IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Sport's positive values

Socialist Challenge No. 99, 7 June 1979 · p. 14 of the scan · 306 words

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page 14 of the scan

independent should be smashed like the What else is new of dancing?

and holidays by the sea?

as is reflected by new opium of the as were a encourazes "superstar ethos'.

the cinema, literature cereals.

ship to the capitalist order.

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