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In some ways the danger of failure is less, for our opponent is certainly less well organized. But beyond that  beyond these limits  we shall not attain. IN SOME WAYS THE DANGER OF FAILURE IS LESS FOR OUR OPPONENT IS CERTAINLY LESS WELL ORGANIZED BUT BEYOND THAT BEYOND THESE LIMITS WE SHALL NOT ATTAIN
ce, 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. 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. We may expect, in a delay perhaps as brief as that which was required to pillory, and, therefore, to hamstring the miserable falsehood and ineptitude called the Party System (that is, in some ten years or less), to reduce the Official Press to the same plight. CIENT 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 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 WE MAY EXPECT IN A DELAY PERHAPS AS BRIEF AS THAT WHICH WAS REQUIRED TO PILLORY AND THEREFORE TO HAMPSTRING THE MISERABLE FALSEHOOD IN AN APTITUDE CALLED THE PARTY SYSTEM THAT IS IN SOME TEN YEARS OR LESS TO REDUCE THE OFFICIAL PRESS TO THE SAME PLIGHT
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