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EagleSmack

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When the Poor Boys Dance ~ G.F. Borden

 

Danbones

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the whole series is well worth reading multiple times
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J.R.R Tolkien Lost Recording Exposes NWO
Alex welcomes J. R. R. Tolkien expert John Di Bartolo also joins the broadcast to share a lost audio recording of the Lord of the Rings author speaking out against government oppression and tyranny.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p7jFcnnE4U
 

tay

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The Conquest of Bread


It is now known that the French Revolution apart from its political significance, was an attempt made by the French people, in 1793 and 1794, in three different directions more or less akin to Socialism. It was, first, the equalization of fortunes, by means of an income tax and succession duties, both heavily progressive, as also by a direct confiscation of the land in order to subdivide it, and by heavy war taxes levied upon the rich only. The second attempt was to introduce a wide national system of rationally established prices of all commodities, for which the real cost of production and moderate trade profits had to be taken into account. The Convention worked hard at this scheme, and had nearly completed its work, when reaction took the overhand. And the third was a sort of Municipal Communism as regards the consumption of some objects of first necessity, bought by the municipalities, and sold by them at cost price.

It was during this remarkable movement, which has never yet been properly studied, that modern Socialism was born — Fourierism with L’Ange, at Lyons, and authoritarian Communism with Buonarotti, Babeuf, and their comrades. And it was immediately after the Great Revolution that the three great theoretical founders of modern Socialism — Fourier, Saint Simon, and Robert Owen, as well as Godwin (the No-State Socialism) — came forward; while the secret communist societies, originated from those of Buonarotti and Babeuf, gave their stamp to militant Communism for the next fifty years.

To be correct, then, we must say that modern Socialism is not yet a hundred years old, and that, for the first half of these hundred years, two nations only, which stood at the head of the industrial movement, i.e. Britain and France, took part in its elaboration. Both — bleeding at that time from the terrible wounds inflicted upon them by fifteen years of Napoleonic wars, and both enveloped in the great European reaction that had come from the East.

In fact, it was only after the Revolution of July, 1830, in France, and the Reform movement of 1830–32, in England, had shaken off that terrible reaction, that the discussion of Socialism became possible for the next sixteen to eighteen years. And it was during those years that the aspirations of Fourier, Saint Simon, and Robert Owen, worked out by their followers, took a definite shape, and the different schools of Socialism which exist nowadays were defined.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-the-conquest-of-bread
 

Johnnny

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Third rock from the Sun
Aside from my regular dose of non fiction were i research a myrid of topics, im also reading a fiction book.

Honour Imperialis


IN THE MEMORY OF CADIA!!!!! DEATH TO THE TRAITOR LEGIONS!!!!