May Day 2006

[genberg]

Yesterday was May Day, or the International Workers' Day. It was originally a solidarity protest to commemorate a group of anarchist who was unjustly executed. It started when people demonstrated at the 1st of may 1886 in Chicago, and later got attacked the police. The next day they held another one to protest against police brutality. Again the

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[jophan]

Thanks! I had to miss the demo this year, because I and my wife went down south to congratulate her aunt who turned 90 yesterday. (Well, of course, I walk the demo in Uppsala, not Stockholm, but anyway.)

Red-black thanks; this was almost as good as being there!

[genberg]

Thanks. Hope to see you there next year then!

[morainaki]

snygga foton! jag skulle ha gått om egentligen endast för att höra min lillasyrra hålla sitt tal hon arbetat på i månader XD;;;

[genberg]

Talade hon för Syndikalisterna? Det var som fan. Det borde jag ha märkt ju. Du får hälsa henne från mig för jag lyssnade på varenda tal så jag hörde henne garanterat.

[morainaki]

nejnejnej XD Jag önskar att det vore så väl nej hon är ordförande i SSU *skäms* och skulle hålla tal efter göran person XD;;;

[genberg]

Menar du att Anna Sjödin är din lillasyster?

[lotta]

I understand the origins of the holiday, but hasn't it become watered down when people seem to protest anything and everything? Maybe I am of the political belief that it is better to change the system from the inside out than the other way around (while I think demonstrations can perhaps bring attention to issues, which is sometimes necessary, change, unless revolutionary, is more likely to occur incrementally, and is more like to occur from within the public administration). Obviously, if it the entire system itself (i.e. Soviet Russia)that one is trying to change, drastic action is necessary, but I'm not sure that going out to the streets and yelling makes much of a difference if you are just trying to get free rides on the Stockholm subway.

[genberg]

Yeah, it has been watered down a lot. I mean, who is Göran Persson really protesting against? Himself? He is in power so it feels like a paradox.

The problem with a revolution as that one that is based on violence will keep using violence once the state has been reborn. Like in France and Russia. I think too that you should change from within but not by parlementary ways. Instead we should fight to get more power back to the grass roots, like they did in Spain in 1936.

As for May Day, it's important that you show that you don't think that everything is just fine as it is. In that way it's still an important day. And you meet more people who feel the same so you won't think that you are alone.

[frehel]

I'm not sure what to say but...Stockholm looks like a beautiful city. And you've got some fine-ass protestors. *twittles thumbs*

[genberg]

Yep. Stockholm is quite an old city indeed. The oldest part that still exist is from the 13th century. And our protestors aren't that bad either.

[genberg]

It surely was. Looking forward to next year.