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Published: 2011-11-12 03:51:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1759; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 41
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The Photo is one of the pictures taken at the Oakland General Strike, at the port.Related content
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A little disturbing, to know this took place just a few cities from my own.
To look at this strictly from an artistic perspective, it makes a great motivational poster. The unfortunate factor is that it preaches only to the choir, so that it doesn't attract non-anarchists (or in this case, those that do not occupy) to the situation. I hope you don't mind my little bit of criticism. I do find it a lovely presentation.
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Unfortunately there is a large amount of "clicktivists", "armchair activists" and various hippies doing forms of protest that get nothing done other than being a feel good thing. Direct action isn't just marching through the streets with signs angry, it's sit ins, strikes, work to rule, boycotts, and various actions that actually upset something. The clictivists are my target audience for this, mobilize people who support, but don't actually do anything. That audience has been expanded a bit by OWS.
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Hhaha, I see. Well, then. my opinion of this work has marginally changed in your favour-- but only marginally. :] May the clicktivists be drawn in. :]
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not my photo, and I really wish I knew who took it. It is quite an amazing shot.
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I wonder if not paying income tax counts as throwing a wrench into the system? Nah! Libtarded moonbats think paying taxes is patriotic and anyone who disagrees is being selfish. Because all our taxes only go to good things like roads and schools and post offices and perpetual war and bank bailouts and torture practices and warrantless wiretaps and full-body scanners and imprisoning people for victimless crimes and bridges to nowhere and...um, uh, why is paying taxes a good thing again?
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First, I have to laugh at you circling me in with liberals, those are some frustrating people. Though, like a lot of well read anarchists, I'm a bit of a fan of Henry David Thoreau, who refused to pay taxes that most of which ended up going to a war he didn't support, landed him in jail, but still. though I wouldn't call it very wise saying out in the open, the positive effects of not paying your taxes. just a word of warning.
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What WOULD you characterize yourself then, if not liberal?
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Radical Anarcho-Syndicalist.
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I'm not sure of what all of that entails, but I just looked up Syndicalism and I like the idea of an economic system based on democratic trade unions. It allows for the people to be in charge, but still within some limitations.
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Well I believe most anarcho-syndicalists prefer industrial unions, as they are less divisive of the working class. The Structure of the C.N.T. is a great example of what an anarcho-syndicalist union should look like. For about a year or so during the Spanish Civil war, the C.N.T. did get control over most of industry, and during that time, unemployment was known only by passing gypsies, and hunger was almost completely gone, this was during the great depression no less.
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