The Coup of the Democracy that Wasn't
Submitted by Big Al on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 10:54am
Revolution
Has This All Gone Too Far?
Submitted by bondibox on Tue, 01/31/2017 - 10:58pmI'm a bit worried about the state of America at the moment. My friends and family are suggesting we should invoke Article 25 to have DJT removed from office. After 9 days of being President.
This strikes me as being a bit harsh, because I don't see any "the republic is on the brink" reasons to invoke this clause for the first time in the nation's history. By the way, this is by no means a defense of DJT or his henchmen, or his negligently underqualified cabinet.
Is it the system? Do individuals have the ability to change it?
Submitted by don mikulecky on Sun, 01/29/2017 - 4:39pmRead about Steve Bannon: He Runs America Now
He says he wants to bring the system down and replace it with an economic system related to jobs and rebuilding the infrastructure. Sounds a bit like Bernie to me.
Anger in Flyover Country
Submitted by Sunspots on Fri, 01/27/2017 - 9:26pmThis is a heartbreaking and terrifying article. I hope you'll read the whole thing. The essayist writes very well, about things that are foreign to many of us. He is a retired social worker now living in the rural south and working on a PhD.
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/01/james-f-on-hatred-in-our-divided-...
I, too, am worried by our descent into prewar hatred. I had a friend from Dubrovnik in the’80s. She was a typical Yugoslav – half Croatian, quarter Serbian, and a quarter Russian. She was full of hope, smart, pretty, and heartbreakingly naïve. If she survived the war, I’m pretty sure my friend lost what made her a beautiful human being. She haunts me. Civil wars seem implausible until they start and then they follow the devil’s logic. People like my friend tend to die in them or turn into something less than they were in order to survive.
Open Thread 1-26-17: What Makes a Revolution Work?
Submitted by Shahryar on Thu, 01/26/2017 - 6:00am
My hypothesis is that there are reasons why some revolutions are successful and the goal is to figure out what those reasons are, by looking at revolutions that work and those that don’t.
Welcome to the revolution
Submitted by don mikulecky on Thu, 01/19/2017 - 7:50pmYes it is here. You may not be aware yet but we have reached that point. Marx was pretty clear about all this if you realize the time and context of his writings.
Once the system reaches a point where it can no longer sustain itself it will transform spontaneously. The oligarchy will seize power openly and the façade will disappear. So called "public institutions" will be taken over completely and there will be no apology.
The Oakland Fire: Music of the Dead
Submitted by AoT on Tue, 12/06/2016 - 11:36pmhttps://soundcloud.com/paralycyst -- industrial hardcore
http://katabatik.org/audio/ -- housey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLLerrep_-tsfM2vonl-fJqXBi63VhH1zN&v=... -- dream pop
It's Time for Power to the People
Submitted by Big Al on Mon, 12/05/2016 - 11:26pm
"We have one demand, Power to the People"
The protest by Native Americans and others against the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) project has been inspirational because of the solidarity created and tenacity displayed.
"The Coming War with China"
Submitted by Big Al on Sun, 12/04/2016 - 12:05am
Nah, they would never do that, a war with China. Would they? Certainly not Trump right? Trump doesn't want to attack other countries, he wants to do business with them.
Ya they would. This is the big game they're playing. I think people forget that.
James Mattis, Trump's Secretary of War, is a War Criminal, Warmonger Imperialist
Submitted by Big Al on Fri, 12/02/2016 - 8:15pm
"James Mattis is a Secretary of Offense." David Swanson
The president of some U.S. citizens, Trump, or whoever else is making the decisions for the president of some U.S. citizens (sorry man, I can't help it) has/have selected retired general James Mattis as Secretary of Defense.
