On 21 August, a general election is being held in Australia. The Labor Government is being challenged by the Liberals, but neither party is interested in solving severe problems of inequality, environmental destruction and social alienation. In fact, they will make them worse. To start with, the Liberals are the party of big business, the party of capital, and are sworn enemies of the working class. Under the leadership of Tony Abbott, they have openly embraced social reaction, stirring up every backward prejudice they can get away with. Everybody knows they are champing at the bit to bring back Work Choices and if they hesitate to say so openly, it is only because they fear the vehemence of the working class response.
Tag - campaign
Wednesday 18 August 2010
NOBODY TO VOTE FOR BUT PLENTY TO VOTE AGAINST
By jvadv on Wednesday 18 August 2010, 16:17 - Why we don't vote to the elections ?
Sunday 4 April 2010
don’t vote – organise!
By jvadv on Sunday 4 April 2010, 15:18 - Why we don't vote to the elections ?
-> the
other campaign 2010
A RADICAL, WORKING-CLASS INITIATIVE IN RESPONSE TO PARTY POLITICS AND
ELECTIONS…
The Other Campaign 2010 was initiated by Liverpool Solidarity Federation.
The aim is to build a loose network of anti-capitalist, libertarian groups and individuals who believe that:
1. Politics must be liberated from the rotten influence of politicians and bureaucrats. As individuals we must take back control over our lives and not allow power to be exercised on our behalf.
2. The anti-working class agenda of our corrupt political elite (such as the imminent wave of public sector cuts) will not be defeated through the ballot box, but on the streets and picket lines.
Wednesday 25 February 2004
JUST DON’T VOTE - A CALL TO ACTION
By jvadv on Wednesday 25 February 2004, 11:31 - Why we don't vote to the elections ?
-> http://cnt-ait.info/article.php3?id_article=924
We are
calling for a national campaign to take advantage of this election year to
emphasize the power of direct action and to present direct democracy as a
viable alternative to representation. This campaign will include literature
distribution, postering and stickering, demonstrations, educational events, and
other forms of community outreach, both in our own communities and around the
Democratic and Republican National Conventions. It will culminate in a
nationwide day of direct action on November 2, election day.
Friday 16 April 1999
The Anarchist Case Against Clinton, Gore, and the Democratic Party
By jvadv on Friday 16 April 1999, 09:42 - Why we don't vote to the elections ?
-> http://www.infoshop.org/againstclin...
With the Bill Clinton adiministration drawing to a close, it should be painfully obvious that Clinton, Al Gore, and the Democratic Party are no different than the Republicans. We find it amazing that many progressives have recently come to Gore's defense during his campaign. They aren't defending him from George Bush, rather the Nader campaign.
Your webmaster predicted back during the 1992 Presidential race that under a Clinton administration, human rights would be violated around the world, the police state would increase, censorship would increase, the pace that the environment is being ruined would remain the same, and that Bill Clinton is, above all else, a friend of capitalists and an enemy of labor.
Tuesday 1 September 1992
Voting Anarchists: An Oxymoron or What?
By jvadv on Tuesday 1 September 1992, 21:45 - Why we don't vote to the elections ?
-> http://www.spunk.org/texts/groups/b...
While historically anarchists assiduously avoided any involvement with
electoral politics, in more recent times, at least in the united states, some
anarchists have advocated voting. The arguments these voting anarchists put
forward are generally the same as those put forward by other leftists who are
unable or unwilling to completely sever their connection to the political
process. They argue that voting for their candidate, usually described as a
lesser evil and usually (if not always) a Democrat, is necessary to prevent
united states aggression against some favored revolutionary state (like
sandinista nicaragua), is some sort of self-defense against the more
conservative candidate, or is merely better than "apathy," as some describe
abstention from voting. While one could argue against voting simply because it
rarely, if ever, accomplishes any of the goals its advocates claim it can,
there is a more fundamental reason for anarchists to oppose voting: voting in
government elections is an inherently authoritarian activity, and authoritarian
means never yield libertarian results.
