tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136020697402222014.post1990350946353172006..comments2011-02-25T12:03:39.214-08:00Comments on Boston Life from a Bay Area Perspective: Why can't we be like France? Should I be an expatriate?FromOaklandtoBostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809074166028666438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136020697402222014.post-53446920269919229022010-10-19T10:32:57.848-07:002010-10-19T10:32:57.848-07:00And...it might be easier to move to France so I ca...And...it might be easier to move to France so I can retire at 62 rather than 67. :)FromOaklandtoBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809074166028666438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136020697402222014.post-54210608512727584802010-10-19T10:07:22.547-07:002010-10-19T10:07:22.547-07:00We? Meaning you and I? ok, but how does the gener...We? Meaning you and I? ok, but how does the general population buy into this "survival" that...living in coops and squatter communities seem so unattractive to those living in cookie cutter "McMansions".FromOaklandtoBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809074166028666438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136020697402222014.post-80212563626551783712010-10-19T09:59:05.143-07:002010-10-19T09:59:05.143-07:00Every revolution starts with pedestrian demands, j...Every revolution starts with pedestrian demands, jobs, pensions, etc. and when met with fierce containment by the state, is transformed into demanding more radical and far reaching goals, such as freedom, economic parity and the establishment of a worker's state. We are now approaching a revolutionary era—as opposed to the past 40 years of reactionary, quisling rule by a leadership firmly manipulated by the bourgeoisie. This means that events can telescope quickly into revolutionary activities that would be unheard of of previously. We should realize this change in climate is upon us and be more daring and optimistic in our demands and hopes for building an anti-bourgeois coalition. I realize the American people are uneducated and behind the 8-ball politically right now. We'll have to work through the latest attempts at destroying working class organizations and suppressing dissent, and the takeover of the so-called democratic process by rich lunatic fringe. Unlike the French, we have lost our connection with working class politics and our workers have little or no understanding of their power. Unlike the French resistance, we are dived by race, ethnicity and citizenship status, as well as class. The double standard of our policies towards immigrants almost guarantees that we will LOSE the struggle against capital. However, instead of moving to France, we can lead a guerrilla type action against the bourgeois by setting up anti-capitalist groups such as communes, credit unions, coops and squatter communities.The Siderealisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141941388160016351noreply@blogger.com