The People's Record

An ongoing chronicle of communities of resistance around the world: anti-racism, anti-zionism, anti-imperialism, the Arab Spring, anti-austerity protests in Greece and across Europe, student movements all around the world, the Occupy Movement, anti-capitalist movements, anarchist movements, socialist movements, leftist communities and other relevant international news.

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At first I replied, but then I realized I’d rather reblog so I can say more!

moratoriumfornow:

Looking at the photo’s of Montreal at 100 days, Tokyo for noNukes, Mexico after the bought election, continued strength of the Indignatos in Spain, the empowered youth of Chile.

Then I think of America, and how disappointing it is were not doing that. 

As this blog tries to cover protest news from social movements around the world, I think about that very often.

But America is at the heart of the empire, arguably America is even the totality of the empire, but I think that’s a bit too nationalistic of a perspective because power structures in the west are larger and broader than just America.

At the very least though, America is the military force of the empire, and we house many of the greatest hoarders of wealth in the world. We’ll be the last to catch fire in a serious way because once we do, we can create an incredible challenge for and pose a huge threat to the dominant class in society. I guess for that reason, although I’m always disappointed with America, I would have to say that right now I’m more hopeful than anything else.

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  1. laughlikea reblogged this from thepeoplesrecord
  2. thefunkydrummer reblogged this from thepeoplesrecord and added:
    It’s interesting that you so confidently say ‘the empire’. I am in agreement in the sense that it feels like America is...
  3. claudevorilhon reblogged this from thepeoplesrecord and added:
    By the time America has finally turned far enough that wide-scale resistance can break out, China or some other place...
  4. peaceandphilosophy reblogged this from thepeoplesrecord and added:
    it will happen :) every act we do and put out there for people to see builds awareness and stirs people to act (even if...
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  6. thepeoplesrecord said: We’re the military force of the empire, and we house many of the greatest hoarders of wealth in the world. We’ll be the last to catch fire in a serious way because once we do, it’s over for today’s Western power structures. Yay! <3

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