I know talk of this day is almost taboo in North America, and in many countries where it is recognized, governments use it as an excuse to show off their military might and similar ways they waste working people's tax dollars--or various right-wing politicians and their corporate parasite backers try to take credit for all the supposed good they do for the people who work and pay for their worthless privileged existence.

None the less, in keeping with the real historic spirit of the day, I want to wish all those working class people and free-thinkers, freedom-fighters and activists on the Rabble a happy May Day.

Things may seem pretty hopeless now, and it looks like things may get worse. But they have been worse before, and we have somehow found way to make them better. Don't give up. That is never an option.

Steppenwolf

Democracy, as with socialism, is not an institution. It's a living collective learning process for people. It can’t be imposed; only mastered by those who seek it.