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May Day
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Every year I go to the May Day demonstrations but this year I am in a strange land.
Where do they start in London?
Muchas thank yous and Happy May Day...
Where do they start in London?
Muchas thank yous and Happy May Day...
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http://www.resist.org.uk/reports/archive/mayday2004/index.php
I should look harder before asking next time... :rolleyes:
Most people I know involved in Mayday do have jobs.
Well this one doesn't so there.
Its just a shame there is a perception that only certain groups of people care enough about changing the way things work to go out and take action.
I know of one who's a total fraud, looks the part, begs, but his folks are v. wealthy as he will be if he inherits their estate
It is true that recently other issues have come to surface during these marches. I happen to agree with many (though not all) of the protests being made (against globalisation, for the environment, and so on).
Why against globalisation?
Either way, ladymuck, you'd be happy to know that it's assholes from all of the political scale who celebrate May 1st.
A Danish politician who you'd go hand in hand in regarding point of views, would also go and celebrate May 1st as he said that his anti-taxes and anti-immigrant policies where for the workers.
Rightly enough, the social democrats here, have lost a lot of worker-votes to his far-right party.
Don't judge by appearances.
Oh no, you do don't you. :rolleyes:
Yes, there are some wankers who live up to the stereotype, but these are the exception.
But again, you love stereotypes don't you?
Shorthand for the so called "free" market economy, which in fact favours Western corporations and screws developing countries.
The Union march continues
Was that a rethorical question? I'll answer anyway.
This is the first time I've been unemployed since I was a kid, I started work when I was 10, the youngest barman in Benidorm . This is also the first year I'm not studying, as I finished last year. I have just moved to London, and I'm not even asking for the benefits that I'm entitled to as a British Citizen, because I trust I'll get a job soon...
... but of course, none of that matters. You've made your mind up.
And even though I am not a worker at this moment, I do belong to the working class. And May Day is the International Day of the Working Class. This IS a day to be celebrated, a day of unification, not like Saint George's Day or El Día de la Hispanidad.
Many things are demanded on this day like peace, a better health system, education, transport... people that ask for these things for everyone, not just a few, are not arseholes as Jacq said. The arseholes are the ones that use this day to attack the working class for defending their rights (our obligations are shown the rest of the days).
Do you know what anarquism is? Have you read any theory about it? I don't mean only what capitalists say about it.
Anarchy has been bashed a lot in the western capitalist culture up to the point that people use the word as synonim of chaos.
You might want to read something about it. Try Bakunin, he was the father of the theory. And some Prodhon as well. You could also read the Misery of Philosophy by Marx, wich is a strong critic of anarchism.
And once you have knowledge of what you are talking about then give an opinion, that is called a formed opinion. And it would be nice if you didn't just randomly insulted people that you don't understand. But maybe that is too much to ask.
Most organisers I know are working class.
Carry on with your pathetic stereotyping. Its what you do best.
There are strong links between the unions and the left. But not with the right. Funny that, you supposed champion of the working class.
After reading there forums every now and then, i just had to register to comment on how much of a hypocrite you are, on one thread you you pull a blatant stereotype out of your ass, and then moan and cry when someone else says one.
What a great start...
And I must comment that perhaps you would like to re-read the rules about personal remarks? That goes for the rest of you as well......
Sorry it was wrong to personally insult but actually I've read about it before and it's idea's strike me as far fetched and unworkable. Just because someone doesn't agree with you 'they don't know what they're talking about' maybe you've read loads more on it that I have, good for you.
Dan, I don't agree with it. I'm not an anarchist. But you said the same thing as so many others that have read nothing about it. That is why I gave you reference written by Anarchists and also written by Communists that are against Anarquism. And to read something about it by Capitalists all you have to do is pick up a dictionary.
But if I weren't there I'd have considered marching.