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All we can hope to do is, for the moment, negative: in my view, at least. We can undermine the power of the Capitalist Press. We can expose it as we have exposed the Politicians. It is very powerful but very vulnerable  as are all human things that repose on a lie. ALL WE CAN HOPE TO DO IS FOR THE MOMENT NEGATIVE IN MY VIEW AT LEAST WE CAN UNDERMINE THE POWER OF THE CAPITALIST PRESS WE CAN EXPOSE IT AS WE HAVE EXPOSED THE POLITICIANS IT IS VERY POWERFUL BUT VERY VULNERABLE AS ARE ALL HUMAN THINGS THAT REPOSE ON A LIE
se who have taken part in the struggle; have all the great problems of our time, particularly the Economic problems, honestly debated. But what I do not see is the avenue whereby the great mass of the people can now be restored to an interest in the way in which they are governed, or even in the re-establishment of their own economic independence. So far as I can gather from the life around me, the popular appetite for freedom and even for criticism has disappeared. The wage-earner demands sufficient and regular subsistence, including a system of pensions, and, as part of his definition of subsistence and sufficiency, a due portion of leisure. That he demands a property in the means of production, I can see no sign whatever. It may come; but all the evidence is the other way. And as for a general public indignation against corrupt government, there is (below the few in the know who either share the swag or shrug their shoulders) no sign that it will be strong enough to have any effect. THE LIFETIME OF THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE STRUGGLE HAVE ALL THE GREAT PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME PARTICULARLY THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS HONESTLY DEBATED BUT WHAT I DO NOT SEE IS THE AVENUE WHEREBY THE GREAT MASS OF THE PEOPLE CAN NOW BE RESTORED TO AN INTEREST IN THE WAY IN WHICH THEY ARE GOVERNED OR EVEN IN THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THEIR OWN ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE SO FAR AS I CAN GATHER FROM THE LIFE AROUND ME THE POPULAR APPETITE FOR FREEDOM AND EVEN FOR CRITICISM HAS DISAPPEARED THE WAGE EARNER DEMANDS SUFFICIENT AND REGULAR SUBSISTENCE INCLUDING A SYSTEM OF PENSIONS AND AS A PART OF HIS DEFINITION OF SUBSISTENCE AND SUFFICIENCY A DUE PORTION OF LEISURE THAT HE DEMANDS A PROPERTY AND THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION I CAN SEE NO SIGN WHATEVER IT MAY COME BUT ALL THE EVIDENCE IS THE OTHER WAY AND AS FOR A GENERAL PUBLIC INDIGNATION AGAINST CORRUPT GOVERNMENT THERE IS BELOW THE FEW IN THE KNOW WHO EITHER SHARE THE SWAG OR SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS NO SIGN THAT IT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO HAVE ANY EFFECT
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