Oleh Protasov.
68 appearances for the Soviet Union (1984-1991)

Accept No Honours From Thieves – Class Consciousness Project
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"Common sense" was an expression that Plato (via the character of Socrates) mocked mercilessly in ' The Republic'. He did so because he saw, in an idealist way, that what seemed "obvious" to us was very often completely false. If the (famous) analogy of the cave those who dwell at the bottom seeing shadows cast on the wall believe that to be a correct perception of how the world is. Therefore, those who say they are for "common sense socialism" must answer the question, who has decided what is "common sense"? The social democrats of today will then cite an opinion poll that shows how 75% of the British population believes that the railways should be nationalised as evidence of such "common sense" or some other popular measure that all of the bourgeois parties at the moment refuse to take up. What this won't tell you though is first of all the true reason why the bourgeois parties won't do it or why the British ruling class were ready to stage a coup to prevent even the mild social democracy of Corbyn being enacted. Nor will getting a social democratic party elected mean that a social democratic programme will stand a chance of making it through "His Majesties Government" into legislation. The problem with all of the "common sense" socialists out there is that they don't understand the moment we are in, nor do they grasp why the ruling class opposition to reform is so militant and unyielding. They, like all reformists, tail end trade union consciousness and call that "common sense". Communists approach this differently, we are not afraid of explaining to the working class the difficulty of our situation because we know that the proletariat has great reserves of energy, creativity and heroism that can be marshalled and must be if we are to succeed. A social democrat is a bureaucratic reformer, who sees the proletariat as nothing but voting fodder. We see the proletariat as the future rulers of this country and the world.

UK steps up war on whistleblower journalism with new National Security Act

Under a repressive new act, British nationals could face prison for undermining London’s national security line. Intended to destroy WikiLeaks and others exposing war crimes, the law is a direct threat to critical national security journalism.

BY KIT KLARENBERG

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Servette - Shakhtar Donetsk 1:2 (Cup Winners Cup 1983/84)

1914 cup final at Crystal Palace.
Tommy Boyle Burnley’s captain leads out to face Liverpool.
King George V was in attendance

USSR v Italy 1966 World Cup, Roker Park. The Roker end looking on.

Old Bojo is fuming that President Putin has made every western leader look ridiculous.

❗️Boris Johnson has meltdown after the Tucker Carlson - Vladimir Putin interview, calls Carlson a “traitor.” 🤡 🤣

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The Soviet war memorial in Central Manchester.

🔥🇷🇺UK BREAKING ITS OWN RULES BY BUYING RUSSIAN OIL🇬🇧🛢

Via BBC, the United Kingdom has been circumventing its own ban on Russian oil by exploiting a "refinery loophole" to import millions of barrels of the sanctioned commodity in the guise of fuels processed in third countries.

India and China, now the leading purchasers of Russian oil following Western sanctions, are refining the sanctioned crude into jet fuel and diesel, subsequently reselling it to various countries worldwide, including the UK.

Re-exporting processed oil is not prohibited and does not violate the UK's ban on Russian oil, as it aligns with internationally recognized "rules of origin."

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Education for the Class Struggle – Class Consciousness Project
https://classconsciousnessproject.blog/2023/11/15/education-for-the-class-struggle/