"...,the anti-authoritarians demand that the political state be abolished at one stroke, even before the social conditions that gave birth to it have been destroyed. They demand that the first act of the social revolution shall be the abolition of authority. Have these gentlemen ever seen a revolution? A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its will upon the other part by means of rifles, bayonets and cannon — authoritarian means, if such there be at all; and if the victorious party does not want to have fought in vain, it must maintain this rule by means of the terror which its arms inspire in the reactionists. Would the Paris Commune have lasted a single day if it had not made use of this authority of the armed people against the bourgeois? Should we not, on the contrary, reproach it for not having used it freely enough?...Therefore, either one of two things: either the anti-authoritarians don't know what they're talking about, in which case they are creating nothing but confusion; or they do know, and in that case they are betraying the movement of the proletariat. In either case they serve the reaction."
I agree with what you say close to 100%. of the time, but seem to recall that I disagreed once and I can't remember what it was. I've seen the injustice, the cruelty and indifference of the rigged government. and our failed systems of law, finance, and investment, freedom of speech, justice and "democracy". The whole system in the USA from the fanciful dream of it centuries ago, which has turned out to be a nightmare for a great majority of citizens needs to be dismantled and built again from scratch on the highest ethical principles you have stated and implied reiterated so many times. is taking too long time for enough people to wake up to it and have the courage to do it. And with tragic results.
I often speak of "capitalismo brutal," obviously "brutal capitalism," with my friends. Capitalism itself is brutal with no regard for universal welfare. It is not like there is a non-brutal capitalism!
Let's just remember, eating is important. Food for thought: capitalists control the food system and now charge $5.79 (always like how they do the .79 or .99 - to fool us all that is isn't $6.00 - clever indeed) for a box of SALTINE CRACKERS. Now, think about that folks. Do you like to eat? Are you rich? Can YOU afford crackers? Much less, soup? Your food costs go up 30%, housing 50%, wages, 3%. Questions? Enough reason to bring capitalism to its knees and capture LIFE from the hands of those who would prefer we starve if we cannot keep their piles of money and power growing exponentially larger. Food for thought my friends. Solidarity, forward movement and peace through justice.
Capitalism, in one word and according to reason, is unsupportable,, relying as it does, on infinite gains from finite sources! In fact, it could be called a stupid venture. But then, it is being perpetrated among an ignorant people incapable of seeing the obvious ,or too stupid and indifferent to care. So, let's all wave the flag and sing patriotic songs as we're expected to.
Engels on the silliness of "police abolitionism":
"...,the anti-authoritarians demand that the political state be abolished at one stroke, even before the social conditions that gave birth to it have been destroyed. They demand that the first act of the social revolution shall be the abolition of authority. Have these gentlemen ever seen a revolution? A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its will upon the other part by means of rifles, bayonets and cannon — authoritarian means, if such there be at all; and if the victorious party does not want to have fought in vain, it must maintain this rule by means of the terror which its arms inspire in the reactionists. Would the Paris Commune have lasted a single day if it had not made use of this authority of the armed people against the bourgeois? Should we not, on the contrary, reproach it for not having used it freely enough?...Therefore, either one of two things: either the anti-authoritarians don't know what they're talking about, in which case they are creating nothing but confusion; or they do know, and in that case they are betraying the movement of the proletariat. In either case they serve the reaction."
I agree with what you say close to 100%. of the time, but seem to recall that I disagreed once and I can't remember what it was. I've seen the injustice, the cruelty and indifference of the rigged government. and our failed systems of law, finance, and investment, freedom of speech, justice and "democracy". The whole system in the USA from the fanciful dream of it centuries ago, which has turned out to be a nightmare for a great majority of citizens needs to be dismantled and built again from scratch on the highest ethical principles you have stated and implied reiterated so many times. is taking too long time for enough people to wake up to it and have the courage to do it. And with tragic results.
I often speak of "capitalismo brutal," obviously "brutal capitalism," with my friends. Capitalism itself is brutal with no regard for universal welfare. It is not like there is a non-brutal capitalism!
And.....
Happy New Year to you Paul
Short break. You put it all together in a nice little nutshell. What are you going to do for the rest of the year?
Let's just remember, eating is important. Food for thought: capitalists control the food system and now charge $5.79 (always like how they do the .79 or .99 - to fool us all that is isn't $6.00 - clever indeed) for a box of SALTINE CRACKERS. Now, think about that folks. Do you like to eat? Are you rich? Can YOU afford crackers? Much less, soup? Your food costs go up 30%, housing 50%, wages, 3%. Questions? Enough reason to bring capitalism to its knees and capture LIFE from the hands of those who would prefer we starve if we cannot keep their piles of money and power growing exponentially larger. Food for thought my friends. Solidarity, forward movement and peace through justice.
Capitalism, in one word and according to reason, is unsupportable,, relying as it does, on infinite gains from finite sources! In fact, it could be called a stupid venture. But then, it is being perpetrated among an ignorant people incapable of seeing the obvious ,or too stupid and indifferent to care. So, let's all wave the flag and sing patriotic songs as we're expected to.