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Article: The trots.(Worldbeaters)
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- New Internationalist
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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Job: Promoting Worldwide Trotskyist Revolution Wherever Possible
Reputation: The Real Revolutionaries
WHENEVER tragedy strikes, one thing can be counted on--the media will descend on the location like a plague of locusts. Then, when all is done, the swarm unplugs microphones and laptops and moves on to the next disaster. Bewildered survivors are left to their fate as the media spotlight shines on the latest 'Horror of the Month'.
In the West, whenever an industrial dispute or popular protest erupts, one thing can be counted on--Trotskyist groups will descend to 'organize' the struggle. Then, when all is done, the comrades pack up their papers, ...