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THREAD: How we actually beat Cummings
Stop fact-checking with the belief that establishing holes in his Swiss cheese story is a gotcha. He doesn’t care. It keeps us occupied while he gets as much nefarious shit done as possible, then laughs at us and tosses us another lie
Stop fact-checking with the belief that establishing holes in his Swiss cheese story is a gotcha. He doesn’t care. It keeps us occupied while he gets as much nefarious shit done as possible, then laughs at us and tosses us another lie
We have to fight in this culture war now, because the other side is fighting and winning.
That means getting down and dirty. Construct a narrative, repeat it incessantly, force them to defend it, move instantly onto the next without giving them a moment’s pause. Wear. Them. Down
That means getting down and dirty. Construct a narrative, repeat it incessantly, force them to defend it, move instantly onto the next without giving them a moment’s pause. Wear. Them. Down
Buy our own damn Facebook ads targeting their core demographic and hit them with the emotive reality of Tory/Capitalist failings, not statistics.
We have one major advantage: WE DON’T EVEN HAVE TO MAKE THIS UP. Truth is on our side.
We have one major advantage: WE DON’T EVEN HAVE TO MAKE THIS UP. Truth is on our side.
It’s highly unlikely the MSM or establishment will do this, because they won’t risk upending capitalism- even facing the gravity of this situation.
They only fight culture wars against the Left, as seen with the war on Corbyn. Labour has also been recaptured and neutered.
They only fight culture wars against the Left, as seen with the war on Corbyn. Labour has also been recaptured and neutered.
And so this job will ultimately fall to us.
We’re going to need to organise on an unprecedented level. Civil groups, charities, activist groups, independent media, unions, the lot.
We’re going to need to organise on an unprecedented level. Civil groups, charities, activist groups, independent media, unions, the lot.
We need to apply pressure throughout the system, using all the leverage we have: stop working, stop paying rent, stop buying non-essential goods, target their infrastructure in smart ways that protect our communities but hurt capital. And protect eachother from their sanctions.
If this sounds dramatic to you, it’s because this crisis we’re in has been normalised.
120k dead from austerity
63k dead from coronavirus
Windrush
Grenfell
Zero accountability and never-ending lies & double standards.
This is all horrific. But they will do worse. Much worse
120k dead from austerity
63k dead from coronavirus
Windrush
Grenfell
Zero accountability and never-ending lies & double standards.
This is all horrific. But they will do worse. Much worse
It’s not about “if” we do this, but “when”.
So our only question is: how many hurt, hungry, homeless, sick or dead Britons will it take for us to act?
So our only question is: how many hurt, hungry, homeless, sick or dead Britons will it take for us to act?
