the recently launched Euston Manifesto (named after Euston pub in London, the birthplace of the manifesto) has created quite a stir in the blogosphere. I would stop short of calling it a new political movement, but it is definitely one in the making.
for those who can’t really fit into the great divide of Left and Right, this could be the real alternative - grass root movements finding reasonable common grounds with definitive yet persuasive and intellectual arguments.
the statement of principles contained in the manifesto are:
- For democracy
- No apology for tyranny
- Human rights for all
- Equality
- Development for freedom
- i’m very happy with the following inclusion: Globalization must mean global social integration and a commitment to social justice. We support radical reform of the major institutions of global economic governance (World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank) to achieve these goals, and we support fair trade, more aid, debt cancellation and the campaign to Make Poverty History.
- Opposing Anti-Americanism
- For a two-state solution
- Against racism
- United against terror
- A new internationalism
- A critical openness
- Historical truth
- Freedom of ideas
- Open source
- A precious heritage
i am currently studying the text of the manifesto before signing up. it’s definitely a worth while document to read. i will post my analysis after the exam period (hopefully! if im not too burned out).
in the mean time, check it out from eustonmanifesto
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