The economic disparity between haves and havenots is largest in South Africa. Striking miners ’ actions were labelled illegal. Police tried to force them to report to work. Fire was exchanged - several miners dead.
WSJ reports 2 rival union groups are responsible for violence. Workers in large union NUM wanted to work while AMCU union members felt wages too low. Mining company Lonmin (Platinum)
WSJ also portrays this as union members being priviledged compared to the real poor. Thus absolving the elite from any responsibility.
What else is new?
Source Aug 17 WSJ
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You mean the newspaper that Rupert Murdoch owns? Seems about right for him.
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Yes - that paper. Though I would say most papers are spokespapers for big Corp.
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Hmmm this is not good, seems apparthied in one form or another has always been with us afterall... and not just in South Africa either.
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There was more coverage in Sat WSJ. I should have added it seems the striking workers apparently attacked first. Workers claim they used sticks police claim more lethal weapons used.
Most of the blame was correctly assigned to economic disparity.