Austerity, Brexit, Covid Lockdown Parties, PPE Scandal, Raw Sewage in UK Waterways & Coastal Areas, Economic Crash, Record Inflation, Record Interest Rates, Cost of Living Crisis, Pensions Decimated, Mortgage Rises, NHS in Crisis, Schools Crumbling, Housing Crisis...
There's several reasons why this could happen, as with a recent case in #Liverpool, where the proposed candidate was an anti #Starmer#Corbynista throwback to the #Militant 80s.
The local CLP were at war with each other, & almost fell apart until the PLP stepped in. The fella was a radical #Socialist extremist, who was better suited to #Momentum, the #NIP or #Galloway's Workers Party.
Did you know that #Shinzo Abe's grandfather was known as a #monster?
This is a 19-point #thread on the tumultuous years during & after #WW2 from Japan's POV, on the #problem of #US peace-keeping efforts & on Japan's ongoing nepotism issues.
8/ In 1952, Kishi tried getting elected with a motto of rearming Japan - it did not go well. He flirted with joining the #Socialist Party, but they had no interest in him.
"But, if plenty for all is to become a reality, this immense capital — cities, houses, pastures,
arable lands, factories, highways, and education — must cease to be regarded as private property, for the monopolist to dispose of at his pleasure."
— Peter Kropotkin, The Conquest of Bread #communism#communist#capitalism#capitalist#socialism#socialist#workers
The Robotron A5120 is a historic East German computer produced in the 1980s by VEB Robotron. 🚀 You might recall spotting it in the thrilling #deutschland83 TV series. ✨
Wealth inequality is a result of the private ownership of the means of production, and a redistribution of resources is necessary to ensure equitable access and create genuine equality among all members of society. In a truly just society, resources would be collectively owned and managed democratically, ensuring that everyone's needs are met and no one is left behind due to economic disparities. #communism#communist#capitalism#capitalist#socialism#socialist#democracy
The capitalist ruling class uses propaganda, manipulation, and false promises to maintain control over the masses, just as the axe convinces the trees to vote for it despite the threat it poses. We need solidarity among the working class to counter and dismantle of hierarchical power structures that corrupt our minds and actions.
Writer #KateWagner may have seemed like an odd choice to cover the luxury world of FormulaOne. …FormulaOne races…have become pit stops on the jet-set circuit, where the cheapest general-admission tickets start around $500. Still, #RoadAndTrack mag commissioned Wagner to cover a FormulaOne race in Austin last fall, sending her on a trip funded by British petrochemicals co INEOS. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/03/05/formula-one-road-track-kate-wagner/
All work and no caffeine, cigarettes, or alcohol, makes me a dull woman. The sheer number of substances we collectively have to shove into our bodies to feel alive as we slave away under capitalism would be incredible, if it wasn't so sad.
If anybody asks me what made me a #socialist, I think I’ll just point them to this article. It describes our situation in the US quite well. We are a reverse Robin Hood country! https://mastodon.social/
SESSION CLIPS: We are working on getting our 101 sessions broken into clips that are more easily digestible & referenceable. Accompanied by Chris Blankenhorn & @thegreengarret.