The alternative being a society based on mutual aid that sees to the needs of all those in that society, a society freed from the profit motive and founded on sustainability.
The planned government spending cuts will decimate public services and put more than 1 million out of work. They will hit the most vulnerable, damage communities and undermine much that holds us together as a society. By raising £4 through cuts to every pound raised through tax, most of this through VAT, which hits the poorest and those on middle incomes hardest, is nothing short of class war. This recession was a product of the finance sector, yet the banks and the parasites responsible are now enjoying massive bonuses, and not being asked to make their fair contribution, but then again, that's capitalism.
The TUC has organised a demonstration for the 26th March in London, if you value our social services, do your damnedest to be there to show your anger. Of course we should not be marching to ask for a better deal from our lords and masters, the parasitical millionaires. We should be marching to bring about the alternative to this corporate greed feast and change society forever in our favour, bringing down this unfair, exploitative system of profit before people. See your local TUC for travel arrangements, organise your own arrangements with your own group, pensioners, students, public sector workers, unemployed, etc. help make this the biggest demonstration of public anger that this country has ever seen. If however you can't make it down to London you should be organising a similar type of demonstration in your local area. Glaswegians should be heading to George Square to put their anger on display for all to see. If you will not be at any of the demonstrations, at least take the day off.
We cannot stand by and be plundered by the corporate world, aided and abetted by the millionaire public school thugs at the Westminster House of Hypocrisy and Corruption. Make no mistake, this decimation of our welfare system to protect the parasites that inhabit the bond markets is class war. They will continue to plunder all our public assets, driving us back to Victorian poverty, until we put a halt to this unfair system of greed.
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Do we really want to march to demand a continuation of state welfare?
ReplyDeleteThe socialists may be happy to have thousands reliant on the government for subsistence but I sure as hell don't see why anarchists should be joining their crusade just because they are 'anti-capitalists'.
The problem is the state no matter whether it's the capitalist state with the rich screwing the poor or the socialist ideal of every poor bastard getting screwed equally by the government.
March against the government but flying black for freedom not the red of conformity.
I did say that I was not in favour of marching to ask for a better deal from our lords and master, but to try to change society forever. These marches don't change anything by themselves, but they do sometimes politicise people on certain issues and draw to the public attention the injustice in the present system. Mobilising people on issues of injustice is no bad thing, it can create debate, I am well aware that there are alternatives to marching holding up your favourite banner, but it beats doing nothing or writing to your MP. We could be among them stating our ideas, who knows, perhaps somebody will listen. People can feel empowered by taking part in these things and to continually hi-light the alternatives will do no harm what so ever. I don't think anything I have said puts me in the circle of those who want a better run state system of social welfare.
ReplyDeleteI know that you did explicitly say we shouldn't march to get a better deal, but the event is organised by the TUC which is as much a part of the problem as the corporations and the government. Any anarchist voices will be drowned out by the calls for better fed slavery.
ReplyDeleteBut I take your point, perhaps it would be a good opportunity to talk to those marching and explain how their overlords at the top of the unions have political power as an aim and not the good of the workers. If we can convince some union members to withdraw from the statist unions and join with radical movements for real change then it will be a good thing.
I've just had bad experiences discussing radical politics with the left wing; I find them far more dogmatic and unresponsive to anarchist thought than even many capitalists I've met!
Yea, it is tough getting your ideas across but if we only choose the easy ones we are going no where. If we are not there we have no impact what so ever, if we are there----. As far as I'm concerned, anarchists should be where the people are, anarchists should encourage people to resist government and get involved in direct action, then it is up to them to decide, but if our ideas are not on the table, then they will never be taken up. Throwing seeds, throwing seeds, with a wee smile on our face and a wee bit hope in our hearts.
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