A statement by Robert G. Ingersoll, American lecturer and free-thought spokesman. This piece is an excerpt is from Book V called “Revolt.” This chapter pertains to “The struggle to abolish injustice; the battle cries of the new army which is gathering for the deliverance of humanity.”
Whoever produces anything by weary labor, does not need a revelation from heaven to teach him that he has the right to the thing produced.
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This episode of Frontline entitled “Secrets, Politics, & Torture” is a must watch. It covers the entire CIA torture history since September 11th, 2001, and all that surrounded it in the political world.
It explains how torture techniques did not lead the CIA to any actionable intelligence and how the film “Zero Dark Thirty” is a piece of propaganda portraying torture methods as effective.
Must Watch! Here’s the link.
Frontline: “Secrets, Politics, & Torture”
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“‘Gunmen in West Virginia” by an anonymous Paint Creek Miner written during the terrible strike of 1911-1912. This is one of my favorites in the “Social Protest Lit.” series. This piece is an excerpt is from Book V called “Revolt.” This chapter pertains to “The struggle to abolish injustice; the battle cries of the new army which is gathering for the deliverance of humanity.”
The hills are very bare and cold and lonely;
I wonder what the future months will bring.
The strike is on-our strength would win, if only–
O, Buddy, how I’m longing for the spring!
They’ve got us down-their martial line enfolds us;
They’ve thrown us out to feel the winter’s sting.
And yet, by God, those curs can never hold us,
Nor could the dogs of hell do such a thing!
It isn’t just to see the hills beside me
Grow fresh and green with every growing thing’
I only want the leaves to come and hide me,
To cover up my vengeful wandering.
I will not watch the floating clouds that hover
Above the birds that warble on the wing;
I want to use this GUN from under cover–
O, Buddy, how I’m longing for the spring!
You see them there, below, the damned scab-herders!
Those puppets on the greedy Owners’ String;
We’ll make them pay for all their dirty murders–
We’ll show them how a starveling’s hate can sting!
They riddled us with volley after volley;
We heard their speeding bullets zip and ring,
But soon we’ll make them suffer for their folly–
O, Buddy, how I’m longing for the spring!
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I would like to apologize for us here at STL for not posting much as of late. There has been a death in Paul’s family and I have been very ill over the past couple of weeks. Please bear with us. We hope to be more active shortly. Thank you for reading!
Sparking The Left 