Max Boddy’s May Day 2025 speech focused on the intensifying global class struggle driven by capitalism’s deepening crisis. He argued that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the bankruptcy of the capitalist system, highlighting the prioritization of profit over human life. The speech pointed to rising inflation, economic instability, and the escalating danger of war as symptoms of this crisis.
Boddy specifically critiqued the Australian Labor government’s implementation of austerity measures and its alignment with US imperialism, particularly concerning the AUKUS military pact aimed at confronting China. He denounced the government’s suppression of strikes and the collaboration of trade unions in enforcing wage cuts.
The speech emphasized the need for a socialist program to address these crises, rejecting the false promises of capitalist politicians. Boddy stressed the importance of building an international movement of the working class, independent of nationalist and pro-capitalist forces, to fight for socialism. He called for the unification of workers across borders to oppose war, defend democratic rights, and fight for a socialist future. The speech positioned the Socialist Equality Party as the party fighting to build that revolutionary leadership in the working class.
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