I'd be so down with a general strike. Sounds rad. Not happening here in the US any time soon though... 🙄
I'd be so down with a general strike. Sounds rad. Not happening here in the US any time soon though... 🙄
Indian communists are pretty badass, and also probably the most successful communists to be working within the framework of a liberal democracy.
Indian communists are pretty badass, and also probably the most successful communists to be working within the framework of a liberal democracy.
As someone who doesn't know too too much about Indian politics outside of Modi, BJP and Pakistani relations how are the communists successful?
Indian communists are pretty badass, and also probably the most successful communists to be working within the framework of a liberal democracy.
Actually it's worse brother. Before we get luxury space communism we need to go through this:
probably a fake but in line with where we need to go first:´...
What is old is new again. Debtors prisons when
Marx didn't count on governments desperately propping up Capitalism with Neo-Liberalism. But even that will fail eventually.Marx did say we would need capitalism to transition to communism, but man they're really dragging this capitalism part out.
I've always been here in spiritYou can't really be back if this is your first post in the thread.
They did good not accepting their framing of things. A lot of those questions are inherently skewedWhile I've stopped listening to Chapo for a while now, I do appreciate Matt and Virgil a lot and their appearance on this libcentrist wonk podcast is pretty fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRlqBywKeQ
Cool to know the hosts are completely in the dark about realist IR theory re the question on Iran having a nuke.
How can one be in the dark regarding one of the two major IR theories that Poli Sci 101 teaches you lolWhile I've stopped listening to Chapo for a while now, I do appreciate Matt and Virgil a lot and their appearance on this libcentrist wonk podcast is pretty fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRlqBywKeQ
Cool to know the hosts are completely in the dark about realist IR theory re the question on Iran having a nuke.
While I've stopped listening to Chapo for a while now, I do appreciate Matt and Virgil a lot and their appearance on this libcentrist wonk podcast is pretty fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRlqBywKeQ
Cool to know the hosts are completely in the dark about realist IR theory re the question on Iran having a nuke.
Just read this and figured some people here would get a kick out of reading this hilariously passive aggressive interview with Sanders from the NYT.
Just read this and figured some people here would get a kick out of reading this hilariously passive aggressive interview with Sanders from the NYT.
In November 1938 wharf labourers, members of the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, refused to load pig iron onto the steamship SS Dalfram headed for Japan. The ship was chartered by Mitsui to supply the Japan Steel Works Ltd in Kobe, a part of a contract for 300,000 tons of pig-iron. The Japan Steel Works was producing military materials for the undeclared war in China.
The dispute followed Japan's invasion of Nanking in 1937 with Japan's military expansion into China.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions in October 1937 called for a boycott of Japanese goods and an embargo on the export of iron to Japan in response to the Japanese aggression. Trade unions and many workers argued that the pig iron would be used in bombs and munitions in the invasion of China and articulated that they may also be used against Australia.
The Dalfram wasn't the first protest against Japanese militarism. In Newcastle during October 1937 Chinese crew deserted the British steamer, SS Silksworth, in protest against the Japanese seizure of all major seaports in China. Sanctuary was given to the Chinese seamen by labour activists. After their successful protest they returned to the ship only when they were promised disembarkation at Singapore. During 1937 the slogan 'No Scrap for the Jap' started appearing on wharves and union offices around Australia.
Fremantle waterside workers refused to load supplies on a Japanese whaling vessel in September 1937. In October 1937 Sydney waterside workers walked off the Tamon Maru when they learned that scrap iron was on board and destined for Japan. That month the Waterside Workers' Federation were successful in getting support from the ACTU in organising an embargo or boycott of Japanese imports and exports. Other bans were applied in Port Adelaide, Hobart and Brisbane.
The dispute dragged on for 10 weeks and 2 days and received financial support from around Australia, particularly from the Australian Labour movement, but also from Chinese immigrant community in Sydney who supplied truckloads of produce to help the families of the striking workers.
I just came across a very interesting story of anti-fascism and solidarity in Australia just before World War 2.
I came across this video on youtube.
Track #4 is Pig Iron Bob, which was apparently the nickname given to Robert Menzies, our longest serving PM and a member of the Liberal (conservative) party.
It's about the 1938 Dalfram dispute.
Glad to have you here!Hey there.
I lurk more than I participate but I hope I can post more and learn more from you guys this year :)
Hey there.
I lurk more than I participate but I hope I can post more and learn more from you guys this year :)
I guess there's not much to say except "Hello, good to meet you, how can I help?"
If this community has a Discord I would be happy to have an invitation.