Category Archives: anarchism

Ines Schwerdtner: “One, Two, Many Rosa Luxemburgs”

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

“On the 100th anniversary of her murder, Rosa Luxemburg’s incredible life provides us with a model — not necessarily of what to do, but of how to do it.”

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CrimethInc.: “Between the Reaction and the Referendum”

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

“Several questions remain. How can we make sure that the ways we participate in the yellow vest movement and others like it won’t be simply perceived as an “apolitical” expression of anger, giving nationalists a platform to take credit for our efforts? When we act to create a crisis, how do we prevent far right parties from capitalizing on it by promising a return to normal? How do we confront legalist and reactionary ideas within the movement? How should we prepare for the next round, in which we will either face a stronger repressive and authoritarian state or a massive nationalist and reactionary wave? But also—how can we reinforce our connections with everyone else in the streets and traffic circles?”

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Julius Gavroche: “The gilets jaunes: Towards a permanent insurrection”

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

“At the very heart of anarchism is the radical and uncompromising celebration of autonomy. And what is autonomy if not the permanent possibility of refusal and insurrection, of destruction and/or creation.”

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Raoul Vaneigem interview and “The reasons for the anger” on the gilets jaunes

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

“Everything is possible, even self-managing assemblies in the middle of street intersections, villages and neighborhoods.”

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Étienne Dolet: “Ten lessons from the Yellow Vests”

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

‘The “yellow vests movement,” which was sparked earlier this fall but clearly has much deeper roots, has left many bewildered by the lack of party or union alignments on the part of the participants, the combination of extreme left and extreme right elements, its remarkable resilience and growth since November, and its ongoing creativity and dynamism in the face of massive state repression.’

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Lundimatin: “Contribution to the Rupture in Progress”

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

“After the collapse of the Social Democrats signified in France by Macron’s election, we see the collapse of the communists, the (in)soumis, the leftists, anarchists, members of the “ultra-left,” and other class struggle professionals or spokespeople of radical chic: and a majority of them, after sneering or holding their noses, are running at full speed after the movement with their factions, unions, parties, media coverage, and blog posts. Welcome to the rearguard!”

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Lundi: ‘France on the brink: “Either we topple the system or it will crush us”’

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

“The question is therefore: what does it actually mean to bring down the system? It is clear that it doesn’t mean electing new representatives because the failure of the current régime is also the failure of the system of representation. Bringing down the system means taking over locally, community by community, the entire physical and symbolic organisation of life, for it is precisely the current organisation of life that is in question, that is itself the catastrophe.”

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Carbure: “Insurrection in the end times: The gilets jaunes”

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

“But no one can say in which direction this is going, this thing running faster than the whole world: there is no better mark of revolutionary content than this. This movement, because it is a class struggle, bears all that can be today a communist revolution, including its limits, its dangers and its unpredictability: but to reach that point, it will probably be necessary to burn a great deal of these things that stand between us, whether its cars or social relations.”

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Crimethink: “The uncertain tides of insurrection: The yellow vest protests of France”

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

‘This movement combines many contradictory elements: horizontally organized direct action, a narrative of being “apolitical,” the participation of far-right organizers, and the genuine anger of the exploited. Clearly, neoliberal capitalism offers no solutions to climate change except to place even more pressure on the poor; but when the anger of the poor is translated into reactionary consumer outrage, that opens ominous opportunities for the far right. … Above all, we need an anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, anti-sexist, and ecological front within the space of social movements. The question is whether that should take place inside the “yellow vest” movement, or against it.’

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Andrew Ryder: “‘The Function of Autonomy’: Félix Guattari and New Revolutionary Prospects”

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

“Together, they tried to produce a new creative project that would draw from psychoanalytic ideas, but overcome its reference to social normalisation – through the integration of a Marxist social analysis and political commitment to revolution from below.”

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