> The blacklisting agency is the Economic League (EL), which operated from 1919 until it went into liquidation in 1993 (this author played a key role in the EL’s demise). Businesses subscribed to the EL to access its files. Individuals were blacklisted if they were considered ‘subversive’ or a trade union activist.
The police?? Being corrupt??? And colluding with the government??? Nooooooo. Surely not…
Actorvists. Most Actorvists are corporate scum. Name any who aren’t.
Wouldn’t surprise me one bit if this was still going on.
Absolute 1984 stuff. How anyone who relies on employment to support themselves ever votes for the Tories is beyond me. Why would you vote to have your own leverage to negotiate a better wage with your employer systematically dismantled?
This is part of the danger of allowing the government into our private communications and activities. Remember this when you think “nothing to hide, nothing to fear”
Honestly never understood why this never gained more traction. Its one of those things that was written off as a nonsense conspiracy theory for decades and then oh whoops looks like it was actually true. For what its worth this kind of subvert collaboration between corporate interests, high levels of the military, and government to suppress trade unionism and socialist movements was a big cornerstone of fascist thought as well. See also the Wall Street Putsch in the US etc.
On a side note I always recommend taking time to learn about the history of the post-/inter-war period in Europe. Its not taught very much at school (nothing conspiratorial its just very complex) but oh boy is it absolutely fascinating. There was a *lot* of stuff going on back then that doesn’t really gel with the whole Defenders of Democracy narrative the classroom history lessons create. The Turkish war, the war in Ireland, the intervention in Russia, the general strike, the union movements in the US, pretty much everything going on east of France. Absolutely insane time for someone to have been alive.
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> The blacklisting agency is the Economic League (EL), which operated from 1919 until it went into liquidation in 1993 (this author played a key role in the EL’s demise). Businesses subscribed to the EL to access its files. Individuals were blacklisted if they were considered ‘subversive’ or a trade union activist.
The police?? Being corrupt??? And colluding with the government??? Nooooooo. Surely not…
Actorvists. Most Actorvists are corporate scum. Name any who aren’t.
Wouldn’t surprise me one bit if this was still going on.
Absolute 1984 stuff. How anyone who relies on employment to support themselves ever votes for the Tories is beyond me. Why would you vote to have your own leverage to negotiate a better wage with your employer systematically dismantled?
This is part of the danger of allowing the government into our private communications and activities. Remember this when you think “nothing to hide, nothing to fear”
Honestly never understood why this never gained more traction. Its one of those things that was written off as a nonsense conspiracy theory for decades and then oh whoops looks like it was actually true. For what its worth this kind of subvert collaboration between corporate interests, high levels of the military, and government to suppress trade unionism and socialist movements was a big cornerstone of fascist thought as well. See also the Wall Street Putsch in the US etc.
On a side note I always recommend taking time to learn about the history of the post-/inter-war period in Europe. Its not taught very much at school (nothing conspiratorial its just very complex) but oh boy is it absolutely fascinating. There was a *lot* of stuff going on back then that doesn’t really gel with the whole Defenders of Democracy narrative the classroom history lessons create. The Turkish war, the war in Ireland, the intervention in Russia, the general strike, the union movements in the US, pretty much everything going on east of France. Absolutely insane time for someone to have been alive.