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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Not a question of public sector vs private sector. Support the strike and stop a race to the bottom.
I just sent this message to my Occupy Edinburgh comrades regarding points to make on the 30 November strike: Dear All Sorry I’m not going to make it this evening. Of course the authorities are trying to spin this as … Continue reading
Guest post: The Salon des Refusés is alive and well and living in Aberdeen
The Salon des Refusés is alive and well and living in Aberdeen [I am delighted that Aberdeen artist, Brian, has contributed this amusing little piece!] Greetings from the Granite City, friends! Here’s what happened when I got the old brushes … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts, Miscellaneous, People I know (not directly connected with my writing), Politics
Tagged Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council, art, Kevin Stewart, paintings, Peacock Printmakers, Peacock Visual Arts Winter Exhibition, Save Union Terrace Gardens, Sir Ian Wood, The Wood Group, Union Terrace Gardens
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Explaining the joke/irony in a recent blog post
Given the comment I received from a reader on a recent post (about hating the “I’m-a-hard-working-taxpayer-and-you’re-a-lazy-parasite” mentality and my wishing to “line up and re-educate” those who hold such views) I feel I need to be explicit about the intended … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
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A night with Occupy Edinburgh
With reference to my blog post yesterday, I “slept” in St Andrew’s Square last night. I had difficulty actually sleeping because of yobs shouting this kind of thing as they walked through/past/jumped over the fence, seeking trouble: “Get a job, … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
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I hate the “I’m-a-hard-working-taxpayer” mentality. It must be eradicated!
Line them up and re-educate them… I hate the “I’m-a-hard-working-taxpayer-and-you’re-a-lazy parasite” mentality. …Hate, loathe, despise, detest! It must be eradicated! Line up and re-educate those who hold such views, I say. “Noble, hard-working taxpayers” What brought this fit of pique … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Tagged anti-capitalism, anti-capitalist, banking, capitalism, monetary system, Occupy Edinburgh, Occupy Glasgow, Occupy movement
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