"Clinging to the pipe dreams of the 20th Century does not equip a country or civilization for the challenges of the 21st. Waging wars and terror on the world while the majority are building peace and prosperity is the low road to hell."
That garden/jungle speech is so racist and, from what I read online, Borrell has never understood exactly why it offended people. Colonialism goes so deep.
I think the way the west does things is the way it always has done things, only now we're seeing what our governments do through social media, and a lot of us are challenging colonialist, racist and imperialist belief systems.
I don't hold out a lot of hope for western leaders reinventing themselves. I don't think they're going to undrink that kool-aid. I wish we knew what we should do as they flounder...
Preserve sanity, integrity and community. Keep the seeds of humanity alive inside and around us while the inevitable storm breaks out. Then plant again when it's over
We invite everyone in our world to sign this call for a conversation about peace. It doesn't matter if you are a housewife, farmer, teacher, office worker, union or nonunion or unemployed. We are all Sisters and Brothers here and we must rely on each other to get the Solidarity World we deserve. Please share!
In our workplaces and poverty lines across our world, plutocrats and corporate royalty and their union hacks collude to persuade us to see other workers as competitors and enemies.
We are pushed by powerful, corrupt labor Bigs to believe that it is now the business of trade unionism to put our brothers and sisters out of work.
We see how this dog eat dog attitude towards all workers -- with whom we have everything in common – destroys our Solidarity.
We see that in war, soldiers -- the production workers of war -- lose not only their jobs but also their lives while the rich profit.
We say that war is the eventual endgame outcome of worker against worker, dog eat dog competition which workers lose so the rich can be richer.
War is the ultimate, evil competition.
We call on workers everywhere to stop the competition between us and to fight for a world based in solidarity.
Everyone can at least talk and we ask that our talk include what we can all do to make the world a safe and happier place. We call on workers to simply talk about the traditional direct action tools of the labor movement.
Can we call for and have international conversations about redeveloping our traditional weapons -- slowdowns, sitdowns, and strikes -- to bring down those who kill us, and to equalize wages and working conditions at the highest possible levels throughout the world?
If we must fight, let us fight against those who constantly divide us and play us against each other for their own profit even to the point of forcing us to kill each other.
If we must fight a war let it be a war against selfishness and poverty.
Let us fight to unite all workers against the destructive, dictatorial greed of corporate moguls. Let us fight to see that those who have the least gain equality in wages, health care and education and the right to a happy life.
A simple conversation started amongst workers who believe in the working class values of solidarity, equality and democracy can change the world.
Let our war begin with the peaceful exchange of words and ideas.
"Clinging to the pipe dreams of the 20th Century does not equip a country or civilization for the challenges of the 21st. Waging wars and terror on the world while the majority are building peace and prosperity is the low road to hell."
That garden/jungle speech is so racist and, from what I read online, Borrell has never understood exactly why it offended people. Colonialism goes so deep.
I think the way the west does things is the way it always has done things, only now we're seeing what our governments do through social media, and a lot of us are challenging colonialist, racist and imperialist belief systems.
I don't hold out a lot of hope for western leaders reinventing themselves. I don't think they're going to undrink that kool-aid. I wish we knew what we should do as they flounder...
Preserve sanity, integrity and community. Keep the seeds of humanity alive inside and around us while the inevitable storm breaks out. Then plant again when it's over
Workers for Peace
We invite everyone in our world to sign this call for a conversation about peace. It doesn't matter if you are a housewife, farmer, teacher, office worker, union or nonunion or unemployed. We are all Sisters and Brothers here and we must rely on each other to get the Solidarity World we deserve. Please share!
In our workplaces and poverty lines across our world, plutocrats and corporate royalty and their union hacks collude to persuade us to see other workers as competitors and enemies.
We are pushed by powerful, corrupt labor Bigs to believe that it is now the business of trade unionism to put our brothers and sisters out of work.
We see how this dog eat dog attitude towards all workers -- with whom we have everything in common – destroys our Solidarity.
We see that in war, soldiers -- the production workers of war -- lose not only their jobs but also their lives while the rich profit.
We say that war is the eventual endgame outcome of worker against worker, dog eat dog competition which workers lose so the rich can be richer.
War is the ultimate, evil competition.
We call on workers everywhere to stop the competition between us and to fight for a world based in solidarity.
Everyone can at least talk and we ask that our talk include what we can all do to make the world a safe and happier place. We call on workers to simply talk about the traditional direct action tools of the labor movement.
Can we call for and have international conversations about redeveloping our traditional weapons -- slowdowns, sitdowns, and strikes -- to bring down those who kill us, and to equalize wages and working conditions at the highest possible levels throughout the world?
If we must fight, let us fight against those who constantly divide us and play us against each other for their own profit even to the point of forcing us to kill each other.
If we must fight a war let it be a war against selfishness and poverty.
Let us fight to unite all workers against the destructive, dictatorial greed of corporate moguls. Let us fight to see that those who have the least gain equality in wages, health care and education and the right to a happy life.
A simple conversation started amongst workers who believe in the working class values of solidarity, equality and democracy can change the world.
Let our war begin with the peaceful exchange of words and ideas.
--Signed, Workers for Peace
Rank&File Local 879 UAW
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