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Just because it’s not popular doesn’t mean it’s not good! #marlenedumas

24 Tuesday Feb 2015

Posted by spideysaves in art, Education, Media, Music, Politics, Social History

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The difficulty about anything that isn’t deemed presentable for the mainstream is that it is difficult to come across. It’s usually down to simple economics – those with the money want to keep the money – hence it being hard to break through unless you can break into this monetary circle. The more maligned thinking is that society is never encouraged to think, never encouraged to break away from the masses; democracy is a shallow concept when there is no actual choice.

1Marlene Dumas is an artist that is not palatable to a mainstream audience (probably due to her subject matter), but her paintings make you think. I can look at a Turner and appreciate at what a fantastic technical accomplished artist he is, but Dumas makes you question as a cold chill creeps across the back of your neck.

Following on from my last post, social media can never replicate the emotions that you feel when looking at certain art, simply because they are difficult to put into words. The Guardian describe it as ‘Bold, graphic and disturbing’ but thats only because it’s art – if she hadn’t ticked the right boxes they would probably describe it as sick, perverse and offensive – but thats just the fickle Guardian for their middle class readership.

With music, film, politics, literature and art – it’s very difficult to come across anything that has not had the leading authorities put their filter on what is deemed acceptable for society. Anyone who pushes the boundaries is usually classed as an enemy of the state and all that is good and pure, and all forces of the law are used to prohibit anyone witnessing it.

To Be Kind……….Viva L’anarchie………

Dumas

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Inflation to the Rescue but don’t mention the kids.

03 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by spideysaves in Economy, Education, Politics, Social History

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Mixed messages by George Osborne today; everything is fine, the economy is growing and the deficit is reduced or unveiled, more people are below the poverty line than ever, and low inflation has meant the deficit has been reduced more than anticipated and spending on credit is still attractive.

However unemployment is at 5.3% and probably higher if you include 0 contract hours ; the burden of this falling on our youth. People now have to carry on working later in life but with a finite amount of jobs something has to give. What better way to sow the seeds of discontent that begin to create a disenchanted youth. No apprenticeships and limited vocational training leave a lot of our youth on the wasteland. If you choose to get educated you become so debt ridden, employers can take advantage of a swelled competitive market.

We should be investing in our children, teaching skills with employment at the end of it, free education for those who desire it and a fair wage to allow them to become independent and not only able to survive by living with their parents.

The Government encourage home ownership but very few affordable homes, they encourage free enterprise which encourage employers to make as much profit as possible (low wages, no contracts); the public sector is being reduced to make way for pure economic Darwinism, a new apartheid, a new monetary cleansing – race no longer matters as long as the colour is money. How do they disguise this, blame immigration. The Sun, the Daily Mail make sure that the public blame a personified reason rather than philosophical principles. This country is not evolving but regressing.

Whilst the low income family, working or non working, wonder how they are going to pay the bills, this Government allows companies that sell torture equipment to set up at the local arms fairs, selling arms to countries that can’t afford it. Who said morality and ethics have a place in Government.

To Be Kind……….Viva L’anarchie.

 

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Class Division is of our own making – an Oxford Student claims.

01 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by spideysaves in Education, Music, Politics

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Oxbridge has always used the fact that working class people attend to justify why they are not elitist. However, Alison Walsh, a student at Oxford University has put forward an argument that ‘privilege’ and ‘class division’ is a self perpetuated view due to our fascination with it.

It’s very easy to justify the boating, the balls, the whole gentrification when you are part of it; buying in to the belief that you deserve it because you have worked hard. However there is always the exception to every rule, but as a whole the upbringing, the arrogance, the belief of superiority is what is appalling, all embodied in an institution that encourages it, simply by tolerating it.

A lecturer won’t care where you come from as they get paid very well, it’s the students that are the issue. Good luck to Ms Walsh but it doesn’t change the behaviour and attitude of generations of students who have and will attend there.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/alison-walsh/oxford-elitism_b_4180375.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

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Which side are you on – are you an idler or worker?

07 Sunday Jul 2013

Posted by spideysaves in Discourse, Economy, Education, Media, Politics, Religion, Social History

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anarchy, kropotkin, liberty, mutual aid, Ragged Trouser Philanthropist, Robert Tressell

or are you a man of the church, even worse, telling the idlers that they are good and holy as long as they give the church money, and the workers that life is shit but you will get your reward in heaven. They help maintain the status quo by fear of the wrath of a ‘merciful’ god.

Yes I am reading the Robert Tressell’s Ragged Trouser Philanthropist – a book I should have read years ago but somehow never got round to. Whilst Kropotkin’s Mutual Aid metaphorically proves how society should be naturally, Tessell depicts how society has manifested itself it an unequal state and how this is maintained.

Download them both now for FREE:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Ragged-Trousered-Philanthropists-ebook/dp/B0082R9UDQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1373199301&sr=1-1&keywords=ragged+trousered+philanthropist

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mutual-Aid-factor-evolution-ebook/dp/B004TS8ZTW/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1373199466&sr=1-2&keywords=mutual+aid

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A child explaining why an anarchic state is necessary.

06 Saturday Jul 2013

Posted by spideysaves in Education, Media, Politics, Social History

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anarchy, capitalism, charlie chaplin

It’s taken from a Charlie Chaplin film, who had his own run in with capitalistic governments.

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Oxford University sets example for the perfect use of the English Language.

01 Monday Apr 2013

Posted by spideysaves in Education, Media, Politics

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grammar, language, Oxford

‘Fuck this’ and ‘Fucking that’ anyone would think the working class were allowed in Oxford. Perhaps this is the perfect example of how to speak to your peers – the Oxford Dons must be so proud of the products of their education system.

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If you lie and cheat for your children, how can you expect them to grow up with principles?

03 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by spideysaves in Education, Politics, Social History

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education, league tables, lying parents, schools

Are principles a thing of the past, is leading by example simply for losers? I have just heard a radio report on how churches congregations are flooded with parents of children simply to access a particular school; once the child is is accepted, then they stop going. Parents lie about their addresses or even rent out second homes.

This is a product of league tables, and will only get worse with the rise of free schools and academies. Certain schools will be perceived as better and watch the rush like the opening of the january sales, as parents are happy for their children to travel an hour and a half to get to one of these schools. The concept of local school is dying.

Just remember when you try and teach your children about morality and your child asks you but didn’t you lie and deceive to get what you wanted!

 

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The hidden costs of the benefit cap.

17 Wednesday Oct 2012

Posted by spideysaves in Education, Politics, Social History

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benefit cuts, social cleansing, tory scum

Its all well and good the Government capping housing benefit, which instantly smacks of social cleansing in the perceived prestigious areas. Apart from the obvious creating them and us mentality – did this ever go away – it has far more reaching consequences, that will have major impact on the country’s future.  

Yesterday I found out that approximatly 17,000 families have been forced to move to Croydon as a result of Westminster, Battersea, Chelsea, Kensington etc capping their benefits. Now there are potentialy 17,000 children that need to find a local school place. Either schools need to be expanded or children have to travel, either way education will suffer.

Maya Angelo stated:

When you know better you do better.

Privilege will never look to the long term development, only the short term status quo.

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TUC Conference is a fitting start to the ‘P.O.’ (Post Olympics)

11 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by spideysaves in Discourse, Economy, Education, Social History

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civil disobediance, General Strike, strike, teachers

Now the business of running in circles and throwing things very far has finished we can all refocus on getting out of the economic depression the world finds itself in, with Britain failing to make any headway. Whilst all the ministers are applauded the wonderful games, they are also looking at what services can be dismantled, privatised or simply blown up in order to reduce our deficit, and yet again there is no talk of growth.

Speakers at the TUC conference so far are united in supporting all strike action and civil disobedience in order to shake the blinkers from the Governments eyes – don’t play the game by their rules. The fact that the TUC has taken such a confrontational manner is commendable in itself but to also condone and promote subversive actions is fantastic.

Another ‘Winter of discontent’ will do more harm then good some may say, but what option do you have when they are happy to kick you when you are down. A General Strike is the only way to make them listen – cripple all the public services to reinforce how much in life people take for granted.

Close the schools – upmost disruption as people can’t get to work – but support your school if they strike and don’t moan about the inconvenience. Parents should let the teachers know that they support any strike action they may undertake.

Cameron stated ‘we are all in it together’ well we are – united against Tory Scum. 

To end with the immotal quote from Bob Crow:

If you spit on your own, you can’t do anything.

But if you all spit together, you can drown the bastards.

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Sutton Trust produce education backgrounds of the political parties.

13 Monday Aug 2012

Posted by spideysaves in Education, Politics, Social History

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education, public school

  • 54% of Conservative MPs elected in the 2010 general election attended fee-paying schools
  • The figure is higher than rival political parties – with 40% of Liberal Democrat MPs, and 15% of Labour MPs privately educated
  • In the UK, 7% of the school population attend private schools
  • 38% of Conservative MPs were educated at Oxford or Cambridge University

Can you believe that out of 7% of the population who attended private school make up 54% of the Tory Party, so much for Parliament being reflective of society.

I am suprised though that only 38% were Oxbridge educated.

 

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