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Today in Labor History March 24, 1834: William Morris, British author, textile designer and revolutionary socialist was born on this date. He wrote the utopian novel “News From Nowhere” and founded the Socialist League in 1874. He was influenced by both Marxism and anarchism.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #williammorris #anarchism #socialism #writer #author #novel #books @bookstadon
Understanding the aesthetics of oligarchy can help us to see where their power comes from and maybe even do something about it....
https://youtu.be/Vh5PqBNit_c?si=BPXEwLd2UANgUUuy
#Socialism #Capitalism #Ideas #Ideals #Hope #Power #PeopleFirst #Politics #Aesthetics #Ideas #Philosophy #Bernie #UnitedStates #BernieSanders
Next time someone asks you "when has
#socialism ever worked?", ask them why #capitalism seems to be unable to fix basic problems like the #housingcrisis or why capitalism crashes every 10 to 20 years and has to be bailed out by the #government every time there's a #recession.
#Socialist countries don't have & never had #recessions because the #economy is literally PLANNED in such a way as to avoid them.
Next time someone asks you "when has
#socialism ever worked?", ask them why #capitalism seems to be unable to fix basic problems like the #housingcrisis or why capitalism crashes every 10 to 20 years and has to be bailed out by the #government every time there's a #recession.
#Socialist countries don't have & never had #recessions because the #economy is literally PLANNED in such a way as to avoid them.
Today in Labor History March 18, 1871: The Paris Commune began on this date. It started with resistance to occupying German troops and the power of the bourgeoisie. They governed from a feminist and anarcho-communist perspective, abolishing rent and child labor, and giving workers the right to take over workplaces abandoned by the owners. The revolutionaries took control of Paris and held on to it for two months, until it was brutally suppressed. During Semaine Sanglante, the nationalist forces slaughtered 15,000-20,000 Communards. Hundreds more were tried and executed or deported. Many of the more radical communards were followers of Aguste Blanqui. Élisée Reclus was another leader in the commune. Many women participated, like Louise Michel and Joséphine Marchais, including in the armed insurrection. Nathalie Lemel, a socialist bookbinder, and Élisabeth Dmitrieff, a young Russian exile, created the Women's Union for the Defence of Paris and Care of the Wounded, demanding …
Today in Labor History March 18, 1871: The Paris Commune began on this date. It started with resistance to occupying German troops and the power of the bourgeoisie. They governed from a feminist and anarcho-communist perspective, abolishing rent and child labor, and giving workers the right to take over workplaces abandoned by the owners. The revolutionaries took control of Paris and held on to it for two months, until it was brutally suppressed. During Semaine Sanglante, the nationalist forces slaughtered 15,000-20,000 Communards. Hundreds more were tried and executed or deported. Many of the more radical communards were followers of Aguste Blanqui. Élisée Reclus was another leader in the commune. Many women participated, like Louise Michel and Joséphine Marchais, including in the armed insurrection. Nathalie Lemel, a socialist bookbinder, and Élisabeth Dmitrieff, a young Russian exile, created the Women's Union for the Defence of Paris and Care of the Wounded, demanding gender and wage equality.
Read my complete biograph of Louise Michel here: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/20/louise-michel/
#workingclass #LaborHistory #paris #commune #anarchism #communism #execution #massacre #feminism #ChildLabor #Revolution #wageequality #socialism #agusteblanqui #ÉliséeReclus #womenshistorymonth #louisemichel
Capitalism thrives off of exploitation.
All visions, dreams, and healthy utopias conjured up by humans are centered around ending all kinds of exploitation while satisfying human curiosity and comfort.
Hence capitalism is directly opposed to any tangible progress of our species, our habitats, and the planet we live on.
#Capitalism #ClimateCrisis #Ecology #Science #Exploration #Utopia #Socialism #Communism #Exploitation #FuckCapitalism #AntiCapitalism
Capitalism will not solve poverty. Capitalism needs poor people to be poor.
#anticapitalism #quotes #anticapitalistquotes #capitalism #banks #eattherich #feedthepoor #socialism #communism #anarchism #activism
https://archive.org/details/the_felich
The 3rd and final section of the Felich is finally done!!! The Felich is a monumental work that me & a few others have been writing that covers and unites pretty much all aspects of the universe, from religion and morality to science and mathematics, and also gives a physical and religious proof for anarchism and socialism (among other things)... If any of that interests you I recommend taking a read!
Happy Pi Day, fediverse!
And since it's also Albert Einstein's birthday, here's a quote from his 1949 article "Why Socialism?":
"The economic anarchy of capitalist society as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of the evil."
He sure was a smart guy.
Happy Pi Day, fediverse!
And since it's also Albert Einstein's birthday, here's a quote from his 1949 article "Why Socialism?":
"The economic anarchy of capitalist society as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of the evil."
He sure was a smart guy.
There are striking parallels between Sanders and Bernstein that illustrate why it's important for people to learn from history.
Though a century apart, both peddle reformism as a political pacifier, diverting energy from the radical systemic change required to dismantle capitalism. Their approaches, while superficially progressive, function as ideological traps, diverting energy from serious movements necessary to upend capitalism.
There are striking parallels between Sanders and Bernstein that illustrate why it's important for people to learn from history.
Though a century apart, both peddle reformism as a political pacifier, diverting energy from the radical systemic change required to dismantle capitalism. Their approaches, while superficially progressive, function as ideological traps, diverting energy from serious movements necessary to upend capitalism.
Did you know Albert Einstein wrote an essay titled "Why Socialism?" in 1949 for the Monthly Review? 🤯 The FBI saw it as confirmation of his "Communist sympathies." 😅 Despite being against totalitarianism, he expressed his views in this essay. Read more about this fascinating piece and its historical context! ➡️ https://monthlyreview.org/2024/05/01/einsteins-why-socialism-and-monthly-review/ #Einstein #Socialism #MonthlyReview #History #FBI
Nestor Makhno: Mother Anarchy's Finest Son
#Anarchy #Anarchism #Socialist #Socialism #War #Revolution #History #Politics #Economics #Philosophy
Nestor Makhno: Mother Anarchy's Finest Son
#Anarchy #Anarchism #Socialist #Socialism #War #Revolution #History #Politics #Economics #Philosophy
