RW Johnson: Imperialism heads South, 2016 sees it end. Roll on 2017.

Source: Biznews, 13/01/2016

Readers of the Cape Messenger should be apprised of the good news for
2016 which is that thanks to the valiant efforts of the ANC, Iqbal
Surve and especially the Cape Times, the forces of imperialism in
South Africa will be decisively defeated.


Politically conscious readers will already have noted that the
Opposition to Cde Maduro and the progressive forces of Chavismo in
Venezuela have just won a two thirds majority in parliament there. The
forces of socialism are clinging on against this large popular
majority, 200% inflation and a shortage of virtually all consumer
goods. This is a case where anti-majoritarianism is obviously
justified.


Not far away Cde Dilma Rousseff is under threat of impeachment in
Brazil simply because of the coincidence that she was in charge of the
state oil company, Petrobras, when it was looted of many billions of
dollars. Again, the progressive forces are clinging on despite the
action of the imperialist credit rating agencies in downgrading Brazil
to junk bond status. We are confident that in the interest of BRICS
Cde Rousseff will dispense with bourgeois notions of so-called "due
process" and remain President.


Finally, American tourists are again beginning to throng in Cuba and
there are ominous signs that they are bringing the imperialist Coca
Cola culture with them. Our Cuban comrades are also clinging on:
happily they have thus far been able to exercise proper socialist
control of the Internet. This is a lesson to progressive forces round
the world and their example is being closely studied here at
home.

There is already much evidence that open internet
access allows all manner of reprehensible bourgeois ideas of so-called
personal liberty to flourish. Once again our Cuban comrades lead the
way!


Even our Chinese comrades have felt the sting of imperialism as
so-called "market forces" have resulted in repeated falls on the
Chinese stock market. We are confident that the forces of socialism
will turn this around and produce further stock market gains.


As thoughtful comrades have long been aware, the forces of imperialism
are also massing in Southern Africa. What the imperialists and their
local lackeys want is nothing less than regime change in such
countries as Angola (where Cde Dos Santos has been doing a sterling
job since 1979) and Zimbabwe (where Cde Mugabe has held the fort
equally well since 1980). And now the imperialists have extended their
action to South Africa. Can it really be an accident that in one and
the same month Penny Sparrow has been attempting to rally the estate
agents of the KZN South Coast behind her programme for regime change
in Scottburgh, while Chris Hart has been carrying out similar
counter-revolutionary efforts in Gauteng and Gareth Cliff has carried
the reactionary message to the Idols programme which is part of our
rich national TV heritage?


Of course, the liberal anti-majoritarians will insist that these are
all separate incidents but, comrades, we know better. We know a
counter-revolutionary conspiracy when we see one. There has even been
an attempt to tarnish the good name of our local ANC leader, Marius
Fransman, with a so-called "sexual harassment" case. Is there anything
the imperialists will not stoop to? Yet nothing is more certain than
that under the inspirational leadership of Cd Iqbal Surve the
progressive forces will overcome all these challenges, will unmask the
reactionaries in our midst and thus bring 2016 to a triumphant
conclusion. So the message we bring is let us quickly get over these
minor obstacles. It would be better for everyone if 2016, with all its
difficult challenges like the so-called "local elections", could
simply be put to one side. So let us all get ready to welcome 2017!