Rafts in Troubled Waters: Anarchism, Anti-Immigrant Protest, and the Rise of Reform UK

From The Slow Burning Fuse and written by Wyatt E. Jones

Every system in decline leaves wreckage in its wake. When the state fails to provide for basic needs, such as housing, health care, security, dignity then people improvise. They lash together whatever scraps remain of political traditions, cultural myths, and collective memory, hoping to build something that floats. These makeshift vessels are what we might call rafts of resistance. They are provisional, fragile, and often contradictory. Some rafts are built for survival; others for conquest. Some set out toward freedom, others drift back toward authoritarian shores.

Weaponised Hate - The Hungarian State

From Organise!

The fascist government in Hungary has been ruling with two thirds majority in parliament since 2010, and with emergency powers since the COVID-19 pandemic began. They have full legal power to do anything they want to without cooperating with the arguably non-existent opposition, and have taken full advantage of this for their own ends. They have been using anti-queer rhetoric for years now, and there were multiple legal steps that led to the current situation, I will try to outline the main steps here, but there were many more.

Louise Bolotin 1961-2022

From Kate Sharpley Library
April 24, 2024

News has reached us of the death of Louise Bolotin, in October 2022 from bowel cancer. Louise will be remembered by people in many different places for her rebellious spirit, her Jewish atheism and her commitment to fighting sexism. The strength of her character meant that she sometimes clashed with people in the anarchist movement, but that can also be seen as a strength.

The Latest Witch Hunt

from Scarlet Imprint by Peter Grey

Social media is designed to manufacture the three cons: conflict, conformity and consumption. The sheer level of toxicity has led the silent majority to abandon platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, leaving them largely to the purveyors of outrage who align most perfectly with the three cons.

The requirement for conformity has produced an absolutely chilling effect on free speech and the imposition of a rigid binary. That kind of black and white thinking is anathema to the practice of magic and witchcraft. It is the new puritanism, to which I reply non serviam.

The Security State, Far Right and Media Post-January 6th

from The Final Straw Radio

This week on the show, you’ll hear two segments: chat with Spencer Sunshine on the far right and the government’s reaction following the riot on January 6th in DC and some perspectives on political content removal and social media from anarchist media platforms ItsGoingDown and CrimethInc.

Climate, Capitalism, and Class War with Noam Chomsky

The Commoner

In December, Søren Hough from Science for the People sat down with the famous linguist and activist Noam Chomsky. Chomsky has written a plethora of books on political subjects, with his collection of interviews, named On Anarchism, reaching stores worldwide. His most recent book, Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal, co-authored with economist Dr. Robert Pollins, lays out an international plan for addressing climate change.

Martyrdominoes:

Thoughts on Michael Reinoehl, John Brown, Civil War, & Martyrdom

This “Martyrdom” ideology is now being applied to Michael Reinoehl, the guy who killed a fascist in Portland. The following is a critique of this perspective as exemplified in Idris Robinson’s “Letter to Michael Reinoehl” (https://illwilleditions.com/letter-to-michael-reinoehl/) – though it has relevance to other situations and to the whole notion of martyrdom.

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