Work. Community. Politics. War - a colouring book manifesto

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Work. Community. Politics. War - a colouring book manifesto

By prole.info

It's been around for ages and we help host it, but I've only just got round to reading it embarrassed

I think it's pretty inspiring text, and the layout is just beautiful, I am very impressed. I recommend to everyone!

It's a shame it ends to abruptly, I think I'd end it with the Vaneigem quotation - "We have a world of pleasures to win, and nothing to lose but boredom" - but hey.

If I had any criticisms I think it'd be that some bits are a bit vague, could do with being a bit more grounded in everyday examples and I think the bit about class struggle could be better explained cos it's so key. My favourite short description is the "bosses want workers working longest hours for the least money, we want the fewest hours and the most money".

But anyway if you haven't, check it out:

Web
http://prole.info/introduction/intro_0.html

PDF
http://prole.info/wcpw.pdf or http://www.taktic.org/~grafikatak/wcpw.pdf or http://www.libcom.org.uk/lib/wcpw-prole-manifesto.pdf

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Apr 12 2006 19:22

Looks great... but then what else to expect from Prole... any of the prole people on here?

Has anyone actually printed it and coloured it in? Would be cool to scan it and see wink

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Apr 12 2006 19:23
rkn wrote:
Looks great... but then what else to expect from Prole... any of the prole people on here?

yeah the main guy is, he's not got very good PC access tho right now

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Apr 12 2006 19:47

Is that Michael Moore on page 15?

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Apr 12 2006 20:50
Thora wrote:
Is that Michael Moore on page 15?

It looks like him doesn't it!

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Apr 12 2006 20:55

I'm sure I spotted Pierce Brosnan and Snoop Dogg in there too Mr. T

Pretty good tho.

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Apr 12 2006 20:56
Thora wrote:
I'm sure I spotted Pierce Brosnan and Snoop Dogg in there too Mr. T

Pretty good tho.

Snoop yes, which was brosnan?

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Apr 12 2006 20:57

Hey. This is the author. I'm glad y'all like it. The guy on page 15 wasn't actually supposed to be michael moore, but I like that it looks like him... that's funny. Can you find Pierce Brosnan, Vandana Shiva, Snoop Dogg and James Dean?

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Apr 12 2006 20:57

Shit yeah on page 20! ha ha

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Apr 12 2006 20:58

Is Shiva on 20 along with brosnan?

Edit - and is Dean on p12? Ha ha

I bet you're the guy on page 7

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Apr 12 2006 21:03

I thought it was really beautifully written and put together - not enough political stuff is interesting to read (unless you're a politics geek).

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Apr 12 2006 21:28

That was amazing, I'd rather be drinking - you are in fact a genius 8)

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Apr 13 2006 19:14

I liked it, but some of my non-anarchist friends thought it was pretensious and juvinile.

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Apr 13 2006 20:51

i'd rather be drinking,

...put you're pint down and write more stuff NOW! grin

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Apr 14 2006 12:08
sam_frances wrote:
I liked it, but some of my non-anarchist friends thought it was pretensious and juvinile.

Yeah I mean I think this is a key thing about anarchist writing, no one will like everything. Different things will appeal to different demographics/subcultures. I think stuff like that would appeal to the young "alternative" demographic who are attracted to CrimethInc. stuff

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Sep 21 2006 16:48

Does anyone have a pdf of this?

I want to print it off for the anarchist society in my university but the pdf on prole.info isn't working, nor is the one on libcom. And the otherone isn't laid out as a pmphlet.

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Sep 21 2006 16:58

It's on it's way - within the next day or two.

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Sep 21 2006 18:18

Hi

It's so nice that I’m somewhat embarrassed to say that I have problems accepting some of it’s political content. I just haven’t got the heart to criticize something John. finds “inspiring”.

I’m sure non-lefties will get the message when they get as far as…

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We don’t have property or a business we can make money from, so we are forced to sell our time and energy to someone else.

And think, what’s the difference between earning a wage and running a business anyway? Besides, there are plenty of well paid management, with no shares in their firms, who daily consciously place obstacles in the way of working class people finding a little satisfaction from life, who are as technically proletarian (in the above sense) as their minions.

I wasn’t going to do that. Sorry.

Love

LR

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Sep 25 2006 16:41

bump

Any news on this? I need to have 100+ printed for next week and can't get a copy of the pdf.

If you have a copy of the pdf please pm me and i'll send you my e-mail address

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Sep 25 2006 22:59

ok i'm re-uploading the one to libcom.org.uk:
http://www.libcom.org/lib/wcpw-prole-manifesto.pdf

tho quint said he had a new smaller version, we haven't got that yet tho...

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Sep 26 2006 10:58
John. wrote:
ok i'm re-uploading the one to libcom.org.uk:
http://www.libcom.org.uk/lib/wcpw-prole-manifesto.pdf

tho quint said he had a new smaller version, we haven't got that yet tho...

That link takes you back to the home page.

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Sep 26 2006 11:03

whoops - fixed:
http://www.libcom.org.uk/lib/wcpw-prole-manifesto.pdf

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Sep 26 2006 11:19
John. wrote:
whoops - fixed:
http://www.libcom.org.uk/lib/wcpw-prole-manifesto.pdf

Want a bet?

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Sep 26 2006 11:27

oh bollocks

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Sep 28 2006 15:59

Sorry but there is forun?

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Sep 28 2006 17:19

it looks like there is czech, spanish and swedish, but no russian ...

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Oct 1 2006 17:04
BB wrote:
John. wrote:
whoops - fixed:
http://www.libcom.org.uk/lib/wcpw-prole-manifesto.pdf

Want a bet?

finally actually fixed!

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