We quote the last section of the previous post: the issue of revolution is one thing, but the question of who is to lead it is another. The history of The marxist left shows both the failure of the…
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The riddle of world history
R48G: the eonic model and Judeo-Christianity, historical materialism, end of history discourse, and communism/democracy June 29th, 2017 •
Israel: inner defeat, endgame of an idea
I am happy, eager even, to affirm the right of Jewish people to live in peace and security, wherever that may be, a right all humans deserve in no particular order of worthiness. But I won’t ratify Israel’s bloody founding or its devotion to racial supremacy. Ultimately, when Zionists demand that you affirm Israel’s right to exist, what they really seek is affirmation of Palestinian nonexistence.
Source: Renouncing Israel on Principle - CounterPunch.org
Thunberg vs Trump
Wow, this is unbelievable! I share this great honour with everyone in the #FridaysForFuture movement and climate activists everywhere. #climatestrike https://t.co/2t2JyA6AnM pic.twitter.com/u4JUD4cgCz
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 11, 2019
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‘We Are Unstoppable, Another World is Possible!’: Young Climate Activists Storm COP 25 Stage
Young activists took over and occupied the main stage at the COP 25 climate conference in Madrid, Spain Wednesday and demanded world leaders commit to far more ambitious action to address the ecological emergency.
How Does One of the Most Hated Industries Stay Profitable?
Pharma is one of the public’s most detested industries. But despite its low approval ratings and a plethora of government lawsuits, Pharma continues to thrive. Here are some of the tricks up its sleeve that enable its continued profiteering. 1. Astroturf Patients Pharma promotes fake patient advocacy groups to lobby for its interests. These front More
Source: How Does One of the Most Hated Industries Stay Profitable? - CounterPunch.org
dot.gov’s everywhere caught in a psychosis of political hallucination…
The opposition of reformism and revolutionary promotion is inevitable but in the end self-defeating.
The revolutionary left is in reality paralyzed and for all its grand hurrah is in fact incapable of response: especially now when a whole planet is at risk and the powers of government have exposed themselves as caught in a kind of psychosis of political hallucination, especially with respect to climate change.
Source: Revolution/reformism: a list of posts – 1848+: The End(s) of History