Tractor-Loving Communist

counter for tumblr

pragnacious asked: 5 - 11?

5: If you could change one thing about society, what would it be? 

the class dictatorship of the means of production, of course

6: Ever been on a protest march?

a couple real small ones

7: Are you a member of a political party/group?

nyet

8: Favourite political book?

There is Power in a Union is one that I continually return to.

9: Favourite political author?

Harvey, fersure

10: How would you fix the economic crisis?

compost the bourgeoisie for urban gardens

11: Least favourite ideology

Anything that supports white people

“Can people of color be racist?” I reply, “The answer depends on your definition of racism.” If one defines racism as racial prejudice, the answer is yes. People of color can and do have racial prejudices. However, if one defines racism as a system of advantage based on race, the answer is no. People of color are not racist because they do not systematically benefit from racism. And equally important, there is no systematic cultural and institutional support or sanction for the racial bigotry of people of color. In my view, reserving the term racist only for behaviors committed by whites in the context of a white-dominated society is a way of acknowledging the ever-present power differential afforded whites by the culture and institutions that make up the system of advantage and continue to reinforce notions of white superiority. (Using the same logic, I reserve the word sexist for men. Though women can and do have gender-based prejudices, only men systematically benefit from sexism.)”

– Paula S. Rothenberg- Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, eighth edition (via blaaargh)

chavista: On This Day (June 17th): In 1876 the Battle of the Rosebud took place in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and a force of Lakota and Cheyenne Native Americans during the Black Hills War. Led by Crazy Horse, the Lakota and Cheyenne defeated a force of 1,300 led by General George Cook.

chavista:

On This Day (June 17th): In 1876 the Battle of the Rosebud took place in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and a force of Lakota and Cheyenne Native Americans during the Black Hills War. Led by Crazy Horse, the Lakota and Cheyenne defeated a force of 1,300 led by General George Cook.

anthropologeist:

According to Forbes, the least valuable college majors include English, history, anthropology, humanities, philosophy, art, and music. It should be questioned whether a society that so undervalues these fields deserves to continue.

Political Questions!

  • 1: What ideology or ism would you describe yourself as?
  • 2: Why do you subscribe to that ideology? What made you choose it?
  • 3: Have you always been a [x]ist?
  • 4: If there was an election tomorrow, who would you vote for?
  • 5: If you could change one thing about society, what would it be?
  • 6: Ever been on a protest march?
  • 7: Are you a member of a political party/group?
  • 8: Favourite political book?
  • 9: Favourite political author?
  • 10: How would you fix the economic crisis?
  • 11: Least favourite ideology
  • 12: What's your view on human nature?
  • 13: On the state?
  • 14: On capitalism and the free market?
  • 15: What will society look like in the future?
  • 16: What should society look like in the future?
  • 17: A politician/leader/other political vector you admire.
  • 18: How old should someone be before they're allowed to vote?
  • 19: What's a prominent political issue in your country at the minute? How do you feel about it?
  • 20: If you were in power for the day, what would you do?
  • 21: Is liberal democracy (or whatever you'd call our current system) the best model for government?
  • 22: Your favourite news source?
  • 23: A political tumblr you'd recommend?
  • 24: How do you feel about your country's foreign policy?
  • PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE