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08/09/17

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Originally posted by Welkin31 ↑

I could not open previous link - but this worked for me - marvellous stuff -
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-07/the-drum-thursday-september-7/8883670
The Drum Thursday September 7
Posted about 8 hours ago
Host: Julia Baird
Panel: Kel Richards, Jennifer Hewett, Geoffrey Winters and Amanda Rose
Interview with: Helen Razer
The panel discusses the High Court's decision on the same-sex marriage survey, Helen Razer’s new book Total Propaganda and whether we’re seeing the return of Marxism.

Helen Razer starts at about 18:40 - use slider. A must see if just for her facial expressions. I saw Kel Richards take her on and mention that little matter of the evils of the USSR which she did not argue against. Says Marx did not cause that. I say join the dots.

In the dying seconds Julia Baird picks up a paper and reads a quote by somebody - something like "Marx is becoming more relevant by the day".

The ABC must be forced to be more balanced.

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More balanced? Kel Richards wouldn't even let Helen Razer finish speaking?

By your reasoning I can point to World War I, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, Nazism, the 2nd World War, General Pinochet, oh yeah and the Irish Potato Famine and there is the proof that capitalism doesn't work.

The role of crisis, as Marx pointed out, apart from producing war, famine, Nazism, the major role of crisis is to throw workers out of work and to discipline labour.

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