The Game Has Changed - Kepping Up Momentum Against Government Oppression
RUE | 26.11.2010 15:46 | Policing | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements
Some thoughts on whats been happening since the con dems declared a class war against the people of the UK....
The Torys and the rich are finding it increasingly hard to hide their contempt of the working classes, a fine example of this being more comments from Tory bankroller Howard Flight; the multi millionaire stated that the government's cuts to child benefit would 'discourage the middle classes from breeding' - 'but for those on benefits there is every incentive', charming words as ever, and saying what every other rich Tory / Labour / Lib Dem mp thinks about the working classes who have put up with their lies and nonsense for so many years.
Clegg knows both he and his party are finished. His deceit over the tuition fees which he used to get elected are backfiring big time, and his rich mate Cameron must be wetting himself, knowing that he has destroyed the lib dems and any perceived confidence people had in Clegg. Don’t think for one minute that this is just a Con-Dem thing...all politicians, whichever party, share the common trait with the police – every time their lips move it is guaranteed to be a lie..
But the rich and the privileged politicians, bankers and corporations can hear something coming in the distance, and they are rightfully worried.
They can hear the rising discontent of the people – the working people who are facing uncertainty over job security, the students faced with a 9k a year fee for their degree’s , the pensioners watching the value of their pensions dwindle and their services cut, the sick and vulnerable who are facing savage attacks to their services, the unwaged workers who are preparing for draconian cuts to benefits, the children who will see their families and communities break down, with less money being spent on educational and recreational facilities.
To date it has been the students who have done a fine job of leading the way, taking action by organising and making their voices heard.
Vilified by the media, keen to depict the images of frustration as mindless violence and anger, they continue to play down the rising tide of upset towards the conservative led government’s ideological cuts as being instigated by anarchists and troublemakers.
This, another dumbing down technique, is an effort to tell the masses that ‘there may be 50,000 protesters, but it’s the 500 that are causing all the trouble, so you can all sleep safely because there’s really nothing to worry about’. Really?
The student march on Milbank raised the bar, and despite the kettle in Whitehall, the second protest went ok too. We need to maintain this momentum, and given that, in a very short time, more and more people are going to feel the brunt of the Con Dem oppression, our numbers are going to rise, and with a rise in numbers and a bit of collective organisation, we can take this to a whole new level, the likes of which have not been seen since Wat Tyler and his mates came to town....
Police are now aware that these protests are different, saying that they are ‘facing a new era of riots’ and are likely to change their methods accordingly. We all know what this means-undoubtedly upping the heavy handed tactics, but also becoming increasingly antagonistic...like, when kettling - sorry, ‘containing’ protesters, to relieve the boredom and to stimulate their lonely brain cell, they have taken to informing the people held against their will that if they walk to the other end of the kettle they will definitely be let out, only for the filth at the other end to say the same and send protesters off to another side of the kettle, trying to provoke a reaction. Don’t play their sad little power game – as tempting as it is to react to the retarded behaviour of the police, don’t give them what they want, unless you are organised, mob handed and can follow through.
One of the main benefits to the movement (and what the police apparently fail to realise) is that kettling is one of the greatest ways to radicalise otherwise moderate protesters – forget kids forming daisy chains around police vans – spending ten cold hours in a kettle, with nowhere to take a leak, nothing to eat or drink and being mugged off by the filth is enough to awaken even the most placid of minds to the lengths the state will go to in order to control the people.
Do bear in mind that the police are essentially working class like you and I – the difference being that you or I have not sold out our class / families / self respect in order to be the state sponsored oppressors of our communities..but I wonder what will happen when they wake up to the fact (and, given the endemic lack of intelligence throughout the ranks they could well be the last ones to reach this realisation) that they - their husbands, wives, parents and children are all going to be affected in a BAD way like the rest of us by the actions of this government? As thick and subservient as the police are, surely the government can’t take for granted that maybe a few disaffected coppers would possibly become a bit of a chink in their armour...? Just a thought......
I know it’s been said before, but we need to organise better – looking at alternatives and constantly changing and upping the game..if there is a protest coming up, familiarise ourselves with the streets / area, leave the union / swp oddballs to walk into the kettle, and organise so that we have secondary/tertiary etc strategic points at which to protest / disrupt..its made so easy for them to be in control when people just walk straight into their kettles – PLAN AHEAD!
The declaration of class war was initiated by Thatcher, Cameron and his public school chums in politics and commerce have reiterated the declaration. We defeated her over the poll tax, now they are back to finish off what she started..we HAVE TO keep the momentum going, we need to organise, resist, and retaliate in order to protect our futures, our children’s futures and that of our communities in whatever way we can, both collectively and as individuals.
Time to get involved. Its time to rise up.
Clegg knows both he and his party are finished. His deceit over the tuition fees which he used to get elected are backfiring big time, and his rich mate Cameron must be wetting himself, knowing that he has destroyed the lib dems and any perceived confidence people had in Clegg. Don’t think for one minute that this is just a Con-Dem thing...all politicians, whichever party, share the common trait with the police – every time their lips move it is guaranteed to be a lie..
But the rich and the privileged politicians, bankers and corporations can hear something coming in the distance, and they are rightfully worried.
They can hear the rising discontent of the people – the working people who are facing uncertainty over job security, the students faced with a 9k a year fee for their degree’s , the pensioners watching the value of their pensions dwindle and their services cut, the sick and vulnerable who are facing savage attacks to their services, the unwaged workers who are preparing for draconian cuts to benefits, the children who will see their families and communities break down, with less money being spent on educational and recreational facilities.
To date it has been the students who have done a fine job of leading the way, taking action by organising and making their voices heard.
Vilified by the media, keen to depict the images of frustration as mindless violence and anger, they continue to play down the rising tide of upset towards the conservative led government’s ideological cuts as being instigated by anarchists and troublemakers.
This, another dumbing down technique, is an effort to tell the masses that ‘there may be 50,000 protesters, but it’s the 500 that are causing all the trouble, so you can all sleep safely because there’s really nothing to worry about’. Really?
The student march on Milbank raised the bar, and despite the kettle in Whitehall, the second protest went ok too. We need to maintain this momentum, and given that, in a very short time, more and more people are going to feel the brunt of the Con Dem oppression, our numbers are going to rise, and with a rise in numbers and a bit of collective organisation, we can take this to a whole new level, the likes of which have not been seen since Wat Tyler and his mates came to town....
Police are now aware that these protests are different, saying that they are ‘facing a new era of riots’ and are likely to change their methods accordingly. We all know what this means-undoubtedly upping the heavy handed tactics, but also becoming increasingly antagonistic...like, when kettling - sorry, ‘containing’ protesters, to relieve the boredom and to stimulate their lonely brain cell, they have taken to informing the people held against their will that if they walk to the other end of the kettle they will definitely be let out, only for the filth at the other end to say the same and send protesters off to another side of the kettle, trying to provoke a reaction. Don’t play their sad little power game – as tempting as it is to react to the retarded behaviour of the police, don’t give them what they want, unless you are organised, mob handed and can follow through.
One of the main benefits to the movement (and what the police apparently fail to realise) is that kettling is one of the greatest ways to radicalise otherwise moderate protesters – forget kids forming daisy chains around police vans – spending ten cold hours in a kettle, with nowhere to take a leak, nothing to eat or drink and being mugged off by the filth is enough to awaken even the most placid of minds to the lengths the state will go to in order to control the people.
Do bear in mind that the police are essentially working class like you and I – the difference being that you or I have not sold out our class / families / self respect in order to be the state sponsored oppressors of our communities..but I wonder what will happen when they wake up to the fact (and, given the endemic lack of intelligence throughout the ranks they could well be the last ones to reach this realisation) that they - their husbands, wives, parents and children are all going to be affected in a BAD way like the rest of us by the actions of this government? As thick and subservient as the police are, surely the government can’t take for granted that maybe a few disaffected coppers would possibly become a bit of a chink in their armour...? Just a thought......
I know it’s been said before, but we need to organise better – looking at alternatives and constantly changing and upping the game..if there is a protest coming up, familiarise ourselves with the streets / area, leave the union / swp oddballs to walk into the kettle, and organise so that we have secondary/tertiary etc strategic points at which to protest / disrupt..its made so easy for them to be in control when people just walk straight into their kettles – PLAN AHEAD!
The declaration of class war was initiated by Thatcher, Cameron and his public school chums in politics and commerce have reiterated the declaration. We defeated her over the poll tax, now they are back to finish off what she started..we HAVE TO keep the momentum going, we need to organise, resist, and retaliate in order to protect our futures, our children’s futures and that of our communities in whatever way we can, both collectively and as individuals.
Time to get involved. Its time to rise up.
RUE
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Cops propaganda
26.11.2010 22:35
I know this isn't a solution, and it failed to stop these things, but in this society and lacking the means of organising ourselves and enforcing our own laws the police are a necessary evil. of course it failed, it failed and it continue on failing for generations, but they are not our enemies (I await bollocking for this), and some of them actually did become police officers because they wanted to make our communities better, or safer or something. I know loads of them are just power freaks who like the authority to beat up people, who like free drugs and hate "lefties", who really hate hippies and punks and value discipline and "order", but I believe that deep inside bellow the layers of morally corrupt exterior and years of indoctrinations, brainwash, disciplinary threats and bollocking, enough of them still are on our side, enough of them want a happy future for their families, enough of them want to live in a community of people who are actually speaking to one another, socialise and organise to support themselves, they want to break away from the economic and political system, and they may well still want to "serve their community". but with all of our piss take, (justified) anger, frustration and right out hatred they don't have an avenue opened for them, we can not trust cops and we all know that, but we need to think out a better strategy then the ACAB line we've been taking, we need them to break ranks and file and join us, and they need us if they want a future, if they want happiness fulfillment and the movement towards "utopia", and not towards some Hollywood dark sci-fi movie, well then we'll need to find a way to work these things together and against our "masters". when the police will break lines and join us, then there's a very very short distance towards real progress, and the factors that keeps them from doing so are the immediate consequences (being fired, or diciplined and such) and the fact that they can't join us, and the former will not hold without the latter.
Just a thought
@just a thought....
27.11.2010 09:30
yep...rarely....VERY rarely.
'...lacking the means of organising ourselves and enforcing our own laws the police are a necessary evil.'
We clearly can organise – look what has been acheived when communities work together – the lifeboat service, support networks throughout the miners strikes, action groups that sprang up in the build up to ending the poll tax, co-operatives, even acid house! The present police service carnation is an institutionally corrupt thuggish / racist / sexist militia put in place to protect the interests and assets of the ruling classes whilst making the rest of us comply in order to facilitate the the equilibrium of the rich...
'...but they are not our enemies (I await bollocking for this), and some of them actually did become police officers because they wanted to make our communities better, or safer or something'
Er, if they are the state protecting militia and we are protesting against the state, Id conclude that we may well be enemies. Not forgetting the fact that, on more than one occasion, they have been known to KILL US (RIP Ian Tomlinson, Blair Peach, Roger Sylvester, Ricky Bishop, Sean Rigg and the many others).
Sure, some of them may have optimistically / naively joined in order to make a difference, but how long would it take before you’d realise what you had got into? Some may make a difference, but its not in the states interest to have too many of them like that (they use them as novelties, to be wheeled out at award ceremonies and the like)– they want the majority to be like the buffoons we have seen on protests / demos over recent years, corrupt women and men who don’t think too much or ask questions, can cover up their messes whilst doing exactly as they are ordered,, and in return, should a few of them go too far and end the life of an innocent, the bosses and the CPS will all collude despite whatever evidence is put against them to ensure that THEY GET AWAY WITH MURDER.
osmo