Category Archives: neo-liberalism

UKRAINE IMPLODES.

Posted on March 10, 2014 by stutteringsteps

A new Crimean War? It is a truism that the first casualty of war is the truth. There are already good reasons for asserting that this exists in the current war of words between the Anglo-Saxon coalition of Capitalist governments … Continue reading →

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SANDBAGS AND SEWAGE.

Posted on February 14, 2014 by stutteringsteps

Over the last month large sections of the UK have been inundated by sea and river water and the production and allocation of sandbags has practically dominated the main news outlets. Are there enough?; are they in the right place?; … Continue reading →

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FUNDAMENTALISM.

Posted on February 6, 2014 by stutteringsteps

In practically every part of the world, dissatisfaction with the existing neo-liberal regimes and the economic system they uphold, is being displayed. From the advanced capitalist countries, to the less-advanced ex-colonised countries, people across the globe are up in arms … Continue reading →

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DISPOSSESSION! (Part 2.)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by stutteringsteps

5. Colonialism/Imperialism. (Dispossession spreads across the planet.) The colonialist and imperialist stages of capital accumulation merely extended the theatre of operations for the dispossession of people from their lands and means of subsistence and/or production. Building upon the previous merchant-capitalist … Continue reading →

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HUMANITY, CLASS AND NATIONALISM.

Posted on December 31, 2013 by stutteringsteps

A short discussion on nationalism took place recently on the ‘Commune’ blog (see blog roll – useful links – below right) which was sparked off by a much needed critical look at the bid for Scottish independence by Barry Biddulph … Continue reading →

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Left Unity: A contribution to the debate.

Posted on October 18, 2013 by stutteringsteps

In Europe and the USA it is undeniable that there is a growing animosity to the socio-economic domination of banking capital and to the severity of the austerity programmes proposed by all mainstream political parties. As yet this animosity is … Continue reading →

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USA: GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN – AGAIN!

Posted on October 6, 2013 by stutteringsteps

The closing of some US government facilities during early October 2013 and the sending home of government workers reveals a number of things about bourgeois democracy and the capitalist mode of production. The most obvious thing is that the elite … Continue reading →

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UPRISINGS AND REVOLUTIONS – 2.

Posted on September 6, 2013 by stutteringsteps

In Uprisings and Revolutions – 1, I attempted to condense my own research on the development of uprisings and revolutionary processes along with the general stages they pass through on their way to either defeat or success. That research was … Continue reading →

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EGYPT: A MANDATE TO KILL!

Posted on July 29, 2013 by stutteringsteps

The recent request by Army General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi for Egyptian people to assemble in their masses on the Streets of Cairo and elsewhere is in one sense a 180 degree turn. Previously army regimes have at best been neutral … Continue reading →

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WOOLWICH! ELITES IN DENIAL.

Posted on May 31, 2013 by stutteringsteps

Being ‘in denial’ is a concept I first encountered in regard to a friends developing alcoholism. In that particular form it refers to a persons denial of their excessive and out of control drinking. They deny what is obvious to … Continue reading →

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