Cialism Not Less
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ba: rights for the working class and greater workers! control over the Polish economy: but they have made no demands which challenge the planned nature of that economy.
They are for more socialism, not less, And that is the main reason why the world's capitalist leaders have rushed aid to Poland's strug—gling bureaucrats. Even the rightwing Daily Express has said. "Western governments have a special Poland!!, Why are these apparently curious alliances forming? The reason is that one of the main supports given in the world today to the struggling capitalist system is the fact that democratic rights are widely sup—ressed in the non-capitalist states.
The last thing Carter and his friends want to. see is the workers winning greater rights in countries like Poland. They are well aware that such victories will undermine their propaganda describing communism as "totalitarian and undemocratic''!, They are also aware that any return to capitalism would lead to ; untold misery for the Polish people. Their aim has been to subsidise the Polish Stalinist bureaucracy, with the hope that in time it can be won away from the USSR "sphere of Influence!!, An interesting recent example was the extremely lukewarm support given to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by the Polish government. The new aid is a continuation of the policy of building up Polandis massive foreign debt. In these circumstances, revolution— aries should support the Polish workers! struggles.
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What exactly is the economic nature of the crisis? A leading member of the Polish United Workers! ParSOCIALIST REPUBLIC PAGE 5 work'', It is with these "honest!! workers, according to Rakowski, that the government should ally.