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The gilets jaunes: The war of images
Everything must be done to preserve the sense of this movement, the originality of the action that is outlined within it, the new freedom that it has already conquered for everyone. No organisation can today pretend to represent alone the … Continue reading
The gilets jaunes: A movement that is not a movement
Movement is the impossibility, indefiniteness and imperfection of every politics. It always leaves a residue. In this perspective the motto I cited as a rule for myself might be reformulated in ontological terms as this: ‘the movement is that which … Continue reading
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The gilets jaunes: Between horizontal autonomies and vertical unity
A journalist, seemingly sharing the illusions of politicians, writes “it’s time for the gilets jaunes to decide who and what they want to be”. (The Guardian, 29/01/2019) The politicians of france (and of everywhere, faced by a similar insurrection) are … Continue reading
The gilets jaunes: Fractures and lines of escape
Saturday, January 19, Act 10: The blocking of motorways weakens, occupations of roundabouts are increasingly cleared away by force (unless negotiated with local authorities), the marches in different cities appear more ordered, confined by marshals, Macron’s promises and his “great … Continue reading
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The gilets jaunes: A rebellion against the totalitarians
How can one not but feel pride in being French? Emmanuel Macron, Letter to the French Act IX, Saturday January 12: the yellow vest insurrection continues. In response to french president Macron’s invitation for a “great national debate” on the … Continue reading
The gilets jaunes: Giving colour to suffering
Writing within the marxist critique of value tradition (e.g., the Krisis group), Benoit Bohy-Bunel offers a theoretically rich reading of the yellow vests movement. Without completely sharing the views of the author, the essay remains important.*
Finding our way through the yellow vests insurrection
Reflecting on the yellow vests rebellion with the CrimethInc. collective …
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The yellow vests: A chronicle
From the CrimethInc. collective … How the Yellow Vest Movement Survived into 2019: A Chronicle from December 8, 2018 to January 5, 2019 (09/01/2019) Since November 2018, the yellow vest movement has created a political crisis in France and posed thorny questions … Continue reading
The gilets jaunes: Creative violence against State brutality
Fear! How long has it been since the ruling classes (of a “developed” country) have feared their poor? The forced gymnastics of the french government’s “great national debate”, supported and secured by a militarised police apparatus whose only red line … Continue reading →