A forgotten revolution

The MSM is desperate to fill the airwaves with 'good' news. Thus the bailout ad nauseum, the Israeli election (hurrah! The least right-wing party won! But, hang on lost too!! Tut eh? Democracy it's the least bad system we've got eh?) and the weather (at least the government isn't getting the blame for that - - hmmm, or should it?) etc.
Two, at least two, social revolts are being systematically excluded from government propaganda outlets - the revolt in Madagascar and the hugely popular and enduring general strikes in Guadeloups and Martinique. These rebellions against the capitalist oder of things are getting deeper and deeper and more and more entrenched by the day. There was a similar wave of revolt back in 1967 over pretty much the same type of problems in Guadeloup. A year later was 1968 and all that.
The point being, the revolt is everywhere and though superficially separate, its filaments are connecting everywhere throughout the world. Be part of it.

Cheery news

People in Stamford, America, have been marching in defence of their homes in front of the CEO of Morgan Stanley's gaff. This is one set of flames that we can all hope will spread far and wide.

On blogging

A reporter wrote this . It's really bad. Would give bloggers heart everywhere.

No to anti-semitism

Freedland makes the point, in the Guardian, that the left did not insist as strongly enough that Jewish people were not to blame for the Israeli attack on Gaza as they were to make sure that muslims were not persecuted as a group for the crimes of 9/11 and 7/7. He goes on to argue that the number of anti-semitic assaults have risen sharply since the Israeli war on Gaza. He fails to mention that anti-Muslim attacks have risen as well (though he does point out that Jack Straw's ramblings about headscarves a few years ago prompted Islamaphobic attacks to rise) and argues that the left should not attack Zionism as, on the streets, it makes no difference since it is all interpreted as 'Attack the Jews'.
He concludes "It is perfectly possible to condemn Israel's current conduct and to stand firmly against anti-Jewish prejudice." - which is what the left, at least the left we've been reading, has been saying all along. Point being, why is it the left that always gets the blame for this. Like the left has that much power! If only.

Eco migrants

If, as we are constantly told by the capdogs and their media allies, that the economy is pretty much like the weather in the sense that one can do little to alter it and in the end one just has to put up with it, then economic migrants should be granted the same understanding as those people fleeing flood, drought and storm.

Weathery gloom

About this time of year, usually, I think "Wouldn't it be a nice idea if around this dark time of year, that there was some sort of festival, where people, I dunno, gave each other things, went out and had parties." followed immediately by the thought that "Oh yeh. That was that Christmas thing a while back I guess."

Demo against the system

Lurking rozzer - totally outnumbered

The splendid looking marie/town hall

Good humoured enrourage.

The basic message.

Angouleme, southern France January 29th. 30 000 demonstrate against the neo-liberal system. 2.5 million across the whole of France.