Hey G20, Here Comes #ROBINHOOD
ADBUSTERS TACTICAL BRIEFING #16
Alright you rebels, redeemers and believers out there,
At the height of the global uprisings in 1968, protesters confidently heralded "The Beginning of a New Epoch." To this bravado, Zbigniew Brzezinski, then the national security advisor to the president of the United States, retorted that the protests were nothing but "the death rattle of the historical irrelevants." And indeed the first global revolution the world had ever seen suddenly fizzled out. To this day no one quite knows why.
For the moment, #OCCUPY has the magic and the ear of the world, and anything seems possible. We could see a soft regime change in America and a resurgence of the political left worldwide.
As winter approaches, many occupiers will dig in for the long haul. Others will decamp until spring and channel their energy into myriad projects. Many of the big ideas for rejuvenating and reenchanting the world that have been swirling around the left for the last 20 years will pick up steam. From revoking corporate personhood to de-commercializing the cultural commons, to separating money from politics, to the birth of a True Cost Party of America … we are entering a sustained period of boots-on-the-ground transformation.
And every now and again we will have a worldwide blast reminiscent of the global march against the Iraq war eight years ago. The next of these blasts could happen as early as this Saturday when #ROBINHOOD strikes the G20. Imagine a few million people rising up and sending a message to the G20 leaders meeting November 3/4 in France: "This austerity vs. stimulus debate you've foisted on us doesn't mean a damn thing… It's obvious you have no idea how to get us out of this economic mess you put us in. So now we are telling you what we want: a radical transformation of casino capitalism… we want you to slow down fast money with a 1% #ROBINHOOD tax on all financial transactions and currency trades."
#ROBINHOOD marches have already been announced in over a dozen cities. Bring it up at your general assembly … then create some edgy Robin Hood graphics for the world to digest and let's march out there millions strong this Saturday … Let's leverage the G20!
This could be the first great upheaval of the financial regime … and the first delicious fruit of our movement.
for the wild,
Culture Jammers HQ
There are #ROBINHOOD actions currently planned in San Antonio, Las Vegas, Montreal, Durango, Calgary, Washington DC, Santa Fe, Denver, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sydney, Amarillo, Edmonton, Salt Lake City, Berlin and more…
occupywallstreet.org / 29october.net / occupytogether.org / Twitter / Facebook
P.S. On Tuesday, the nonviolent protestors at #OCCUPYOAKLAND were assaulted with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash grenades. Disturbing footage of police violence is now emerging. That same day, #OCCUPYATLANTA was foreclosed and over 50 protestors arrested. The counter-revolution of money has begun but our commitment to nonviolence will win.
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Anonymous
Nonsensical ramblings? What did I write that was nonsensical? Please do not tell me that you were incapable of comprehending what I wrote... That would be depressing. As for Ivory Towers, I *work* for a living. I left grad school 10 years ago, ABD, partly due to tiring of arguments such as those referred to in my posting above - with Wharton econ professors, no less. They truly didn't "get it," and still don't. Please understand that my post (and from what I see here, most of the other posts here) are not attacks on OWS, but simply a specific position apparently being advocated by it or a formative component of it - and moreover a position that digresses from the fundamental problems we are dealing with as well as possessing problems of it's own. Note also that ad hominem attacks do nothing to strengthen your position.
Anonymous
Nonsensical ramblings? What did I write that was nonsensical? Please do not tell me that you were incapable of comprehending what I wrote... That would be depressing. As for Ivory Towers, I *work* for a living. I left grad school 10 years ago, ABD, partly due to tiring of arguments such as those referred to in my posting above - with Wharton econ professors, no less. They truly didn't "get it," and still don't. Please understand that my post (and from what I see here, most of the other posts here) are not attacks on OWS, but simply a specific position apparently being advocated by it or a formative component of it - and moreover a position that digresses from the fundamental problems we are dealing with as well as possessing problems of it's own. Note also that ad hominem attacks do nothing to strengthen your position.
Anonymous
Brilliant! F-ing brilliant!!!
Anonymous
Brilliant! F-ing brilliant!!!
Anonymous
Read Slavoj Zizeks thoughts!
He thinks that we should wait with concrete demands.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/26/occupy-protesters-bill-clinton?CMP=twt_gu
Peace and Love - our strength lies in non violent protests <3
Anonymous
Read Slavoj Zizeks thoughts!
He thinks that we should wait with concrete demands.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/26/occupy-protesters-bill-clinton?CMP=twt_gu
Peace and Love - our strength lies in non violent protests <3
Anonymous
This is pure diversion and counter-productive. It plays right into the hands of the power elite. The problem is the government is far too big and powerful. It needs to be cut back and its right arm, the Federal Reserve, hacked off at the shoulder. Anything less will fail to achieve the desired goals. Ron Paul is absolutely correct. He deserves our support. He is the only Presidential candidate who's got half a wit. But he's got more than enough to make up for what all the others lack.
Anonymous
This is pure diversion and counter-productive. It plays right into the hands of the power elite. The problem is the government is far too big and powerful. It needs to be cut back and its right arm, the Federal Reserve, hacked off at the shoulder. Anything less will fail to achieve the desired goals. Ron Paul is absolutely correct. He deserves our support. He is the only Presidential candidate who's got half a wit. But he's got more than enough to make up for what all the others lack.
Anonymous
Where do we stand on property rights? These are integral to the casino capitalist system. Should the state not own all property so that everyone has equal rights? If rich bankers have immorally and fraudulently acquired assets under an unjust capitalist system surely these assets should be taken back by the government so that people that lost their names due to improper mortage lending can have a new home..?
With regard to the Robin Hood Tax - it sounds unproductive if it would increase our dependency on the banking cartel and the tax revenues that would be generated. Not initially, but over time our hand would be weakened. Especially if these funds went into a World Bank fund and there were many competing interests for the funds.
Personally I don't think it would just be pensioners that would be badly impacted by a Robin Hood Tax, it would also adversely impact farmers that need to hedge their crops. I read a study that said that liquidity in commodity markets would decrease, leading to higher and more volatility food prices. This would hurt the poorest in countries dependent on food imports.
Anonymous
Where do we stand on property rights? These are integral to the casino capitalist system. Should the state not own all property so that everyone has equal rights? If rich bankers have immorally and fraudulently acquired assets under an unjust capitalist system surely these assets should be taken back by the government so that people that lost their names due to improper mortage lending can have a new home..?
With regard to the Robin Hood Tax - it sounds unproductive if it would increase our dependency on the banking cartel and the tax revenues that would be generated. Not initially, but over time our hand would be weakened. Especially if these funds went into a World Bank fund and there were many competing interests for the funds.
Personally I don't think it would just be pensioners that would be badly impacted by a Robin Hood Tax, it would also adversely impact farmers that need to hedge their crops. I read a study that said that liquidity in commodity markets would decrease, leading to higher and more volatility food prices. This would hurt the poorest in countries dependent on food imports.
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