Lenin once said “the Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them”. Similarly, the individual, in its alliance with the central power, has crafted the hangman’s knot, and following the extirpation of privilege, partiality, and irrationality, finds itself on the gallows awaiting a similar fate…
Perhaps we should have learned the lessons of the Middle East, where many countries had their borders drawn up by the British and French under the Sykes-Picot agreement. The aim, in part, of this agreement was to foment ethnic conflict, and thus stymie the ability of nations to act in a unified manner.
MEON sat down with Rodrigo Alonso Fernandez from Solidaridad to discuss the experiences of the trade union, which purposefully blends patriotic politics and labour activism.
I do not wish to gloat, however, in the most cordial manner I must express my condolences to this publication after its ideas have been so resolutely defeated at the ballot box. I hope this result will give you some pause.