Category Archives: Anti-Capitalism

NAZI’S: A DOUBLE WARNING FROM HISTORY.

Posted on February 22, 2015 by stutteringsteps

An interesting observation was made recently (February 2015) by Yanis Varoufakis, a senior member of the new government of Greece.  In wishing to fulfil the election promises of the Syriza Party to end austerity, Yanis was seeking to influence the … Continue reading →

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THE TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMME.

Posted on February 7, 2015 by stutteringsteps

Once recognition of the need to go beyond capital is accepted, it may seem sensible to have a programme of action which acts as a guide toward the fulfilment of such an ambitious project. Many areas of life, for example, … Continue reading →

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20th CENTURY FEMINIST FRAMEWORKS!

Posted on November 11, 2014 by stutteringsteps

(A critique of some of its aspects. In the 20th century, Feminism became a useful but problematic term with which to label all the various currents and strands of ideas originating from women who stood in opposition to the oppression … Continue reading →

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ELEVEN THESES.

Posted on September 16, 2014 by stutteringsteps

1. Capitalism has long outlived any historical usefulness its many advocates may have claimed. As a system of economic and social organisation it creates the following existential contradictions: Obscene extremes of poverty and wealth; continual wars over resources and markets; … Continue reading →

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CAPITALISM’S ‘Catch 22’

Posted on September 7, 2014 by stutteringsteps

The term ‘Catch 22’ was immortalised in a book of the same title by Joseph Heller. It arose out of the experiences of an American bomber pilot during the Second World War (1939-45), but it is equally applicable to the … Continue reading →

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DIVERSITY – within – UNITY?

Posted on August 25, 2014 by stutteringsteps

Variety and uniformity along with unity and diversity are often counter-posed as opposites, yet this phenomenon of unity opposed to diversity or diversity opposed to unity is rarely found in real life. Nevertheless, the former is frequently active within the … Continue reading →

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THE DIALECTICS OF DISCONTENT.

Posted on August 12, 2014 by stutteringsteps

The past and present atrocities committed by the advanced capitalist countries of UK, Europe and North America are now being matched, but not yet exceeded, by those of the militant Islamists in Syria and Iraq and the equally militant fundamentalist … Continue reading →

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1914 – 1918: CAPITALISMS 1st GLOBAL WAR!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by stutteringsteps

Much has already been said this year (2014), about the causes of the First World War. Its military and political personnel, their conduct, and its positive or negative outcomes have once again been extensively reviewed. Such was the scale of … Continue reading →

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ANGLO-SAXON HYPOCRISY!

Posted on July 20, 2014 by stutteringsteps

The different treatment of three recent sets of fatality statistics, indicate once again the unbridled hypocrisy of the Anglo-Saxon, neo-con elite and their supporters. First, there are the 295 casualties suffered by those aboard Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. Second … Continue reading →

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LEGITIMACY and AUTHENTICITY.

Posted on June 5, 2014 by stutteringsteps

Over recent weeks there has been a torrent of claims and counter-claims by various pro-capitalists and their supporters of what is authentic and legitimate with regards to community self-organisation and voting in elections or referendums. For example, Spain’s Government declared … Continue reading →

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