This week's contribution to Bahlactus's never ending battle (black and white edition) also doubles as my belated observance of International Workers' Day. My radical leftist beliefs may be tagged with all manner of pragmatic and pacifistic qualifiers, but that doesn't mean I won't rally to the black and red banners when the Internationale begins to play...or when the forces of exploitive reactionarism are on the rampage (which is pretty much all the time these days).
Live in the now, think towards the future, but always keep the events of past in mind...
To that end, I present this piece of political street theatre as practiced in 1928 Germany:
"Don't rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world stood up and stopped the Bastard, the Bitch that bore him is in heat again." - Bertolt Brecht, May 6, 1945
"When fascism comes to America, it will come wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
"I think the number one issue people should make [in the] selection of the President of the United States is, ‘Will this person carry on in the Judeo-Christian principled tradition that has made this nation the greatest experiment in the history of mankind?’" - Sen. John McCain
Danny Ray - Revolution Rock (from Revolution Rock: A Clash Jukebox, 2004) - Rather than post The Clash's cover of the song, I decided to get back to the roots (rock) and share the original version from 1976.
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I've never heard the original before; it would have been a great addition to the march. Thanks!
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