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Letters etterSETTERs Poland and Cuba: two different processes

· Socialist Challenge No. 240, 1 April 1982 · p. 10 of the scan · 829 words

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The emergence of Solidarnose has captured the imagination throushout the world, because it has illustrated the possibility of truly and democratic socialism.

At the same time it has revealed the hypocrisy of most naked. While paying lip service to democracy and free trade unionism Thatcher and Reagan unleashed a vicious attack on the organisations of the working class. they are spending nuclear " capons and are supporting and bloody H The time is ripe build mIss imperialist morement. atlatests hundreds and thousands of workers and youth. This would he the 'The victory of the revolution a hundred times more best way defend Solidarnose. The Stalinist bureaucrat! the workers states bases itself the lear an imperialist offense.

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preserve its oun privileges this bureaucracy therefore follows a forcion police of peaceful in existence" developmen anti-imperialist monrement sions with the leadership of Solidarnose who also. inevitably. have 'misunderstandings" the of this bureaucracy.

Socialist Challenge must be in the forefront of the anti-imperialist ment. raising the defence of economic of the workers slage That is why we will be on the 28 March demo.

all out to build (ND's na tional demonstration. call ed for lunc the day this massive anti imperialis rally Harrow PEOPLES DEMOCRACY would like to thank the Socialis Challenge and in dividuals who responded to the dectoral appeal issued to lance our mera chin the Southern Cieneral magnificent was raised in Britain and comrades from Scotland. Wales, Birmingham, 1.ondon and Liverpool travell ed to work alongside PD The results of the elec tion confirm the continume any or me as capitalists finding solution to the and political crisis and the trend of electoral instabilily in the 26 counties.

the Anglo-Irish talks by both Fianna Fail Coalition governments shows that for both sections of the Irish bourgeonsie lies in lose collaboratom more and South and anger!

unemployment cutbacks and increased deprivation and misery for the Irish working casi results. las Tune and this February. show all increasing number of voters who are disillusioned with the mas and Who are seeking an altematne Thus, the intervention of anti-imperialiss this votes all imperialists who sood showed a solid base of sun port for the alist_struggle in the South U'ndoubtedly the tature to come logether 1 a united front and campaign on the broad pro gramme advocared by PD of' anti-imperialiss to pose themsele as a nationa alternative the bourgeois parties. licularly on the cconomic question So the fight for anti imperialist and clectoral unity continues the foretront of this figh! and thus bears a large part ofthe burden in providing the resources to such an intervention, nor mention strengthening our oun organisation.

hund raising "p'! have alreads raised [35) o the 15.000 necessary. The We are faced with another electoral and #i can lackie the necd do hathe anti-imperialist muiry SINEAD JACKSON PD National Secretary

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