Australian pseudo-left promotes Labor Party, Greens at “African gangs” rally - World Socialist Web Site

23.2.18

Australian pseudo-left promotes Labor Party, Greens at “African gangs” rally - World Socialist Web Site: The pseudo-left organisation Solidarity organised a rally in Melbourne last week, purportedly to oppose a racist government-media campaign against so-called “African gangs.” The real agenda, however, was to promote the Greens and trade unions, and to cover up the Labor Party’s role in the scapegoating of working class youth of African background.

The demonstration, held February 4, was attended by about 300 people, with what appeared to be only a small minority of African origin. Solidarity, a group affiliated with the British state capitalist Socialist Workers Party, provided a platform for the Greens and the trade unions. The speakers pushed an amalgam of identity politics and Australian nationalism, and encouraged illusions in the parliamentary establishment and police.