[In spite of what many of the AAM…]
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In spite of what many of the AAM delegates would like to think, a successtul campaign of sanctions cannot be carried out within the confines of capitalist law. The experience of the UCW significantly not mentioned even by its delegate who spokein the TUC's last week of action against South Africa is the best illustration of that.
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When UCW members tried to place an embargo on telephone and telegraph communication with South Africa, the courts told them it was illegal.
The UCW leadership, and behind them the TUC, cravenly backed down meaning that in concrete terms that week of action contributed absolutely nothing to overthrowing apartheid. If anything its weakness brought comfort to the racists.
Many AAM delegates argued in effect not only that effective sanctions would not need to challenge capitalist legality but also that they could guin the support of i significant section of the capitalist class.
The argued the need tor a hroad based campain. un argument which ther used to justify not placing the central emphasis on • independent actions of the wocking class. and hit linkine the sutestion vi action adams Somth offrecan
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