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If I ever had boys they’d be dangerous men.
If I ever had boys they’d be dangerous men They’ll smile at dogs and children and be a tonic to friendsThey’ll send flowers to their mother just because and they’ll be a shoulder for many when the world is too muchMy boys will know that vulnerability is strengthThey won’t bottle anger, they’ll learn how to…
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Creative Capitalism
One of the arguments against socialism goes along the lines of:“Creativity and innovation wouldn’t happen if there was no financial incentive” There are several things wrong with this. Humans like me, you and all our ancestors are programmed to create and innovate. We wouldn’t be here otherwise. The computer or the smartphone or the printing…
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The CIA built hundreds of Covert Websites. Here’s what they were hiding.
The CIA didn’t just infiltrate governments; it infiltrated the internet itself. For over a decade, Langley operated a sprawling network of covert websites that served as global spy terminals disguised as harmless blogs, news hubs, and fan pages. Beginning in 2004, the CIA established a vast network of at least 885 websites, ranging from Johnny…
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Not My National Anthem
As the national anthem opened the start of the Premier League season at Wembley Stadium on Sunday for the Charity Shield, the red half of the stadium drowned it out with boos and whistles. It wasn’t the first time Liverpool fans have booed God Save the King (or Queen), and it won’t be the last,…
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The Current Poverty Crisis and our Tasks
Living standards in Britain are continuing to deteriorate, and the rate of deterioration is accelerating. Reposted with thanks from CPGB-ML To have the correct attitude towards a phenomenon we must understand the cause, the magnitude, the quality, and the direction of change. The aim of this article is to give an overview of the quantity,…
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A New Society Awaits
Socialism offers the only alternative to the existing and corrupt system of monopoly capitalism and the first progressive step towards building an alternative system is to recognise the deficiencies, deception and dishonesty inherent within social democracy itself. Once you understand and acknowledge that the system is inherently biased and controlled by the ruling class, and…
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Cultural Capitalism
DISCLAIMER: A LOT OF THE LINKS PROVIDED COME WITH ADVERTS AND/OR PAYWALLS. THIS WASN’T INTENDED AS IRONY, BUT IT IS BLOODY IRONIC. This article is about how capitalism has become part of working class culture. There have been fine examples of culture created within capitalism. Hollywood films from Terminator to Transformers can be enjoyable, as…
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A Numbers Game
This Article Is Republished From The substack of the Marx Engels Lenin Institute Having been a member of ‘mass’ organisations, I remain wholly unimpressed by the numbers being bandied about by Corbyn and his followers regarding their new party. The Labour Party under Corbyn was (allegedly) a mass membership organisation. In effect though the great…
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What it means to be Class Conscious
In our capitalist society there is a deliberate and ongoing veiled campaign to avoid any discussion of ‘class’. The term working class is rarely used, and certainly not in a positive way. We are all encouraged to think of ourselves as, or aspire to become, middle class. As if being working class is somehow objectionable.…
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Why we use the Billhook
The Billhook is a tool used for over a thousand years by British and Irish workers to cultivate the land, and the designs varied from region to region. They were still being mass produced during WWII and even as late as 2022, were hand forged in Sheffield. They were also used as weapons of war.…
“ A class cannot exist in society without in some degree manifesting a consciousness of itself as a group with common problems, interests and prospects”
– Harry Braverman
Class Consciousness Project 