Radicals once again on the chicago streets

[billc]

From biggovernment.com, at a local rally here in chicago there were a bunch of radicals attending. Here is the article.

http://biggovernment.com/rebelpundi...s-at-chicagos-we-are-one-labor-union-protest/

from the article: also check out the embeded video of the event.

While Tea Parties have received massive amounts of ridicule for being so called “Astro-Turf” (corporate funded) from the institutional left and mainstream media, left wing protesters claim the moral high ground of being a “true” grassroots movement. However once again, our footage reveals an extremely elaborate and costly production put on by these so called “true” grassroots activists. This particular protest had at least hundreds of protesters bussed in on at least 12 school busses we counted taking up two city blocks in downtown Chicago, and an audio/video system that could outdo many local rock concerts at Chicago’s infamous summer street fairs. It seems unlikely that there is no “Astro-Turf” funding for these nationwide protests that occurred this past Saturday.

 

[David43515]

My sister is a fairly well known lib organizer back home in Ohio. We butt heads alot on most issues, but one of the things that disgusts me most is how she`ll carefully organise the "spontanious" questions from "random" members of the audience" before events. And then they have the nerve to sit there and say that`s the way everyone conducts all Q&A sessions. Makes me sick. The same goes for bussing in "local support" for protests from out of state.

 

[K-man]

One of the UK members (can't exactly remember who) posted that to outsiders the American political system is right and far right. Many other countries including the UK, Australia, New Zealand and most European nations have Socialist parties that tend to balance the political landscape. The most important thing here is that socialism has nothing to do with communism and socialism is quite able to coexist with capitalism.

I was listening to an American commentator this morning saying that America is broke and if it wasn't for the fact that the $US is the defacto reserve currency for the world, the US would be in the same boat as Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain. Because of the EC they couldn't devalue the currency. The US currency has been devalued by about 40% in the past couple of years, evidenced by the price of gold.

Communist protesters at this rally even claim they are “very patriotic” for their advocacy to end capitalism in America.

In fairness, the lady interviewed had no idea of the difference between communism and socialism as her companion tried to point out. The journalist was exhibiting a right wing bias.

Maybe, just maybe, the US night have to rethink its political and social structure in the months and years ahead. Maybe these 'radicals' might not be as radical as many of you think. :asian:

 

[billc]

Socialism is the intermediate step to full communism.

 

[K-man]

Socialism is the intermediate step to full communism.

Sorry, history doesn't seem bear that out. Most communist states have been dictatorships, not democracies. China, Soviet Union, Cuba, Vietnam etc never had a freely elected communist government.

The first elected communist government of the world was sworn in 1945 in the Republic of San Marino. Till 1957 they won elections repeatedly and again from 2006 to 2008.

World's second elected communist government was in the southern Indian state of Kerala in 1957 - good 12 years after San Marino did it.

Cyprus and Nepal currently have elected communist governments. Not a lot out of nearly 200 independent countries. I wouldn't like to guess how many countries have been satisfactorily governed by left wing (socialist leaning) governments but probably the majority of democracies.

A number of European countries have relatively large communist parties and occasionally a communist will be elected to office. But overall the communists have not taken over the reins from the socialists.

Australia, New Zealand and the UK have 'Labor Parties' which have socialist policies but tend towards the centre more than the far left.