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…Governments do not launch wars simply because they confront domestic unrest. The fundamental causes of imperialist war lie in the contradictions of the capitalist world economy. But for ruling classes confronting mounting opposition, militarism provides a framework to demand “national unity,” impose immense sacrifices and strengthen the coercive powers of the state…

– Statement of the Parti de l’égalité socialiste
published at the WSWS 10.08.2026

I can’t pretend I’m not enjoying this. No, really, I’ll be totally honest with y’all.

What needs to happen is finally happening in France and is spreading all across Europe. I’m getting to see it happen in near-real time, and it’s exhilarating. The working class is catching fire and rising up, and the ruling class is shitting bricks.

It’s the only way to civil and economic justice, and the only way to prevent world war. It won’t be done by “elections” and politicians, it won’t be done through “democracy”.

We have to do it.

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They’re burnin’ down the house in France and, meanwhile, here in Shithole USA, people at the “No Kings” events were being told not to bring up Iran and Palestine while the speakers cheer for NATO and the Nazi thugs in Ukraine. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I can see who the real “surrender monkeys” are.

On the upside, “No Kings” apparently cratered hard this year; it’s almost as if people are getting hip to their bullshit and have quit wasting their time.

I can only hope.

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I can’t even begin to pretend to care about the Donster kicking MSNOW (the artist formerly known as MSNBC) and CNN (aka ZNN) out of the White House. The anchor dollies at MSNOW can’t seem to shut the hell up about how their voices are being stifled and how the First Amendment is being threatened by the denial of access to the Donster’s daily raving’n’drooling press conferences consisting of demented propaganda babbling and not much else, and their inability to dutifully record said raving’n’drooling to parrot back at the addled masses… or, as it’s known in the USA, “journalism”.

Yeah, y’sure heard that right; the people who gave us Kuwaiti Incubator Babies, Iraqi WMDs, Iraqi Yellow Cake Uranium, the Uyghur Muslims and Russiagate – and have spent the last three years beating down public dissent against the Gaza genocide – are screaming and yelling about free speech ‘cos they can’t get a spot at the Donster’s White House media circle-jerk. You’ll pardon my giving sub-zero fucks about any of those kiss-asses.

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Democrats and Liberals won’t stand up to fascists and ICE thugs, but they’ll raise holy hell over the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. They’ll gladly abandon Palestine to the IDF to avoid appearing antisemitic and won’t lift a finger for transgendered people because that might cost the DNC an election, but they’ll man the barricades for the goddamn Kennedy Center. That’s right, they’ll try to appease fascists by throwing basic human rights and dignity to the wolves while they protest for A GODDAMN BUILDING.

John the Baptist, after torturing a thief,
Looks up at his hero, the Commander-In-Chief,
saying, “Tell me, great hero, but please make it brief –
is there a hole for me to get sick in?”

The Commander-In-Chief answers him while chasing a fly,
saying “Death to all those who would whimper and cry!”
And dropping a barbell, he points to the sky,
saying, “The sun’s not yellow, it’s chicken!”

– Bob Dylan, 1965

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