Category Archives: Trot Guide

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#TrotGuide 2016

Posted on April 21, 2016 by @ndy

Gosh and bother and tish and fiffle: it’s been just over four years since I last formally updated Trot Guide (April 10, 2012). At that stage I counted a mere fifteen political organisations on the far left — mostly Trotskyist … Continue reading →

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#TrotGuide : Socialist Party (CWI) resignations

Posted on February 23, 2016 by @ndy

Update (February 25, 2016) : The SP has issued a statement in response to the below : Statement from Socialist Party National Committee (February 24, 2016). Yesterday 14 Socialist Party members, including City of Yarra councillor Stephen Jolly, tendered their … Continue reading →

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Blogging 2015 …

Posted on January 7, 2016 by @ndy

A review of my blogging efforts in 2015. January (8 posts) In addition to several notes on anti-fascism (which included some advice on Facebook use), I wrote about the ‘Rojava Revolution’ in northern Syria and a strike and occupation at … Continue reading →

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#Reclaim Australia : November 22, 2015 : Post-match

Posted on November 24, 2015 by @ndy

Above : A protest sign in Melton featuring the neo-Nazi leader of the UPF, Blair Cotrell, and one of his quotes on skool curricula. For more see : Quotations From Chairman Blair Cottrell (July 27, 2015). ‘Reclaim Australia’ (RA) held … Continue reading →

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Q. Did Trotsky ‘invent’ the term ‘racist’ in 1927?

Posted on September 28, 2015 by @ndy

Over the last few months, Shermon Burgess — a/k/a ‘The Great Aussie Patriot’ — has begun to increasingly indulge in the perpetuation of a range of radical right-wing memes, not only about Islam and the left but multiculturalism, the United … Continue reading →

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George Christensen & Team Australia ~versus~ Flag-Burning Socialist Ratbags*

Posted on August 6, 2015 by @ndy

Poor old George Christensen — who can boast that he is the only federal or state MP to have accepted an invitation to address a Reclaim Australia rally (Mackay, July 19) — has had his complaint to the Human Rights … Continue reading →

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Further notes on #ReclaimAustralia/#UnitedPatriotsFront rallies (July 18/19)

Posted on July 23, 2015 by @ndy

UPDATE : On tomorrow’s The SUWA Show (5.30-6.30pm /// Friday, July 24 /// 3CR 855AM) Dr Cam & I yarn w John Safran about his experiences on July 18 and review the protest that was/n’t. See also : Gun found … Continue reading →

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#ReclaimAustralia “Burn the national flag = death by gang rape” ~ Dean Luland

Posted on April 6, 2015 by @ndy

Above : Iconic img of confrontation between a neo-Nazi skinhead and a counter-protester at Reclaim Australia rally in Melbourne. … On Facebook, one Reclaim Australia supporter has opined that the appropriate punishment for burning the Australian flag is death by … Continue reading →

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token #vicvotes post

Posted on November 29, 2014 by @ndy

Blah. Blah blah. Blah blah blah. See : Beyond Voting. Left Socialist Alliance: Sean Brocklehurst for Pascoe Vale and Sarah Hathway for Geelong; Stephen Jolly (Socialist Party) for Richmond. Also, Joseph Toscano (Anarchist Media Institute/Libertarian Workers For A Self-Managed Society) … Continue reading →

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#HeyASIO dox on protest and/or terrorism : July 1969 — July 1972

Posted on October 4, 2014 by @ndy

#HeyASIO, below is a transcription of ASIO dox from the National Library. It provides an account of a number of actions classified by the agency as ‘terrorist’. This one’s for disaccords — eat yr heart out. See also : How … Continue reading →

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