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permanent revolution's Interests
General
Marxism, Lenin, Trotsky, Transitional Programme, revolution, socialism, left politics, environment, anti-racism, Che Guevara, communism, anarchism, libertarianism, Alexandra Kollontai, Clara Zetkin, Rosa Luxemburg, Fourth International, Paris Commune, Chartists, Russian Revolution, James Cannon, Socialist Party, Socialist Workers Party.
Music
The Coup, The Clash, Dead Prez, Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, KRS1, Bob Marley, Gil Scott-Heron, Woody Guthrie, UB40, Asian Dub Foundation, Green Day, Chumbawumba, Paul Robeson.
Movies
Battleship Potemkin, Land and Freedom, Strike, Battle of Algiers, La Regle du Jour, Metropolis, Counterplan, City of God, Rocinante, Sea Coal, The War Game, Burning An Illusion, Fahrenheit 9/11.
Television
Books
What Is To Be Done?, Capital, Trotskyist Manifesto, Communist Manifesto, State and Revolution, Transitional Programme, The Permanent Revolution.
We are active revolutionaries committed to methods of struggle which empower workers. Our aim is a socialist society where production is geared to the needs of all, not the profits of a few. Such a society, unlike the old Soviet Union, must be under the direct democratic control of workers. We believe such a society will not come about without co-ordinated calls for action - a programme. We believe we need an international party to develop that programme and win the majority of workers to it. That party must be a model of the direct democracy we preach. Uniquely on the socialist left, we practise collective decision-making.
Capitalism is responsible for dividing us and oppressing minority groups. We utterly oppose discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexuality, age or disability.
Just as capitalism exploits workers, so it plunders and pollutes the environment uncontrollably. We believe the very survival of the earth now depends on its overthrow.
We want to see the left rebuilt. We are therefore opposed to the sectarianism, opportunism, dogmatism, reformism and cynical contempt for democracy which prevails on the socialist left. We aim to help build a revolutionary international that workers can trust.
Check the Founding Statement in our blog for a full description of us - or just message us to discuss any aspect of our politics.
More news items and analysis are available at our regularly updated website, permanentrevolution.net. Our Australian supporters have a website here.
Note: Permanent Revolution is a newly-formed group and we are in a discussion process with sympathisers in a number of countries. Until that process is complete all views and documents here are those of UK Permanent Revolution unless otherwise indicated.
Who I'd like to meet: All open-minded people interested in revolutionary socialist politics. We are fully committed to left regroupment around a common programme and welcome contact from other groups.
Cities in which we're based include London, Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield - but we welcome interest from anywhere.
Please note, we cannot reply to comments in the section below! Message us to discuss any aspect of our politics, or post comments to our blogs, where we can also post.
"In my inner life, not only during my school years but throughout my youth, nature and individuals occupied a lesser place than books and ideas. Despite my country bringing-up, I was not sensitive to nature. My interest in it and my understanding of it came in later years, when childhood and even early youth were far behind. For a long time people passed through my mind like random shadows. I looked into myself and into books, in which in turn I tried again to find myself and my future. "
From Leon Trotsky, My Life
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Just dropping by to say hi. Don't forget to check out our MARXISM FAQ and let me know what you think. If you would like to know more about who we are send me a message.
Washington Transcripts (What is really being said in DC)
We don’t create homeless veterans; they do to themselves. My Veterans Administration supports veterans who support themselves, not them that whine about what they been put through and not getting enough education benefits. Look at John McCain and myself, we are both Vietnam era. We both picked ourselves up by the boots. We are both shinning beacons of what these homeless vets can be, beacons standing on a high hill of compassionate conservatism.
From the blog all about political hacks betraying democracy!
Washington Transcripts (What is really being said in DC)
Now a lot of people are saying Iraq is getting like Humpty Dumpty. I am here to tell you it sure is not. First, it is not, because I am no king; I am the President of America and we are not using any horses over there either.
From the blog that is all about political hacks betraying democracy!
Burning bright We’re expected to embrace The Beijing flame Human rights Are denied So they can play their stupid games
But we couldn’t go to Moscow Because the Commies were bad guys But now they want to buy Nike And they can sell us cheap textiles And depress all dissent And that is the democracy we like
Sweat Shop labour To make the toys Stamped with Olympic pride Crimes of poverty In a rich nation Hidden from our eyes
But we don’t delve too deeply Because we need the market Don’t want to lose our profits Or even our position We’ve got to keep on creaming That is the democracy That is the democracy Keep our nation rich and free That is the democracy we like
Kids are killing their friends and themselves in our wonderful western democracies - how the hell did this come to pass
Cold Dead Hands
He had murder in mind When he walked through the door Guitar case full of toys From a convenience store
If tomorrow's so bright Why is his head full of pain It's the American dream It's going to shoot your children down Again and again
He's a high school killer America's furture He's a high school killer From a child to a butcher You've got to take it From his cold dead hands
Well he was Rambo Stallone And Charlton Heston in black Terminator Schwarzenegger But he won't be coming back He will not be back
From Columbine Down to North Illinios Your country's murdering Your Pride and Joy The disllusionment and alienation The fear and pain in your fuck up nation
Thursday February 28 7PM NYC Film Screening/Discussion "From 9066 to 9/11" from Japanese-American Internment in WW 2 to Attacks on Arabs, Muslims, South Asians Today post 9/11
at 339 Lafayette Street 3rd Floor (ring buzzer #11) A.J. Muste Institute (between Bleecker & Bond) Manhattan/NYC #6 to Bleecker, F/V to Broadway/Lafayette no elevator, there are bathrooms in building, vegan refreshments potluck
Season Greetings from statesofunrest They don’t know it’s Christmas It’s not Christmas in the Third World and they don’t care They’re too busy being raped by our capitalist nightmare A million fingers scrape about in the rubble So we can feel secure in our privileged bubble They don’t need a jolly Santa no Coca Cola lie Our fat celebration’s just a spit in their eye It’s not a happy Christmas it’s not peace and goodwill It’s just another year of death capital gain capital kill Rampant disease massive Aids culture World banks hover like blood lust vultures Centuries of depravity from civilisations Carving up the riches of innocent nations So stuff your belly fat let the drinks run free Cos Africa is dying under a Joshua tree Another freezing starry night another barren landscape Another fat hand grabbing at a Christmas cake They don’t know it’s Christmas don’t defend the lie Don’t pretend to feed the world while you watch them die There’s no baby in a cradle but there are thousands in graves Starved to death by the greed of the rich and depraved It’s not a happy Christmas it’s not peace and goodwill It’s just another year of death capital gain capital kill It’s not a happy Christmas it’s not peace and goodwill It’s just another year of death capital gain capital kill
Just saying, Thanks for the add! I like what you have to say, there's a lot more of us out there that need to come out of the shell! I'll be checking in when time allows. Seeya later!
Also, I've noticed the absence of a link for articles relating to anti-authoritarianism on your website where youve got corresponding links for anti-capitalism and anti-racism...possible addition?
also, with regards to your "about me" section:
"We are therefore opposed to the sectarianism, opportunism, dogmatism, reformism and cynical contempt for democracy which prevails on the socialist left."
why reformism? I see no reason why reform, if it produces the same results, isnt a viable alternative to - if not better than (since it avoids unnecessary bloodshed, and the risk of opportunists taking advantage of the power vacuum that often results from a revolution) armed revolution. and so long as reformists support/take part in the revoltion, should it happen, reformism produces no division to the united front. dogmatic revolutionists are as much at fault for that particular division as dogmatic reformists, whats the problem with taking the middle ground? o.o
If you make a revolution, make it for fun,
don't make it in ghastly seriousness,
don't do it in deadly earnest,
do it for fun.
Don't do it just because you hate people,
do it just to spit in their eye.
Don't do it for the money,
do it and be damned to the money.
Don't do it for equality,
do it because we've got too much equality
and it would be fun to upset the apple-cart
and see which ways the apples would go a-rolling.
Don't do it for the working classes.
Do it so we can of all us be little aristocracies on our own
and kick our heels like jolly escaped asses.
Don't do it, anyhow, for international Labour.
Labour is the one thing a man has had too much of.
Let's abolish labour, let's have done with labouring!
WORK CAN BE FUN, SO LET'S ENJOY IT; THEN IT'S NOT LABOUR.
LET'S HAVE IT SO! LET'S MAKE A REVOLUTION FOR FUN!
ERIC FROMM, "THE SANE SOCIETY":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Fromm
LABOUR OF LOVE!!!
http://labouroflove999.blogspot.com
THIS TIME LET'S ACTUALLY DELIVER ON OUR PROMISES:
http://www.labourpolicywatch.co.uk/index.html
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If you agree that a law should be passed to prosecute politicians for deceiving the public then you should check it out. As I have said before, the filmakers are going to try to get the 'Misrepresentation of the People act' passed through parliament. I believe that they need public support for the act to be taken seriously by parliament...therefore, If you show your support for them the campaign will be successful
show your support and share you views on the website
I was scouring through the internet one day I came across this website:
mo-truth.blogspot.com
There is a really interesting documentary on it about how politicians lie all the time without having to face any consequences. Apparently there isn't a law to prosecute politicians for deceiving the public...sooo, the filmakers have formulated a law entitled the 'Misrepresentation of the People act' and they are currently trying to find an MP to help them get it through parliament.
I think that they need lots of public support for parliament to take the act seriously
