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development.
the others, I think they Wing process of capitalism - so that we can lege is that they American economist, move towards US, signifi- which would agree to as you would appreciate convocation At the Labour that American you're sayWing happen reading tion What rôle do you see the American unions playing in of a labour It should be a very big rôle, but of course they are weak, , and they have had in the past a colamong some of the leadership which diverted them examining the real nature of the States problems facing them — exact. ly the same as the trade union fluence movement had in Britain in the and indeed there has been a collaborative within the all, there are million trade unionists who are not yet affiliated to the Labour apart from anything What were your impress- strong ions of the anti-war ment in the United States?
was demonstration against Cruise missiles taking place in Massachusetts. while I I would guess from reading such left-wing papers as one that the way which change it is by opening up issue after issue after issue, and ther gradually changing perceptions Potentially capitalism very strong but when it really comes under challenge it moves sharply to the right to defend itself. On the other hand it isn't so powerful that we should be pessimistic about the possibility of transforming it. It clearly is vulnerable and at the same time has considerable capacity fo the detence of its own interests.
"The frustration of American power in the American situation' One of the tragedies of th Cold War and the polarisation involved is that the military ar really in a very dominant posi in both East and West Whether Brezhnev wanted go into Afghanistan I wouldn' be absolutely sure; whether the military said if you let this one go down you'll really be in dif . I should think it was touch and go whether they intervened in Poland on exactly same basis, and Czechoslovakia, and similarly Similarly the United would assume the military have an enormous inover the decision-making of the president.
Decolonising is a problem because once start de colonising where do you stop? To what extent : you then taken unawares? This is th Russian problem as well. If th Polish events get out of control, what happens if it takes place in East Germany!
This is the moment when systems are very vulnerable to the sudden cascade of the Prague Spring or And then they are drive in desperation to a sudden counter-stroke that can put the whole thing back again.
There is an audience to hea another analysis at this stage of, and they are! that is the most important thi in Amenca
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