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Paradox of the ‘revolution’

An observer on that day | 08.02.2010 13:18

Sat Feb. 6 Anti cap demo London 1330pm Canary Wharf.

A report back to leader Comrade John Hadley on the Successful “Make Capitalism History” revolution carried out by just two people at Canary Wharf on that truly momentous day of Saturday 6th February 2010…..a day that shook the world!



Note…..now please play slow classical music while reading this article…..Nimrod, by Elgar would be lovely, I think….. or maybe even “Mars - the bringer of war”…it adds to the atmosphere, or may bring tears of joy to the eyes…...

Under the wise and skillful leadership of Comrade John Hadley and organized on REVOLUTIONARY FACEBOOK, just two people were needed to carry out the ‘revolution’ that would bury capitalism in Britain. And indeed only two people actually showed up on the day to carry out this revolutionary masterstroke that would alter the course of history in favour of the ordinary working people of this country ravaged by capitalist exploitation.
‘That is all that is needed’ and ‘Just do it’….. I had heard.
One person arrived at 1300 GMT, and waited around near Canary wharf DLR station… A Canary Wharf cop approached him and questioned him about the flag he was carrying that had not even been unfurled. Obviously and quite nervously the cop was sensing impending revolution in the air. The colour of the flag was enough to worry him. It was red.
After 1330 GMT had passed, (the deadline at which the ‘revolution’ to bury capitalism was to be carried out), and with no one else in sight, a second person suddenly appeared on the scene, and also in earnest and anticipation began waiting for the ‘revolution’ to occur.
There were about 30 police officers and numerous security guards standing around the square outside the tube station eyeballing the two individuals, taking notes and looking quite sternly and at times quite nervously at them. The number of police ‘officers’ seemed to quickly increase when the second individual appeared on the scene with the flag.
I can’t imagine what would have happened if even 50 people had turned up. It seemed the police didn’t quite like the look of the individuals/revolutionaries standing together, as they were both dressed in black and wearing black leather gloves and looking rather suspicious with a flag which incidentally was never actually unfurled throughout the time of the “revolution” being carried out.
A small group of police officers quickly approached these TWO individuals and exchanged “niceties”…you know how it is?….before a major battle the enemies tend eyeball each other up, exchange words, “may the battle for power commence” and the “best of British luck” etc.
The police looked on nervously. The very fact that just these TWO people were only standing there talking, with one holding a red flag, still rolled up by the way, made the police tremble in fear……. These two people waited there until 3pm then left the scene. The police began, in turn, moving off too, following the two individuals and watching them VERY, VERY closely and suspiciously at ALL times. But by now….it was already too late….the individuals concerned had quickly disappeared off the scene and had in all probability outsmarted the cops.
The ‘revolution’ had obviously been carried out on time. It had been a bloodless takeover…. and over in no time at all.
We could now see smoke bellowing from the tops of the capitalist financial intuitions…and at Citibank, if I recall…there was one fire engine standing outside the building with its blue lights flashing and a handful of cops and security men hanging around near the entrance. Obviously power was by now very firmly in the hands of the toiling masses of Britain. Capitalism in Britain had finally been overthrown and buried, once and for all time.

And so dear friends, that is how this ‘momentous revolution’ organized to make capitalism history in England, came to pass on that eventful day of February 06, 2010, at 1330 GMT under that wise leadership and superb organizational skills of Comrade J. Hadley.

JUST TWO OF US – ‘JUST DID IT’!

No one from London turned up and what’s more, neither did the supreme organizer- leader J. Hadley. What was the point? He had no need to. He had these two trusty individuals who he could count on to carry out the “revolution” that was to make capitalism history in Britain.

So, can a lesson be drawn from this momentous event that shook Britain’s foundations to the ground, along with its centuries old brutal capitalist exploitation of its people?

Facebook ALONE ….WAS SUCCESSFUL in organizing, facilitating AND MOBILIZING the masses to CARRY OUT this “successful revolution” on February 6th 2010, that BURIED capitalism once and for all and at the same time, it was carried out by JUST TWO PEOPLE AND TWO PEOPLE ALONE…….on that historic day!

Welcome to the newly founded Revolutionary Socialist Republic of Canary Wharf under the wise leadership of J. Hadley. Visit us today.


An observer on that day



Ps. Honestly…..we need to do some serious thinking in the leftist movement in this country and the shambles that its in before doing any of this shit……… UNITY IN ACTIONS FIRST!……LESS FOCUS ON PURELY ORGANIZATIONAL unity first!…..SERIOUSLY…..stage one…..unity of actions….stage two….THEN ideological unity ….stage three…political unity…..stage four THEN organizational unity…….WITHOUT STAGE ONE, TWO, OR THREE…..THERE CAN BE NO SERIOUS STAGE FOUR……JUST A HOUSE OF CARDS JUST WAITING TO CRUMBLE AT THE FIRST OBSTACLE! We need to form militant revolutionary alliances, blocs etc……for unity of actions against capitalism and fight sectarianism within the movement.

Canary Wharf , makes an ideal place for a demo/protest…. Let’s work towards achieving this.

An observer on that day

Comments

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And the moral of the story is...

08.02.2010 17:44

...we should stop all workplace organising; AF, SolFed, etc. ought to disband; all hard working activists might as well stop too. From now on we're only organising through facebook! Hooray!

Anarchists: We Reject The Ballot Box In Favour Of... Facebook
Hooray!

hey y'all


Please more details

08.02.2010 19:31

Would you explain leftist please before I can accurately comment.

Anarchist @

Ivor Had-Enough.com


it seems pretty clear....

08.02.2010 20:04

that face book and the internet maybe excellent tools for reporting and propaganda but at this stage pretty hopeless for organsing and mobilizing people. In fact the idea of anti-capitalist demos, action at Canary wharf itself is good..... especially if properly organised well in advance. But obviously on this occasion it turned out a write off. I am surprised that no demos have been held there if at all over the past year considering people's atttitudes and feeling towards the banking system especially. Anyone got any ideas on getting something organised for a future action there?

Op


The wrong focus for our movement

08.02.2010 23:18

The weird politics behind this event aside, even a well organised demo at Canary Wharf wouldn't have much of a point to it. Apart from anything else it's nice ground for the police to hold. In any case, protesting for the sake of it is pretty pointless. We've already been down the route of 'anti-capitalist' demos, even if they're successful they're just a spectacle, a nice day out and an overtime earner for the cops. You can't smash capitalism with some nice placards, or even a scuffle with the police. It's more important to organise at work and in our communities.

Michael Caned


absolutely

09.02.2010 10:50

I absolutely agree with the above comment on having to work with communities and in the workplaces......its fundamental.. to preparing people for a revolutionary upsurge that will topple the system ... but i am unable to agree that street mobilzations are pointless.....even after people are organised in workplace and communities....eventually, that will have to take direct action of some sort...... I think all methods of struggle seem more productive than just emphsising one method only. its a process, not the sole means by far of achiving the goal...I exclude parliamentary election and political a form of gaining power because in the end elections suit the ruling power and they will never handover power voluntarily without a struggle, bullet and tanks. Getting the voice heard on the streets is one method of communicating something that would otherwise would be stifled by mainstream media......i.e. we need to get out message across....in one form or another. Internet is a good tool and maybe a good tool to get people to get to organisational meeting and committee in order to plan an action, etc..and its excellent for getting the message across and agiitating...but to use it simply like a cheap one off callout like Hadely did.....simply ineffective. Forming alliances among those in the left willing to take more effective militant action make it possibel for unity of actions.....at least of actions.....but it seems in the uK...its more about one party or organisation moving in on a campaign to take it over and use it for their own agenda at then same time forming splits. Becasue there is no revolutionary left in this country, young people especially, tend to draw to the SWP trot types coz there is nowhere else for them to go....then they get fobbed off by the betraying trots..maybe if there was something better....they would be drawn to it.

op