But today, they tell us, the nation is once again in trouble. To that shameless unanimity of the talking heads, in parliament and through our tv sets, we can only respond if we find each other; in the workplace, on the street. This is not a social experiment that they’re rolling out for the first time. By now, we should know. It is a tried-and-tested solution, a wonderful calmative for social unrest. By now we know. When they say “austerity plan”, we hear a tear gas cannister explode. When they show us the deficit figures we see protests banned, the hanging threat of unemployment; fascist dogs howling around migrant scapegoats. By now we know. When they say “national unity”, we hear “social war”.
∞10:51 pm,
by shesamarxist
