,DON'T ,M\RN4 ,ORGANISE4 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,YE/]DAY ,SCOTL& VOT$ AGA9/ 9DEP5D5CE4 ,TODAY HALF ! C\NTRY >E M\RN+1 !IR HOPES ( A NEW /ATE & IT'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PROMISE DA%$4 ,! O!R HALF >E RELIEV$1 IF P]HAPS NOT 5?USIA/ICALLY CELEBRAT+1 ! POT5TIAL UNC]TA9TY REMOV$2 ?+S WILL P]SI/ AS BE=E4 

,WE NEI!R M\RN NOR CELEBRATE4 ,! SC>EMONG]+ ( ! ,NO CAMPAIGN W\LD LIKELY HAVE PROV$ L>GELY UNF\ND$4 ,SO TOO W\LD ! PROMISES ( ! ,YES CAMPAIGN4 ,9 REALITY \R LIVES W\LD HAVE CONT9U$ MO/LY AS !Y DID BE=E 9 EI!R EV5T4 ,WE WILL TRUDGE TO ! SAME JOBS WE HATE ALONG ! SAME ROADS1 ?R\< ! SAME CONGE/ION ON ! SAME EXP5SIVE TRANSPORT4 ,WE'LL DO SO SO WE CAN PAY \R WAGES BACK TO ! CAPITALI/ CLASS 9 ! SAME %OPS1 TO PAY R5T TO ! SAME L&LORDS & MORTGAGES TO ! SAME BANKS4 ,WE'LL TAKE \R KIDS TO ! SAME S*OOLS ) ! SAME $UCATION SY/EM1 :5 WE'RE ILL WE'LL WAIT TO USE ! SAME HOSPITALS4 ,WE'LL ESCAPE \R JOBS TO ! SAME P>KS1 BEA*ES1 MUSEUMS & PUBS4 

,AN 9DEP5D5T ,SCOTL& W\LD 9 MO/ RESPECTS HAVE RESEMBL$ ! ,SCOTL& ( ! ,U,K1 A PATRI>*AL1 CAPITALI/1 5VIRONM5TALLY DE/RUCTIVE SOCIETY4 ,A C\NTRY ) ! MO/ UNEQUAL L& [N]%IP 9 ! DEVELOP$ WORLD - :]E #e.0 ( ! L& IS [N$ BY JU/ #dcb 9DIVIDUALS4 ,A C\NTRY DEP5D5T ON ,NOR? ,SEA OIL = MU* ( ITS EXPORTS - OIL ?AT MU/ BE LEFT 9 ! GR\ND TO PREV5T CLIMATE CATA/ROPHE4 ,A C\NTRY ) HUGE POV]TY & HUGE WEAL? & LITTLE 9 ! WAY ( ORGANIZ$ WORK+ CLASS ACTION TO *ANGE ?AT DYNAMIC4 

,& 9 SO CONT9U+ TO UPHOLD ! SAME 9/ITUTIONS1 ! SAME /RUCTURES ( P[]1 ! SAME BUS9ESS 9T]E/S1 & ! SAME POLITICAL CONFIGURATION1 \R FI<T AGA9/ ! /ATE1 CAPITAL & OPPRESSION CONT9UES4 

,SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 

  

,IT HAS BECOME POPUL> AMONG SOME ON ! PRO-9DEP5D5CE TO CLAIM ?AT EV5 9 DEFEAT POLITICS HAS BE5 RADICALLY ALT]$4 ,PEOPLE >E 5GAG$ ) POLITICS = ! FIR/ TIME1 TURN\T WAS #h#e.04 ,A NEW BROAD POPUL> SOCIAL MOVEM5T IS BORN1 ! REF]5DUM WAS NEV] AB\T A VOTE = ! ,NATIONALI/S 7CAPITAL ,N.<#a.>74 ,! CAMPAIGN !Y BUILT TO PU% = 9DEP5D5CE WILL N[ RE-ORI5T ITSELF AGA9/ ! ,SCOTTI% & ,BRITI% GOV]NM5TS & PU% = MAT]IAL CONCESSIONS1 EMBOLD5$ BY H[ CLOSE !Y CAME & BR++ NEWLY RADICALIZ$ PEOPLE ) !M4 ,BUT A HI< TURN\T 9 ITSELF TELLS US V]Y LITTLE ( :AT WILL COME NEXT1 ! COMPLAC5CY ?AT WE HAVE ALREADY *ANG$ POLITICS IS DANG]\S4 

,LEAV+ ASIDE ! TACTICAL MI/AKE ( (F]+ ! ,S,N,P ! SUPPORT !Y WANT$ TO PASS ! REF]5DUM & !N HOP+ TO W9 CONCESSIONS RA!R ?AN MAK+ ?OSE CONCESSIONS A PRECONDITION ( SUPPORT1 ?IS SEEMS AT BE/ AN OPTIMI/IC PR$ICTION1 :I* IS F> FROM C]TA9 TO BE REALIZ$4 ,IT IS HI<LY PROBABLE ?AT ! MOVEM5T BUILT TO ADVANCE A RADICAL CASE = 9DEP5D5CE WILL FAIL TO MA9TA9 ! UNITY IT HAS %[N PRE-REF]5DUM 9 A PO/-REF]5DUM SITUATION4 ,A NEW LEFT UNITY P>TY 7P]HAPS ,LEFT ,UNITY ITSELF7 SEEMS LIKELY TO =M \T ( ! ,RADICAL ,9DEP5D5CE ,CAMPAIGN & WILL HAVE TO COMPETE = VOTES ) ! ,SCOTTI% ,GRE5 ,P>TY4 ,! DIS9TEGRATION ( ! ,S,S,P LA/ DECADE BODES ILL = ! LA/+ *ANCES ( ?AT CONFIGURATION4 ,IF ! P>LIAM5T>Y LEFT CAN REGA9 EV5 ! POSITION IT HELD FROM #b#c-#b#g IT WILL HAVE DONE EXCE$+LY WELL 79 ITS [N T]MS74 

,UND\BT$LY MANY FROM ! RADICAL 9DEP5D5CE MOVEM5T WILL WANT TO MA9TA9 EXTRA-P>LIAM5T>Y ORGANIZATION1 ?\< H[ MU* ( IT IS TRULY 9DEP5D5T ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y P>TIES WILL BE AN OP5 QUE/ION4 ,BUT AS ) ! REF]5DUM ITSELF ELECTIONS HAVE A T5D5CY TO DRAW ACTIVI/S AWAY FROM DIRECT /RUGGLE & T[>DS !MSELVES H[EV] GOOD PEOPLES' 9T5TIONS >E4 ,P]HAPS ! MO/ DEBILITAT+ EFFECT ( ! REF]5DUM CAMPAIGN WAS ITS DRAW AWAY FROM O!R1 MORE MEAN+FUL1 SITES ( /RUGGLE - ! BOYCOTT WORKF>E CAMPAIGN1 ANTI-DEPORTATIONS & PRO MIGRANT WORK1 5VIRONM5TAL ORGANIZ+ & SO ON4 ,( C\RSE1 ?AT IS NOT TO SAY ?AT NO 9DEP5D5CE CAMPAIGN]S CONT9U$ !IR 5GAGEM5T ) !SE CAUSES1 BUT NO ONE HAS UNLIMIT$ TIME & 5]GY TO CONTRIBUTE1 & ?AT EXP5D$ ON ! REF]5DUM C\LD HAVE BE5 BETT] PLAC$ ELSE:]E4 

,ECOLOGY 

  

,AS ! 9DEP5D5CE REF]5DUM MOVES 9TO ! PA/1 O!R ISSUES MAY />T TO REGA9 !IR PROM95CE4 ,=EMO/ MU/ BE ! COMMITM5T ( POLITICIANS 9 ,WE/M9/] & ,HOLYROOD TO CONT9U+ EXTRACTION ( ,SCOTL&'S %>E ( ,NOR? ,SEA OIL4 

,! 9DEP5D5CE DEBATE WAS CONSI/5TLY %AP$ BY ! PROSPECTS = OIL PRODUCTION & H[ ! PROCE$S WILL BE DI/RIBUT$4 ,EV5 :]E CRITICISM DID EXI/ & A CALL = A 0GRE5 NEW DEAL0 WAS MADE1 ! FOCUS WAS TO >GUE = R5EWABLES4 ,:IL/ GREAT] USE ( R5EWABLE 5]GY IS TO BE WELCOM$1 IT IS F> FROM SUFFICI5T4 ,AS ,JASON ,MOORE HAS HI<LI<T$ 5]GY REVOLUTIONS ( ! PA/ HAVE ALWAYS BE5 ADDITIVE & SUB/ITUTIVE4 ,M>KET LOGIC PLUS 9T]V5TION = R5EWABLES WILL ONLY GIVE US BO? R5EWABLES & FOSSIL FUELS4 ,AS ALT]NATIVE GR[ FOSSIL FUELS PRICES WILL FALL & MA9TA9 !IR USE ALONGSIDE4 ,REAL DEC>BONIZATION ( SOCIETY REQUIRES ! FUELS BE LEFT 9 ! GR\ND & !IR VALUE WRITT5 (F4 

,Y\ CANNOT BUILD A 0GRE50 CAPITALISM4 ,Y\ C]TA9LY CANNOT CREATE IT 9 TIME4 ,!RE IS TOO MU* MONEY 9VE/$ 9 FOSSIL FUELS- 9 DRILL+1 9 M9+1 9 FRACK+4 ,! RUL+ CLASS WILL NEV] VOLUNT>ILY GIVE UP ?IS WEAL?1 OR ALL[ IT TO BE SIMPLY VOT$ AWAY4 0,TO SURVIVE WE MU/ ACT N[0 & 0C\PLE BLEAK REALITY ) ! UTOPIAN IMPULSE0 TO DEM& A COMPLETE TRANS=MATION ( \R SOCIETY.<#b.>4 

,AN 9DEP5D5T ,SCOTL& W\LD HAVE RELI$ HEAVILY ON FOSSIL FUELS - NOT LEA/ TO MA9TA9 CURR5CY RES]VES & A POSITIVE BALANCE ( TRADE4 ,! EXTRACTION ( ,NOR? ,SEA OIL WILL 9/EAD CONT9UE TO PROP UP ! ,U,K'S TRADE DEFICIT4 ,AS P>T ( A L>G] ECONOMY ?AT DEP5D5CE MAY N[ NOT BE BR\<T AS CLE>LY TO ! =E4 ,BUT ?AT RELIANCE MU/ BE EXPOS$1 & IT MU/ BE BROK54 ,?AT WILL BE AN EXP5SIVE & DIFFICULT TASK1 BUT ONE :I* WE HAVE NO *OICE BUT TO TAKE UP - !RE WILL BE NO FUTURE = ,SCOTL& OR ! ,U,K IF WE DO NO?+4 ,WE MU/ CREATE ! MOVEM5T :I* MAKES ?AT POSSIBLE4 ,TOO MU* TIME HAS BE5 SP5T ON B\RGEOIS CON/ITUTIONAL QUE/IONS :ILE ! RI* CONSOLIDATE !IR WEAL? & P[]1 IMPOSE AU/]ITY & H>D%IP & LEAVE ! PLANET TO BURN SAFE ?AT ADAPTATION WILL BE GOOD 5\< = !M4 

,SO TONI<T1 DR[N Y\R SORR[S4 ,TAKE TIME TO REGA9 Y\R 5]GY & :5 Y\'RE READY COME BACK TO JO9 US4 ,! BETT] SOCIETY ?AT HAD BE5 P9N$ ON 9DEP5D5CE DOESN'T NE$ A NEW /ATE4 ,KEEP TALK+ TO Y\R NEI<BORS & Y\R WORKMATES4 ,WE HAVE A WORLD TO W9 & ONLY \R [N WORK+ CLASS SELF-ACTIVITY & ORGANIZATION WILL SECURE IT4 

.<#a.> ,WE'VE DISCUSS$ PREVI\SLY ! OBFUSCATION ( 0GOOD0 & 0BAD0 NATIONALISM & ! LEFT'S CLAIM ?AT 9DEP5D5CE HAS NO?+ TO DO ) NATIONALISM4 ,9 \R OP9ION BO? YES & NO CAMPAIGNS DE FACTO REPRES5T COMPET+ NATIONALISMS1 :ATEV] !IR 9T5TIONS TO ! CONTR>Y4 

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