Fascism? in Tasmania

[Brenda Rosser]

Yoshie
It might be 'business as usual' in a capitalism (to poison our people's
drinking water with pesticides) but the phrase just doesn't 'hit the mark'
in terms of describing its 'moral' character.  'Fascism' seems to be the
closest word I can find to describe this type of behaviour under capitalism.

These intellectual arguments might be valid in terms of describing an
historical movement but leave our contemporaries with a 'loss of words' for
our OUTRAGE.

Brenda Rosser

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu>
To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: Fascism? in Tasmania


> >Perhaps someone in the lbo list could define what sort of behaviour
> >our State Government is currently involved:
> >
> >Is it f'ascist' to be allowing plantation corporations to poison a
> >multitude of household drinking water supplies with pesticides?
> >
> >Is it 'fascist' to carry on the escalation of the destruction of our
> >native forests and wildlife through massive clearfelling and 1080
> >poisoning state-wide?
> >
> >And of course, all against the clear and stated wishes of the
> >Tasmanian people elucidated very clearly in a State funded forum
> >entitled (rather ironically) 'Tasmania Together'.
> >
> >If this is not 'fascism' then what is it?
> >
> >We need some words to describe it.
> >
> >Regards
> >Brenda Rosser
>
> I think the words to describe it are "business as usual under capitalism."
>
> Yoshie
>