Post-G20 Reflections
How long will we let ourselves be intimidated by state violence, all the while shouting, “We won’t be intimidated!”?
How long will we let ourselves be intimidated by state violence, all the while shouting, “We won’t be intimidated!”?
Recognize Grenfell for what it is: a horrifying expression of the banal murder of the capitalist system for which the only solution is a socialist, ecological, feminist, secular society like the one we are fighting for here in Rojava.
Fractures in antifascist politics persisted until 30 January 1933, when the German elites transferred power to Hitler. After that, the greatest workers movement in the world was crushed by the brownshirts and the police.
It’s worth reconsidering the role that militant confrontation, and self-defense, might play in protecting collective movements.
If we don’t take care to know the truth of what’s happening, this will happen again.
The resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock is based on the conviction that peaceful, collective prayer can protect the water. But the camps and actions are also about healing.
In every helping hand there is a middle finger.
Not everything is perfect, and problems exist. It’s tough to get people thinking for themselves. This revolution’s main aim is a cultural transformation.
Facing emboldened racists: at the end of the day, it comes down to whether we want to have a confrontation on our or their terms.
In this case it is obvious that agent of government speaks the language of pure force. He does not seek to hide the domination; he puts it into practice with the clear conscience of an upholder of the peace; yet he is the bringer of violence.