| Cartoon Exposing WSF 3) WSF and the NGOs
By People's Art and Literary Association 17/01/2004 At 10:51 A Cartoon Campaign Exposing WSF
WSF and the NGOs 3) WSF and the NGOs (Civil Society Organisations)
WSF is not a new formation altogether. It's only a reincarnation of voluntary organizations (now called NGOs or Civil Society Organizations) begot by the imperialists 40 years ago.
The massive students' demonstrations and the widespread anti-imperialist movements of the sixties and the ignominious defeat of America in Vietnam, shattered the credibility of Imperialist Global System and the public opinion swayed in favour of Communism. Unable to quell the people's movement from above, the imperialists resorted to the strategy of penetrating and contaminating the grassroots, through large-scale recruitment of the educated middle class in Non Governmental Organizations.
The mission of NGOs is to divide the people on the line of identities, promote careerism, economism and apoliticism amongst the masses, while indulging in radical phrase mongering. 70% of the World Bank aided projects are routed through NGOs, and they serve as the power centers of Imperialists, studded in the grass root to monitor the project of Recolonisation.
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Your critique of the WSF/ NGO's etc. seems a little misguided...would not your time be better spent with a critique on the actual power structures/ individuals who daily commit human rights abuse and violate international law-i.e. many states throughout the world, many multinational corporations, and in particular many security agencies such as the CIA who regularily use physcological campaigns which are in fact similar to the content of your letter and the other anti-WSF cartoons to create divisions and tension within movements for democracy, peace, and justice.
The WSF may not be revolutionary, but I don't think it is bombing civilians, developing nuclear weapons, etc. etc. and perhaps one way to make it more revolutionary is by "leading by personal example" Even if you are right, publicly slaming it will probably not convince people, they will get defensive, and go the other way.
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Nothing is so pathetic as a communist who has learned nothing from the collapse of the Soviet Empire (oh yes. socialist states can be imperialistic, too) and the complete failure of socialism as an economic development strategy in the developing world. Attacking NGOs...how brave.
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