Message from China
Oct 10 1945 – The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China
National Day in China (see more Wang Ningde here, don’t click on dead links.)
Message from Chinese activists and academics in support of Occupy Wall Street
This letter of solidarity, signed over by 50 intellectuals and activists in China, was posted to Utopia yesterday. Thanks to everyone for the translation and editing work!
Zizek Speaks to Occupy Wall Street
He steered the discussion away from the Cold War debate between communism and capitalism, noting that former communists, particularly in China, “are today the most efficient, brutal capitalists.”
The communist revolution “failed absolutely,” he said, suggesting that “the only way we are communist is that we care about the commons,” citing the environment as an example.
Apart from that Oct 10 birthday links