Category Archives: tyranny

Daniel Herwitz: “Good ideals gone bad or bad ideals made good?”

Posted on September 2, 2020 by

“one wonders if freedom meant to them the freedom to take on the responsibility of creating an equitable and dignified society for all, or if in their heart of hearts freedom meant … freedom as a surge of power, power of self over others, power to command, power to become, to have things and control things.”

Posted in freedom, governance, hubris, Nota Bene, power, revolution, terror, tragic politics, tyranny, violence

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“Belarus’ Lukashenko carries assault rifle as protesters demand his resignation at mass rally”

Posted on August 24, 2020 by

“Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Belarus’ capital city of Minsk over the weekend, demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko following his contested re-election earlier this month.  Demonstrators marched toward Lukashenko’s residence at the Independence Square on Sunday, brandishing red and white flags to symbolize their opposition to the president and chanting for the long-time ruler to step down and for new elections to be held.”

Posted in democracy, freedom, hubris, In The News, power, resistance, tyranny

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Frances Fox Piven & Deepak Bhargava: “What If Trump Won’t Leave?”

Posted on August 14, 2020 by

“If Trump steals the election, a broad united front will have to make the country ungovernable and the reigning regime illegitimate, despite the risks involved. … If an illegitimate election gives rise to civil disorder that cannot be easily suppressed, corporate and political elites will move to dump Trump to protect their interests.”

Posted in disobedience, emergency, Nota Bene, power, resistance, revolt, tyranny, violence

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Stacy Schiff: “The Boston Tea Party Was More Than That. It Was a Riot.”

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

“We do not care for the revolutionary spirit to survive the revolution. The revolution, however, goes nowhere without it.”

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Thomas Jeffrey Miley: “The Kurdish Freedom Movement, Rojava and the Left”

Posted on July 21, 2020 by

“The Kurdish revolution faces great challenges going forward. But the revolutionary forces have already made history. Their project of Democratic Confederalism, with its emphasis on direct democracy against the state, multicultural accommodation, gender emancipation and social ecology, inspired people across the globe. At a time when the future of humanity and life on the planet are facing unprecedented threats, the revolutionary experiment in Rojava stands out as a valiant attempt in the midst of a still-unfolding catastrophe to construct a radical democratic alternative to spiraling violence and tyranny.”

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“Solidarity with the People in the Streets of Portland”

Posted on July 20, 2020 by

On Thursday, both Trump and his advisor Stephen Miller announced that they will begin deploying armed officers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the streets of cities that have seen large-scale protests—specifically, cities governed by Democrats.  Trump stated he would “be looking at Seattle, Minneapolis, Portland, and Chicago.”

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“From Antifa to Mothers in Helmets, Diverse Elements Fuel Portland Protests”

Posted on July 20, 2020 by

‘While President Trump on Sunday described the unrest in Portland as a national threat involving “anarchists and agitators,” the protests have featured a wide array of demonstrators, many now galvanized by federal officers exemplifying the militarized enforcement that protesters have long denounced. Gatherings over the weekend grew to upward of 1,000 people — the largest crowds in weeks.’

Posted in anarchism, disobedience, In The News, resistance, tyranny

Murtaza Hussain: “The Far-Right Revolution Was Waiting for an Opportunity. Now, It’s Here.”

Posted on July 14, 2020 by

“Mutated through new information technologies and drawing strength from feelings of economic and demographic dislocation, fascist and sectarian ideologies have found a home in the hearts of members of a new generation of Americans. Whether most people have connected the dots or not, a violent struggle is already playing out. Over the past few years, a steady drumbeat of massacres have been carried out by extremists associated with the new far-right.”

Posted in disobedience, freedom, Nota Bene, revolution, terror, tyranny, violence

Kristian Williams: ‘“Full Spectrum Resistance”: a field manual for insurgencies’

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

“Aric McBay’s massive, two-volume, handbook for political action, covers the fundamentals of social change, offering advice on organization, strategy, tactics, security, communication (internal and external), and so on — all illustrated with historical case studies.”

Posted in agonism, anarchism, Blog, disobedience, freedom, governance, justice, power, revolt, revolution, rights, tyranny, violence

“Reading the History of Slavery: 3 Experts Offer Book Recommendations”

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

On the ways the history of slavery informs our present.

Posted in Blog, freedom, justice, revolt, revolution, rights, tyranny

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