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Gilets Jaunes: Signs of the times / Images from the future
… from a distance, every judgment, praise and critique are easy. However, because many of us have found ourselves in a similar position, the question faced by the politicized minorities that still raise red and black flags remains: can we participate in something … Continue reading
The specter of chaos
The fairest Cosmos is merely a rubbish-heap poured out at random. Heraclitus, Fragment 124 To share, from lundi.am (#171, 29/12/2018) …
A yellow costume that creates community
Photograph by Rémy Soubanère The movement of yellow vests seems to confirm a break of the historical thread of class struggles. If we stubbornly insist on sharing articles on the “gilets jaunes” of france, it is because they embody a number … 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
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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The gilets jaunes: Towards a permanent insurrection
We are approaching a critical moment. We are approaching a historic moment. We are approaching a tipping point of history. We are nearing the end. For several months, we have been fighting on the ground, together, to block the suicidal … Continue reading →