European Tribune

Display:
ThatBritGuy:
Racism will be used as a tool to prevent transnational worker solidarity.
According to Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States racism was consciously encouraged in the US in the 19th century in order to break class solidarity.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Dec 11th, 2007 at 07:48:47 AM EST
[ Parent ]
And it's still being used today in the US, which is why 'immigration' remains an issue for the right.

And in Europe too, for that matter, although we're still some way short of seeing its full potential.

It's an irresistible tool - so simple, so reliable, and so effective.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Dec 11th, 2007 at 08:43:41 AM EST
[ Parent ]
Dividing and herding populations according to religious beliefs has proved to be a consistent winner, too.

Always a good preemptive or fall-back measure when average repression doesn't quite do the job.

by Loefing (living (at) neuf point fr) on Tue Dec 11th, 2007 at 01:41:58 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Display:
Login
. Make a new account
. Reset password
Recent Diaries
Debates
Campaigns
Occasional Series