John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted on Facebook the following: John Clarke I see voices raised to the effect that massive rallies aren't enough to force Western leaders to stay the hand of the Israeli killing machine. In my view, this is a consideration that must … Continue reading The Need for Protests Against the Genocide in Palestine to Be Connected to the Labour Movement
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The Overestimation of Immediate Outbursts of Anger Against the Israel Mass Killing of Palestinians and the Need for a Longer-Term Radical Approach to Opposing Those in Power
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently wrote the following on Facebook: Witnessing Joe Biden deliberately lie so as to conceal the scale of the genocide unfoling in Gaza fills you with a sense of rage. The facts that entirely refute his assertions are actually part of the public record … Continue reading The Overestimation of Immediate Outbursts of Anger Against the Israel Mass Killing of Palestinians and the Need for a Longer-Term Radical Approach to Opposing Those in Power
Israel as the Junior Partner of the United States
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: If you want to understand the ability of Washington to decide the parameters of the murderous brutality being unleashed on Gaza or the relationship between US imperialism and the garrison state of Israel, take note of this comment. … Continue reading Israel as the Junior Partner of the United States
Social Democrats or Social Reformers Fail to Recognize Their Own Limitations: The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle Once Again
Tracy MacMaster commented on John Clarke's post This exactly. Thanks John Clarke . To what was MacMaster referring? To Clarke's post concerning the "bullshit asymmetry principle." I quote from John Clarke: A FB friend put up a post that deals with the 'bullshit asymmetry principle.' This holds that 'the amount of energy needed to refute … Continue reading Social Democrats or Social Reformers Fail to Recognize Their Own Limitations: The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle Once Again
Legality Involves the Legitimation of Many Appalling Actions
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook; it expresses well the reality of the rule of law and not its rhetoric. John Clarke The real scandal isn't lawbreaking by people with political and economic power but all the appalling things they are able to do … Continue reading Legality Involves the Legitimation of Many Appalling Actions
The Radical Left Have a Responsbility to Challenge Questionable Assertions from Their Own Ranks
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke With even greater intensity than the pandemic [my emphasis], the impacts of climate change are running along the fault lines of social, racial and global inequality. Our resistance must be taken up along just those … Continue reading The Radical Left Have a Responsbility to Challenge Questionable Assertions from Their Own Ranks
It is Not Just Far-Right Views that Need to Be Criticized–but Also Social-Democratic or Social-Reformist Views
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted on Facebook the following: John Clarke I just came across another person I had accepted as a FB friend posting really horrible right wing material. Yet again, it was focused on the notion of Justin Trudeau as a conspiring globalist, … Continue reading It is Not Just Far-Right Views that Need to Be Criticized–but Also Social-Democratic or Social-Reformist Views
The Liberal Media’s Role in Pasting Over Oppression Abroad
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted on Facebook the following: John Clarke An interesting examination of the role of the liberal media, focusing on The Guardian. Based on my own experience, I would add another consideration of major significance. Precisely because the liberal media does offer a … Continue reading The Liberal Media’s Role in Pasting Over Oppression Abroad
Radical Leftists Should Not Underestimate the Ideological Grip of the Reformist Point of View
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted on Facebook about a week ago the following: John Clarke I've been asked to write a review of Éric Toussaint's latest work on the World Bank. It exposes very well the role of this vile institution. People can do dreadful things in … Continue reading Radical Leftists Should Not Underestimate the Ideological Grip of the Reformist Point of View
The Need to Develop More Rigorous Analyses of Common Problems of the Working Class
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke I saw a religious message on social media the other day that led me to ponder questions of reasoning and analysis. It suggested that a lack of physical evidence for the existence of Heaven was … Continue reading The Need to Develop More Rigorous Analyses of Common Problems of the Working Class
The Abolitionary 