Archive for April 24th, 2010
Human rights and the left
Posted by John, April 24th, 2010 - under Uncategorised.
Tags: Human rights
Comments: 8
The Rudd Government has decided not to introduce a national Human Rights Act. Typically conservatives have welcomed the decision while liberals have condemned it. Both misunderstand that we live in a world that not only restricts freedom; it is built on unfreedom. We are denied the freedom to be human in a society where we […]
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Tony Babino the Internationale
Posted by John, April 24th, 2010 - under Internationale, Tony Babino.
Comments: none
A great rendition of the Internationale. Clearly the video maker thinks very highly of Che and other stalinists. The Internationale by Tony Babino is sung at the end of Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A love story. The song, not the video, is at the end of the film. Moore doesn’t have illusions in Stalinism.
The myth of Anzac Day
Posted by John, April 24th, 2010 - under Uncategorised.
Tags: ANZAC day
Comments: 9
The first Anzac Day was an attempt to divert anger away from the capitalist class to those who were “disloyal”. It was also an important part of the pro-conscription propaganda.