Quote for the Day

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Is there an anarchist under the bed?

Here's the Quote for the Day from this weekend's i paper:

Quote:

The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theolgy. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth. MIKHAIL BAKUNIN.

Makes a change from the usual quotes from the bible in the Daily Mail, Daily Express, etc. And on the eve of Lent.

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There does seem to be an anarchist at large in the i paper, as a comrade has just pointed out that its Quote of the Day for the previous issue (5 February) was:

Quote:

As a psychopathic creature, the corporation can neither recognise nor act upon moral reasons to refrain from harming others. JOEL BAKAN

Bakan's book and film The Corporation are very good but the irony here is that the i paper is owned by a Russian oligarch  … by means of the legal construct of a corporation.

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This news item from today's papers is probably the explanation behind the radicalism of the Independent's journalists, at of the one who choses the Quote of the Day. The paper is likely to be closed:http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/11/independent-owner-considering-closing-national-print-titlesMaybe there is a connection between the industrial class struggle and political class consciousness ….

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