The Crisis we are facing

omnicorp

THE CRISIS WE ARE FIGHTING

THREE BILLIONAIRES own more than the total population of sub-Saharan Africa. Giant multi-national firms like General Motors, which are worth twice as much as the Irish economy, dominate our lives. This is the picture of global capitalism today.
But now a huge opposition movement is growing. The anti-capitalist movement was born during protests in Seattle. It has put pressure on global leaders - forcing them to provide cheaper drugs for HIV sufferers in Africa, exposing their heartless policies of collecting Third World debt, and offering and alternative to politics which reduce everything to the market.
The Socialist Workers Party has been central in initiating Globalise Resistance, one of the main anti-capitalist organisations in Ireland. Our aim is to galvanise the anti-capitalist movement by relating to the concerns of working people here.
At Home
Ireland is more divided on class lines than ever before. It is run by a wealthy elite who uses bribery and corruption to keep their privileged positions.
Between 1987 and 1997, the share of the national economy going to profits and other unearned income has risen by 10 percent. The share going to workers has declined by 10 percent.
Basic social services are under funded. Our streets are grid-locked because there is an inadequate public transport system. Children collect bar codes so that supermarkets will supply their schools with computers - because the government has not invested enough in education. Irish parents pay one of the highest childcare costs in Europe because the government does not fund crèches.

from the socialist workers party, www.swp.ie

SkepticOne

Its great to see people posting insightful analyses of political messages and not merely cutting and pasting the work of others.

omnicorp

It said what I wanted to say in a good selection of words.
That and I said what I said in the Socialism: Yes or No thread so I don't wasnt to copy what I said there.
Instead, I'll take a different route on Socialism, a Political Parties ideas that agree with mine in every single way.

Jim

omnicorp wrote:

Political Parties ideas that agree with mine in every single way.

What a ridiculos statement.

mike65

If your quoting the stickies you've already lost the argument.

Mike.

omnicorp

well then, I found a peice of writing that I feel should be shared with others.
It has ideas in it that I agree with and is written by a Political Party

mr_angry

The Socialist Workers Party are a bunch of idiots who want to make Ireland into a communist society for the sake of it, rather than any empirical data that suggets we'd be better off that way. If I could actually vote to take other votes away from the SWP at the ballot, I would. It'd probably be a better use of my democratic right than a standard one.

omnicorp

so Capitalism and widening the rich/poor divide is a good thing then?

dahamsta

omnicorp wrote:

so Capitalism and widening the rich/poor divide is a good thing then?

By the same token one could argue: "So being an extremist balmpot is ok then?" Extremism doesn't work in society, period, it results in hypocritical "socialism" like the USSR or nutty "capitalism" like the USA. Neither work the way they should, mostly because people are generally greedy. Even socialists, as all the dachas in the former USSR would demonstrate to anyone with an ounce of common sense.

adam

chill

omnicorp wrote:

THE CRISIS WE ARE FIGHTING

The only crisis I see is in your perception of reality and spread of barmy kindergarden economics.
Your litany of nonsensical and completely untrue assertions are not worth detailed comments and your "huge movement" is another figment of your imagination.
Capitalism and the free market is transforming the world into a better world, feeding millions and offering hope and opportunity to billions.
Your dim witted people are luddites who hold a barmy mixture of outdated socialist ideas mixed with idiotic and ignorant ideas about economics and you will be on the fringes forever except where your militant groups cause enough trouble to get on tv.

BuffyBot

The SWP - it just gets better. So good in fact, I'm even verging towards agreeing with what chill posted for once. And that's something

gandalf

Ok thread closed. Omnicorp you were warned if I had to ban you again it was permanent. You are now banned permanently from Politics.