,ANGRY ,NOT ,APA!TIC 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,:AT AN>*I/S DO 9/EAD ( VOT+ 

,! G5]AL ELECTION IS H]E1 & ONCE AGA9 ! P>TIES >E ALL OV] US LIKE A RA%1 PROMIS+ ?AT !Y WILL FIX ?+S4 ,BUT Y\ DON'T HAVE TO BE AN AN>*I/ TO KN[ ?AT NO?+ *ANGES1 :OEV] GETS 94 ,?IS IS :Y POLITICIANS >E KE5 ON NEW ME?ODS SU* AS PO/AL VOT+4 ,LABOR1 ,TORY1 ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRAT1 NATIONALI/ 7,PLAID ,CYMRU1 ,S,N,P1 ,S9N ,FE971 'PR9CIPL$' OR 'RADICAL' 7,GRE5 ,P>TY1 OR LEFTI/S 9 SOME ALLIANCE71 OR NATIONALI/-RACI/ 7,U,K,I,P ETC71 ! FUNDAM5TALS ( ! SY/EM >E ! SAME4 

,:E!R WE HAVE ! PRES5T ELECTORAL SY/EM OR PROPORTIONAL REPRES5TATION1 OR H[EV] MANY PEOPLE VOTE OR DON'T VOTE 9 AN ELECTION OR REF]5DUM1 AS WE HAVE JU/ SE5 9 ,SCOTL&1 CAPITALISM IS AT ! DRIV+ :EEL GLOBALLY4 ,AS WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE1 WE >E EXPLOIT$ :E!R WE CAN TAKE P>T 9 'FREE' ELECTIONS OR LIVE UND] AN AU?ORIT>IAN REGIME4 ,CAPITALI/S & PROP]TY [N]S CONT9UE TO CONTROL ! WEAL? ?AT WE CREATE1 & !Y PROTECT IT ?R\< ! POLICE1 LEGAL SY/EM1 & MILIT>Y4 

,Y\ CAN'T COMPLA9 

,NONVOT]S >E TOLD ?AT1 0,IF Y\ DON'T VOTE Y\ CAN'T COMPLA904 ,BUT VOT+ UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES IS JU/ PRET5D+ ?AT ! SY/EM WE HAVE IS BASICALLY ALRI<T4 ,IT LETS ! W9N+ P>TY (F ! HOOK4 ,! FACT IS1 WE HAVE NEXT TO NO SAY 9 ! DECISIONS ?AT GET TAK5 BY ! PEOPLE WE ELECT4 ,?IS IS CALL$ 'REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY'4 ,AN>*I/S ORGANIZE BY 'DIRECT DEMOCRACY'1 :]E WE CAN HAVE A SAY 9 EV]Y DECISION1 IF WE WANT TO4 ,WE DON'T PUT \R P[] 9 SOMEONE ELSE'S H&S1 SO NO ONE CAN BETRAY US & ABUSE IT4 ,?IS REALLY C\LD WORK GLOBALLY6 ,ASK US H[444 

,CAMPAIGN+ AGA9/ VOT+ 

,A 0DON'T VOTE0 CAMPAIGN ON ITS [N IS JU/ AS MU* A WA/E ( TIME4 ,! SAME GOES = A PROTE/ VOTE = A LEFTI/ OR NOVELTY C&IDATE4 ,! TIME & MONEY SP5T CAMPAIGN+ C\LD BE BETT] US$ FIX+ SOME ( ! PROBLEMS WE FACE 9 \R LIVES4 ,PROTE/+1 :E!R IT IS SPOIL+ A BALLOT PAP] OR M>*+ 9 ! /REET1 FAILS TO (F] ANY REAL *ALL5GE4 ,SO1 AN>*I/S SAY1 VOTE1 OR DON'T VOTE4 ,IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFF]5CE4 ,:AT IS MORE IMPORTANT1 IS TO REALIZE ?AT ELECTIONS PROP UP A CORRUPT SY/EM & DIV]T US FROM W9N+ REAL *ANGE4 

,DON'T VOTE1 ORGANIZE6 

,WE %\LD ORGANIZE ) \R NEI<BORS1 WORKMATES1 O!R PEOPLE WE HAVE %>$ 9T]E/S )1 & O!RS :O DON'T HAVE ! PRIVILEGES ?AT SOME PEOPLE HAVE4 ,WE >E ! EXP]TS ON :AT WE NE$1 & ON ! BE/ WAY TO RUN ?+S = ! COMMON GOOD4 ,WE NE$ TO USE DIRECT ACTION TO A*IEVE ?IS4 ,DIRECT ACTION IS :]E WE SOLVE A PROBLEM )\T SOMEONE ELSE REPRES5T+ US4 ,BY ?IS WE MEAN1 NOT JU/ PROTE/+ & ASK+ = *ANGE1 BUT ?+S LIKE OCCUPY+1 SABOTAG+1 WORK+ TO RULE1 REFUS+ TO PAY !IR PRICES OR !IR R5T1 & /RIK+ 7BUT NOT WAIT+ = UNION LEAD]S TO TELL US :5 WE CAN & CAN'T674 

,= EXAMPLE1 :5 WORK]S >5'T PAID ! WAGES [$ !M1 RA!R ?AN ASK+ ! GOV]NM5T TO GIVE US BETT] LEGAL PROTECTION1 WE TAKE ACTION TO =CE EMPLOY]S TO PAY4 ,! ,DEP>TM5T = ,WORK @& ,P5SIONS HAS EV5 NAM$ ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION & ! ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION AMONG GR\PS ?AT >E A S]I\S ?REAT TO WORKF>E1 BECAUSE WE HAVE %UT D[N PROGRAMS4 ,?IS WAS A*IEV$ ) ONLY A FEW HUNDR$ PEOPLE4 ,IMAG9E :AT C\LD BE DONE ) ?\S&S6 

,TAK+ IT BACK 

,9 REALITY1 PEOPLE >E UND]/&ABLY AFRAID ( TAK+ ! /ATE ON4 ,BUT DIRECT ACTION DOESN'T HAVE TO MEAN AN ALL-\T FI<T TO DEFEAT CAPITALISM 9 ONE GO4 ,AN>*I/S DO ?9K ?AT ULTIMATELY1 !RE HAS TO BE A FULL REVOLUTION4 ,BUT BY CONFRONT+ ! SY/EM DIRECTLY AT ANY PO9T WE CAN />T TO TAKE CONTROL4 ,9 FACT1 ALL ! GOOD ?+S WE ?9K ( AS HAV+ BE5 CREAT$ BY ! /ATE - FREE HEAL? C>E1 FREE $UCATION1 HEAL? @& SAFETY LAWS TO PROTECT US AT WORK1 H\S+ REGULATIONS1 SICK PAY1 UNEMPLOYM5T B5EFITS1 P5SIONS - CAME AB\T HI/ORICALLY TO PUT AN 5D TO ORGANIZ$ CAMPAIGNS ( COLLECTIVE DIRECT ACTION ?AT ?REAT5$ !IR P[]4 ,& :]E WE W\LD FAIL AS 9DIVIDUALS1 TOGE!R WE CAN W94 

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,LABOR & ! ,UNIONS 

,! 9FATUATION ( ! TRADE UNIONS ) ! ,LABOR P>TY %\LD BE NO?+ O!R ?AN MY/IFY+ = ORD9>Y WORK]S4 ,:E!R IT IS ',UNIONS ,TOGE!R' OR ,T,U,C VOT] REGI/RATION DRIVES1 TRADE UNION MEMB]S AMONG US %\LD FEEL DEEPLY 9SULT$ AT BE+ ASK$ TO PROP-UP ! ,LABOR P>TY AS ! BE/ AVAILABLE SOLUTION4 

,! ,LABOR ,P>TY WAS SET UP 9 ! E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURY AS A POLITICAL W+ ( ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T4 ,DESPITE ! ROSE-T9T$ VIEW ( HI/ORY1 IT HAS CONT9UALLY REGULAT$ WORK]S UND] CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS NOT A CASE ( ,LABOR HAV+ 'LO/ ITS WAY' & NE$+ RECAPTUR+4 ,TO E*O ! AN>*I/ ,RUDOLF ,ROCK]1 POLITICAL P>TIES & ELECTIONS HAV5'T BR\<T WORK]S 0A HAIR'S BREAD? CLOS] TO SOCIALISM40 

,! ',SPECIAL ,RELATION%IP' 

,! ,T,U,C & P>TS ( ! LEFT CONT9UALLY PRES5T US ) A PICTURE ( ,LABOR :I* HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ITS ACTUAL ACTIONS4 ,!Y TELL US ?AT WE /ILL HAVE A 'SPECIAL RELATION%IP'1 & ?AT DESPITE ITS FAIL+S1 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY /&S-UP BE/ = ORD9>Y WORK+ PEOPLE4 ,SO WE %\LD SUPPORT IT ')\T ILLUSIONS'1 BECAUSE IT IS BETT] ?AN ! ,TORIES4 ,NOT ?AT Y\ W\LD NOTICE6 ,ALL ! MAJOR P>TIES SUPPORT AU/]ITY AGA9/ ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,?IS IS IRREFUTABLE1 & ,LABOR EV5 SAYS AS MU*4 

,:AT REMA9S ( ! DW9DL+ TRADE UNION MOVEM5T IS ESS5TIALLY %ACKL$ BY H>% RE/RICTIVE ANTI-UNION LAWS & A TOTALLY COMPLIANT ,T,U,C LEAD]%IP4 ,!SE LAWS TELL US H[ TO MANAGE \R AFFAIRS1 S]I\SLY RE/RICT \R ABILITY TO )DRAW LABOR1 & TELL US :O WE CAN & CAN'T EXPEL1 :I* MEANS ?AT WE HAVE TO ACCEPT SCABB+ 9 \R [N UNIONS4 ,!Y RE/RICT FREE ASSOCIATION 9 A WAY ?AT NO O!R ORGANIZATION CAN UND] ,BRITI% LAW & >E REGUL>LY CONDEMN$ BY ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LABOR ,ORGANIZATION1 :I* IS H>DLY A HOTB$ ( RADICALISM4 ,! ONLY TIME ,LABOR REPEAL$ ANTI-UNION LAWS WAS :5 ITS H& WAS =C$ BY A MASS GRASSROOTS WORK]S MOVEM5T 9 ! #a#i#gS4 

,OV]TURN+ !SE PRES5T LAWS & REBUILD+ A MILITANT CULTURE >\ND ! WORKPLACE IS GO+ TO REQUIRE NOT ! POLITICS ( ! BALLOT BOX1 BUT %E] WILL & ! DET]M9ATION TO OPPOSE SO-CALL$ 'REPRES5TATIVES' 9 BO? ! ,LABOR ,P>TY & ! ,T,U,C4 ,!IR CLASS 9T]E/S UND] CAPITALISM >E 9TIMATELY L9K$2 \R 9T]E/S BEG9 & 5D ) US4 

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,FREE ,$UCATION & ! ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATS3 ,A ,/UD5T'S ,P]SPECTIVE 

,LIV+ 9 ,%EFFIELD AT ! TIME ( ! LA/ ELECTION1 ,I SAW ?AT !RE WAS MASSIVE VOT] TURN-\T & SUPPORT = ! ,LIB ,DEMS AMONG /UD5TS4 ,A TANGIBLE OPTIMISM & EXCITEM5T EXI/$ 9 ,NICK ,CLEGG'S CON/ITU5CY4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I SPOIL$ MY BALLOT PAP] )1 ',IF VOT+ *ANG$ ANY?+ !Y'D MAKE IT ILLEGAL'4 ,H[EV]1 ,I DID WOND] :E!R A ,LIB-,DEM RISE C\LD CONTE/ ! ,NEW ,LABOR_/,CONS]VATIVE /ALEMATE ( NEOLIB]AL SIMIL>ITY4 

,CLEGG N[ SPORTS A SATISFACTION RAT+ ( M9US-#d 7,MORI SURVEY74 ,?IS IS WELL DES]V$4 ,9/EAD ( CAPP+ TUITION FEES HE HAS OV]SE5 !M TRIPLE TO ,G,B,P#i14 ,Y\NG PEOPLE AMONG MANY O!RS :O VOT$ ,LIB-,DEM HAVE BE5 LEFT DISILLUSION$ BY ?IS1 BECOM+ DIS5GAG$ FROM POLITICS4 ,:AT HAS BE5 PROV5 IS NOT ?AT Y\NG PEOPLE >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 POLITICS1 BUT ?AT POLITICIANS >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 Y\NG PEOPLE4 

,DEBT 

,I WAS LUCKY & ONLY HAD TO PAY ,G,B,P#c1_/YE> 9 FEES4 ,BUT ,I N[ [E ! ,/UD5TS ,LOAN ,COMPANY ,G,B,P#b#c14 ,?IS 9CREASES BY AT LEA/ ,G,B,P#c A MON? DUE TO 9T]E/1 :I* />T$ :IL/ ,I WAS /ILL AT UNIV]SITY6 ,I AM P]SI/5TLY BE+ HASSL$ BY !M *ECK+ IF ,I'M E>N+ 5\< YET TO />T PAY+ IT BACK4 

,NEO-LIB]ALIZATION 

,:5 ,I F9I%$ UNIV]SITY ,I WANT$ TO CONT9UE /UDY+4 ,H[EV]1 FUND+ = A SOCIAL SCI5CE ,MA/]'S DEGREE IS R>E & MO/ /UD5TS >E SELF-FUND$4 ,I C\LDN'T /& ! ?\<T ( 9CURR+ MORE DEBT BY TAK+ \T A LOAN1 SO ,I GAVE UP ON ! IDEA4 ,I MOV$ HOME & WORK$ 9 A CAFE TRY+ TO GET \T ( MY OV]DRAFT4 ,I F\ND \T ?AT !RE >E NO TUITION FEES 9 ,SW$5 = ,E,U CITIZ5S4 ,I APPLI$ TO ,/OCKHOLM ,UNIV]SITY & GOT 91 PAY+ LIV+ CO/S ) MONEY ,I'D E>N$ 9 ! CAFE4 ,I !N F\ND \T ,I C\LD RETURN TO ! ,U,K ON AN ,]ASMUS EX*ANGE1 AVOID+ TUITION FEES & EV5 GETT+ AN ,E,U GRANT6 

,?IS ILLU/RATES ! L5G?S ?AT Y\ HAVE TO GO TO IF Y\ COME FROM A BACKGR\ND :]E HI<] $UCATION IS UNAF=DABLE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT HAS TAU<T ME ?AT A FREE $UCATION IS FEASIBLE1 BUT CANNOT BE ACCOMPLI%$ BY RELY+ ON POLITICAL P>TIES & ! E/ABLI%M5T4 ,! NEO-LIB]ALIZATION ( HI<] $UCATION HAS PROLIF]AT$ UND] ! ,COALITION4 ,$UCATION IS BECOM+ ! PRES]VE ( ! UPP]-MIDDLE-CLASS4 ,RESE>* TOO MU/ N[ BE 'COMPETITIVE'1 NOT EXPRESS+ CRITICAL1 9DEP5D5T ?\<T4 

,TO CONTE/ ?IS1 TO /RIVE = FREE $UCATION1 ! ONLY WAY IS TO SELF-ORGANIZE6 ,! DEMISE ( ! ,LIB-,DEMS HAS %[N WE CANNOT RELY ON ANY POLITICAL P>TY TO DELIV] ?IS4 ,?IS IS :Y WE >GUE ',DON'T ,VOTE - ,ORGANIZE6' 

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0,TORIES ON BIKES03 ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY 9 P[] 

0,F"9"9"9+ ,TORIES ON BIKES0 - ?AT'S H[ ONE ,BRI<TON B9 WORK] DESCRIBES ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY4 ,AS ! L>GE/ P>TY ON ! LOCAL C\NCIL1 ) #bc SEATS AT ! #baa ELECTION1 ,BRI<TON IS ! ONLY PLACE 9 ! ,U,K :]E ! ,GRE5S HAVE HAD SO MU* AS A SNIFF ( P[]4 ,& LOOK :AT !Y'VE DONE ) IT4 

,DESPITE TRUMPET+ A COMMITM5T TO ! LIV+ WAGE 7,G,B,P#g4#h#e AN H\R \TSIDE ,LONDON1 COMP>$ TO A ,NATIONAL ,M9IMUM ,WAGE ( ,G,B,P#f4#e71 !Y TRI$ TO IMPOSE A 0PAY MOD]NIZATION0 S*EME ON L[-PAID C\NCIL WORK]S ) ! SUPPORT ( ! ,CONS]VATIVE GR\P ON ! C\NCIL4 ,IT MEANT ?AT REFUSE & RECYCL+ /AFF AT ,HOLL+DEAN DEPOT FAC$ A PAYCUT ( UP TO ,G,B,P#d1 A YE>4 

,ACT+ LIKE ! WOR/ K9D ( UNION-BU/+ BOSS1 ! C\NCIL ?REAT5$ ! WORK]S ?AT IF !Y REFUS$ TO ACCEPT ! NEW T]MS1 !Y W\LD SACK !M & REEMPLOY !M 'ON A WORSE CONTRACT1 )\T COMP5SATION'4 ,B9WORK]S RESPOND$ ) A WILDCAT OCCUPATION ( !IR DEPOT1 & !RE HAVE BE5 NUM]\S /RIKES & WILDCAT /OPPAGES S9CE4 ,& ! ATTACKS ON ! B9WORK]S' T]MS & CONDITIONS ( EMPLOYM5T CONT9UE4 

,LITT] PICK+ 

,GRE5 ,M,P1 ,C>OL9E ,LUCAS CLAIMS TO HAVE MADE H] OPPOSITION TO ! PROPOSALS CLE>1 & EV5 SAID ?AT %E W\LD 0JO9 ! PICKET L9E IF ! ,C\NCIL =CES A PAY CUT ON L[ PAID /AFF40 ,WELL1 WE HAV5'T SE5 H] ON ANY PICKET L9ES4 ,WE DID SEE H] PICK+ UP LITT] DUR+ ! /RIKE ( ,JUNE #b#a#c1 DESPITE A /ATEM5T FROM ! B9-WORK]S ASK+ PEOPLE NOT TO1 BECAUSE AS !Y SAY1 0ANY ATTEMPTS TO LESS5 ! IMPACT ( A /RIKE .<BY PICK+ UP LITT].> COMPLETELY UND]M9ES \R ACTION40 

,NO D\BT ! ,GRE5S 9 ,BRI<TON HAVE MADE 0T\< *OICES10 ) !IR 0H&S TI$0 BY C5TRAL GOV]NM5T4 ,SO IS ?AT ALL !RE IS TO POLITICS - 0T\< *OICES0 & A WORLD ( P]PETUAL DISAPPO9TM5T :5 Y\R ELECT$ REPRES5TATIVES BETRAY Y\8 ,AS AN>*I/S1 WE SAY ?AT ! PROBLEM IS NOT ) :O IS 9 P[]1 & H[ !Y EX]CISE ?AT P[]4 ,! PROBLEM IS POLITICAL P[] ITSELF4 ,AS AN>*I/ ,NOAM ,*OMSKY PO9TS \T1 0! SM>T WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE PASSIVE & OB$I5T IS TO /RICTLY LIMIT ! SPECTRUM ( ACCEPTABLE OP9ION1 BUT ALL[ V]Y LIVELY DEBATE )9 ?AT SPECTRUM40 ,! ,GRE5S MI<T BE ON ! FR+ES ( ?AT SPECTRUM1 BUT !Y'RE /ILL P>T ( ! P>TY POLITICAL SY/EM1 E/ABLI%$ TO KEEP US QUIET4 

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,! 5D ( A GRASSROOTS MOVEM5T 9 ,GREECE 

,MANY LEFTI/S HAVE BE5 OV]JOY$ ?AT AN ANTI-AU/]ITY P>TY WON ! G5]AL ELECTION 9 ,GREECE4 ,= ! LEFT1 9CLUD+ ?OSE 9 ! ,U,K1 ,SYRIZA'S VICTORY IS SE5 AS A TURN+ PO9T 9 ,EUROPE AGA9/ ECONOMIC POLICIES BAS$ ON H>% CUTS4 

,S,Y,R,I,Z,A 7',COALITION ( ! ,RADICAL ,LEFT'7 />T$ (F AS AN ALLIANCE ( V>I\S RE=MI/ LEFT-W+ CURR5TS4 ,ITS PROGRAM WAS V]Y SIMIL> TO ,PASOK1 A SOCIALI/ COALITION ( ! #a#i#hS4 ,9 FACT1 A L>GE P>T ( ! OLD ,PASOK LEAD]%IP IS N[ 9 ,SYRIZA4 ,ALEXIS ,TSIPRAS TOOK OV] AS ,SYRIZA LEAD] 9 #b#h1 AS ! P>TY WAS MOV+ AWAY FROM RE=MI/ ',EUROCOMMUNISM' TO BUILD A RELATION%IP ) ! GRASSROOTS SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AT HAD GR[N 9 ,GREECE AGA9/ AU/]ITY4 ,AS IT WAS DEVELOP+ A PRES5CE ON ! /REETS & JO9+ ! L>GE 'SQU>E PROTE/S'1 ! P>TY ALSO 9CREAS$ ITS 9FLU5CE 9 TRADE UNIONS1 ESPECIALLY ! PUBLIC SECTOR1 & ORGANIZ$ AMONG UNIV]SITY /UD5TS4 ,IT QUICKLY POSITION$ ITSELF AS A LA/ HOPE = *ANGE = ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 

,SYRIZA WILL N[ BE ! POLITICAL W+ ( A REPRESSIVE ,/ATE APP>ATUS - ! POLICE1 ! >MY1 ! JUDICI>Y - ?AT IS HI/ORICALLY RIDDL$ ) RI<T-W+]S & FASCI/S4 ,IT HAS ALREADY =M$ A COALITION ) A RI<T-W+ ANTI-IMMIGRATION P>TY & WILL CONT9UE TO MAKE COMPROMISES TO /AY 9 P[]4 ,AS ! P>TY IS QUITE SMALL ) #c#e1 MEMB]S1 >\ND #a1 WILL BE MOV$ 9TO GOV]NM5T POSITIONS 9 AN ATTEMPT TO C\NT] ! RI<T-W+1 WELL AWAY FROM ! GRASSROOTS 9ITIATIVES ?AT C>RI$ !M 9TO (FICE4 

,GREEK RADICALS ) LONG] MEMORIES WILL REMEMB] ?AT AFT] ,PASOK WAS ELECT$ IT RAPIDLY DROPP$ ! RADICAL PROGRAM ?AT HELP$ IT TO P[]4 ,9 ANY CASE1 IT WAS ALL BUT WIP$ \T 9 LAT] ELECTIONS4 ,N[ H]E WE >E AGA9 ) MORE LEFTI/ PROMISES FROM ,SYRIZA4 ,AS ONE ,GREEK AN>*I/ ,SPYROS ,DAP]GOLAS REM>K$ AB\T ! IMPORTANCE ( PEOPLE /ICK+ TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+1 0,EV]Y?+ ELSE IS A RECIPE = FAILURE1 DISAPPO9TM5T1 LOSS ( TIME1 &1 ( C\RSE1 POLITICAL & 9DIVIDUAL CORRUPTION 444 :AT P[] & /ATE ALWAYS CREATE40 

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,:AT ! ,SUFFRAGETTES ,DID ,= ,US 

,IT'S ELECTION TIME AGA91 & AN>*I/ WOM5 >E ONCE MORE BE+ LECTUR$ ON DO+ \R DUTY TO ?OSE :O DI$ = \R VOTE4 

,= ! RECORD1 ! SUFFRAGETTES' DEM& WAS ?AT WOM5 %\LD BE BALLOT$ :]EV] M5 W]E4 ,!Y W]5'T FI<T+ = EV]Y WOMAN 9 P]PETUITY TO BE GUILT-TRIPP$ 9TO SUPPORT+ ANY POLITICAL SY/EM ?AT US$ ! BALLOT BOX TO LEGITIMIZE ITSELF4 ,!Y TRU/$ FUTURE WOM5 TO MAKE !IR [N DECISIONS4 ,SYLVIA ,PANKHUR/1 = ONE1 LIV$ TO REJECT P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY AS AN 0\T ( DATE MA*9E0 & REFUS$ TO CA/ A VOTE OR /& = ELECTION H]SELF4 ,?IS ELECTION1 %E'D BE ANGRY ) EV]Y P>TY'S P>TICIPATION 9 CUTS TO ESS5TIAL WOM5'S S]VICES1 NOT ! WOM5 :O SPOIL !IR BALLOTS OR /AY AWAY4 

,MORE ?AN ! VOTE 

,!RE WAS A LOT MORE TO ! SUFFRAGETTES ?AN JU/ ! VOTE4 ,!Y W]E AB\T WOM5'S SOLID>ITY1 \R ABILITY TO WORK & FI<T TOGE!R1 TO WRITE & SPEAK FROM \R [N EXP]I5CE1 NOT JU/ ON ! VOTE BUT ON SEXUAL1 SOCIAL & VOCATIONAL FRE$OMS1 LIKE FAIR PAY & REPRODUCTIVE RI<TS4 ,BE+ D5I$ ! VOTE WAS AN 9SULT TO WOM5 AS 9TELLIG5T1 RATIONAL HUMAN BE+S1 REG>DLESS ( H[ MU* USE ! VOTE ITSELF WAS4 ,US+ ! VOTE WAS ALMO/ BESIDE ! PO9T COMP>$ TO :AT IT W\LD MEAN = WOM5 TO HAVE ! VOTE1 TO NOT BE SE5 AS M]E EXT5SIONS ( !IR HUSB&S4 

,GETT+ ! VOTE WAS A VICTORY L>GELY BECAUSE ( :AT WOM5 A*IEV$ ?R\< ! PROCESS ( FI<T+ = IT4 ,! SPEE*ES1 PUBLICATIONS1 SMA%$ W9D[S1 BATTLES ) POLICE1 M>TIAL >TS TRA9+1 IMPRISONM5TS1 HUNG] /RIKES1 RESI/ANCE TO =CE-FE$+ & REFUSAL TO GIVE 93 !SE DID MORE TO RAISE ! /ATUS & CONFID5CE ( WOM51 AS PUBLIC & POLITICAL PEOPLE1 ?AN ! VOTE ITSELF EV] HAS4 ,MU* MORE ?AN HAV+ WOM5 ,M,PS OR C>E]I/S :O HAVE CYNICALLY US$ WOM5'S /RUGGLES TO PROMOTE !MSELVES4 

,TELL+ US ?AT WE HAVE TO VOTE BECAUSE VOTES = WOM5 W]E H>D WON1 IS CONDESC5D+1 PAT]NALI/IC %IT4 ,WORK+ CLASS M5 ALSO F\<T = ! RI<T TO VOTE1 BUT >E MU* LESS CRITICIZ$ IF !Y SUGGE/ ?AT !RE >E MORE EFFECTIVE MEANS ( *ANGE ?AN ! BALLOT BOX4 ,= WOM51 VOT+ IS TURN$ 9TO AN ISSUE ( CON=MITY RA!R ?AN CONSCI5CE1 9 DIRECT OPPOSITION TO :O SUFFRAGETTES W]E & :AT !Y F\<T =4 ,! SUFFRAGETTES NEV] 9T5D$ !IR CAMPAIGN+ TO /OP ) GETT+ ! VOTE4 ,MANY CONT9U$ FI<T+ :5 !IR LEAD]S W]E CO-OPT$4 ,!Y W]5'T SATISFI$1 & !Y DIDN'T 9T5D US TO BE4 

,CO-OPTION 

,! SUFFRAGETTES A*IEV$ !IR AIMS BECAUSE !Y W]E A RADICAL1 9SPIRATIONAL & EFFECTIVE DIRECT ACTION MOVEM5T4 ,!Y A*IEV$ 9CR$IBLE ?+S = !MSELVES & = FUTURE G5]ATIONS ( WOM54 ,YES1 !Y DES]VE \R RESPECT & \R GRATITUDE4 ,BUT MORE ?AN ?AT1 !Y DES]VE \R /UDY & \R EF=T TO COMPREH5D ! FULL 5ORMITY & COMPLEXITY ( !IR /RUGGLE4 ,!Y DES]VE BETT] ?AN TO BE R$UC$ TO A S+LE-ISSUE S\ND-BITE4 

,SO ?IS POLL+ DAY1 :E!R Y\ VOTE OR ORGANIZE OR BO?1 CONSID] HONOR+ ! SUFFRAGETTES' MEMORY BY NOT US+ !M AS A /ICK TO BEAT WOM5 ) :5 !Y TREAT !IR VOTE EXACTLY AS ! SUFFRAGETTES DID3 AS !IR [N1 TO USE OR NOT1 ON !IR [N T]MS4 

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,SO1 IS ,RUSSELL ,BR& RI<T !N8 

,CELEBRITY SEXI/ ,RUSSELL ,BR& HAS REC5TLY ADD$ 'REVOLUTION>Y' TO HIS ,C,V1 & HE'S WRITT5 A BOOK AB\T IT4 ,HE HAS ALSO TURN$ \T 9 P]SON TO SUPPORT ?+S LIKE ! SUCCESSFUL H\S+ /RUGGLE ( ! ,NEW ,]A ,E/ATE RESID5TS 9 ,LONDON4 ,IF Y\ CAN /OMA* ! MAN HIMSELF1 HE SEEMS TO (F] SOME?+ TO PEOPLE SICK ( 9EQUALITY1 W>-MONG]+ & POLITICAL HYPOCRISY4 ,BR& AGREES ) AN>*I/S ON MANY ?+S & REF]S TO HIMSELF AS AN AN>*I/ 9 HIS NEW BOOK ',REVOLUTION'4 ,HE WON'T BE VOT+ 9 ! ELECTION = PRETTY MU* ! SAME REASONS ?AT AN>*I/S WON'T BE4 ,! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION 9SPIRES HIM AS ! BE/ SOCIAL EXP]IM5T 9 HI/ORY1 AS IT DOES US4 ,SO1 WE %\LD SAY :AT WE ?9K AB\T HIM4 

,MONEY1 MONEY1 MONEY 

,BR& G5U9ELY DOES SEE POLITICAL P>TIES AS ALL ! SAME1 & ELECTORAL POLITICS AS A %AM :I* S]VES ! RI* & P[]FUL4 ,BUT HE SEEMS UNAW>E ( :AT LIES BEH9D 9EQUALITY4 ,?IS IS H[ HE HAS COME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT SOCIETY %\LD BE RUN BY SMALL1 DEC5TRALIZ$ 'GR\PS'1 :I* DON'T ACT AGA9/ ANYONE ELSE'S 9T]E/S1 & :I* HELP EA* O!R \T :5 NE$$4 ,GREAT6 ,BUT !Y W\LD APP>5TLY /ILL USE MONEY4 

,Y\ CAN'T HAVE BO? EQUALITY & MONEY6 ,! :OLE PO9T ( MONEY IS TO HAVE MORE ( IT ?AN SOMEONE ELSE4 ,& NO1 WE W\LDN'T ALL BE TRAD+ TURNIPS = %EEP 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 ,WE'D GIVE & RECEIVE FREELY4 ,SO1 AL?\< ,BR& HAS FACE-PALM$ ,M>X'S ',FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO 7!IR7 ABILITY1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO 7!IR7 NE$'1 HE DOESN'T UND]/& :AT ,M>X MEANT4 ,MONEY DOESN'T 5T] 9TO IT4 

,TALK+ AB\T A REVOLUTION 

,SO H[ DOES HE ?9K ?IS 'REVOLUTION' WILL HAPP58 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ,G&HI IS EXPLICITLY HIS MODEL4 ,IT ISN'T SO MU* ?AT ,BR& IS A PACIFI/1 BUT ?AT HE GLOSSES OV] VIOL5CE BY ?9K+ ?AT IF 5\< ( US RISE UP1 ! /ATE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANY?+ AB\T IT4 ,ASIDE FROM TALK+ TO ! PROM95T AN>*I/ ,DAVID ,GRAEB]1 HE DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ?\<T AB\T ?IS /UFF S]I\SLY4 ,SO :]E HE AGREES ) ,GRAEB] ?AT WE %\LD TAKE-OV] ! FUNCTIONS ( ! /ATE & MAKE IT R$UNDANT1 HE DISAGREES ?AT WE WILL NE$ TO DEF5D ! REVOLUTION4 ,9 FACT1 HE SAYS HE HAS NO ILL WILL T[>DS ! POLICE OR >MY4 ,WELL ?AT'S ,O,K = ?IS :ITE1 MALE REVOLUTION>Y1 :O !SE DAYS IS RI* & HEAL?Y TOO4 ,9 FACT1 :5 IT COMES TO POLITICAL FRE$OMS 9 G5]AL1 HE IS A LITTLE VAGUE & PLACES HIS FAI? 9 HUMAN NATURE & ',LOVE'1 AS OPPOS$ TO PROP]LY ?\<T-\T SOCIAL /RUCTURES4 

,ALSO1 AL?\< ,BR& TALKS ( 'SOCIAL RECALIBRATION'1 HIS IS A PURELY ECONOMIC REVOLUTION1 NOT ONE :I* W\LD *ANGE O!R ASPECTS ( \R DAMAG$ SOCIETY4 ,= EXAMPLE - & ,BR&1 :O CLAIMS TO BE *ALL5G+ HIS [N SEXISM1 %\LD TAKE NOTE - IT W\LD MEAN A BELIEV+ /ANCE T[>DS RAPE SURVIVORS1 9/EAD ( T[>DS ,JULIAN ,ASSANGE1 SU* AS HE TAKES 9 ',REVOLUTION4' 

,SO1 G5U9ELY ANGRY AT ,CAPITALISM AS HE IS1 ,BR& IS NOT QUALIFI$ TO BE A SPOKESP]SON ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,HE WILL BE US+ ! ROYALTIES FROM ',REVOLUTION' TO SET UP A SELF-MANAG$ BUS9ESS = RECOV]+ ADDICTS4 ,BUT REVOLUTION HAS TO BE MADE BY PEOPLE OPPRESS$ BY CLASS1 RACE1 G5D]1 SEXUALITY1 ABILITY & LACK ( OPPORTUNITY1 ALL ACT+ TOGE!R4 ,WE %\LD USE AS LITTLE VIOL5CE AS POSSIBLE1 BUT WE HAVE TO DEF5D ! GA9S WE MAKE1 :I* ! PEOPLE ON ! ,NEW ,]A ,E/ATE CAN DO ) OR )\T ,RUSSELL ,BR&4 

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