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@Chuckles
I am trying to give proper respect to our new team with Andy. We are the Fifth International. Here is the history.
The First International was the Workingmen's association that Marx was involved in starting. That collapsed for various reasons.
The Second International began the campaign for the 8 hour working day. Effectively, they are responsible for the weekend. You see, when there were real free markets, children were worked 15 hours per day, 7 days per week. It was brutal before the union movement was able to tame capitalism.
The Third International was the Comintern, run out of Soviet Russia. The Fourth was Troskyist. Go read a book about Trosky before you append some ideological critique to Troskyism.
You are now witnessing the Fifth.