Thursday, May 1, 2008

It's May Day - International Labor Day

And that's something political, a day to remember that PEOPLE should be paid for work, the primary justification for the whole thing, NOT corporate profits.
As this poster from the DGB (German Union Federation) serves to remind us. Good work should be a component, and the German expression also denotes that there should be room for good work in companies, i.e. in terms of pay and other conditions

And a few human rights should also be on the day's agenda.

No riots in Berlin's favorite stone-throwing areas as of yet, and let's hope it stays that way as people demonstrate peacefully for a fair share of the pie.

In China, the commando-communist-capitalist Capos should today be reminded that the 100 day count-down to "their" olympics MUST also be a count-down for the institution of freedom of the press, freedom of expression, freedom of acces to information, freedom to peaceably demonstrate, freedom of art... The clock is ticking.

And don't forget there's another guy just itching to take over the bushbaby rattle and ensconce himself in the playpen:



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