Category Archives: Politics

UPRISINGS AND REVOLUTIONS (Introduction).

Posted on December 13, 2012 by stutteringsteps

In a previous article [Crisis! So what else can we do?‘] I argued that among the anti-capitalist left there was much discussion of ’revolution’ and what initiatives given the developing crisis, might galvanise the masses into struggle. I asserted the … Continue reading →

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THE SHOOTING OF MALALA YOUSAFZAI

Posted on November 30, 2012 by stutteringsteps

1. Yet another recent victim of religious ideology. Malala Yousafzai is a fourteen year old Pakistani girl from the township of Swat in Islamabad. At the time of her interview on Aljazeera during the summer of 2012, she was a … Continue reading →

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GAZA-WAR CEASE FIRE: SO WHO WON?

Posted on November 24, 2012 by stutteringsteps

a) Who won? At a superficial level it may seem as if the Zionist-based colonialist entity called Israel won the just over a week-long war. After all with their superior weaponry and expertise funded and informed by North American and … Continue reading →

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GAZA: THE LITMUS TEST – AGAIN!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Once again the brutal onslaught of the hi-tech Goliath against the Palestinian David in Gaza demonstrates the studied inhumanity of the Zionist colonial entity of Israel. As in the case of ‘Operation Cast Lead’ in 2008/9, the most advanced weapons … Continue reading →

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THE SUBTLE CHARACTERISTICS OF SECTARIANISM.

Posted on November 9, 2012 by stutteringsteps

In a previous article (‘Sectarianism and the question of a general strike) I identified ten characteristics of sectarianism obtained from the works of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky. Despite my severe reservations concerning the Leninist and Trotskyist positions and traditions, … Continue reading →

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CRISIS! SO WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Among the anti-capitalist left there has been much debate of what is an appropriate course of action in the present circumstances of developing capitalist crisis. A great deal of conflict exists together with considerable impatience. Discussions and debates among the … Continue reading →

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SPRING TURNS TO AUTUMN.

Posted on September 15, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Can it really be surprising that the Arab Spring has turned into an Anti-west Autumn? Are the recent violent attacks on US and European Embassies and their staff, along with assorted western commercial targets, really something that was provoked by … Continue reading →

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“PROTECTING THE DREAM!”

Posted on August 31, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Mitt Romney uttered the above three words at the recent Republican Convention in the USA. The race for the Presidency is now officially on and every negative tactic that billions of dollars can buy will be used by both sides … Continue reading →

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WHOSE UNDER THE FISCAL CLIFF?

Posted on August 15, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Over the last few months the term ‘Fiscal Cliff’ has become increasingly popular in political as well as financial discourse. The term originated in the US, to refer to a series of impending tax increases and government spending cuts which … Continue reading →

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THE SPECTRE OF STALINISM.

Posted on August 6, 2012 by stutteringsteps

As the present economic and financial crisis deepens, more working people and other sections of society will undoubtedly come to question the continuation of the capitalist system. However, exactly at that point they will be confronted with the spectre of … Continue reading →

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