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"Aside from uttering a few complaints, the labor leaders are being completely passive… once again. The AFL-CIO web site has nothing on it, for example. The same for the country’s largest socialist organization (50,000 plus) – Democratic Socialists of America. They should be organizing protests at every federal building in the country. This should include mass civil disobedience. We should be demanding “no wall; no furloughs; no pay cuts”. All the repressive measures of the state – the military, for example – keep operating, while the hungry starve. "Mass protests like this are what would decisively swing the overwhelming majority of people against the government shut down and against the wall. This is what would create a real crack in the Republican “wall of shame” in the Senate. This is what would break Trump’s will and would guarantee he is not reelected. Equally important, it could be the first step along the road towards building a mass working class movement and a mass working class political organization, one that could be a first step towards building a mass working class party. Why isn’t it being organized? Because doing so is not in the playbook of the Democratic Party politicians – none of them. Supporting any Democratic Party politicians simply leads us down the road away from building a real working class movement. Yellow Vest the Federal Buildings! You can organize a protest at your local federal building, or wherever is appropriate. End the federal shutdown NOW; full pay for all federal workers! No! to the Wall; Release all asylum seekers! Full federal assistance and services for all who need it; no reduction in food stamps, etc. Full pay raise for all federal workers; for an immediate $5/hr raise for all!" read entire article: https://secure-web.cisco.com/1xMW-TgjmEBcG8jAmEIoNbkJQgNdamgSJWnBETTIiXDEL0-ebUjzO58t1oFAm8Kbq_vumvkmZzPACg_BSqYV_-Fj-c8bJpsL-x125lwY5HUo3JRTwKqveDDBtn8EVS6nER_uBsCOP2AD-fULu0XtRKNvgOfOHY1nuUSiJhUwX3C9He0A0L1esF7S3_tTO9qqSc6du5wa0ixFNC_TWzynGD2vXTuD9cY1sPvgXcTYa4p0apxRDGZT1odAcZbUCqEwLNVKOxxPtTitcQPt0izYhbS8-qNIZnKK2Bi2gYjgHPCyK5Cm8xWkJBRyqDSCpXXBPXhaul207HVDUWZpJiDOOdjUtwFH7MvzUWeWcm0_0uRv4hvVNQNlcP8MMaBTLh49A/https%3A%2F%2Foaklandsocialist.com%2F2019%2F01%2F05%2Fprotest-federal-government-shutdown%2F -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://secure-web.cisco.com/1KhzaOf2M1kNBuu5-8TSNjc3dT1MGy2YwxZjvgx5fkFm3UYaalYYKE38l5AkgqgrrcUoYdk__iPLaIQCO0ObuzJy9BtIBCDmAyOBt_HmxO1NnlcVJC8OSjDj6dSiEQ4DR9S9TIxFIQgoVVEJxu-jeHfRzqTrLB202SgOm3R7QMOV7DVrekVWDL9_wD0bO0WuNjVC0yRbgI9eEMRSg0BrNvEq-S_AESFA_hk0V0PKIERlMnOZ1FaqWrynQBSWf2CRPoCw0cpKb85B-JaYFPfXPT3INZUL9YikrwmIuPcgT_1BcdvpaG4iY3gfaZolIEJ8GO5L8GWoAr0qTsQnUkcdlrFxh1fSHMA2PR_GCHzHhXl0jXDaY77ePOfhdQEBAeYeV/http%3A%2F%2Foaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
