I’m a communist or socialist, though with no rigid delimitations, I think that in the 21st century it doesn’t make much sense to assume oneself as pure a marxist, tortskist, leninist, anarco- sindicalist, or whatever (the list could go on for pages and pages as you all very well know). I’ve never much cared for labbels when some aspects of the political world are concerned.
I don’t belong to any party, if I did it would probably be the PCP (Portuguese Communist Party), but it hasn’t still got rid of some anachronisms, which i won’t go into detail now. The other left wing party- BE is a joke.
it can work, and come 2020 the revolution will happen and it will have a chance to work.
Heheh that would be great!
But who would do it and which principles would it represent, those are some questions that ought to be asked.
It is almost an historical truth that all empires come to an end or at least lose some of the shine they had in their early prosper days. And that new values come up, though we can never forget that the Past is never erasen. We live in a capitalist world, and the mentality of the regular citizen is build all arround fake created needs, and compulsive comsumption, would this wear off easily? In Europe we might have National Health, Education, Social Care etc, which is already a good thing if you look arround the rest of the world, but the minds of people someway aren’t very far from the american way of life. There are some new cultural and social aspects though, that differ from earlier days. For instance in the 60’s europe and usa were prospering, lots of jobs, comfort blalala Cold war scenario, but the young protesters seem to really have a purpose and strong believes about what they were fighting for! Although it failed we can’t forget the May of 68 and other many events, in Portugal the unraveling of Salazarism and Franco in Spain, etc.
The other day my friends and I that the future revolution would be done through the internet.
Anyway, hmmm i guess i was trying to make a point, but eventually i started rambling…there are some signs out there that it feels like something is about to explode, the shaping of a kind of second cold war , but this time with new actors in the scene.
I find myself constanly wanting to believe in Rosseau’s bon sauvage.
Hmm ok this has turned into a boring, long and senseless post. I’m sorry abou that. I blame it on my lack of sleep :crazy:
