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Category Archives: Politics
AN APOLOGY TO ROBERT FISK.
After finally finishing the book ‘The Great War for Civilisation’ by Robert Fisk I decided it needed reviewing on this blog. For even though it was published in 2005, its content is still valuable in understanding the situation we find … Continue reading
CAPITALISM AND DEMOCRACY.
[Democracy: “…a situation in which everyone is treated equally”. A process: .”..relating to or… available to the broad masses of the people.” Websters Dictionary] Democracy under Capitalism. Much play is made by the political class (and many other pro-capitalists) concerning … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, Critique, Economics, Marx, neo-liberalism, Politics
Tagged authoritarianism, bourgeois democracy, Fascism, representative democracy, State-capitalism
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KARL!
This month, two hundred years ago, (actually on 5 May 1818), Karl Marx was born. And as is usual on any date connected with Marx, a spate of articles by so-called ‘experts’ appeared in periodicals and papers assessing Marx’s contribution … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Capitalism, capitalism, Critique, Ecological damage., Economics, Finance, Marx, Politics, Sectarianism
Tagged Marx, Marx on economics, Marx on Humanism, Marx's Birthday
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CROSSING RED LINES.
According to the leaders of USA, France, and UK, killing people by chemical or biological weapons was crossing a red line and had to be punished. Yet despite claims of acting out of humanitarian concern for innocent civilians, the military … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Capitalism, capitalism, Critique, neo-liberalism, Politics, Sectarianism
Tagged Economics, human rights, humanity, Middle East, Syria
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‘BEST WORKERS IN THE WORLD’ – 2.
In the previous article “Best workers in the world”, I drew attention to the re-emergence of authoritarian, nationalist, one-nation ideas which are being promoted and implemented by various right-wing political parties throughout Europe and beyond. I used some of the … Continue reading
“BEST WORKERS IN THE WORLD”
The title of this article is a phrase from a speech at an international conference. However, it was not, as the reader might think, at a conference of trade unionists, nor of left-wing anti-capitalist radicals addressing a like – minded … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, Critique, Ecological damage., Nationalism, Politics, Reformism, Religion, The State
Tagged Trump at Davos
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NEGLECTED VOICES – 2.
In the previous article a selection of eight categories of voiced concerns by ordinary working class people (white-collar and blue) were reproduced from the 2018 Demos report ‘At Home in One’s Past’. In this second article a further selection of … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Capitalism, Critique, neo-liberalism, Politics, Reformism, Revolutionary-Humanism
Tagged Demos, Neglected voices
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NEGLECTED VOICES – 1.
Over the past several decades of national (and international), social and political turmoil the popular media (Television, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines) has remained dominated by the opinions and assertions of the 20th century educated middle-classes. This is a mileu whose representatives … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Capitalism, capitalism, Critique, neo-liberalism, Politics, Revolutionary-Humanism
Tagged Demos, Neglected voices
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MEN BEHAVING BADLY!
At last the habitual sexual predation of Western elite males upon female employees is being highlighted internationally in film, media and politics. Nevertheless, I suggest these current ‘revelations’ are just the tip of a huge patrifocal iceberg of men globally … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, Critique, Feminism, Patriarchy, Politics, Religion, Revolutionary-Humanism
Tagged elite cover ups, sexual predation
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CATALONIAN INDEPENDENCE.
The limits of bourgeois democracy revealed. A decision by the citizens in the Catalonia region of Spain to have a referendum on whether to declare independence, has clearly revealed the limits of bourgeois democracy. In response to this aspiration for … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Capitalism, Critique, neo-liberalism, Politics, The State
Tagged Catalonia, Catalonian Independence, Crisis in Spain
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