Author Archives: stutteringsteps

WHITHER THE NATION-STATE?

Posted on September 4, 2015 by stutteringsteps

Whether we consider the multifarious problems in Greece, Spain and other countries, or the emergence of radical Islam (as with ISIL), the continuing 21st century economic crisis of the capitalist mode of production has undoubtedly produced a profound political crisis … Continue reading →

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JEREMY CORBYN’S TEN POINTS!

Posted on August 20, 2015 by stutteringsteps

It can hardly escape anyone’s attention that the British Labour Party’s leadership contest has revealed the existence of deep divisions within this party of ‘left’ reformism. In addition this contest has revealed not only the sordid personal jockeying for elevated … Continue reading →

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SYRIZA IMPLODES.

Posted on July 19, 2015 by stutteringsteps

True colours. It surely cannot come as a complete surprise, that the so-called radicals in the leadership roles of the new Greek political party Syriza, rolled over and accepted the almost fascist levels of economic and financial demands made by … Continue reading →

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PAST and PRESENT LABOUR.

Posted on June 26, 2015 by stutteringsteps

This article is meant as a compliment to the one on Productive and Un-productive Labour and the motive for writing it is essentially the same. That is to say it’s purpose is to strip away all the complex superstructural jargon … Continue reading →

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Capitalism versus the climate! (Book Review.)

Posted on June 7, 2015 by stutteringsteps

Book Review. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: Capitalism versus the climate! By Naomi Klein. This is quite a substantial book, well researched and comprehensive in scope. It provides an extensive review of the multifarious ecological and environmental problems created by the capitalist … Continue reading →

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SYRIZA’S PLAN FOR GREECE!

Posted on May 24, 2015 by stutteringsteps

The frequent negotiations between the politicians in Greece’s new government and those of the European Economic Community, have been the cause of numerous comments on the news channels here in Europe. These ‘discussions’ are usually depicted as taking place between … Continue reading →

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THE ‘COMFORT-WOMEN’ OF JAPAN.

Posted on May 18, 2015 by stutteringsteps

For some years now there has been a campaign in Japan to publicise the ‘hidden’ history of the existence and treatment of ‘comfort-women’ during the Second World War. These were women who were mainly forced into prostitution to service the … Continue reading →

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THE BRITISH ELECTIONS 2015.

Posted on May 9, 2015 by stutteringsteps

In the weeks and months prior to the 2015 elections in Britain, there were at least six variations on the theme of re-energising the capitalist mode of production, within these troubled Islands. Each political party, from the Green Party, through … Continue reading →

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IDEOLOGY AND VIOLENCE – 2.

Posted on April 12, 2015 by stutteringsteps

In Ideology and Violence – 1, evidence was presented of the scriptural justifications for violence against the ‘other’ in the cases of the ideologies of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The ‘other’ meaning those of other religions, no religion and ‘heretics … Continue reading →

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IDEOLOGY AND VIOLENCE – 1.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by stutteringsteps

For an individual to resort to violence, (as with an individual act of terror) it is only necessary that some individual becomes so enraged and unhinged by circumstances or by some abnormality that he or she strikes out randomly – … Continue reading →

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