The specter of chaos

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Julius Gavroche

The fairest Cosmos is merely a rubbish-heap poured out at random.

Heraclitus, Fragment 124

To share, from lundi.am (#171, 29/12/2018) …

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A yellow costume that creates community

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Julius Gavroche

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 of characteristics that may mark out the future of possible anti-capitalist movements. The following reflection, published with lundimatin 172 (31/12/2018) points in that direction.

We publish here an analysis from Temps Critiques (27/12/2018) about the yellow vests movement and all that it puts into question regarding the historical categories of a certain left.

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From the gilet jaunes of Commercy: A call to generalise the assemblies

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Julius Gavroche

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 path beyond perpetuating the status quo with minor reforms. It is an invitation to discuss and debate, between all of the local assemblies of the movement, what kind of world they (we) wish to live in.

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Raoul Vaneigem on the gilets jaunes

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Julius Gavroche

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 by NOT BORED (the interview was conducted by Le Nouveau Magazine littéraire and published on Dec. 21st, 2018.) The second is a short essay, in translation, published with la voie du jaguar (08/12/2018).

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Eduardo Colombo: The intransigent anarchist

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

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 instance, for aside from Semprun, the other three writers were in their respective countries of origin at the time (Amorós was in spain, Bertolo in italy, and Colombo in argentina), but all four writers would be profoundly marked by the events of May and would endeavour to rethink anarchism in the wake of those events.

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The threat to Rojava: An anarchist reading

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

From the Crimethinc. Collective …

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From Brazil: A call for resistance, a call for rebellion

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

Published with the Crimethinc. Collective, we share a call from Brazil to resist the new Bolsonaro regime (in english and portuguese).

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Lessons from the gilets jaunes

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

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.

That so much of this seems to have been forgotten in the often sweeping dismissals of the “gilets jaunes” by “Leftist” politicians, labour union leaders, “radical” intellectuals, ideologically engaged activists, and the like, testifies yet again to the fact that nothing is more incomprehensible and frightful to “established orders”, whatever their political colour, than rebellion (not to speak of revolution).

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For Osvaldo Bayer

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

… 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 protagonism of the people. That is the most beautiful poem of all…Now, we have to be practical but one can think that finally, after so many problems, humanity’s going to start to think and … the only way is by the people being the protagonists within an enormous mutuality…

Osvaldo Bayer

Essayist, journalist, screenplay writer, historian, anarchist militant, Osvaldo Bayer would live and participate directly in some of the most dramatic political events of his country’s history, argentina, of the last almost hundred years. Osvaldo Bayer died last December 24th, at the age of 91. We celebrate his life and creativity.

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Miguel Amorós: The trials of critical theory

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

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 things’! . . .

Friedrich Nietzsche, On the genealogy of morality

We close our selection of writings by Miguel Amorós, with a reflection on critical theory, preceded by a critical introduction to Amorós own views.

This post is part of our ongoing series dedicated to the “May 68 writers” Miguel Amorós, Jaime Semprun, Eduardo Colombo, and Amedeo Bertolo.

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