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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. collective (06/11/2024). Why the Democrats Are Responsible for Donald Trump’s Return to Power Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But … Continue reading →

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Why we don’t vote

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

Everything that can be said about the suffrage may be summed up in a sentence. To vote is to give up your own power. To elect a master or many, for a long or short time, is to resign one’s … Continue reading →

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Hobbesian reflections in times of elections: Giorgio Agamben

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Julius Gavroche

The recent electoral successes of political parties rooted in “citizens movements” in spain’s municipal and regional elections (and this in the wake of the Syriza victory in greece) may give some reasons for hope that social movements, especially the “occupy” … Continue reading →

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Unlearning from the Spanish Elections

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Julius Gavroche

The news from Spain after the elections of the 20th of November were overwhelming:  Le Monde could write that the “Spanish give an absolute majority to M. Rajoy” (Le Monde 22/11/11), El Pais, that Spain gave all political power to … Continue reading →

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