fishfingerer
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Who's going to buy cakes made of Martin and Rat.Zoë Herself said:
Geldof cancels Italy concerts after low turnout
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hammerntongues
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Hi-ASL said:
bollocks , no way
The Rejects were not Punks , but then again neither were Sham or The Boomtown Rats but lets not start on that one shall we.
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Maggot said:
Profit/economic rent. The exploitation of labour. The maximisation of return on capital by one or both or all parties to any one specific trade/transaction.
fishfingerer
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Just to reiterate, Geldof was claiming that the Rats were in the top 10 groups of the era, all genres, not punk specifically.hammerntongues said:
Emma Herself
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Thanks. It was quite a shock to the system to realise that a system based on surplus value accumulation wouldn't mean an equal distribution of wealth, and that the "trickle down effect" doesn't work. Who'd have thunk it?lightsoutlondon said:Yuss.
Allow me to comfort you in your hour of need and disillusionment.
bluestreak
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lightsoutlondon said:
unfairly traded MPH wristbands!
fishfingerer
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Even Shakatak were better than The Rats.
Emma Herself
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bluestreak said:
That's ok, it was a necessary evil to promote the wider cause
bluestreak
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Zoë Herself said:That's ok, it was a necessary evil to promote the wider cause
yep, one day poverty will be history. no-one will work, and we'll sleep on beds made of u2 albums.
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Zoë Herself said:Thanks. It was quite a shock to the system to realise that a system based on surplus value accumulation wouldn't mean an equal distribution of wealth, and that the "trickle down effect" doesn't work. Who'd have thunk it?
I know. It's a shocker, eh?
That's why violent revolution is the only way ahead - to prise from the grasp of the boss class the means of production, distribution and dissemination of information.
Shite. I really have to go and get my haircut.
*puts away soap box*
try some Impaled Nazarene instead of Coldplay. You'll love it... Lmao.
This article describes how MPH audited its suppliers, found problems and worked towards sorting out these problems. In fact it shows MPH in a brilliant light - how to engage with companies in China in a way that actually pushes them towards improvements.fishfingerer said:
Sorry but as a 'slag off MPH' attempt that one has fallen flat on its face.
I can't think of what these people have called for apart from the first two beng involved with specific Mexican and Nigeria campaigns and the third having written a trendy book. I can't see how the first two would have promoted many people to political engagement outside of their specific campaigns and the third is a feeble example of trendy anti-cap. bandwagon jumping. Pathetic.fishfingerer said:
I will, but only at the liberals.TeeJay said:
The Green Party is a fucking joke, Respect is even more so. In all the time they've had, they've done little or nothing of any real value, just made a career out of the gullibility of a few liberals and cross class, communalist bullshit, respectively.
bluestreak
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IB, genuine question and one that is now off topic, you don't believe any form of activism that won't directly lead to revolution, and you believe that anything short of revolution isn't worth doing so why bother. ok, i can get all that. but seeing as you're waiting to get involved in anything until you know that it will lead directly to revolution of some sort, why do you bother hanging around here and sniping about how pointless the actions of any particular group or individual are?
it just seems a real waste of time that's all, and does nothing but make people of all political hue get pissed off at you.
it just seems a real waste of time that's all, and does nothing but make people of all political hue get pissed off at you.
Odd then, that the problems continue to worsen.TeeJay said:
The result? More loans going to various third world states, given on the condition that they further fuck over the working classes of those states. Go Geldof, go!
That's not sectarianism, it's honesty. If I thought that MPH was useful, I'd agree with it, so I would agree with the political position of the MPH campaign.
Do people who say shit like this actually think about what they're saying at all?
As fun as it may be for you to assign opinions to people that they don't and have never held, it's neither useful nor good debating practise, just thought you should know.
In any case, as I've said before, only the people living in third world countries can eliminate the poverty there. I can't do anything to change that.
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pk said:
That's the line. I'm almost certain he was singing about Bono. Wouldn't argue over it though. Thanks for digging it out.
fishfingerer
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The greens had their time in government in germany and achieved absolutely fuck all except for selling out its voters.TeeJay said:
Still waiting for someone to tell us who has been politicised by Geldof and how this politicisation manifests itself.
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Vote Green?
ROTFLMAO!
ROTFLMAO!
fishfingerer
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So who should germans vote for? Or is the mission to make poverty history something only UK voters, shepherded by Geldof, can achieve? If any party with a serious programme to eradicate poverty ever came to power, there'd probably be a right wing coup after a few days.TeeJay said:
northernhord
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Bob was good with the Boomtown rats, after that he did all his good work with Africa and other charities, I heard some of his solo stuff a while back and it was shite, carry on campaigning Bobby boy and do us a favour and put yer guitar away
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TeeJay said:
The last part of your question tells me all I need to know about entering into a debate with you.
I have strong political beliefs. I just don't give a fuck what you may or may not think about them.
I'm not really up for adding more wear and tear to my keyboard answering your loaded question.
Hope that helps.
fishfingerer
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Great, I have a stalker. Begone weirdo.
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