Entrails Konfetti
2nd May 2006, 02:53
We're seeing an interesting contradiction in todays stage of imperialism, corporations from any country can spread their operations to other countries, though workers can only work in certain provinces. If the workers cross the borders illegally they don't recieve the same pay, and living conditions as natural citizens.
If all workers could recieve equal living conditions, rights of citizenship, and equal pay all over the world capitalists who have operations overseas would have a harder time competing with eachother, and would have an international obligation to pay the standard wages because a worker can find a new job with greater ease.
Imperalism needs borders to enforce their influence on workers in particular provinces, aswell as having a base of operations. The base of operations are really important during war, because victory of a war means new markets for the businesses which are based in the winning country/ies. If all workers gained rights of citizenship, standard wages, and living conditions internationally-- there wouldn't be such strong obligations for workers to become soldiers for countries. A person's place of birth wouldn't have a patriotic affect on the person-- it's just a place, like a bowling alley, or a grochery store is just a place.
Though the proletariat doesn't really have a country because they don't control the means of production, or make descisions on policy, they are trapped behind borders created by the bourgeoisie with good reason: without borders they lose their base of operations, their rule. Workers can challange imperialism on all fronts, and demand raises for a better state of living. Businesses would have to comply, otherwize workers can move to another work place with greater ease, signifying a death warrant for former places of work. In this sense the only way for imperialism to survive is by the world-wide monopolization of business, which would lead to its downfall.
If all workers could recieve equal living conditions, rights of citizenship, and equal pay all over the world capitalists who have operations overseas would have a harder time competing with eachother, and would have an international obligation to pay the standard wages because a worker can find a new job with greater ease.
Imperalism needs borders to enforce their influence on workers in particular provinces, aswell as having a base of operations. The base of operations are really important during war, because victory of a war means new markets for the businesses which are based in the winning country/ies. If all workers gained rights of citizenship, standard wages, and living conditions internationally-- there wouldn't be such strong obligations for workers to become soldiers for countries. A person's place of birth wouldn't have a patriotic affect on the person-- it's just a place, like a bowling alley, or a grochery store is just a place.
Though the proletariat doesn't really have a country because they don't control the means of production, or make descisions on policy, they are trapped behind borders created by the bourgeoisie with good reason: without borders they lose their base of operations, their rule. Workers can challange imperialism on all fronts, and demand raises for a better state of living. Businesses would have to comply, otherwize workers can move to another work place with greater ease, signifying a death warrant for former places of work. In this sense the only way for imperialism to survive is by the world-wide monopolization of business, which would lead to its downfall.