This is what democracy smells like

jhnbrssndn:

A shocking day, alright.

A day on which an unelected government, acting as a proxy for international finance capital, began its dismembering of Higher Education; on which the State set hundreds* of riot cops and mounted police on students, trade unionists and schoolchildren; and on which I returned home, having pondered the media narrative that would emerge from the day’s events, to see the BBC, on television, radio, and online, in full, shrill battle cry against the “violence” of the protesters…

Highly recommend reading this.

(Source: jhnbrssndn)

(Reblogged from turnabout)

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    ”Remember: we are everywhere. And this is only the beginning.”
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    I can’t help but wonder who had the bright idea to send Charles and Camilla so near to protests that had clearly been...
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    The events transpiring in England are abhorrent to me. Sadly, I’ll be surprised if anyone here can prise themselves away...
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    A change from my normal lightheartedness as this needs to be shared.
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    Highly recommend reading this.
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    Really no good news politically anywhere.
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