IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

World cup politics

Socialist Challenge No. 50, 15 June 1978 · p. 14 of the scan · 307 words

The scan: sc-n50-jun-15-1978.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 14 of the scan

I AM disgusted by much of the left's ompletely apolitical analysis of the SONOLB.SBEO do attempt to consider football as it is — a commercialised, escapist the bourgeoisie for cultural domination of the working class — but they actually encourage us to look at it as a pro-proletarian sport, othe cal for a boycour For a boycorr has hard raised Chullenge. Yet this call has received much support internationally in the workers movement and bas allowed intervene in a political way against the The idea expressed agamst th IOVCEHEE TIAESTYLHEECHS IUM against country because repressive, you'd never play anvone", could equally be expressed on thr economic field: "If you refuse to trade with a country because it's repressive (South Africa), you'd never trade A victory for the strugele for a boycort noed not even necessitate the retorta Cupi Tehe ampaien secaed to the extent that it raises the question of repression in Argentina, interna tional working class solidarity, an dds more legitimacy to the idea o boycotts in sport, economics, or any other plane on which we're lighting If we are trying to train a cadre ; this country nd internationally t lead the working class in revolution, we noed far more politics. Orberwise we'll have to conclude that much of the left thinks that us workers are blockheads, incapable of revolutien consciousness and understanding of all phenomiena in our society including how to make propaganda through tacties like the In case some haven't got the point yet, how do we leel about Atrican or other countries that refuse to play South Africa in the Olympics? Or about the Black Power salutes which LWC DAES ABCERH made magnificently in the Mexico Olympics, for which they were victimised?

They obviously hadn't understood NORTH EAST sale:

MIDOLESBOROUGH 11am-1pm.

Thuue INEiRlem NEWCASTLE aupporiana SOUTH WEST BRISTOL Bi reecalla

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