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Carnival of Cities for 15 May 2013
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013Welcome to the Carnival of Cities blog carnival, where we tour the world in a single post, via submissions from a variety of different blogs, all about any aspect of one, single city or fair-sized town.
We normally publish every other week, although my business travel caused a lot of delays in the last month. The next edition will be hosted on the Perceptive Travel blog.
If you would like to host a future Carnival edition on your blog, please contact me as the Carnival organizer: Sheila "at" sheilascarborough "dot" com. You do need to register on the carnival administration website (it's easy and free) to submit to this or any blog carnival.
Here's more info and background about the Carnival of Cities blog carnival, and now….
Off we go!
Cities in the Americas
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Linda Mundy presents Las Vegas is a Great City! posted at Linda's Las Vegas, saying, "My first post on a blog intended to highlight the hidden facets of Las Vegas and surrounding areas."
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Zhu presents Skyline of Ottawa – By the River posted at Correr Es Mi Destino, saying, "Just like that, overnight, someone switched the heat on and we went from freezing to sweating. Or more exactly, from single-digit temperatures to a balmy 27°C. Welcome to Ottawa, where spring is a two-day transition between winter and summer!"
Los Angeles, California, USA Leslee Haralson presents The Wild, Wild West posted at Ready for Adventures, saying, "The city of Los Angeles has many museums, but the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage brings Hollywood and history together."
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA Byteful Travel presents First Impressions of Hawai'i posted at Byteful Travel, saying, "Kona, Hawaii — Today is only my 4th day on the island, but I feel like I've been here much longer. In short, it has been magnificent. This island really does have a strange kind of magic to it, and I can easily say that in all my travels I have never been to such an incredible place. As I've learned, Hawaii is the only US State where myth has been woven into the very fabric of the culture itself, often with fascinating results."
Manassas, Virginia, USA I was personally awed. What Jennie Dean built in Manassas, Virginia will live forever is posted at Perceptive Travel Blog; the inspiring memorial to a woman who was born a slave, and built an entire educational campus through determination and persuasion.
Cities in Europe
Copenhagen, Denmark lozula presents What the Segway? A tour through Copenhagen, posted at Finding the universe, saying, "Taking a Segway tour through Copenhagen"


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As schools' academic years are wrapping up, last season's juniors are about to become this season's seniors, and with that comes extra responsibility and expectations. In the ACC, while there were plenty of players selected in the NFL Draft, the conference still returns a strong group of seniors — many of whom are set to make a strong impact in their final seasons of eligibility.
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Normal rap stars just don't cut it. Also, supergroups in any music genre.
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The problem is their SSL keys are 1024 bit, which is trivial to break if you have $168 million.
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You can act as if, but you can always go "Fuck you, cooww and shee-keeenn! Now you can't use it anymore!" if they are stupid enough to fall for it.
If an author signs a contract with another party granting an exclusive license to publish a given work, is that unenforceable?
Of course it's enforceable. The OP doesn't have a clue.
which is subsidized by the electricity consumers (NOT by the goverment, as some seem to think).
Even worse, it's not subsidized by the industry, only by households which consume only a fraction of the total energy output.
Where's the news? This is called quote stuffing and has been going on for ages. The reason is simply to mislead or overwhelm the HFT algos of competitors.
Since when are the USA at war with Pakistan?
A gay, a Vietnamese, a guy in a wheelchair, and an elderly East German woman walk into to a bar. "You're a funny bunch," says the bartender. "No, we're the German government."
In the original draft, even single sentences would have been regarded as "significant parts", but that would then also mean that you cannot quote from any news article anymore in any other publication, which would have significant negative side effects.
You could still quote articles. But that quote has to be embedded in another non-trivial work. Aggregation of news has never been quoting in the sense of German copyright law.
Because they almost blew it with the faked moon landing and don't want to risk that again. Also the cold war is over, so there no good reason to fake such accomplishments.
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This is a Bangladeshi singles club. Being single is not anything to be ashamed about in our age! We live in a time when most relationships break up and there is no guarantee that even the best ones will last. In the meantime, there is much to enjoy in life, and singleness has a great many benefits that those couples you envy would give an arm or a leg for! I started this group to focus, being Single and Bangladeshi how we can live our life happy, not controlled and be proud. Take charge of your …
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South Asian (DeSis) Friends, If you are in your 30's and 40's Desi single, divorced.... Bored or too busy with work? Live around the VA/MD/DC area? Make friends or find a soul mate if something like that really exists ??..:-) Enjoy movies, outdoor activities, picnics and like to try new things ... Reasons to join this group Most Important --- If you just wanna have fun ... Some others are 1. Most of your friends are married or in relationships 2. where every you go someone want to hook you up wi …
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This group is designed (in spite of the catchy title) to allow black women and men of all races and backgrounds to be social and mingle. While dating is encouraged, it is not necessarily an inter-racial dating group – its broader purpose is to provide social venues for fun people to hang out and have FUN! While we love our black men, one of the group's purposes is to give black women more opportunity to meet men of diverse backgrounds, whether it is a new or common experience. To join, you mus …
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There are many of us out there who are looking to do fun activities and make new friends. This group is for Women from India. So here is Kitty Party for all you ladies out there who are seeking more friends and want to engage in various activities during your spare time and have loads of fun! Lets do it here in Columbia. Make friends with Indian women, enjoy the usual desi stuff, Bollywood movies, Indian Food, Celebrate Festivals and more.....This group will meet once a month at a members house( …
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Single? Bored? Live around the DC area? Join Desi Inside!!! ~~~Muslim singles meet Muslim singles~~~ Singles make friends or find a soul mate. Occasionally enjoy bowling, movies, dim sum, outdoor activities, picnics, games and road trips, etc. For all of those singles who are interested in meeting/mingling/making friends …and/or for all those singles who are possibly searching for a soul mate and settle down … Join us if you are in your 20s and 30s. It'll be a perfect way to meet and get to know …
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Are you a single professional Asian man or Black woman in search of your soulmate? Are you open to dating outside of your race in your search for a life partner? The Black Women & Asian Men Interracial Dating Meetup is focused on increasing the interaction between Black women and Asian men. ***This group is accepting single men at the current time. Women will be place on a waiting list pending membership.***
This group is for young Asian professionals or anyone who enjoys being part of the group in their 20s and 30s. If you like dancing, drinking, socializing, going out or love taken pictures, please join and we will keep you update on our monthly plans. We plan happy hours, events and activities in many of DC popular clubs, lounges and locations for people to meet, make new friends and a change to network. This group is open for single, married, new comers, college students, foreign students and an …
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Find the Indo-American Community in your town! All are welcome: American, International culture, Expats, Immigrants, Kids of Immigrants, ABCDs, partners of Indian folk? Anyone with some feeling of connection to the Indian subcontinent. We try to meet once a month (tbd), and get together in between for happy hours, movies, or other activities. New members are especially encouraged to join in!! Here are some suggestions made by existing members for the types of fun they want..(email me to add your …
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Welcome to the Dil-Se-Desi Meetup Group! This group is for people of all ages! Men, women, guys and gals! FUN!!! People who want to meet new people, make new friends and go out to have fun. Our vision is pretty simple.."Let's all have fun" !!! Basically I'm looking to set up a variety of events (bowling, Bollywood-Hollywood movies, Lunch-dinner) as well as low key activities (going to the gym, cricket, BBQ) - please let me know if you have any ideas! I look forward to hanging out"
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Calling all South Asian women in the DC/MD/VA area! Whether you're new to the area and looking to make some new girlfriends or whether you've lived here forever and just want to expand your circle of Desi female friends, this group is for you! We'll get together for local events, happy hours, dinners, movie nights, wine tastings, and more!! Have an idea for an event? Let us know!
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This group is for folks that speak the "Tamil " Language. Lets try to get together talk for some coffee , catch some great movies together, some food or other do activities - all while making new friends.
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St. Maximilian Kolbe and the Theological Virtue of Hope
The infused theological virtue of hope compels us onward in trust of Christ's promises and his unfailing help, strengthening us to live fruitful lives as children of God.
"We can therefore hope in the glory of heaven promised by God to those who love him and do his will. In every circumstance, each one of us should hope, with the grace of God, to persevere "to the end" and to obtain the joy of heaven, as God's eternal reward for the good works accomplished with the grace of Christ" (CCC 1821). It was hope in the love of Christ that compelled St. Maximilian Kolbe to confidently step forward and say, "I wish to die for that man."
The story is well known. In his labors to protect many Jewish refugees, Kolbe found himself a Nazi target, was arrested, and sent off to Auschwitz in 1941. There, in the midst of the death camp's unimaginable daily horrors, he worked to encourage his fellow prisoners by setting an example of faith and hope.
One day a prisoner escaped, and, in order to bring an end to any future plans of the same, the guards decided to punish 10 inmates of cellblock 14 by condemning them to death by starvation in an underground bunker. One of the ten was Franciszek Gajowniczek, who began to weep and cried out, "My poor wife and children! I will never see them again!" At that moment, Fr. Kolbe calmly and purposefully stepped forward.
"I wish to die for that man. I am old; he has a wife and children." Such an unusual offer surprised the deputy commandant, who asked Kolbe to identify himself. His response was simple and direct: "I am a Catholic priest." Those words said far more about the saint than any name possibly could. The commandant agreed to grant the request.
Thrown into the dank, crowded underground bunker with the other men, Maximilian Kolbe continued to set an example of faith and hope, leading them in prayers of praise and adoration to God, singing hymns, and encouraging them to focus on the certain and irrevocable promises of Christ. Looking back on those events, we see that Fr. Kolbe's food, in imitation of the Savior, was to do the Father's will (see Jn 4:34), for weeks later it became necessary to kill him by lethal injection.
Maximilian Kolbe, a martyr for charity, was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 10 October 1982, with the surviving Franciszek Gajowniczek present. As is normally the case, we begin to glimpse the sublime mystery of God's loving providence by looking into history, whether it is our own, another's, or that of humankind collectively, as we cast our eyes and hearts upon the unfolding landscape of salvation in Christ.
The Life of Hope
While there are many things we can learn from the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe, one which stands out above others is the power of hope. Here we do not speak of hope as a natural human virtue, such as we might find in the personal conviction that we will somehow "get through the day" or complete a difficult task, but rather as one of the three theological virtues of faith, hope and charity that are infused into the human person by God. St. Maximilian's hope did not originate from within himself, but from outside of himself, as a supernatural gift bestowed by the divine Other, from Father to adopted son. It was the virtue of hope that allowed St. Maximilian to continue to trustingly walk forward, even when faced with death itself, confident in the promises of Christ, enabling him to live as a child of God.
The theological virtues of faith, hope and charity "adapt man's faculties for participation in the divine nature" and "directly relate to God. They dispose Christians to live in a relationship with the Holy Trinity," and have as "their origin, motive, and object" the Triune God (CCC 1812). The theological virtues, then, are "infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children and of meriting eternal life," and thus are "the pledge of the presence and action of the Holy Spirit in the faculties of the human being" (CCC 1813).
We could not live and function as God's children in absence of the infused theological virtues. For instance, devoid of hope, we would lack the ability to trust in Christ's promises, which would overpower any desire for the kingdom of heaven and eternal life with God as the culmination of human fulfillment. Therefore the joy experienced in looking forward to a life of unending happiness with God would be replaced by the darkness of discouragement -- if such a sad state of existence were not supplemented by created objects as distractions, it would become truly unbearable. However, God provides us with unceasing encouragement through the virtue of hope, even in the midst of the greatest difficulties, providing us with not only a thirst for what he has planned out of his superabundant goodness, but the certitude that he himself will aid us in journeying ever-more-deeply into his life of love.
"Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ's promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the ...
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9 months ago
The circumstances and events in life cannot be mere coincidences. This is a quote that I take from the above text. I too believe in the truth of this statement, of how God makes Himself manifest to us in our daily lives, to give us hope, to let us know that He is walking with us. I love you Jesus. St. Maximilian Kolbe pray for us. Amen.
9 months ago
I have a great devotion to St Maximilian Kolbe, whom Pope JPII said was the greatest saint of the 20th century. I only wish you had said more about St Maximilian's Marian theology and importance for Mariology and how he took the Mariology of St Louis Marie de Montfort to a whole new level.
Indeed, the overriding aspect of St Maximilians life was his devotion to Mary.
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God hates sin, so should we by overcoming it if we are to be His Children & this is only possible by His commandments "Love the Lord thy God with all of your life" which in its truth leads to the love for one another,
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Sharrock's seat is in limbo, pending an appeal to Catoosa County Superior Court.
Stinnett's term was due to expire in 2013, meaning that the winner in the March 19 special election, in order to be re-elected, will have to run again in the general election in November, city manager Ron Goulart said.
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Published November 1, 2011. From Cook's Illustrated.
Richly flavored vegetable soup is no problem when you've fussed over homemade stock. For a weeknight version, we needed to get creative with pantry staples.
A soup made with a plethora of flavorful, cold-weather vegetables should have all the makings of a satisfying dish, but the problem is time: The best versions start with a rich, full-bodied broth that serves as its flavor foundation. And it usually takes a weekend to make a good one.
We wanted to pack all the earthy-rich flavor and depth of a long-simmered stock into a recipe that only took about an hour's toil.
We already knew that the most effective way to get big flavor in a hurry is to bolster a prefab broth with ingredients rich in flavor-enhancing umami, the fifth taste in Asian cuisine that describes savory, almost "meaty" flavor. Just a bit of two of these ingredients—soy sauce and dried mushrooms—gave the soup a savory depth and complexity. And because dried mushrooms can vary in size, we ground them into a powder and measured out a set amount to add to the pot. This ensured we used the same amount each time we prepared the recipe. These two ingredients gave us such a flavorful base that we could substitute water for a good bit of the store-bought broth to eliminate any vestige of heavily cooked commercial flavor.
Next, we addressed the soup's lack of body. The vegetables themselves were substantial, and rough-chopping (rather than fine-dicing) them amped up their heartiness. But even the starchy potatoes didn't do much to thicken the broth. We were struck with an interesting idea: adding a grain, like barley, to bulk up the broth. We added some of the pearl variety to the pot just as we poured in the liquids. The beads were partially plumped by the time we added in the vegetables, and they were perfectly al dente when the soup was ready to be served.
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We are proud to introduce our wonderful NSW Local Government Election candidates who are standing for the council of the City of Sydney.
Andrew Patterson - City of Sydney Council
Andrew Patterson is an active Sex Party member in NSW and is our lead candidate in the Sex Party NSW group running in the NSW local Government Elections, for the Council of the City of Sydney. Andrew joined the Sex Party back in 2010, finally having found a political party which matched his social views. He currently holds the position of Sex Party NSW Registered Officer.Andrew was a police officer in WA for many years, leaving the Force as a Detective Sergeant, having specialized in child protection and vice. He has worked in a number of public sector roles since then, including as Chief Investigator with the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption, and Specialist Investigator with the NSW Ombudsman. Andrew is currently an Internal Ombudsman in Local Government in NSW.Andrew has two Masters degrees, one of which is a Master of Ethics and Legal Studies, for which he wrote a dissertation aimed at establishing the moral neutrality of prostitution.
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Zahra Stardust - City of Sydney Mayor and Council
Zahra Stardust is a Penthouse Pet, award-winning stripper, pole dance champion and queer feminist porn star. With bachelor degrees in Law (Honours) and Arts (History) and a Master's degree in Gender and Cultural Studies, she has been a law graduate at Allens Arthur Robinson, a guest lecturer and tutor at the University of Sydney, worked in sexual health and development with the United Nations (UNIFEM in Australia and UNFPA in Eritrea), interned at the Kimberley Land Council on Native Title claims, and volunteered with Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre in areas of sexual assault and domestic violence. She currently teaches pole dancing at Suzie Q Pole Studio and works during the day as the Policy Officer for Scarlet Alliance, the Australian Sex Workers Association, advocating for sex industry law reform. Campaigning for Lord Mayor of Sydney, this is her third time running for Parliament for the Australian Sex Party (formerly for the Bradfield by-election and 2010 Federal election). A proud member of the LGBTIQ community, Zahra is passionate about human rights, anti-discrimination and social justice.Zahra has presented at events such as: Sexual Cultures Conference (Brunel University, London), Erotic Screen and Sound Conference (Griffith University, Brisbane), The Unacceptable Conference (Macquarie University, Sydney), Slut Walk Sydney, UN Youth Summit (University of Technology, Sydney), Down and Dirty: Sex Gender Media (Next Wave Festival, Melbourne), The Feminist Conference (Teachers Federation, Sydney), Sex Camp (Melbourne), and Camp Betty, Sheila Autonomista and Femme in the Frame (Red Rattler). Her topics include Queer Sexuality, Radical Action and Electoral Politics, Sex Working for Social Change, Feminist Perspectives on Pornography, Being Femme/Working Sex, and Gender and Equality.Throughout her performance career she has modelled at the World Body Painting Festival in Austria, undressed on trapeze at Auckland Erotica Expo, taught pole dancing workshops in Sweden, performed in a circus tent at the Amsterdam Burlesque Festival, judged Miss Pole Dance Bavaria in Germany, been a life drawing model in Japan, and belonged to a burlesque troupe at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.Her titles include: Miss Nude Australia Pole Dance Champion 2012, Miss Nude Pure Platinum 2011, Miss Centrefold Oceania 2010, Penthouse Pet October 2010, Miss Nude Dancers Cabaret 2010, Australian Pole Dance Open Pairs Champion 2009, Miss Nude NSW's Most Unique Entertainer 2009, Miss Pole Sydney Sexpo 2009, Miss Pole Dance Australia Finalist 2008.
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Geoff Thomas - City of Sydney Council
Originally from Newcastle, I have lived in the heart of inner Sydney for the past 30 years in Redfern, Erko and Surry Hills. I love to travel, eat, drink and some what surprisingly work. I have worked as cleaner, on a cotton farm out at Wee Waa, a laborer in the steel industry in Newcastle and have extensive experience in the public service. I am a union member and a manager. This has given me a strong commitment to social justice, reconciliation with Australia's first people and a firm belief in people taking personal responsibility for the things that happen in their lives. I bring a balanced and pragmatic approach to life's complex challenges and a sound knowledge of government processes at Federal, State and local levels. I believe people need to have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. I want to live in a city that looks to future and makes its residents feel proud.
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Robyn Trigg - City of Sydney Council
I am a teacher, trainer, tutor and training quality auditor. I have lived in Sydney inner city since 1980.I love lots of things about Sydney - the cultural diversity, the fabulous geography, the feeling of freedom and energy, the people - friends, businesses, services, causes and strangers.I believe in live and let live, civil liberties, intelligent urban innovation and transparent community consultation.
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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 29 Jan 2012, 06:30 Ideology: Other Leftist New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!)
The 2012 Presidental Election will be my first time voting. I am familiar with Obama and all the GOP canidates.... but, I don't care for any of them. Are there any lesser known Socialist or (even better) Communist canidates that I should know about? Also, I want to be involved with a strong and growing Revolutionary party in the future. Any ideas? Any suggestions are welcome and deeply appreciated.
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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 29 Jan 2012, 06:30 Ideology: Other Leftist New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!)
Another thing, I do not care for CPUSA and the whole "vote Democrat" thing
Chairman McAmazing wrote: I havent followed them, but is that what they have devolved to? Soviet America is Free America!
Under communism, there is no freedom; you are not free to live in poverty, be homeless, to be without an education, to starve, or to be without a job
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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 29 Jan 2012, 06:30 Ideology: Other Leftist New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!)
Pretty much. It's not so much the party as it is the leadership. But either way, if I wanted to vote democrat, I'd be a democrat.
It's easy to dismiss voting democrat but at the moment there is no alternative, that has to be created first. If you want to live in a USA in which you can vote against both/all bourgeois parties have it count, you must first win over the labour movement to the cause of an indepedent labour party. This will be a gradual process and will require good comrades working within trade union political activities, which for the time being are likely to continue focusing on the Democratic Party.
The US system does offer some advantages in this reguard -- there's nothing stopping socialist or labour candidates running for Democratic nominations with union funding, or who could be supported by a labour movement superPAC (if you can't beat them, join them). This even goes for the Presidency as a kind of Ron Paul of the left, although it would be best to start small and work towards this. The moment one accepts the notion of 'totalitarianism', one is firmly locked within the liberal-democratic horizon. - Slavoj Žižek
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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 29 Jan 2012, 06:30 Ideology: Other Leftist New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!)
okay I might have to vote democrat, but what party do you guys recommend for me? Just a strong, revolutionary party
The PSL is probably the strongest American party. Post-USSR political programme? Ballin'.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله - يا عمال العالم اتحدوا
Vote PSL
The PSL will more then likely be doing campaigning for ballot access in Iowa and Arkansas (at least they did in 2008). Whitten wrote: It was tried in the 1990s and WIL/IMT recently (year or so ago) are trying to start one again. It will fail because the union bureaucrats aren't interested in supporting any kind of socialist candidate. Whitten wrote: Fighting "corporate america" on their terms sounds like a horrible idea. First a candidate would need to win the primary of the Democratic Party and second win the general elections. The cost of running two campaigns for one office is enormous and there is no way the labor movement can effectively pay the bill. "Don't hate on me bro" - Loz
edit... double post, why can't I delete these??
"The present is a time of struggle; the future is ours."
most progressive politician in US surely is Dennis Kuncinich, no more Cynthia McKinney... I'm not really sure there are any advantages to a two-party system, at least in other Western democracies if you put together a party you can gain some seats and have your own game plan, as a democrat, it is what it is. Anyone heard of LaRouche Democrats ? lol, they are on the street sometimes with OBAMA = HITLER stuff... Just to see what it was, I went to a meeting, and when they started talking about how the Americans were our friends, and they were innocent of any imperial warmongering, and it was actually all the British I just got up and left. Their basic focus is on the Glas-Stegall or something like that, which they believe will solve all of today's problems... On the other hand, they have some interesting publications specifically on Africa, I did like their interviews with the diplomat of Zimbabwe. I think right now if you were involved with #occupy in any way, and support it, the best thing you can do is NOT vote. The whole success of occupy will be in its members to exist outside the electoral system, ie demonstrating that they are capable of autonomy in the sense that many sites offered services to the people camped out there, free learning, and so on. The point is to show the bankruptcy of the system, so by participating in it you more or less legitimize it.
"The present is a time of struggle; the future is ours."
Kuncinich and McKinney are the the liberal wing of the Democrats or progressive working just to the left on the Democratic Party; however, we shouldn't kid outserlves that they are more than social-democrats in orientation.
Aurelian wrote: Boycotting elections is an extremely useful tool during a revolutionary upheaval. OWS has done a great job raising class consciosness; however, it has not threatened to topple the bourgeois state (compared to the Arab Spring for example). The USA's "democracy" has survived decades with about half the eligible voters not participating in the electoral process. I'm not sure if OWS currently has the political strength to call a boycott and delegitimize the USA's "democratic" process. A large chunck of OWS comprises of labor, Greens & libertarians and they have been more than willing to direct the energy towards the ballot box. "Don't hate on me bro" - Loz
Dont forget Bernie Sanders too, if you are looking for the progressive wing. They aren't communists, but they are at least less likely to kill you
Soviet America is Free America!
Under communism, there is no freedom; you are not free to live in poverty, be homeless, to be without an education, to starve, or to be without a job Quote: They don't have to be socialists, the first step is workers' representation, followed by independent workers' representation. If you insist on political purity at this stage then your doing it wrong, the candidates I'm suggesting would be running on programmes of representing workers not bankers, with pro-worker reforms. Hell even a "Send a 99%er to Congress" campaign would be a big step forward. Union bureaucracies tend to be conservative and avoid decisive action when ever possible, but this has to take place along side a campaign for union democratisation, putting forward the demand for unions to change their political strategy certainly seems like less of a mountain than running no-hoper candidates for President/Congress/school board. Quote: The union movement already pays the bill. They're among the largest campaign doners in the US, the problem is they're donating it to the wrong people. Union democratisation and reform of union political strategy - the resources are just sitting their waiting to be seized. If the workers' movement decided to start funding ts own candidates the US political system wouldn't know what hit it. The moment one accepts the notion of 'totalitarianism', one is firmly locked within the liberal-democratic horizon. - Slavoj Žižek
Aurelian wrote: How is that better than, say, voting for the PSL?
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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 04 Aug 2009, 00:45 New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!)
-double post-
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Defected to the U.S.S.R.: 04 Aug 2009, 00:45 New Comrade (Say hi & be nice to me!)
Has anybody thought about voting Republican to promote Communist goals?
I mean, they try to remove social institutions which give higher standard of living to the poor, they promote policies which increase the class divide they crack down on the poor in a much more obvious way than Democrats and they even try to make it easier for anyone to have firearms. If anything was going to create conditions for a Proletarian Revolution, wouldn't it be Republicans? And let's not forget their color is red, Communists in disguise perhaps? I'm not saying Communists should start voting Republican, but it's something interesting to think about, a sort of ends-justifying-the-means approach. Dzerzhinsky wrote: Well, the 8-year Bush era (and all other Republican presidencies) certainly did lead to socialist revolutions recently, didn't they? Oh wait, they didn't. Even if you vote Republican for that reason, the other ~60 million Republican voters won't. I agree with Whitten on strengthening the position of the labour movement, but what does that have to do with voting Democrat? One can easily fight for trade unionism without voting, or voting PSL or something. The sad fact of the matter is that this is a 100% worthless and purely academic discussion, because communists in the US are not in a position to effect any kind of change by deciding whom to vote for, if they vote at all. Obama is not exactly sitting around with his campaign managers wondering how he's going to bring in the communist vote. So the answer to this thread is to vote for whatever you feel like. Or stay in bed. Whatever. Red Rebel wrote: IIRC, you don't even need to campaign that much for local and State primaries. Most Local/State caucuses are quite small and not very active. It should be possible for a determined hard Left party with a sizable membership to 'hijack' those primaries just like far-right fundamentalists used to hijack Republican primaries in the '80s-'90s. You just swarm those conventions with hordes of fringe voters . Big unions could pull it off without breaking a sweat . That's relatively cheap if you've got the membership (if you ain't got the membership, Get Back To Work (tm)). That's when you can start a campaign for control of the national Party apparatus proper. Whoever controls the local and State party conventions can cause an inordinate amount of meddling in Federal primaries (BTW, if you've hijacked the apparatus, you've got the superdelegates for the Presidential Primaries). Once the primaries are subverted (cheaper than playing by corporate america's terms) Leftists would still have tho run the actual election campaign. At that, word-of-mouth and voter mobilization are probably more cost-effective than advertiding. Internet ads are nearly free and can go viral, and pickets beat placards. An active Party membership spreading and explaining the Party's agit-prop to the masses is worth a gazillion cable ads and it's probably cheaper. The Party would just have to spread agit-prop person to person in the workplaces and the mass organizations. It requires more dedication, but less resources. Cm'on baby, eat the rich!!! - Motörhead
If it's that easy, then I don't understand why no-one's done it yet. The situation in America may be different, but in London, Ken Livingstone, the former mayor and now a candidate again, was essentially a puppet of Socialist Action, some obscure Trot sect. What did that accomplish, apart from Socialist Action members earning hundreds of thousands of pounds as advisors to the mayor? You tell me.
Chairman McAmazing wrote:You might be interesting in the Socialist Party U.S.A. I myself once voted for on of their candidates, Dan La Botz, in a U.S. senatorial race. I feel that this party has the most ballot access. However it's still rather small, and weak, like all of the Communist/socialist parties, in this country. |
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