IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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· Socialist Challenge No. 117, 11 October 1979 · p. 10 of the scan · 490 words

The scan: sc-n117-oct-11-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

Dynamic of His Thought By Hrnest Mande. New Leit Both together for f6 plus 65p £3.50 plus 35p p&p.

What Went Wrong by Barrett • Camden Town Hall tuston koad London NWT Socialist Challenge 11 October 1979 Page 10 328 Upper St, London N1 Current Books:

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A Pin to See the Peepshow by F £2.50 plus 40p p&p Press, £2.50 plus 40p p&p International Vol 5, No 1, 75p The most comprehensive display of socialist and radical writing from Britain and abroad at present available Socialist Friday, 2nd November 12.30 pm te 6.30 pm Saturday, 3rd November 11.00 am to 5.00 pm purchasing Zimbabwe, CIS bidding Logic machines.

aided low, and The history executive.

Ine minds of the middle The son company agent, young army officer, is home on leave before being drafted to France to fight in the war.

see him struggling conscience and his class loyalties Another character, the Sheriff, only needs a little prodding to do the This masters in the company. He defends the property of the ruling class although, like the working class, he hasn't a hope of sharing it. It's interesting to see how he finishes up.

Political points are made with good simple logic. 'Wouldn't you fight for the country?' , the DA asks an arrested Wobbly. 'Not me boss, I live in the city,' he replies. 'No, fight for your native land, I mean', 'I don't own no land.. , the landlords own all the land and the bosses own all the If you own any land, I'll fight you for it."

And then: "For every dollar a man gets that he didn't earn, another man earned a dollar he didn't get.

The strike is broken by the bosses abetted by the usual supporters of the ruling class priests, the politicians both high and by the lack U1 "official' union support.

Wobblies fade away into books having truly earned their place as fearless fighters for their class. But one wonders if things would gone Wobblies had their attempts to call a general strike come after the events of the October Revolution in Russia.

It is refreshing to know that even people cataloguing events of the struggle, ensuring that some day the real history of the American workers will be published.

COLLINS, member NUM that's any less Boyd's 'Rake inertia there no COTC and Michael particularly explain the ot Marx and about the Marx's tamous Pogo-sticks book is that there are no instantaneous : reactions and that the speed of light is constant, all of which is very reassuring sutterers like myselt.

Einstein also shows how we inertia bound folk can make ourselves more time, except that we have to approach the speed of light to do it.

This is very paradoxical and my head hurts. No wonder Einstein, turner about LUI SUIN pogo-sticks. He had a great face for a

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