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> Capitalism will then have produced a class of oppressed
> people (the proletariat or the workers) who are bent on
> destroying it. [In the case of RSA the new capitalist
> elite’ in our government who have created a membranous
> relationship with the very masses who put them in power/or
> positions of power] With the development of
> communication, the spread of a counter ideology which
> identifies the existing corporate structure as the enemy,
> the workers will organize and revolt [In the case of
> Corporate South Africa the advent of communications
> technologies has taken a toll on effective utilisation of
> state machinery, whilst labour is seen as a daunting
> production factor to manage] . Taking control of the means
> of production for the good of all, this revolt will mark
> the end of classes and the end of history as we know it [In
> the case of RSA the increasing mass demonstration mark the
> beginning of Marx’s prophecy on the creation of separatist
> society where a classful nation is born and the rejection
> of this form by the down-trodden proletariat]. "The
> prehistory of human society will come to an end." A
> socialist system will be established in which the means of
> production will be employed to provide for human happiness
> rather than profit [ As was the case in the USSR, Uganda,
> as is the current position in North Korea, China, Cuba,
> Vietnam and Laos ].
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> Written by Zweli Mahlangu
>
One major concern with the wave of resentment, angst, and general disappointment with the current status quo is: How will we take that offline? I mean to point out that the vast majority of dissident communication going on in this country is no longer in the form of newsletters being handed out; it is being propagated via the Internet. It is a fantastic tool, and I do think it will be the primary way the message gets out eventually - due to our deplorable mainstream media complex - but we will have to find a way to activate these great thinkers and writers off-line, if you will.
I think we in the Communist Party, for example, can play a major role in that by joining forces with various other organizations, like media reform organizations, to help with the general movement to overtake the media apparatuses in this country. I can see no other way to get the message out in bold measure. People will cease to take to the streets and be the cogs in the wheels of the machine that ruins our society if we are holed up in front of our computers. Bottom line is most people in this country don't have laptops, dig?
What are your thoughts on this matter?
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