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RGacky3
22nd March 2011, 10:58
http://socialistworker.org/2011/03/22/tunisias-ongoing-revolution

Its still going, and its great to see stuff like this.

"a spirit of collective responsibility and organization began to emerge on an even larger scale. Across the country small cities and towns, such as Siliana and Sidi Bou Ali, came together to elect provisional councils charged with organizing local affairs. With the RCD collapsing, these elections often took place at mass meetings of thousands in town squares, where friends and neighbors became nominees for various committees: liaisons with the army, cleanliness, logistics and even "awareness" and "orientation" committees."

"neighborhoods also came together to organize collective street cleaning and garbage removal. Bakers in Tunis limited each customer to five baguettes, in order to prevent hoarding by their better-off customers, while fruit and vegetable sellers put up signs on their carts inviting passers-by to take produce even if they couldn't pay. Farmers from outside of the capital began to go door to door, offering each household a liter and a half of milk."

"In response, the interim government agreed to consult with the national Tunisian trade union federation, the UGTT, before announcing new governors."

"Within days of Ben Ali's flight, the nearly 700 workers at the major Tunisian insurance company, Société Tunisienne d'Assurances et de Réassurances (STAR), went on strike, and forcibly expelled their CEO from his office while singing the Tunisian national anthem."

"Within days of Ben Ali's flight, the nearly 700 workers at the major Tunisian insurance company, Société Tunisienne d'Assurances et de Réassurances (STAR), went on strike, and forcibly expelled their CEO from his office while singing the Tunisian national anthem."



This is real Socialism (dare I say communism) in action.

This is the real revolution, the revolution is not JUST protesting nor is it JUST taking out a dictator, the revolution is taking your communities, taking your workplaces, taking control of the communities and economies you live in and with.

This is the revolution that the mainstream press totally ignores, thats who tools like Bud Struggle think the left is dead, because he does'nt hear about the REAL revolution happening in these countries.

Le Socialiste
22nd March 2011, 11:14
This is real Socialism (dare I say communism) in action.

This is the real revolution, the revolution is not JUST protesting nor is it JUST taking out a dictator, the revolution is taking your communities, taking your workplaces, taking control of the communities and economies you live in and with.

This is the revolution that the mainstream press totally ignores, thats who tools like Bud Struggle think the left is dead, because he does'nt hear about the REAL revolution happening in these countries.


Ah, you've read the article too, I see. :)

When I read about the organizing and camaraderie of the Tunisian people/working-class my heart swelled with pride and in solidarity. These people are seeking to carry the revolution forward, and won't stop until their needs, wants, and demands are met. What's more, they're not waiting upon the government to implement the changes - they're doing it themselves! I wish American workers were unified enough in the class struggle so that they may seize the men and women exploiting their labor and forcibly remove them from the positions of "power". The Tunisian people are organizing, with or without the "official" trade unions and/or communist/socialist parties (no longer banned in Tunisian politics). Hopefully we will see this movement as it develops further, and - hopefully - see it extended to all struggling people in N. Africa, the Middle-East, and beyond. :thumbup1:

And, or course, you won't hear about any of this from the main media outlets...

ComradeMan
22nd March 2011, 13:19
Why are so many Tunisians arriving in Italy? Young men? What was the revolution for if they feel they have to leave?:(

RGacky3
22nd March 2011, 13:24
Why are so many Tunisians arriving in Italy? Young men? What was the revolution for if they feel they have to leave?:(


Because there was just a revolution, and things might still be scary, that happens all the time when there's chaos, also Tunesia is very poor.

Communist Guy
22nd March 2011, 20:59
Why are so many Tunisians arriving in Italy? Young men? What was the revolution for if they feel they have to leave?:(

They have no food anymore. A great deal of Tunisia's wealth came through tourism, which obviously isn't happening much in North Africa at the moment.

People with university degrees could be found working as waiters or taxi-drivers. Now the young men have no jobs and the way they see it, the only chance they have of surviving is leaving the country.

A country in revolution is also a dangerous place to be and it is understandable that these young men, some only teenagers, left out of fear.

Bud Struggle
22nd March 2011, 22:58
That's from the "Social Worker." It kind of says it all, doesn't it? At least you don't see me quoting Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh.

RGacky3
23rd March 2011, 07:25
Bud read the fucking article, theres actual facts in there, you don't even ahve to read the analysis, just the facts, such as the worker firing of CEOs and worker take-overs.

Most of the mainstream press does'nt really report this stuff because its not sensational, and its anti-buisiness.