Archive for December, 2009
Turn the racists back, not refugees
Posted by John, December 31st, 2009 - under Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Refugees, The Liberals, Tony Abbott.
Comments: 1
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Warning: Bad joke
Posted by John, December 31st, 2009 - under Cricket, Uncategorized.
Comments: none
Was Shane Watson’s ton at the MCG a case of Rauf justice?
The US – when killing kids is OK
Posted by John, December 30th, 2009 - under Afghanistan, China, Chinese imperialism, Imperialism, Iraq, Killing kids, Pakistan, Somalia, US foreign policy, US imperialism, Yemen.
Comments: 5
Apparently it is OK to kill kids if you are the American ruling class. Only turning this upside down world right way up – working class revolution – can stop the murder of the innocents.
Capitalism: another year older, and deeper in debt
Posted by John, December 28th, 2009 - under 2009, Capitalism, Continuity, Socialism.
Comments: 7
As the bourgeoisie prove incapable of dealing with their economic and environmental breakdowns, 2010 could be the year in which we turn their continuity into systemic discontinuity and witness the seeds being sown for a new democratic society to satisfy human need.
Put Blair on trial for his war crimes
Posted by John, December 28th, 2009 - under Tony Blair, War crimes.
Comments: 1
Marg bar dictator
Posted by John, December 28th, 2009 - under Iran, Marg bar dictator, Shoras.
Comments: none
Marg bar dictator. This is Farsi for ‘death to the dictator’, one of the chants of the tens of thousands of protestors in the streets of Tehran today. The dispute started off as a fight among the ruling elite but has the potential to become one for the very survival of the Islamic republic. I do not […]
Readers take a holiday
Posted by John, December 27th, 2009 - under Blogging, Christmas, Readers, Saturnalia.
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Readership of my blog has dropped by about 60 percent in the last week. When the choice for those who have been slaving for the boss for the last year is between Saturnalia, sloth and family or reading revolutionary political blogs, not surprisingly Saturnalia wins. Still, I’m pleasantly surprised more than a thousand people visited my site over Christmas. Small bickies […]
Conflict in Yemen caused by imperialism
Posted by John, December 27th, 2009 - under Imperialism, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Comments: 2
Israeli genocide continues
Posted by John, December 26th, 2009 - under Gaza, Gaza blockade, Hamas, Imperialism, Israel, Palestine, US imperialism, Zionism.
Comments: 7
Jesus Christ – rebel without a Claus
Posted by John, December 25th, 2009 - under Catholic church, Christianity, Religion, Santa Claus.
Comments: 6
The industrial revolution and the expansion of capitalism worldwide commodified all human relations, including Christmas. Thus the traditions of the past became objects of profitability.