The Splenetic Socialist

05/12/2020

An important figure to be sure

11/02/2019

She remains a divisive figure even now. However, despite any misgivings about how she went about her work, it is important to notes several things.

First and foremost amongst those being that she was seeking to end what was a costly and unjust war.
Secondly, she did so by condemning the war in various ways, not all of them appetizing or effective. She still none the less however brought attention to a growing dissident movement against the war that helped ultimately end it.

On this day, 2 November 1970, actor and Vietnam GI resistance supporter Jane Fonda was arrested at Cleveland airport as she returned from an event put on by Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) in Canada and charged with drug smuggling. The following day Fonda was also charged with supposedly kicking a police officer, when a more famous mugshot was taken as she raised her fist in defiance at the police. Both charges were bogus – the "drugs" were vitamin tablets – and they were both later dismissed. Although Fonda is clear that the intention was to discredit her due to her valuable support for the GI anti-war movement. In addition to being a patron of VVAW, Fonda was a leading organiser of and participant in the FTA (F**k The Army) tour, and anti-war alternative to the USO shows to serving GIs. More info about this movement in our two-part podcast episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/08/06/e10-the-gi-resistance-in-vietnam-part-1/

08/02/2019

Sometimes the memes are too good not to share.

08/02/2019

Cops are not your friend, especially here in the US. ACAB

The footage provides the clearest picture yet of that night three years ago, after Tony Timpa called 911 for help.

08/02/2019

The man makes some great points

Harvard professor Cornel West joins us from Detroit, where he attended both nights of the Democratic debate. He talks about the troubling legacy of the Obama administration and why he is supporting Bernie Sanders again for president.

07/27/2019

There have always been two seperate systems of justice for the rich and poor in this country, and in this world.

This isn't just that though, the more sinister aspect in this scenario right here is the racism.

Comparing the treatment of Jeffrey Epstein to Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed Eric Garner's murder, reveals the grotesque inequality at the heart of American society. There’s one set of rules for the rich, and an entirely different set for the poor.

07/26/2019

Wages should be raised to a living standard other than "box under a bridge" and then tipping should be banned.

One's livelyhood and wage should *never* be tied to anything other than hours worked. Not to mention if a buisness can not afford to pay a decent wage (especially multi million dollar chains) then it does not deserve to continue as a buisness.

~The Commissar

Probably because you're an as***le

05/23/2019

Capitlaism is a sick joke to say the least

Capitalism: the best of all possible systems.

05/10/2019

You have nothing to lose but your chains!

Let’s get this done!