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Raoul Vaneigem on the gilets jaunes
Everything is possible, even self-managing assemblies in the middle of street intersections, villages and neighborhoods. Raoul Vaneigem We share two reflections on the gilets jaunes by Raoul Vaneigem. The first is an interview with Vaneigem, translated into english and published … Continue reading
Eduardo Colombo: The intransigent anarchist
Eduardo Colombo is the third of our anarchists whom we have grouped under the title of writers of “May 68”, which includes Jaime Semprun, Miguel Amorós and Amedeo Bertolo. The reference to “May 68” is a political metaphor in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Amedeo Bertolo, anarchism, argentina, Eduardo Colombo, Jaime Semprun, Miguel Amorós
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Lessons from the gilets jaunes
Radical political movements and thought have always been nourished by rebellions and insurrections that were rarely or never foreseen, largely outside of any movement’s control, and whose fate was decided in struggle with both opposing protagonists and institutions of power. … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, france, gilets jaunes, insurrection, revolution
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For Osvaldo Bayer
… libertarian socialism is the way…or as I prefer to say, libertarian solidarism, that’s where we can find the essence of a better world, the essence of a society formed from the grass roots up, through the people’s discussion, the … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, argentina, FORA, Osvaldo Bayer, pacifism, Severino Di Giovanni, Violence
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Miguel Amorós: The trials of critical theory
Ah, reason, solemnity, mastering of emotions, this really dismal thing called reflection, all these privileges and splendours man has: what a price had to be paid for them! how much blood and horror lies at the basis of all ‘good … Continue reading
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Tagged Amedeo Bertolo, anti-capitalism, Eduardo Colombo, Jaime Semprun, Miguel Amorós
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Miguel Amorós: The seductions of “History”
How foolish it would be to suppose that one only needs to point out the origin and this misty shroud of delusion in order to destroy the world that counts for real, so-called “reality.” We can destroy only as creators. – But let us … Continue reading
Tourism: The spectacle of travel
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust A celebration of the Left Hand Rotation’s documentary film, “Fascínio”. Tourism is the highest form of alienation in our time. The modern traveler is divorced from all relations to place and … Continue reading
An experiment in cartography: Mapping the gilets jaunes
From the Crimethinc. Collective, reflections on and testimonials of the gilets jaunes … The Yellow Vest Movement: Showdown with the State: Reports from the Clashes in Paris, around France, and across Europe (14/12/2018) Since November, France has been shaken by … Continue reading
Amidst the polyphony of the gilets jaunes
In the occupied roundabouts of france, occupations which are the most emblematic expression of the gilets jaunes or “yellow vest movement”, the word or speech has been freed. Individuals, people, who would formerly never have encountered each other, find themselves protesting, … Continue reading
From the gilet jaunes of Commercy: A call to generalise the assemblies
Among the polyphony of the gilets jaunes, we shared a first communique from the Commercy. Today, we share a second statement, in translation, from the Commercy assembly that retains all of its political importance, pointing as it does potentially to a … Continue reading →