Hey folks, not sure about sources of marques in the Bristol area, but for this sort of thing always worth bearing the Activist Tat Collective in mind. ...
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Robin Smith
robinsmith3@...
Nov 2, 2011 10:39 am
http://gco2e.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-would-actually-be-effects-of-tobin.html What would actually be the effects of a Tobin tax? A tax on trade and exchange...
Actually, it'smonopoly in land and the resultant ability to exploit the surplus of other people's labour that is the problem. Â Abolishing all private property...
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david bangs
dave.bangs@...
Nov 2, 2011 9:41 pm
No, Brendan, state ownership is not the only alternative to private ownership...and, furthermore, it is possible to envisage not just the disappearance of...
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david bangs
dave.bangs@...
Nov 2, 2011 10:07 pm
OOPS..sent the last one before I'd proof-read it to the end...here's the version with my proper ending... Dave Bangs ... No, Brendan, state ownership is not...
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Vicky Moller
vickymoller@...
Nov 3, 2011 1:51 am
i am keen to buy chunka land with others, not havin money alone., at present lookn for people with 25 - 30K for bout 5 acres in 50+ acre site nr cilgerran,nr...
Robin, I no longer follow your reasoning, "everyone is a rent seeker"? Um, no, I'm not, nor are the many others that just want their fair share of land to...
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Robin Smith
robinsmith3@...
Nov 3, 2011 9:24 am
Colin Comments on the blog please Cheers ... -- The Robin Smith Institute. Good News! A roadmap to The Free State The SFR Group. Practical steps towards real...
Hi Dave, As an anarchist (not a socialist) I am instinctively attracted to your stateless utopia, I just can't see how it can be brought about. Â When humanity...
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james armstrong
james36armstrong@...
Nov 3, 2011 3:59 pm
This discussion is thought provoking. The idea that the state is a defence mechanism for private property and a cover for the theft of common rights and that...
It is an interesting discussion, but I think Brendan's attitude is far more likely to lead to fundamental reform than Dave's or James's. You might in theory be...
Sorry for cross-posting There is going to be an OccupyLand group meet at the barricaded entrance to Paternoster Square Saturday at 12:15 to talk about land...
/http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/03/18697018.php Thursday Nov 3rd, 2011 11:01 AM / Last night, after one of the most remarkable days of resistance in ...
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Vicky Moller
vickymoller@...
Nov 4, 2011 6:16 pm
are occupiers cooking veg? can they use loads of potatoes I have grown, n greens? glad to have fast way to find out as someone travelling down tomorrow vicky...
Hi Vicky, As an occupier I can safely say... YES! We will definitely use your spuds. At Finsbury Sqr we've built a polytunnel and started growing some winter...
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Vicky Moller
vickymoller@...
Nov 4, 2011 6:37 pm
that is great, i am unspeakably moved by what you are all doing just by being there and having hope and breaking the stranglehold THANK YOU all. i will pass...
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Robin Smith
robinsmith3@...
Nov 4, 2011 6:46 pm
Vicky Definitely! Most of the food consumed is slave food: biscuits, bread, pasta. We desperately need fresh veg and fruit. Lots if it. Potatoes are no better ...
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Vicky Moller
vickymoller@...
Nov 4, 2011 6:52 pm
i'll send lots apples, bit blemished, sack of cale, some leeks. and potatoes. also will send the message round, but people dont often make it from round here....
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Robin Smith
robinsmith3@...
Nov 4, 2011 7:01 pm
Well done! Good idea. I know guy watson. I'll call him and see if Riverford have any spares. R...
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Vicky Moller
vickymoller@...
Nov 4, 2011 7:07 pm
great, hope it is productive. i'd love any news bulletins from occupy eg practical daily life and discussions stuff, is there a website? tell anyone from wales...
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Robin Smith
robinsmith3@...
Nov 4, 2011 7:12 pm
No problem try these twitter @occupylsx #occupylondon I report daily from site on the blog http://gco2e.blogspot.com/ Official web site http://occupylsx.org/ ...
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Vicky Moller
vickymoller@...
Nov 4, 2011 8:02 pm
i have sent out messages to a team of healers here who have their long tent and couches, but again there may be such folk nearer to london. v ... From: Robin...
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Vicky Moller
vickymoller@...
Nov 4, 2011 8:34 pm
robin, hope its OK, i have been putting word out among London healers and one Reike person came back to me, Amber. We have a team of Reiki healers who do great...
*"A fixed-quantity currency would allow everyone, as they reach maturity, to be given an allocation of (partially-tradeable) 'land credits' from a pool which...
"Why can't a woman or man just claim their birthright to their fair share of the Earth?" You can claim your birthright, Colin .... but unless you're powerful...
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david bangs
dave.bangs@...
Nov 5, 2011 2:10 am
Hiya Brendan, You've provoked an excellent exchange !! I know other contributors have made great points, but I'd like to take up points from your reply,...
I have ta agree with Dave markets are silly.... Why organise a society as a big competition? I would prefer to cooperate, with everyone, not just members of my...
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james armstrong
james36armstrong@...
Nov 5, 2011 8:50 am
Darren brings up the subject of competition and prefers co-operation. When I hear someone like Kenneth Clarke talking about Britain 'punching above its...
