Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

have not been invaded by Britain.

A very short introduction Related British atrocities in Kenya

We will not blame him for the crimes of his ancestors if he relinquishes the royal rights of his ancestors; but as long as he claims their rights, by virtue of descent, then, by virtue of descent, he must shoulder the responsibility for their crimes. — James Connolly Monarchy is a survival of the tyranny imposed by the hand of greed and treachery upon the human race in the darkest and most ignorant days of our history. It derives its only sanction from the sword of the marauder, and the helplessness of the producer, and its gifts to humanity are unknown, save as they can be measured in the pernicious examples of triumphant and shameless iniquities. The Right Divine of Labour To be first of earthly things; That the Thinker and the Worker Are Manhood’s only Kings — Connolly

According to  a 2014 YouGov poll , 50 percent of people in Britain believe that colonialism was beneficial to the colonies . Related Interview with Usta Patnaik Inglorious Empire by Shashi Thahroor

She is so strong in the imagination that even in death she is able to cancel class conflict: unions suspend strike action . … and some of the great people she met in her life.

Attacks on and violations of workers’ rights by governments and employers Related ‘Made in Tunisia’

“America on the Brink” review

Not a single word about UK’s imperialism. Poverty, excessive inequality, productivity …

The floods devastating Pakistan

A very good review, I think.

 

تعليقي على المقال: هناك غياب عامل الملكية وعلاقات الملكية وشكل الرأسمالية في مصر التي تكرس شكل المجتمع الذكوري في البلد. إلى جانب دور النظام، القول بأن المجتمع الرأسمالي واضطهاده هو السبب لا يكفي. فكيف نفسر أن حدة العنف في بلدان مثل فنلندا والبرتغال أقل من مصر؟ كيف أن العنف ضد المرأة في الهند أكثر مما هو في تونس أو في المكسيك أكثر من إيطاليا مع أنها كلها مجتمعات تحكمها علاقات رأسمالية. من نيرة إلى سلمى Related The latest femicide in Egypt

"A water crisis like this doesn't become an issue until it affects people of a higher class. It has been ongoing and Jackson has been an example of that. People's health is secondary to the state." Racism and class in one of the richest countries