John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke This is so true and it might be a good moment to say that you can be anything you want to be if you try hard enough but, unfortunately, nobody wants to do a fair … Continue reading Underestimation of the Grip of the Ideology of the Class of Employers
Category: Ideology
Exaggeration of the Militancy and Radical Nature of Quebec Union Struggles, or: The Ideology of Freedom and Equity (Equality)
Introduction I thought it useful to look at what I consider an exaggeration of the historical importance of the recent massive strikes in Quebec, and I why I consider it an exaggeration. I first look at John Clarke's article on of the alleged historical importance of the massive strikes, and then I consider the ideology … Continue reading Exaggeration of the Militancy and Radical Nature of Quebec Union Struggles, or: The Ideology of Freedom and Equity (Equality)
Wishful Thinking Among Some of the Radical Left
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted the following recently on Facebook: John Clarke “At this point bourgeois thought must come up against an insuperable obstacle, for its starting-point and its goal are always, if not always consciously, an apologia for the existing order of things or at least … Continue reading Wishful Thinking Among Some of the Radical Left
Liberals as Social Democrats, or Social Democrats as Liberals
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke 14h · Dear Capitalists: Your pursuit of vast profits is causing appalling working conditions, poverty, hunger, extreme inequality, the threat of war and environmental destruction. I and many other like minded people are asking you to … Continue reading Liberals as Social Democrats, or Social Democrats as Liberals
Con Artists on the Left–Or Are They on the Right?
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted the following on Facebook a couple of days ago: John Clarke rsdoSnptoehth28hhmJMgl0g1513c8:Auugut0a4f18f70y3u31u4f0c · Not long after OCAP got started in the early 90s, I got an invitation to talk about our struggles at a community meeting in a small town in eastern Ontario. The … Continue reading Con Artists on the Left–Or Are They on the Right?
