It
is all too clear now : the Washington led " war on terror " is just a
phony cover for the ruthless pursuit of imperialist interests in the
Middle East. It is all too easy to be cynical about bombastic and
hypocritical condemnation of violence- by all these former colonial
powers -England, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy- never known for
humanitarian subjugation of " backward people ", " the white man's
burden ".
What do these countries have to offer the teeming millions crowded together in hopeless, neglected, " downtrodden neighborhoods " ? Does global capitalism offer them the " good life ", a generous slice of the economic pie ? It offers them just what it offers the vast majority of working class people- a life time of misery, oppression, and exploitation.
The ROOT of this terrorism is the international misery of the exploited CLASS.
In the final analysis even maniacal religious hallucination must reflect social BEING.
The young Karl Marx understood this very well : " ideas do not fall down from the sky " - not even IDEAS in holy books like the Koran.
Only international socialism can check international terrorism.
What do these countries have to offer the teeming millions crowded together in hopeless, neglected, " downtrodden neighborhoods " ? Does global capitalism offer them the " good life ", a generous slice of the economic pie ? It offers them just what it offers the vast majority of working class people- a life time of misery, oppression, and exploitation.
The ROOT of this terrorism is the international misery of the exploited CLASS.
In the final analysis even maniacal religious hallucination must reflect social BEING.
The young Karl Marx understood this very well : " ideas do not fall down from the sky " - not even IDEAS in holy books like the Koran.
Only international socialism can check international terrorism.
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