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Kread's avatar

Thanks

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Gavin Farrell's avatar

Working Class Hero is just an amazing song. Lenon knew what was up.

For Springsteen I like the more militant "Death to my Hometown"

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Bob Tomashevsky's avatar

As Russian-born American writer Emma Goldman once said “If I can’t dance, it’s not my revolution! If I can’t dance, I don’t want your revolution! If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” Emma was absolutely right about dancing and celebrating a revolution. These two elements were born together and without having both, a movement can’t be called a revolution.

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Paul Street's avatar

Movement culture matters!

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Jazzme's avatar

paul,

if Bruce can do its so can you. accustics much better, as was the piaono playing as was your voice .....the lyrics right on.

thanks Paul I needed that break from browsing my favorite bloggers on independent news. *it's all bad*

LOL

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Paul Street's avatar

I'm not excited by the Springsteen cover but I actually like the Lennon one; it came together nice.

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Jazzme's avatar

Agree

You be a Renaissance man.

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Paul Street's avatar

Look, ma, communists play songs. LOL.

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Zeke Smith's avatar

Historically, genocide happens under both fascism and bourgeois democracy. Under bourgeois democracy, those that are eligible to vote get to vote for genocide. For example, the genocide of the American Indian. Under fascism, genocide happens without voting.

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Paul Street's avatar

Seems like this may have been for another post but that aside just to be clear I say that we desperately need a socialist and anti-imperialist revolution regardless of what mix of bourgeois democracy and fascism is atop the capitalist political superstructure.

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Zeke Smith's avatar

Yeah it was a comment on another post. I forget where. I was reacting to how some people say all capitalism is fascism. But as you say, capitalism is the base, the mode of production. Democracy, fascism, etc. are just forms of governance, in the superstructure, and can vary. But whatever the form of governance, capitalism has historically proven to be capable of genocide when it suits. I guess that was my point.

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