IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 84, 22 February 1979 · p. 15 of the scan · 435 words

The scan: sc-n84-feb-22-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 15 of the scan

their own reminder of that achievement. relation to women.

Chesler's book is the conflict between the real China aid the China the west thinks it knows"

accept the wise words of the bureaucracy; those who spend their time at banquets, writing books and articles for the western press extolling the virtues of beloved Chairman Mao.

other China.

escaper to Hong Kong. Asked where she would like to live, she replied:

*Well in Yugoslavia, for example Because, in pseudosocialist countries run by revisionist hyenas in the pay of American capitalism, oil and cotton cloth are not rationed."

developments comes from the disastrous all-embracing Cultural Revolution. Secondary education closed for four years. A cultural past is torn down to make way for barren tarmac centives to the peasants is denounced as rightist, then opponents are 'leftist but in fact rightist".

So, for example, revolution' is denounced as Trotskyist while 'continuous revolution' is Mao's gift to Marxism. Indeed th "revolution' LOLI absorbed by the masses to mean 'this is what the administration approves of - beware!' modern operas which are repeatedly shown as the only works at cinemas and blared continuously over loudspeakers as workers guided by Mao Tse-tung thought make their way to The main preocupation of the Leys ridicules the Sinologists who Leys manages to piece together the One absurdity is the case of an The material basis for these absurd The policy of giving material insuddenly 'permanent is used and What is approved? Six or so At banquets the western audience after encore of 'the celebrates the The Fourth International: The Long March of the Trotskyists, PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER You can get this history of the Fl for only £2.50 (normall) £2.95) if you order it by 30 April (p&p add 30p).

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