Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts

London riots, financial crisis, capitalism and new authoritarian regimes

Here are a few links to videos I've been watching online. First of all, the London riots. The first link is a sound byte whilst the second is a more organic documentary claiming that severe government cuts brought chaos to the streets of London.






After you have watched the above go check out the Flickr set the Metropolitian Police has uploaded with photos and footage from CCTV cameras. You can see a passer by trying to stop looting, a gang stealing a bike pushing the cyclist to the floor, another group entering an arcade and stealing from the employees' bags, cops getting run over by a car.

To finish off Zizek gets bombarded with images and comments upon them, ending his reasoning with the bleak prospect of the spread of Berlusconi like regimes. He argues for a radicalisation of the left for liberalism to be saved by the growth of a populist right wing



Well, enough food for thought. I need a video of a runnig cat, maybe with a Coldplay song, oh I have found one. I won't embed it so you can get lost in the world of You Tube. Kittens running on cat exercise wheel part 1

The power of Bubbles

I'm an eager online reader and I just want to share with you the story of officer "Bubbles", someone who is afraid of 'dangerous detergent' who not only arrested the girl, but is also now suing You Tube and is asking the big G to release details of those who posted the video and made comments. I mean, that is absurd, and please watch the video and spare a thought.




Please read the full story from one of the best blogs around
http://boingboing.net/

GREENPEACE IN AZIONE: IL LIDO DI VENEZIA DIVENTA ANTI-NUCLEARE!


Watch and Share This Please. It's about a Greenpeace campaign to remind Luca Zaia (Northern League) about his promises when he was running for President of the Veneto Region in Italy

Obama Speech Victory

Here is the first part of Obama Speech Victory in Chicago, November 4 2008. You can also find it on the New York Times website with full transcript here