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does anybody know anything about this guy?? the only notes i've got on catholics and the labour movement are about him but i don't really understand what he had to do with it.

any help would be appreciated!
 

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waterbottle said:
does anybody know anything about this guy?? the only notes i've got on catholics and the labour movement are about him but i don't really understand what he had to do with it.

any help would be appreciated!
do a search for "santamaria" (one word not two) and you will get a number of threads about him and teh Labour Movement


or you could just google it!

(with the correct spelling...makes it easier!)
ie its BA Santamaria...looking up bob santa maria wouldnt have gotten anything helpful....

quote from one of the threads
The Movement was founded by B.A Santamaria...

The labour party was made up of Trade Unions with Communist leaders.. Because catholics were low on the economic ladder, Catholic bishops said they supported the notion of socialism which allowed poorer people to have the same opportunities as others. To over come communist parties, B A Santamaria covertly lead 'The Movement' which involved nominating Catholics to be the new leaders of the unions and the Bishops ad Priests encouraged catholics to vote for them. When the Labour party found out, the party was split into the Democratic Labour Party and the other (i cant rememeber! )It was said to be the most magnificent fusion of politics and religion in Australian history...
by Bex
http://www.boredofstudies.org/community/showpost.php?p=37723&postcount=4
 

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i reckon this will be in tomorrows trial...
santamaria was a member of the democratic labour party, primarily involved in separating the threat of communism from the labour party.

post ww2, there wqas a heightened ferar of communism, with which areas of the albour party were associated. communists and catholics alike argued for social justice instead of social welfare, with santamaria seeing a change in the economic system as being essential for social change.

communism upheld the same view and hence it seemed as if santamaria and communism were fighting the same fight. since communism is an atheistic political viewpoint, santamaria found it necessary to disassociate with the communist party by disowning them and attacking their views through trade unions.

through creating disputes in trade unions in regard to communists, santamaria played a large part in downplaying the communist threat and disassoiating the catholic church from communism.
 

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it is somewhat freaky that this knowledge was needed for a MC question today
 

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yes..I was laughing when I saw this panicky post and knowing what was in teh exam!
 

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haha.. i stumbled upon it last night and then when it was in the exam i was stoked
 

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So was the answer
the labour movement
or the movement?

I chose the movement

some of my friends thought it was communism

Snapperhead?
 

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