35 years ago today, the president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, was assassinated in a French/US-backed coup. Sankara was transforming the poor, former French colony into a proud, developed and self-sufficient nation.
In only 4 yrs in power (1983-87), Thomas Sankara built 350 schools, roads, railways without foreign aid Increased literacy rate by 60%. He also banned forced marriages and gave poor people land, Vaccinated 2.5 million kids, Planted 10 million trees
In Cuba, no one dies or becomes homeless from a natural disaster.
Not a single life was taken by Hurricane Ian in Cuba.
In Florida, hundreds are assumed dead from the same hurricane.
Don't let anyone tell you there isn't a massive difference between socialism and capitalism.
Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Hotline:
1-866-925-4419
Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645;
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868.
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310.
Native Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-877-209-1266.
Stop talking about abolishing families, stop quoting Gramsci at your family members. Just be your normal kind-hearted self and demonstrate your politics through generous action instead of endless sanctimony
If you think $70 in your pocket is going to do more for your child than $370,000,000 in the education system, don't ever come at me with the "if you truly care about the kids" line again.
That people cannot draw the connection between colonization, underdevelopment and todayโs migration patterns is, quite frankly, astonishing. But one learns to not be surprised by these things.
Feels like CSIS spy smuggled teenage girls into Syria to be married to ISIS fighters should be a major story alk about by every media in this country. But it might hurt our efforts to efforts to push and support US imperialism so they donโt talk about it. #CdnMediaFailed#Cdnpoli