Socialism

Anti-Capitalist Meetup: Mojitos, Tourismo, Cooperatives, and CUCs for Cuba by Geminijen

For leftists, Cuba has always been kind of like the promised land. The country that has stood up to the imperialist giant to the North — the United States For the past 60 plus years, it is Cuba that has led the fight for liberation and socialist struggles both in Latin America and around the world. The country that never gave in, or gave up, no matter how hard the United States came down on the socialist island.

Hillary as a long-term sleeper agent

One can assume the Rodham problem originates entirely from its bourgeois character. That was apparent from the Goldwater beginnings and her natural-born affinity and allegiance to the US exploiter-groups. She soon realized the strategic advantage of tactically removing herself from reactionary Cold War politics of the 1960's and embedding herself as a 'progressive' upper-class parasite within the Democratic Party.

Hellraisers Journal: Remembering James Connolly in 1910, the year he left America and returned to Ireland.


The great appear great to us, only because
we are on our knees:
LET US RISE.
-James Connolly
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Sunday May 14, 1916
Remembering James Connolly's Departure from New York City

In New York City on July 14, 1910, A Farewell Dinner was held for James Connolly:

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Hellraisers Journal: Eugene Debs: "Socialism stands for peace, the peace that comes with justice."

Socialism stands for Peace,
The Peace that comes with Justice
And is crowned with Honor.
-Eugene Victor Debs
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Saturday May 6, 1916
Comrade Debs: "Peace With Honor a Fraudulent and Hypocritical Phrase

From the Texas Corsicana Daily Sun of May 4, 1916:

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NYC: "Never Forget" the Economic Terrorism of Wall St. Bernie Wins Here, If All Hands On Deck NOW.

First a little background to explain the purpose of this diary.

It’s less in the spirit of a Joe Namath-style guarantee than as a call to arms to ramp up your engagement right now.

Hellraisers Journal: Gaylord Wilshire Calls for General Strike to Free Moyer, Haywood & Pettibone


If the workers take a notion,
They can stop all speeding trains;
Every ship upon the ocean
They can tie with mighty chains.
-Joe Hill
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Wednesday April 11, 1906
Wilshire's Magazine: Editorial Calls for General Strike

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Anti-Capitalist Meetup: Gender/Race/Class/Age in the Democratic Primaries - Oh My! by Geminijen

When Bernie first decided to run for President as a democratic socialist, challenging the extreme income inequality that advanced capitalism has brought to our society, I was excited. His message was echoing the Occupy Wall Street movement’s slogan that 1% of the wealthy owned more than the other 99%. Bernie was going to bring the concept of class struggle between working people and the corporate elite back into the political conversation!

Anti-Capitalist Meetup: The Revolutionary Class Of The Future

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The desire for revolution lives at the beating heart of anti-capitalism. There may be differing visions of how that revolution will be conducted and on exactly whose terms the new-born society will be ruled, but in the end our mission is to overturn the power of Capital and remake the world for the benefit of the masses.

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