It is reported that about 30% of the world’s population is unemployed. That’s worse than the Great Depression, but it’s now an international phenomenon. You have 30% of the world unemployed, a huge amount of work that needs to be done just rebuilding the society alone. The people who are unemployed want to do the work, but the system is such a catastrophic failure that it cannot bring together idle hands and work. This is all hailed as a great success, and it is a great success - for a very small sector of the population.
— Noam Chomsky (via fyeahnoamchomsky)
п р а в д а: newshour: “Within moments of arriving, we were beckoned out by some...
“Within moments of arriving, we were beckoned out by some soldiers. We thought we were under arrest. It was a confused picture. Then a firefight ensued. So, we took cover in a building, and I discovered that close to where we had taken cover, there was a blanket on the ground.
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The only reason white people think being called a “white person” is racist, or harmful or wrong is because they are used to the privilege of just being seen as a “person” with out their race or color being an issue for them. You see, when you call them “white” suddenly they are not just a person, but now they have a color. Suddenly they are no better than a PoC. And thet scares the shit out of them.
I wanna feel it: Former Irish hunger strikers sending messages of solidarity to Palestinian prisoners
In 1981, Laurence McKeown took part in the Irish Hunger Strike that was led by Bobby Sands. Laurence endured 70 days without food before ending his fast. (watch his message here)
In 1980, Irish man Tommy McKearney spent 53 days on hunger strike. (watch his message…
