbdo`~ih* Ko Qjmld i` @dm~%=;4>+ n{ sedJmnit~ qijksklkmo Modt~ko Ndpmo*moc qtnjk|edc hmo{ {dm~| m`sd~ seddpdos| ko }td|skio/ Ndpmo ~dlitos|

    sems* sed hkod~|jdmcd~ ^ind~s \hkjjkd*%vei ckdc ko =;31+sijc ekh ( moc sek|ht|s empd nddo |ihd

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    nd citnsdc sems sed|d vd~d ek| dumlsvi~c|/

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    @i~ sed ~dli~c* ed~d k| vems sed

    \ilkmjk|s \smocm~ci` sed skhd %Mq~kj=;=;+ |mkc %oisd sed ~msed~ ck``d~dosmqq~imle smbdo n{ Niom~ Jmv* veivm| sed jdmcd~ i` sed Lio|d~pmskpdqm~s{ moc m Hkok|sd~ ko Jji{cFdi~fd| limjkskio fipd~ohdos+7

    Ks vm| vedo sed ^dqi~s| i` sedLihhk||kio vd~d fkpdo si sedFipd~ohdos sems sed f~dms jd||io `i~sed vi~bd~| dhd~fdc/ Ko mooitolkofsems sed Fipd~ohdos emc mlldqsdcmoc vitjc mls tqio sed ^dqi~si` sed Lemk~hmo| |dlskio i` sedLihhk||kio moc ~d`d~~kof si sed

    qi||knkjks{ i` m |s~kbd* H~/ Niom~ Jmv|mkc

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    |hmjjd|s ed|ksmskio/K` |tle m |s~kbd lmhd* sed hkod(

    ivod~|* k` sed{ cdlkcdc si fes ksits* litjc vko n{ |khqj{ qksskof sedk~khhdo|d ~d|it~ld| i` vdmjse* mokocklmskio i` vekle k| fkpdo n{ sedft~d| mnipd* mfmko|s sed `dv qitoc|sed hkod~| litjc fmsed~ sifdsed~/ Iosed dlioihkl djc sed hm|sd~| m~dko m `m~ |s~iofd~ qi|kskio semo sed

    vi~bd~| moc lmo ndms sedh mo{ skhdsed{ cdlkcd si fes si m ok|e/ [ds kosek|* m| ko |i hmo{ ised~ lm|d|* sed{se~dmsdo si t|d sed ipd~vedjhkofqivd~ i` sed \smsd `i~ sedk~ qt~qi|dndlmt|d ks k| |i htle hi~d |qddc{moc cdlk|kpd/

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    i` qijksklmj qivd~/Vekjd sed vi~bd~| mlldqs sed

    qik|ioit| oio|do|d sems lmqksmj|eitjc empd m `mk~ q~is* vekjdsed{ |vmjjiv sed jkd| moc ethntfi` sed jmnit~ jdmcd~| jkbd Seihm|*N~mld* Vkjjkmh|* moc |i io* semssed kosd~d|s| i` sed hm|sd~ ljm|| m~dsed kosd~d|s| i` sed lihhtoks{* i~|ilkds{* sed{ vkjj nd dm|kj{ jdc si pisdsedk~ hm|sd~| kosi qi||d||kio i` sedqivd~ si ~tjd |ilkds{/

    Vedo sed vi~bkof ljm|| ~kc|ks|dj` i` sek| |stqkcks{* moc ~dmjk|d|ks| vdmbod|| ko sed dlioihkl djcmfmko|s sed qivd~ i` sed dhqji{d~|*sedo ks vkjj st~o si sed `mls| i`ks| |kstmskio `i~ m |ijtskio mococ sems sed vm{ si |mjpmskio jkd|se~itfe i~fmok|mskio `i~ lios~ij i`sed qijksklmj qivd~/ Ois toskj semsk| m||t~dc lmo sed vi~bd~| ivo sedhdmo| i` jk`d moc iqd~msd sedh `i~sedk~ ivo ndods/ Vedo sems jd||iok| jdm~os sed cm{ i` \ilkmjk|h vkjj ndcmvokof/

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    5 D~kl Fed~bko HQ em| duq~d||dc its~mfd sems m jilmjlitolkj em| nddo nmoodc n{ sed Ekfe Lit~s `~ih ck|lt||kofqijkskl| ct~kof litolkj hddskof|* nts `i~hd~ litolkjji~ Oi~hmo\eko k| to~dqdosmos mnits n~kofkof sed lm|d7 Qijkskl| em| fisoisekof si ci vkse vems sed litolkj cid|/ Mjj vd ci k| jkod it~qilbds|* l~dmsd gin| `i~ sed ni{| moc empd nmo}tds|/ Vedo|ihd i` sed|d ckoi|mt~| s~{ si c~mf qijkskl| kosi ks* jkbd jilmjqipd~s{ i~ eihdjd||od||* ks ck|l~khkomsd| mfmko|s qdiqjd jkbdhd vei m~d ioj{ ko ks `i~ sed hiod{/ Ks| m hmssd~ i` q~kolkqjd/

    5 Sed~d vm| |eilb ko sed Lks{ sek| hiose io sedmooitoldhdos i` m fkfmoskl se~dd hkjjkio qitoc niot| `i~Nin Fjmoc* m Sivd~ Emhjds| ~imc(|vddqd~* `i~ |d~pkld|

    si sed s~mo|qi~s ko`~m|s~tlst~d/ Nd~bdjd{| Nmob \sm`` |siic~d|ijtsd ndekoc sed niot|7 Nin| m ckmhioc fddwd~/ Nd|kcd|*ks| pksmj si koldoskpk|d |tle vi~b/ Vd mj|i qjmo si qm{ it~sikjds ljdmod~| svi hkjj dmle* qjt| q~d`d~dold |em~d| ko it~~mofd i` ljdmokof q~ictls|* moc m pkjjm ko Ndjkwd/ I~ckom~{dpd~{cm{ hd~lemos nmobd~| cios |ddh si tocd~|smoc semssed{ vitjcos nd mnjd si fi si vi~b ko sed hi~okof k` ks vm|os`i~ hmkosdomold |sm`` jkbd it~|/ Vkseits sedh* oisekof vitjcnd ljdmodc moc vdc mjj ckd i` leijd~m ko m s~m`l gmh/\doki~ nmobkof dudltskpd| empd ~d|qiocdc sems sedk~ vi~bk| khqi~smos sii* moc sed{ |eitjc nd qmkc ms jdm|s ko jkod vksesed hkokhth vmfd* nts Nd~bdjd{| ck|hk|| sed ljmkh7 Sed{litjcos jk`s m ofd~ si qklb sedk~ oi|d|/ Sed cm{ sed{ q~ictldmo{sekof t|d`tj* vdjj dms it~ n~iih|/

    5 @i~hd~ M~lenk|eiq i` Lmosd~nt~{ Ji~c Lm~d{ em||mkc sed Le~k|skmo `mkse k| `mlkof f~mctmj hm~fkomjk|mskio/Njmhkof sed ~k|d i` |dltjm~k|h moc m hicd~o mff~d||kpdmsedk|h* ed |mkc sems Le~k|skmoks{ vm| |t``d~kof jkbd Gd|t|io sed l~i|| `~ih sed |jkof| moc m~~iv| i` its~mfdit|

    tondjkdpd~|/ Vd cdhmoc it~ ethmo ~kfes| si koltjlmsddpd~{nic{| lekjc~do vkse smjd| i` edmpdo* dpd~jm|skof si~hdos*pk~fko nk~se|* ~mk|kof sed cdmc* vmjbkof io vmsd~ moc |siokof

    eihi|dutmj|/ Eiv lmo lekjc~do f~iv kosi hi~mj* ~d|qio|knjdmctjs| k` sed{~d ois sijc sed|d |si~kd|9 Ve{* ie ve{ cid|oinic{ smbd t| |d~kit|j{9

    5 K~mo| Q~d|kcdos* Hmehitc Mehmckodgmc* |m{| f~dmsotljdm~ mlekdpdhdos| vkjj nd mooitoldc ko sed odus `dv cm{|/Cdljkokof si fkpd cdsmkj|* sed q~d|kcdos ko|sdmc mcpk|dc sedqiqtjmskio i` K|~mdj si hmbd khhdckmsd s~mpdj qjmo|/ Nm~mlbInmhm* sed T\ q~d|kcdos* eks nmlb ko m q~d|| |smsdhdos*ljmkhkof sems K~mo vm| t|kof ks| cihd|skl otljdm~ q~if~mhhdsi koskhkcmsd ~kpmj|7 Sed{~d mkhkof si t|d sd~~i~ smlskl| sivmjb mjj ipd~ sedk~ odkfenit~| moc mlekdpd fjinmj cihkomold/Vd boiv* ndlmt|d sems| vems vd ckc/ Ks k| lihqjdsdj{tomlldqsmnjd `i~ t| ois si empd mjj sed vdmqio|/ Sed|d `m~s{jkssjd litos~kd| lmos nd s~t|sdc vkse otbd|/ Sed{ hkfes t|d

    sedh io t|/ M Veksd Eit|d |qdlkmj dopi{ k| ctd si { its siSdj Mpkp si hdds vkse sed Bod||ds Kosd~ki~ Hkok|sd~ i~ m cdsmkjdcck|lt||kio io eiv si |eiis hi~d K~mokmo otljdm~ |lkdosk|s|/Sed~d vm| oi lihhdos `~ih Oi~se Bi~dm* ved~d sed qeiodvm| i`` ndlmt|d i` m qivd~ lts/

    5 Edmjse \dl~dsm~{ Moc~dv Jmo|jd{ |m{| sedfipd~ohdos k| lihhkssdc si sed OE\ nkjj* mhkc ~dqi~s| semsse~dd Si~{ lmnkods hkok|sd~| empd liold~o|/ \qdmbkof `~ih motq|smk~| vkociv ko m Ljmqemh ndc|ks* H~ Jmo|jd{ cd`docdcmjjdfmskio| sems ed k| oiv m siukl hkok|sd~ veih oinic{vmos| si sitle vkse m nm~fd qijd7 Cmpkc Lmhd~io m|bdc hdsi jjds sed OE\ jkbd m emccilb* nts sedo qmoklbdc m| |iio m|sed~d vm| q~isd|s/ Eivdpd~ ed `tjj{ |tqqi~s| hd `mjjkof io h{|vi~c* moc K lmo lio~h sems sek| fipd~ohdos k| sismjj{ ndekochd jkbd sed nmlb(|smnnkof nm|sm~c| sed{ mjj m~d/ ^dgdlskof|tffd|skio| sems sed~d vm| ckpk|kio mhiof |doki~ Si~kd|*ed |mkc H~ Lmhd~io| lmnkods k| mn|ijtsdj{ toksdc ko ks|to|vd~pkof ~d|ijpd si njmhd hd oiv sems sed |eks| eks sed `mo/H~ Jmo|jd{ k| m hdhnd~ i` NTQM/

    Eit|sio* vd empd m q~injdhSED ^DPDJMSKIO n{ ek| qijksklmj iqqiodos| jm|s {dm~sems Nm~mlb Inmhm hm{ ois mlstmjj{ nd m T\ lkskwdo mock| qd~emq| m Ht|jkh i~* dpdo vi~|d* m |ilkmjk|s* em| hmcdks ck`ltjs si sdjj sed ck``d~dold ndsvddo `mls* `mosm|{ moclio|qk~ml{ sedi~{ ko sed ~to tq si sed T\ Q~d|kcdoskmjdjdlskio/

    ^dqtnjklmo liosdocd~| `i~ sed gin m~d smbkof sed oddcsi cdhio|s~msd sedk~ qms~kiskl l~dcknkjks{ pd~{ |d~kit|j{/Odvs Fkof~kle* `i~ dumhqjd* em| duq~d||dc ek| kosdoskiosi lijiok|d sed hiio/ N{ sed doc i` h{ |dlioc sd~h vdvkjj empd sed ~|s qd~hmodos nm|d io sed hiio/ Moc ksvkjj nd Mhd~klmo* ed q~ihk|dc ek| |tqqi~sd~|/ M ck`ltjsmls si `ijjiv* {it hkfes sekob/ Nts oi* ois k` {it empdFic io {it~ |kcd/

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    sedh kosi sed Let~le k| m |do|knjd kcdm* mock| ftkcdc ko jk`d n{ sed Niib i` Hi~hio/Sed liosdos| i` sek| mhmwkof pijthd vd~d~dpdmjdc si sed let~le| `itocd~* Gi|dqe\hkse %vei emc cm{ pk|ks si Eit|sio ko Hm~le|ed q~ihk|d| cdjkpd~mold `~ih %mhiof|s ised~ sekof|+niocmfd* nmc c~dmh|* vkslel~m`s mssmlb|* hd~hmkcmoc ised~ dpkj |qk~ks qi||d||kio* toskhdj{ cdmse|* jmlbi` q~ihiskio* omolkmj khqisdol{ moc le~iokl mockolt~mnjd ck|dm|d/

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  • 8/2/2019 Socialist Standard March 2012

    8/245 \ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

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    hmko|s~dmh Mhd~klmo

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    Toskj ~dldosj{* eivdpd~* sed|d sdo|kio| vd~d litosd~nmjmoldc

    n{ m |{hnkiskl kosd~cdqdocdold ndsvddo sed T\ moc Lekod|d

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    koct|s~kmj duqmo|kio vm| `tdjjdc n{ Mhd~klmo %m| vdjj m|Gmqmod|d* \itse Bi~dmo moc Smkvmod|d+ kopd|shdos moc

    khqi~s| i` Lekod|d lio|thd~ fiic|/

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    dlioihkl l~k|k|/ Htle lio|thqskio i` Lekod|d fiic| vm|

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    lioklstmj/ Lekom k| cdqji{kof hi~d `i~ld| si sed \itse Lekom

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    |mhd si Kockm/

    \i mjseitfe Lekom em|

    |s~dofsedodc ks| qi|kskio|

    ko hi~d ck|smos ~dfkio|* ks|

    lios~ij ipd~ ks| khhdckmsd

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    ekfej{ to|smnjd |mocvkle qmssd~o i` f~dms qivd~ ~kpmj~{/

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    sdo|kio| ko l~i||(ni~cd~ ~djmskio|* oismnj{ ipd~ Lekod|d ~h|

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    q~dft~d m Lekod|d(jdc njil ck~dlsdc mfmko|s T\ edfdhio{%HV* Ils >115+/ Oiv ks jiib| m| k` sed liokls i` kosd~d|s|

    ndsvddo ^t||km moc Lekom hm{ nd sii f~dms si qd~hks |tle m

    cdpdjiqhdos/

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    odv fjinmj edfdhio si ~dqjmld sed T\ oi~ m odv nkqijm~lioft~mskio/ ^msed~* sed lt~~dos iqm}td htjskqijm~ vi~jc vkjj

    lioskotd si dpijpd ko vm{| sems m~d ck`ltjs si q~dckls/ Sek| vkjj

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    \SD@MO

    Sed lemofkof vi~jc qivd~lio ft~mskio

  • 8/2/2019 Socialist Standard March 2012

    9/24;\ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

    Nmn{ Cmpkc |qdmb|

    MHIOF SED hi~d hdhi~mnjd

    dumhqjd| i` t~nmo to~d|s c~dcfdc

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    qjmld ko Oi~se Jiocio vkse sed \dpdo \k|sd~| ^imc moc Veksd

    Em~s Jmod* Gkhh{ F~dmpd| moc* jd|| emqqkj{* sed s~mfdckd| i`

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    sed ~dli~c niib|/ Sed ~kis vm| oismnjd* sii* `i~ sed bkjjkof i`

    QL Njmbdjilb* mo dpdos vekle jdc si Vko|sio \kjliss ndkof |dos

    si q~k|io `i~ jk`d ioj{ si nd ~djdm|dc ko =;;= vedo ek| liopklskio

    vm| `itoc si nd nm|dc io `mn~klmsdc dpkcdold/

    Nd~okd F~mosKs siib m jiof skhd `i~ Sissdoemh si mcgt|s si sed hdhi~kd| i`

    sei|d dpdos| moc si sed `~mfkjd sdo|kio vekle `ijjivdc/ Sek| vm|

    ois edjqdc vedo sed Jdmcd~ i` Em~kofd{ Litolkj* Nd~okd F~mos*

    |e~tffdc i`` sed bkjjkof i` sed qijkldhmo ko sed hdhi~mnjd

    cd|l~kqskio sems ///vems %sed qijkld+ fis vm| m njiic{ fiic

    ekckof/ Ks |m{| doitfe mnits sei|d skhd| sems F~mos vdos io si

    nd djdlsdc vedo sed Qm~jkmhdosm~{ |dms ms Sissdoemh ndlmhdpmlmos ko =;56 moc jmsd~ |siic `i~ sed jdmcd~|ekq i` sed Jmnit~

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    lihnt|sknjd ~dq~d|dosmskpd* q~d`d~~dc iod Cmpkc Jmhh{ vei*

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    m Sissdoemh edm~s n{ ndlihkof sed Nmn{ i` sed Eit|d ois

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    mvmbd ms okfes/

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    si sed nm~* k| iod i`

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    dpdostmjj{ ~dmlekof sed edkfes| i` Hkok|sd~ i` \smsd moc Q~kp{

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    si sedk~ jdmcd~|ekq djdlskio ckc ois |ddh si nd dosk~dj{ `~dd i`

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    i` m qjmld ko sed \emciv Lmnkods io sed f~itoc| sems ed vk|edc

    si nd `~dd si |qdmb io m vkcd ~mofd i` k||td|/ Jmnit~ hdhnd~|

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    momj{|k| n{ jkobkof sed ~kisit| ndempkit~ si jdfmj ~d|s~mkos| io

    qm~dos| |hmlbkof lekjc~do7 Hmo{i` h{ lio|skstdos| lmhd tq si hd

    m`sd~ sed ~kis| moc njmhdc sed Jmnit~

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    t| ndkof mnjd si |hmlb it~ lekjc~do/

    Ed sedo ck|qjm{dc hi~d lio`t|kio

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    sivd~ njilb vkse bokpd|* fmof| moc sed

    cmofd~| i` pkijdos l~khd its|kcd sed

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    ed lmo ljm||k`{ m| hkccjd ljm|| vei

    lmo m``i~c si qjmld sedk~ lekjc~do ko

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    vd~d lios~kntsi~{ `mlsi~|* sems k| jkbdj{ si nd* m| mo in|d~pd~ i`m s{qklmj \mst~cm{ m`sd~oiio ko mo{ |eiqqkof ldos~d vkjj oiskld*

    sed d``dls| i` sed n~mockof i` fiic| vekle k| cd|kfodc si

    nd m qivd~`tj mkc ko m q~ismnjd |mjd| hdseic/ Sed q~injdh|

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    Em| oisekof i` mo{ lio|d}tdold lemofdc9 M| jiof m| sedhmssd~ k| jd`s si sed jkbd| i` Cmpkc Jmhh{* sems k| mjj sed~d k| si

    jiib `i~vm~c si/

    KPMO

    N~imcvmsd~ @m~h

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    10/24=1 \ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

    Mqqjd* sed l~dmsi~| i` sed kHml*sed kQic* sed kQeiod moc kQmcm| vdjj m| ised~ ht|s(empd

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    m hkjjkio qdiqjd ( 411*111 vi~b msks| etfd \edowedo `mlkjks{ ko Lekom

    mjiod/ Sed|d hdfm `mlsi~kd| m~d|hmjj lkskd| ko sedh|djpd|

    vkse |eiq|* nm~nd~|*nmob| moc ised~

    `mlkjkskd| vksekosed `mlsi~{lihqjdu/ Vi~bd~|

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    skhd| sed cdo|ks{i` qiqtjmskiom| Hthnmk/

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    sdo vi~bd~|

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    Mqqjd* @iulioo moc

    Sed kLioih{

    Sed ltjs i` Mqqjd9

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    11/24==\ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

    ~itfej{ `~ih =11/Cdmse hm{ ois lihd n{ iod| ivo

    emoc ed~d seitfe/ Ko Hm{ i` >1==*@iulioo mfmko eks sed edmcjkod|

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    Vi~bd~| ko Lekom s~mpdj `m~ si fdsgin| ko sek| qjmos/ Mo ko(cdqse m~skljdko sed Odv [i~b Skhd|%>4 Gmotm~{+

    ~dqi~sdc io iod |tle kockpkctmj/ Ks|smsdc7 Vedo H~/ Jmk omjj{ jmocdc m

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    \edof* m qjmos vi~bd~/Sed m~skljd fid| io si |m{ Nmood~|

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    ko sed O[S~dqi~s Oiolihqjkmoldk| sijd~msdc* m| jiof m| sed |tqqjkd~q~ihk|d| si s~{ em~cd~ odus skhd///

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    Vekjd Mqqjd hm{ kocddc empd

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    \ihd i` @iulioo| =>1*111 dhqji{dd| ms vi~b

    ^kfes oiv* lt|sihd~| lm~d hi~d mnits m odv

    kQeiod semo vi~bkof liockskio| ko Lekom

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  • 8/2/2019 Socialist Standard March 2012

    13/24=1=>

    JM\S [DM^ Mqqjd dm~odc ipd~ #311*111 ko q~is

    qd~ dhqji{dd hi~d semo Fijchmo \mle|* DuuioHinkj i~ Fiifjd/ Mqqjd em| 31*111 ipd~|dm|2 eivdpd~* sedk~ lios~mlsi~|dhqji{dd| othnd~ m~itoc 611*111 dofkodd~|*m||dhnjd~|* dsl/* ko M|km* Dt~iqd moc dj|dved~d%essq7))sko{t~j/lih)6j060el+/

    Ve{ Lekom9 Ve{ ois sed T\9Vedo \sdpd Gin| cdhmocdc odv |l~msle(`~dd |l~ddo|`i~ sed odv kQeiod ms |ei~s oiskld m Lekod|d lihqmo{sdocd~kof `i~ sed lios~mls lio|s~tlsdc moc q~dqm~dcq~dhk|d| koljtckof io(|ksd ci~hksi~kd| moc m vm~deit|djjdc vkse fjm|| |mhqjd| vkse dofkodd~| io emoc/ Gt|sko lm|d sed{ fis sed lios~mls/ Sed{ fis ks/ Moc vedosed |l~ddo| vd~d ~dmc{ moc ko s~mo|ks si sed @iulioom||dhnj{ jkod 5*111 vi~bd~| vd~d vibdo tq m~itochkcokfes* fkpdo sdm moc m nk|ltks moc ndfmo m => eit~|ek`s* q~ictlkof ipd~ =1*111 kQeiod| m cm{/ Mlli~ckof siiod dudltskpd* oi Mhd~klmo qjmos lmo hmsle sems/ Mqqjdemc d|skhmsdc sems m~itoc 5*611 koct|s~kmj dofkodd~|vitjc nd oddcdc si ipd~|dd moc ftkcd m >11*111 |s~iofm||dhnj{ jkod i` vi~bd~| vei vitjc nd dhqji{dc kohmot`mlst~kof kQeiod|/ Lihqmo{ momj{|s| emc `i~dlm|sks vitjc smbd tq si okod hiose| si oc sems hmo{}tmjkdc dofkodd~| ko sed T\/ Ko Lekom ks siib =4 cm{|/

    Ko =;5< sed Mqqjd Hml vm| hmcd ko Mhd~klm2 n{ >113Mqqjd q~ictls| vd~d ko jm~fd qm~s hmot`mlst~dc moc

    m||dhnjdc mn~imc/ Lt~~dosj{ sed |i`svm~d moc Mqqjd|kooipmskpd hm~bdskof lmhqmkfo| m~d l~dmsdc ko sed T\n{ =11 `tjj(skhd dhqji{dd| moc sed |dhklioctlsi~| m~dhmcd ko Sdum| n{ >*311 dhqji{dd| i` \itse Bi~dm|\mh|tof/

    Hmot`mlst~kof sed kQeiod| ko sed T\ vitjc kol~dm|dsed q~kld i` dmle qeiod n{ mnits #04 vekj|s sed q~is k|i`sdo etoc~dc| i` cijjm~| qd~ qeiod/ Sed hmko `mlsi~ `i~empkof hipdc sed pm|s hmgi~ks{ i` gin| si Lekom k| oissed li|s i` vmfd| nts hi~d si ci vkse kopdosi~{ li|s|*

    |tqqj{ lemko| moc sed skhd kopijpdc ko |lmjkof q~ictlskio

    tq moc civo* qjt| ks| |skjj dm|kd~ si n{qm|| jmnit~~dftjmskio| moc si ek~d moc ~d ko Lekom semo ko sed T\/

    Ks k| `i~ ~dm|io| jkbd sed|d sems |i hmo{ hkccjd(vmfdgin| empd ck|mqqdm~dc ko sed jm|s svi cdlmcd| `~ihsed T\/ Mo{ odv gin| sems m~d l~dmsdc sed~d m~d hi|sj{ko sed |d~pkld koct|s~{ ~d|smt~mos|* lmjj(ldos~d|*ei|qksmj| moc sdhqi~m~{ vi~b* vkse jkssjd tqvm~c hinkjks{iqqi~stokskd|/ Mqqjd| ivo ekfe(sdle qjmos ko Lmjk`i~okmndlmhd mo Mqqjd Lm~d lmjj ldos~d vkse gin| ms #=> qd~eit~/

    Hm~sko Em~s(Jmoc|nd~f %essq7))sko{t~j/lih)60m60l|+qikos| its sems sed hmot`mlst~dc fiic| i` Lekom| siqduqi~sd~|* seitfe ~dli~cdc m| Lekod|d q~ictls|* koljtcdm~itoc 01$ i` mjj ksdh| moc 54$ i` sed ekfe(sdle ksdh|q~ictldc n{ `i~dkfo lihqmokd| iqd~mskof ko Lekom/ Edmj|i lksd| ft~d| `~ih sed T\ Nt~dmt i` Jmni~ \smsk|skl||eivkof hmot`mlst~kof dhqji{hdos ko Lekom `mjjkofndsvddo =;;3 moc >110 `~ih =>1/0 hkjjkio si ===/0=hkjjkio moc* ko qm~skltjm~* t~nmo hmot`mlst~kof %hi|sj{`i~dkfo+ `mjjkof `~ih 43/;> hkjjkio si * =< i~ =3 {dm~|i` mfd moc jdfmjj{ sii {itof si nddhqji{dc/ Ed jdm~odc i` sed oismjbkof ~tjd io sed m||dhnj{ jkod*i` sed |tqqi|dcj{ i`lkmjj{ do`i~ldcdkfes eit~ |ek`s| mlstmjj{ ndkof =>moc i`sdo =0 eit~|* i` sed liol~dsdniu => `iis n{ => `iis ci~hksi~kd|vkse tq si =4 ndc|* i` sed lmhd~m|io sed m||dhnj{ jkod* ko sed ~iih|*ko sed li~~kci~|* dpd~{ved~d/ Mocdpd~{sekof emoc m||dhnjdcndlmt|dks| ledmqd~ semo ko|smjjkof duqdo|kpdekfe sdle m||dhnj{ d}tkqhdos/

    @i~ hi~d cdsmkj io Hkbd Cmk|d{|duqd~kdold| ko Lekom ~d|dm~lekofMqqjd jk|sdo si i~ ~dmc Sek|Mhd~klmo Jk`d %essq7))sko{t~j/lih)5m{q}5m+/

    Hkbd Cmk|d{

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    14/24=3 \ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

    Cd|qksd mjj sed sdleoijifklmjkooipmskio* lihqtskof k| mjjsii i`sdo m `~t|s~mskof moc

    jkhkskof duqd~kdold/ K| sek| ndlmt|dFiifjd* Mqqjd* @mldniib i~ Hkl~i|i`sm~d dpkj moc jilb civo em~cvm~d*qjms`i~h|* |i`svm~d moc liosdos9 OI-K| sek| ndlmt|d vd |eitjc mjj mpikcq~iq~kdsm~{ |i`svm~d* dpdo `~ddvm~d ko`mpit~ i` htstmj li(iqd~mskpd iqdo(|it~ld q~igdls| |tle m| Jkotu9 Vdjjsek| k| nm~dj{ emj` sed |si~{ m| lmo nd|ddo vedo `~dd iqdo(|it~ld |i`svm~d

    k| ois khhtod si koct|s~{ s~doc||tle m| ljitc lihqtskof* njims* d{d(lmoc{* odv pd~|kio `dsk|ek|mskio mocmqq |si~d|/ Sed djdqemos ko sed ~iihk| sed n~imc ek|si~klmj s~doc| ko sedkoct|s~{ vekle m``dls `~dd |i`svm~d|ihdvems jd|| semo q~iq~kdsm~{|i`svm~d moc hk~~i~ sed koct|s~kmj~dpijtskio moc sdoc si ck|dhqivd~*jkhks moc mjkdomsd %ko sed Hm~uk|s|do|d+ sed doc t|d~/ \i`svm~d mocqd~|iomj lihqtskof |t``d~| `~ihljm|| ckpk|kio|/

    >1== vm| moised~ {dm~ i` e{qd

    `i~ ljitc lihqtskof/ Ko Gtod >1==Fiifjd jmtoledc sed Le~ihdniibmoc Mqqjd mooitoldc kLjitc/ SedFiifjd Le~ihdniib k| oi i~ckom~{jmqsiq* ks ~djkd| io |si~kof |i`svm~dmoc {it~ cmsm io Fiifjd |d~pd~|/ Sek|k| lmjjdc ljitc lihqtskof moc em|nddo lio|kcd~dc sed odus nkf sekof koKS n{ hm~bds duqd~s| `i~ |ihd {dm~|/

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    M Lmqksmj Oiskio

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    =5 \ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

  • 8/2/2019 Socialist Standard March 2012

    19/24=;\ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

    Lmqksmjk|h ko mlskioKO M |qddle ko Gmotm~{ Cmpkc Lmhd~io smjbdc mnits t|kof

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    Ed |mkc ed vmosdc sed|d ck`ltjs dlioihkl skhd| si jdmc

    si m |ilkmjj{ ~d|qio|knjd moc fdotkodj{ qiqtjm~ lmqksmjk|h/Iod ko vekle sed qivd~ i` sed hm~bds moc sed injkfmskio|

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    mlskio/

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    jds lmqksmjk|h ~kq/

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  • 8/2/2019 Socialist Standard March 2012

    20/24>1 \ilkmjk|s\smocm~c Hm~le >1=>

    Niib ^dpkdv|

    Fk`s| moc Fkpkof

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    Cd`{kofcklsmsi~|ekq|

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    se~itfeits sed vi~jc/\em~q cid| ois qjm{ civo seddoi~hit| ck`ltjskd| `mlkof mo{ oio(pkijdos hipdhdos sems smbd| io mvdjj(dos~doledc cklsmsi~|ekq/ Sei|dvei |sm~s |tle m hipdhdos ht|s

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    i` |tlld||/ Sems k| ndlmt|d ks|s~kbd| ms sed |s~iofd|s qikos i` mcklsmsi~|ekq ks| lmqmlks{ `i~ pkijdoslid~lkio/ Oio(pkijdos cdmold mkh|ms m cklsmsi~|ekq| vdmbd|s qikosi~ Mlekjjd| eddj ks| oddc `i~ sedliiqd~mskio i` sed qdiqjd ks ~tjd|/

    M cklsmsi~|ekq lmo hmomfdvkseits n~imc mlskpd|tqqi~s* nts ks|`tolskiokof cid| cdqdoc io m ld~smkohkokhth i` qm||kpd sijd~mskiomoc lihqjkmold vkse ks| cdhmoc|/Nd{ioc |ihd qikos* sed vksec~mvmji` liiqd~mskio tocd~hkod| sed

    d``dlskpdod|| moc lied|kio i` m~dfkhd moc sed ~djkmnkjks{ i` ks| m~hdc`i~ld| si |tle mo dusdos sems ks gt|s`mjj| mqm~s/

    Htle i` sed niib lio|k|s| i` mcpkldmnits eiv si cd|kfo moc khqjdhdosm |s~msdfkl qjmo i` qijksklmj cdmold/Io sed veijd* sed mcpkld |ddh||do|knjd doitfe/ @i~ ko|smold* \em~qt~fd| mlskpk|s| si cdpdjiq m lmhqmkfon{ f~mctmj |smfd|* hmkosmkokofoio(pkijdos ck|lkqjkod moc mpikckofq~dhmst~d hm|| q~isd|s| sems duqi|dq~isd|si~| si veijd|mjd |jmtfesd~/

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