Mike Eastabrook
@painterman64.bsky.social
Clinging to the hope of a better world, I am left leaning, green with suspiciously woke instincts. Interested in art, literature, radical thinking and Catalonia.
Trying out Blue Sky as an alternative to doomscrolling on TwitterX
Trying out Blue Sky as an alternative to doomscrolling on TwitterX
Reposted by Mike Eastabrook
The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/george...
Page by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first ...
skywriter.blue
March 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/george...
An excellent read and still refer to it when strolling in Barcelona...highly recommend!
March 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
An excellent read and still refer to it when strolling in Barcelona...highly recommend!
As a start, we need to come up with a simple list of, say, 5 political, social and economic ideals, which most people of the left can unite around. Link these to some achievable policies and try to forment a grass roots movement. Convince people (and Labour) that 'radical' can be simple & popular.
February 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
As a start, we need to come up with a simple list of, say, 5 political, social and economic ideals, which most people of the left can unite around. Link these to some achievable policies and try to forment a grass roots movement. Convince people (and Labour) that 'radical' can be simple & popular.
Thanks Nick, appreciate the recommendation...will look it up.
December 19, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Thanks Nick, appreciate the recommendation...will look it up.
Very interesting, have heard anecdotes from Catalans about relatives fleeing through the Pyranees to France. Do you (or anybody else) know of any good books about this post Civil war migration?
December 19, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Very interesting, have heard anecdotes from Catalans about relatives fleeing through the Pyranees to France. Do you (or anybody else) know of any good books about this post Civil war migration?