Any plans for May 1st?

[Wanted Man]

So, what's everyone doing tomorrow? In my location, there will not be a large-scale celebration this year, but of course, we'll be having a few drinks. In other cities in the Netherlands there will be all kinds of stuff, like demonstrations, parties, dance nights, etc.

It's unfortunate that May 1st is not a holiday here. This is because of Queen's Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_day). Of course, the nights before and after Queen's Day are also good opportunities to get drunk. Long live the Queen!

[rednordman]

Im up at 4:50am in the morning for work. So much for mayday celebrations.:(

[¿Que?]

Im up at 4:50am in the morning for work. So much for mayday celebrations.:(
So take off man! Just kidding, you gotta pay the bills, I guess.

In the US, most of the people who March on May Day are immigrants' rights groups. There's usually a pretty big one some 30 miles from where I live. Given the whole Arizona thing, it might be bigger than usual. On the other hand, it's supposed to rain, so that might keep people indoors.

[Spawn of Stalin]

Why of course I have plans!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2484721000_9b439b5088.jpg

[Mälli]

I have a gig tomorrow. Im a little nervous about it. Our intro is gonna be a las barricadas!

[Mindtoaster]

Why of course I have plans!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2484721000_9b439b5088.jpg

This is so creepy...

[Il Medico]

Why of course I have plans!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2484721000_9b439b5088.jpg
#1 way to insure that most workers immediately tune you out: March down the street with a giant banner of Stalin.

Really, I sometimes wonder if you folks do it just to be edgy.

[black magick hustla]

This is so creepy...
*moitionless trolling irl*

[black magick hustla]

stalin is dead. do you see left communists waving flags with bordigas face on it? you people are ridiculous

[Spawn of Stalin]

Whatever comrades, tomorrow I'll be carrying my savio...I mean, Uncle Joe, through the streets of the world's greatest city, what will YOU be doing? Something useful and productive I hope.

[black magick hustla]

Whatever comrades, tomorrow I'll be carrying my savio...I mean, Uncle Joe, through the streets of the world's greatest city, what will YOU be doing? Something useful and productive I hope.

studying for finals

[Spawn of Stalin]

stalin is dead. do you see left communists waving flags with bordigas face on it? you people are ridiculous

To be honest I've never seen a left communist in my life, and that's the truth

[Il Medico]

To be honest I've never seen a left communist in my life, and that's the truth
Come to Fl in three years, I'll buy you a beer.

Also, tomorrow? I'll be working/writing papers.

[Lyev]

To be honest I've never seen a left communist in my life, and that's the truth
lol at Stalin, but what's he got to do with may day, or in fact the working class? I was going to be canvassing tomorrow, but it wasn't very organised so that's not happening anymore. But on Sunday I'll be canvassing for TUSC and SPEW.

[Spawn of Stalin]

Come to Fl in three years, I'll buy you a beer.

Thanks heaps but I don't do drugs and also I don't do Florida
Had a bad experience at Disney when I was a small child
But hey, come to Britland and I'll buy you a lemonade


lol at Stalin, but what's he got to do with may day, or in fact the working class?
Well he had a pretty big hand in building the first ever true worker's state, that is of course depending on what your definition of a worker's state is

And if that answer doesn't satisfy you, I'll just say this; we do it for the lulz

http://i40.tinypic.com/r1bh1c.jpg

[The pizza crazed Anarchist]

I'm marching with the I.W.W. in lower Manhattan then going to the I.W.W. benefit party in Brooklyn.

[Comrade B]

I'll be working/writing papers.
Same... 16 pages and 15 minutes of spanish skits to memorize... fuck finals

[Lyev]

Thanks heaps but I don't do drugs and also I don't do Florida
Had a bad experience at Disney when I was a small child
But hey, come to Britland and I'll buy you a lemonade


Well he had a pretty big hand in building the first ever true worker's state, that is of course depending on what your definition of a worker's state is

And if that answer doesn't satisfy you, I'll just say this; we do it for the lulz

http://i40.tinypic.com/r1bh1c.jpg
haha that might just go in my sig.

[black magick hustla]

To be honest I've never seen a left communist in my life, and that's the truth

ive met plenty. i have never met an antirevisionist in my entire life though. the closest is cpusa people and some wwp people

[The Red Next Door]

I am going downtown to hang with some comrades and pass out flyers for the PSL.

[which doctor]

To be honest I've never seen a left communist in my life, and that's the truth
same here, and I'm beginning to think they're one of those ideologies that only exist on the internet, like the hohxaists and titoists

[Dr Mindbender]

I'll probably masturbate.

I'll wear a red condom to mark workers day and to prevent stains.

[black magick hustla]

same here, and I'm beginning to think they're one of those ideologies that only exist on the internet, like the hohxaists and titoists

there are at most, a few thousands. what do you expect? very few left communists i know post in internet forums actually.

[Bright Banana Beard]

Work on my job. Sucks. but I have black berry rum ready for tomorrow!

[The Grey Blur]

I'll probably masturbate.

I'll wear a red condom to mark workers day and to prevent stains.
You could come down to Belfast for the mayday march.

[DecDoom]

Come to Fl in three years, I'll buy you a beer.


Thanks heaps but I don't do drugs

what

[bcbm]

abolishing capitalism. fuck the rest of yall

[Chambered Word]

Probably going to do the same as Mindbender for May 1st. I'm marching on May 2nd.

[Il Medico]

same here, and I'm beginning to think they're one of those ideologies that only exist on the internet, like the hohxaists and titoists
Well the invite for a beer is open to you too.

[the last donut of the night]

stalin is dead. do you see left communists waving flags with bordigas face on it? you people are ridiculous

then again, i've met many more leninists than i have left communists. in fact, i've never met a left com in person. so maybe you've got something wrong..:D

[Il Medico]

then again, i've met many more leninists than i have left communists. in fact, i've never met a left com in person. so maybe you've got something wrong..:D
:confused:
Didn't you have the ICC as one of the groups you are affilated with? Considering the American branch is based out of New york City, I would have imagined that you would have met one. I met about 15, including dada, when I went to New york. Good people.

[GracchusBabeuf]

do you see left communists No but I seriously wish there were more of you guys around.:(

To the OP, I plan to wave a Stalin flag. ;)

[RedScare]

I'm working, unfortunately

[black magick hustla]

i know you folks are kindof trolling here but do you think there is anything to gain about waving a stalin flag? just curious.

[Q]

Going to the May Day manifestation in Breda, which is not exactly around the corner for me, but still one of the closer cities with celebrations.

[Dr Mindbender]

i know you folks are kindof trolling here but do you think there is anything to gain about waving a stalin flag? just curious.

nah Pol Pot is where its at.

[Bilan]

I had a hangover.
Although to be fair, I was debating marxism with someone from 3-5 in the morning. I suppose that's good enough.

[LeninBalls]

Curing a hangover and trying to solve where my last 20 euro for the week went to.

[Chambered Word]

nah Pol Pot is where its at.

+1

[Devrim]

I was on the Ankara Mayday march. There were only about 30-40,000. The reason it was so small was that a lot of people went to Istanbul this year.
Devrim

[piet11111]

getting drunk.

[DecDoom]

I won't really be doing anything, since there aren't any demonstrations around here. :(

[Black Sheep]

Mayday riot was awesome.
Now that the IMF is hanging above our heads,the people are getting enraged..

[Devrim]

then again, i've met many more leninists than i have left communists. in fact, i've never met a left com in person. so maybe you've got something wrong..:D:confused:
Didn't you have the ICC as one of the groups you are affilated with? Considering the American branch is based out of New york City, I would have imagined that you would have met one. I met about 15, including dada, when I went to New york. Good people.

The reason that you have met far more Leninists in real fife is because there are far more Leninists.

Left communism is an absolutely tiny political current, but then we have never claimed otherwise.

The idea that it is an internet ideology is very interesting though:



To be honest I've never seen a left communist in my life, and that's the truth like the hohxaists and titoists

How many members of the ICC post here? The answer in case you don't know is two regularly, myself, and Leo. Occasionally a guy from the UK section, Alf posts too.

For us the internet is a part of our work, but only a part of it. We decided to put a couple of people on Revleft as we felt it was enough. Leo because he is a student and has lots of time, and myself because I often work split shifts and have the time to do it.

The majority, but not all, of the other people on here who call themselves left communists do so because we engaged in discussion with them. We don't, however, do it just for discussion. We have used Revleft to try to engage people in our political work.

For example, I believe that 'maldoror' has written for our press in the US, and I know that Nic Rossi is involved in an initiative to develop left communist politics in Australia. I talked to him about it at the recent ICC meeting in Faridabad, India.


Didn't you have the ICC as one of the groups you are affilated with? Considering the American branch is based out of New york City, I would have imagined that you would have met one.

I find this really bizarre. As 'the doctor' says this guy had himself down as a left communist on his profile, live in NYC, but never went as far as to go and meet our people there. And people suggest we are an internet tendency!


same here, and I'm beginning to think they're one of those ideologies that only exist on the internet,

There are very few left communists in the world. I have already said that. In the US we are tiny. Where would you meet them? well here in Ankara, I think the best place would be on workers picket lines. If you went to one you would be pretty certain to meet a left communist.

I personally first met the ICC when they were giving out leaflets outside a mass meeting when I was on strike, back in the 1980s.

Devrim

[Robocommie]

ive met plenty. i have never met an antirevisionist in my entire life though. the closest is cpusa people and some wwp people

I'm beginning to think all of this, "I've never met a Leftcom in all my life" and the opposite that you state here, is in all fairness to the people involved, simply because people aren't in the same political circles. :lol:

Edit: But then, as Devrim says, maybe it's not!

[Linkse Rakker]

I've been beaten up by police in Rotterdam with 200 people. The most of us were kids and woman. I wish I was in Istanbul, Taksim looked so great :(

[Obs]

I'm beginning to think all of this, "I've never met a Leftcom in all my life" and the opposite that you state here, is in all fairness to the people involved, simply because people aren't in the same political circles. :lol:

Edit: But then, as Devrim says, maybe it's not!

I've met more liberals in my life than I've met communists. Does that mean liberalism is more relevant and viable?

This argument is stupid.

[Sasha]

went to the left-radical/autonomist demo that was this year in nijmegen. ended in some serious scuffels with the pigs, dutch report with movies @ http://www.devrije.nl/archives/00002937.html

[An archist]

went to Ghent, we were attacked by the cops because some people wore masks, then we went to the police station to demand their reslease and we were attacked again.

pictures:

http://www.dewereldmorgen.be/foto/2010/05/01/gewelddadige-arrestaties-tijdens-gentse-alternatieve-1-mei-optochten

[Chambered Word]

went to Ghent, we were attacked by the cops because some people wore masks, then we went to the police station to demand their reslease and we were attacked again.

pictures:

http://www.dewereldmorgen.be/foto/2010/05/01/gewelddadige-arrestaties-tijdens-gentse-alternatieve-1-mei-optochten

http://www.dewereldmorgen.be/sites/default/files/imagecache/3col_nocrop/2010/05/01/img_3652.jpg

Communist wizards. I wish I had been there.

[Rusty Shackleford]

Hung Out with the PSL/ANSWER Coalition people, marched down mission street in SF and ended up at the civic center(i think) and handed out flyers and stuff for the PSL.

Didnt really talk to other tendencies except for some Kasama people. twas fun. 5+ thousand people i think.

[Sasha]

http://www.dewereldmorgen.be/sites/default/files/imagecache/3col_nocrop/2010/05/01/img_3652.jpg

Communist wizards. I wish I had been there.

sadly thats no communist wizard, thats an plainclothed (arrestand unit) cop with an exthendable baton about to bash some communist brains in.

[Sasha]

http://www.indymedia.nl/img/2010/05/67006.jpg

i wonder who that handsome bloke with the flare was :rolleyes:

pics from nijmegen: http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2010/05/66993.shtml, http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2010/05/67027.shtml, http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2010/05/67048.shtml, http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2010/05/67072.shtml

[gorillafuck]

Really, I sometimes wonder if you folks do it just to be edgy.
I never see pictures of young people holding the Stalin banners, so I think it's a nostalgia thing for older anti-revisionists.

[the last donut of the night]

:confused:
Didn't you have the ICC as one of the groups you are affilated with? Considering the American branch is based out of New york City, I would have imagined that you would have met one. I met about 15, including dada, when I went to New york. Good people.

oh, about that. yeah. that was a joke, seeing that i put the CPGB and the ICC in the same place...

[Saorsa]

I was on the Ankara Mayday march. There were only about 30-40,000. The reason it was so small was that a lot of people went to Istanbul this year.

Showoff.

We had a march of about 100 people in my city, led by striking workers. Then we had a Marxist political education forum. Then we all got very drunk.

I helped hold the big red banner.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs512.ash1/30232_395451873678_588613678_3924192_4198264_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs512.ash1/30232_395451848678_588613678_3924188_2638085_n.jpg

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[Barry Lyndon]

Went to the immigrants rights rally against the Arizona law in downtown Chicago, where there were 8-20,000 people, and took my big red Che Guevara flag with me. That was pretty cool. Then I went to a international labor history conference being held at my college and gave a talk about Haiti. It was a nice May Day.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Woke up late. Drove my friend to the airport. Drank beer.

Yeah.

[DreamWeaver]

Saw some cop on a horse storm through a banner, only to have the horse fall to the asphalt catapulting that fucking ***** onto the pavement. Needless to say, it was a riot in Nijmegen.

[Chambered Word]

sadly thats no communist wizard, thats an plainclothed (arrestand unit) cop with an exthendable baton about to bash some communist brains in.

Oh...I see. :crying:

[AK]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2484721000_9b439b5088.jpg
It's people like those at the CPGB-ML that make people scared shitless about communism. What with their gigantic pics of uncle Jo and all.

[mikelepore]

Also don't forget May 5 is Karl Marx's birthday. (If someone else already mentioned this, never mind.)