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Roblin: Great overview
Forum Post, October, 17 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
Kevin - Your piece is highly instructive, not to mention well-reasoned. Appreciate your work here.
Roblin: A Spark in Baltimore
Znet Article, October, 11 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
In Baltimore, a spark has been lit
Roblin: Quick correction
Forum Post, October, 10 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
I like it. I often think to myself, "What is it about Chomsky's approach that makes him so effective at understanding and analzying social affairs?" You answered it. And like you said, everyone can learn and praftice the approa...
Roblin: Re: Re: Quick question
Forum Post, September, 30 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
This is what I found: http://marie-parsons.suite101.com/egyptian-artisans-strike-a172998 Romer, J. (1984) Ancient Lives: Daily Life in Egypt of the Pharaohs. Holt, Rinehart & Winston http://www.modernegypt.info/one-hundred-facts-about-egypt/...
Roblin: Quick question
Forum Post, September, 30 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
"first recorded workers strike in Egypt, during the Pharaohs’ time." I'm unaware of this history. Do you know of any authors/books that describe it?
Roblin: Re: Re: Sounds promising
Forum Post, September, 30 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
Hi Collin, Look forward to hearing about the project's development. I'd be happy to contribute. I have some experience now working on media projects. I've been part of the editorial collective of a local Baltimore project called &quo...
Roblin: Sounds promising
Forum Post, September, 29 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
Hi Colin, I look forward to learning more about MOSS. "For many good people, particularly within youth countercultures, leftist work has lost its appeal by imposing on itself a creative, aesthetic, and sensual poverty that is limiting and s...
Roblin: Re:
Forum Post, September, 15 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
Hi David - Glad you found the piece informative. Little is known about what's going on. There are a lot of angles to focus on as more information comes out, particularly concerning U.S. involvement.
Roblin: War and famine, the only option? Part II
Znet Article, September, 14 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
The refusal to pursue dialogue and negotiations with Al Shabaab is a clear indication that the TFG, AMISOM and their external backers have subordinated alleviating the humanitarian crisis to their respective military strategies, with Somali civili...
Roblin: War and famine, the only option?, Part I
Znet Article, September, 11 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
In waging the Somalia front in the “war on terror,” Washington has played a central role in driving Somalia back into a state of civil war as well as crippling the response to the current famine.
Roblin: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Are We Sure It Was A Crime?
Forum Post, September, 08 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
"will you defend yourself and your comrades against the reaction? Even with lethal force?" Self-defense is a legitimate position. But the 9/11 terrorist attacks had nothing to do with self-defense, for reasons mentioned above.
Roblin: Re: Re: Re: Are We Sure It Was A Crime?
Forum Post, September, 07 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
You mention a "plan" to overthrow the capitalist order, which I presume relies heavily on violence and the principles you specified ("my enemy's enemy is my friend" and "use ANY means necessary"). Then you admit t...
Roblin: Re: Are We Sure It Was A Crime?
Forum Post, September, 06 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
Quick response to the "legitimate retaliation" claim. Predictable consequences should be taken into account when considering what qualifies as a "legitimate" course of action. Bin Laden's goal was to draw the U.S. into expe...
Marty: Interview on Spain's "Indignados"
Znet Article, August, 08 2011
David Marty
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People felt cheated
Roblin: Good proposal
Forum Post, July, 31 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
I agree with the sentiment of fighting forward. That concept should be developed and popularized. Ultimately, I think the proposal is a vision for how to achieve full employment, where productive effort is put towards achieving positive social go...
Roblin: ZSocial promotion
Forum Post, July, 30 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
When it's time to promote ZSocial to the broader activist community, one way of doing so could be to create a mass email that lists five (or ten?) reasons to sign-up for it. Here the reasons I can think of. I'm sure there are m...
Roblin: What will happen to ZSpace?
Forum Post, July, 30 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
Hi Michael, Good piece. I of course agree: we need left alternatives. I'm looking forward to ZSocial. Quick question. What will happen to our ZSpace pages once ZSocial is up? Stephen
Roblin: Re: Re: Inspiring
Forum Post, June, 28 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
That's wonderful to hear. A testament to people's latent desire for democracy and how it can be awakened, often unpredictably.
Roblin: Inspiring
Forum Post, June, 28 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
David - I found your piece to be very inspiring. The line that stuck out the most with me is: "everyone dropped their attitude of mistrust toward one another. We all began our conversation presupposing that the other one was a decent person.&...
Roblin: Re: Re: Re: Re: Some general remarks
Forum Post, June, 23 2011
Stephen Roblin
Roblin's ZSpace page
>> Suppose they all work the same hours and intensity, at balanced job complexes, so they all get the same X/N where N is the number of workers. Now they might decide, okay, all except Sam will take Y less, and Sam can have X/N plus NY wher...
