Category Archives: Europe
The EU’s unelected bureaucrats
Early on in Lexit the Movie, the late Tony Benn says: In Europe, all the key positions are appointed, not elected. I’m inclined to trust Benn, and distrust all large, powerful governments. But it seems the above claim requires a … Continue reading
The Fears of the Powerful and the Hopes of the Peaceful
After two decades of cruising along the contaminated economic canals built by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, the Labour Party’s failure to win the 2015 election proved quite definitively that it had no fuel left (even with the oil stolen … Continue reading
Posted in Arab Nationalism, Arab Spring, Arab World, Assad, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Britain, capitalism, Capitalist Crisis, Chauvinism, Conservative Party, Conservatives, Corbyn4Leader, Democracy, dignity, Economy, Europe, Great Britain, Imperialism, independence, International Relations, Iran, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Islamism, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, JezWeCan, Kurdistan, Labour, Labour Leadership, Labour Leadership Elections, Labour Party, Libertarian Socialism, Murder, Nationalism, Neoliberalism, New Labour, Oppression, Peace, Plutocracy, politics, Progressive, Reactionism, rebellion, Refugee Crisis, Refugees, revolution, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Secularism, Social Activism, socialism, Terrorism, The Media, Tories, Turkey, UK, UK Elections, UK Elections 2015, UK Politics, UKElections, United Kingdom, War
Tagged Corbyn4Labour, Corbyn4Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Labour Leadership, Labour Party
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The Kurdish Stalingrad: Kobane and Western Inaction
The struggle in Rojava (Kurdish northern Syria) is really a struggle for humanity, freedom, and human dignity. The ‘coalition’ and its air strikes clearly do not aim to protect human life, because they’ve been useless at stopping ISIS from advancing … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Europe, ISIS, Kobane, Rojava
Tagged Anarchism, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Community Police Forces, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, France, Germany, ISIS, Kobane, PKK, PYD, Rojava, Syria, The West, Turkey, UK, USA, YPG, YPJ
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Letter to MPs in Support of Kobane and Rojava
Below is a letter I recently sent to MPs in the UK… ———————————— I am writing to you because I believe that the experiences of democratic autonomy in the Kurdish regions of northern Syria (known as Rojava) are an example … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomía, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, ISIS, Kobane, Kobani, Kurds, PYD, Rojava, Syria, Turkey, YPG, YPJ
Tagged Anarchism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, Fascism, ISIS, Kobane, Kobani, PYD, Rojava, Syria, Turkey, UK, YPG, YPJ
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Daesh, Imperialism, and Rojava
The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923) united much of the Arab World for centuries. In the 19th century, however, it began to decline, and the imperial powers of Europe tried to ensure their own political influence in the region. The UK, for … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Arab Nationalism, Assad, Autonomy, Ba'ath, Ba'ath Party, capitalism, CIA, Democracy, dignity, Education, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Kurdistan, Kurds, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, PKK, PYD, revolution, Rojava, Saddam Hussein, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Wahhabism, YPG
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Colonialism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Extremism, Fascism, France, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, History, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Justice, Kurdistán, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, PKK, PYD, Qatar, Rojava, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA, Wahhabism, YPG
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Gaza: A Capitalist Genocide (Essay)
[Note: This essay was written from a standpoint that seeks to decrease (and ultimately destroy) all discrimination (based on ethnicity, religion, or other factors) through the dissemination of information and reasoned analysis. Zionism is not synonymous with Judaism. Islamism is … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Gaza, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, Israel, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Palestine, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, The Media, Trade Unions, UK, USA, War
Tagged #FreePalestine, #GazaUnderAttack, #ICC4Israel, #SOSGaza, 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, Capitalism, ethnic cleansing, Fascism, fascists, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Operation Defensive Edge, Palestine, Palestinians, UK, USA, War crimes, Zionism, Zionists
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UK Strike: “If We Organise Together as Working People, We Can Win”
On July 10th, 2014, the UK saw a one-day strike of up to a million teachers, firefighters, civil servants, council employees, and health workers. This strike – the biggest that the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition has faced up to this point … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Libertarian Communism, Margaret Thatcher, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Pedagogy, politics, socialism, Strike, Teachers, The Media, Trade Unions, UK
Tagged #J10, Austerity, Education, England, Health, Mass media, Northern Ireland, Opposition, Politics, Rally, Scotland, UK, UK Strike, Wales
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The Inseparability of Environmentalism and Socialism
Climate change has almost undoubtedly been intensified by human action – and in particular by the reckless, money-driven actions of oligarchical governments and ruling capitalist classes. Environmental destruction, meanwhile, is clearly linked to human activity directly, such as mass deforestation, … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Climate Change, Democracy, dignity, Education, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, The Media, Uncategorized, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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SPAIN: Open the Wall … Close the Wall
“Avalanche”; “Invasion of Foreigners”; “80,000 Sub-Saharans Hoping to Jump the Fences of Ceuta and Melilla and Cross the Straits into Europe”; “Is It Too Much to Ask That They Don’t Come Illegally?” Above are some of the phrases used … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, Injustice, International Relations, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, socialism, Spain, The Media, War
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Europe, Globalisation, Hypocrisy, Immigration, Injustice, Neoliberalism, Poverty, Spain
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“Fenerism”: A World for Rent
Today, the right to property is denied to the majority of humans. The base of the capitalist system lies in the leasing of all types of “goods”, and loans with interest or usury are the greatest exponents. No-one talks about … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, Spain
Tagged Banks, Capitalism, Economics, Financial Sector, Guillermo Rovirosa, Injustice, Interest, Loans, Neoliberalism, Spain, Usury
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Resistance Is Fertile 