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Wilfred Owen: The pity of war

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

The son of Saturn saw them and took pity upon their sorrow. He wagged his head, and muttered to himself, saying, “Poor things, why did we give you to King Peleus who is a mortal, while you are yourselves ageless and immortal? Was … Continue reading →

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Ukraine and the ethical uncertainty of war

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

So that the Alexanders, Carnots, Humberts, and others should not be murdered, but it should be explained to them that they are themselves murderers, and, chiefly, they should not be allowed to kill people: men should refuse to murder at … Continue reading →

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And after the war?

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Reflections on the prospects for Social Struggles in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, by Vladimir Platonenko and published in english by the CrimethInc. collective (31/03/2020) … The Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrown Eastern Europe into disorder, disrupting an already volatile … Continue reading →

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Serge Quadruppani: The chaos of empire, the paranoia of empire

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

From Lundi Matin (#329, 07/03/2022), a reflection on our times of crises, by Serge Quadruppani. … Notes on the Nature of the Present Crisis and How to Tackle It No sooner had the Covid-alarm started to subside that the sirens … Continue reading →

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A very long winter

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Putin’s justifications for the invasion of Ukraine – to bring a halt to the genocide of Donbass Russians by the Ukrainian military and para-militaries, de-Nazification and the defence of Russia –, a war for which he has not hesitated to … Continue reading →

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Ukraine in Syria, Syria in Ukraine

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

News that the Syrian government is recruiting soldiers from its own army to join the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a reminder – for those who may have forgotten – of Putin’s earlier and extremely bloody intervention to help put … Continue reading →

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Mykhailo Drahomanov: Anarchist echoes from Ukraine’s past

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Olenin had entered into the life of the Cossack village so fully that his past seemed quite foreign to him. As to the future, especially a future outside the world in which he was now living, it did not interest … Continue reading →

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The Invasion Of Ukraine: Anarchist Interventions And Geopolitical Changes

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

by Peter Gelderloos (It’s Going Down 14/03/2022) … The current war in Ukraine is difficult to grapple with and not only for those of us with friends and comrades who are over there, fighting or surviving, or who have already … Continue reading →

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Russian Elite’s – You Occupy Ukraine, We Occupy You

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

From NFA Anti-fascists (14/03/2022) … We Are Anarchists. We Occupy this property in protest against Putin and his world. This mansion is owned by a Russian Oligarch, Complicit in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Do we need to remind you why … Continue reading →

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Mike Davis: Thanatos Triumphant

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

From Side Car/New Left Review (07/03/2022). Does hegemony require a grand design? In a world where a thousand gilded oligarchs, billionaire sheiks, and Silicon deities rule the human future, we should not be surprised to discover that greed breeds reptilian … Continue reading →

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