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Footnotes for “Rojava: An Alternative to Imperialism, Nationalism, and Islamism”
Here is the list of footnotes of my book “Rojava: An Alternative to Imperialism, Nationalism, and Islamism” (the pdf of which is available here https://ososabiouk.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/pdf-of-rojava-an-alternative-to-imperialism-nationalism-and-islamism-in-the-middle-east/ [a hard copy can be bought at http://www.lulu.com/shop/oso-sabio/rojava-an-alternative-to-imperialism-nationalism-and-islamism-in-the-middle-east/paperback/product-22094170.html?ppn=1%5D) https://ososabiouk.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/gaza-a-capitalist-genocide-essay/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imperialism https://libcom.org/library/national-formation-arab-region-critique-samir-amin-mohammad-jafar http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/feb/01/islamic-science http://www.teachmideast.org/essays/28-history/42-timeline-of-the-middle-east-in-the-20th-century http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/10/17/a-secular-history-of-islam/ http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/profilesmuhammed.html … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Arab Spring, Arab World, Autonomy, Footnotes, Freedom, Imperialism, Iran, Iraq, Islamism, justice, Kurdish Spring, Kurdistan, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, Nationalism, Peace, Rojava, Secularism, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Anarchism, Autonomy, Footnotes, Imperialism, Islamism, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Nationalism, Revolution, Rojava
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MEXICO: Indigenous People of Chiapas Oppose Megaprojects
Communique from September 1st, 2014 To the people of Mexico and the world, To the national and international press, To national and international civil society groups, To human rights organisations, To adherents of the Sixth Declaration, To social organisations, … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, The Media, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Chiapas, Colonialism, Communism, Counterinsurgency, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Education, Exploitation, EZLN, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Media, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, PAN, Peña Nieto, Politics, Poverty, PRD, PRI, Proletariat, Rebellion, Repression, Resistance, Revolution, Self-Defence, Self-Government, Socialism, Solidarity, State, Uprising, Violence, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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MEXICO: Six Reasons Why Indigenous Communities Are Opposed to the San Cristóbal-Palenque Motorway
July 31st, 2014 In Chiapas, Mexico, there are plans to build a motorway between San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Palenque – two of the most important tourist sites in the state. The Department of Infrastructure and Communications in … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Climate Change, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, socialismo, The Media, transport, transporte, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Catholic Church, Change, Chiapas, Colonialism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Justice, Latin America, Mexico, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Organised Crime, PAN, Peña Nieto, Politics, Poverty, PRD, PRI, Proletariat, Protests, Rebellion, Repression, Resistance, Revolución, Revolution, Self-Defence, Self-Government, Solidarity, State, Violence, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The Dream of a Third Spanish Republic
This June, an apparently significant change has occurred in Spanish politics, with the abdication of King Juan Carlos I (part of the Bourbon dynasty that has ruled Spain since 1713). If we analyse the recent history of Spain a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, Spain, The Media, War
Tagged Abdication, Botswana, Change, Crown Prince Felipe, Democracy, Dictatorship, El Mundo, FCSM, Felipe González, Francisco Franco, Frente Cívico, Guardian, Impunity, Indignados, Injustice, IU, Izquierda Unida, Juan Carlos I, Julio Anguita, Justice, Monarchy, New Yorker, Oligarchy, Partido Popular, Público, Podemos, PP, Protests, PSOE, Rebelión, República, Republic, Revolution, RT, Second Republic, Spain, Third Republic, Transition, WSJ
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A Call to Resist Unsustainable Capitalist Growth
In an article written in The Guardian, George Monbiot makes it clear that endless economic growth – whether driven by capitalist or so-called socialist governments – is inevitably destroying the world in which we live. The problem, according to … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, capitalism, capitalismo, Climate Change, dignidad, dignity, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, Oppression, política, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, USA, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Climate Change, Eco-Socialist, Economy, Environment, EZLN, Fossil Fuels, George Monbiot, Green, Justice, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Perpetual Growth, Revolution, The Guardian, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The Farewell Ceremony of Subcomandante Marcos
The reappearance and public farewell of Subcomandante Marcos marks the end of an era in the Zapatista struggle. For slightly over twenty years, his personality has been the central actor on the public stage in Mexico. Both loved and hated, … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, capitalism, capitalismo, dignidad, dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, México, Mexico, Murder, Nestora Salgado, Oppression, política, Policías Comunitarias, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Autodefensas, Bad Government, Chiapas, Citizen Participation, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Delegate Zero, EZLN, Government Complicity, Guerrero, La Realidad, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Michoacán, Murder, Nestora Salgado, Organised Crime, People Power, Policías Comunitarias, Popular Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution, Self-Defence Forces, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The “Gaps”, the Galeanos, and the Dignified Rage
Since the indigenous peasant uprising of the EZLN (Zapatista Army of National Liberation) in 1994, the Mexican Ministry of National Defence (Sedena) and its main ideologue, partner, and sponsor – the Department of Defense of the USA – have been … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, capitalism, capitalismo, dignidad, dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, México, Mexico, Murder, Oppression, política, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, USA, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Aggression, Anarchism, Army, Bourgeois Democracy, Chiapas, Clearance, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Displacement, Dispossession, EZLN, Impunity, Injustice, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Military, Oppression, Paramilitary, Politics, Revolution, Territory, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Between the Light and Shade: the Last Words of ‘Subcomandante Marcos’
This morning, at the end of the homage to comrade Galeano, over three thousand Zapatista support bases and militants, along with around a thousand adherents of the Sixth, listened to the “last public words” of Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos of the … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, capitalism, capitalismo, Chiapas, dignidad, dignity, EZLN, independence, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, Marcos, política, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Chiapas, EZLN, Justice, libertarian socialism, Marcos, Mexico, People's Democracy, Rebellion, Revolution, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The Transformative Power of the Struggle, Dignity, and Autonomy of the Zapatistas (#GaleanoLives)
“It was pain and rage that made us challenge everyone and everything 20 years ago, and it is pain and rage that are once again forcing us to lace up our boots, put on our uniforms, strap on our guns, … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, capitalism, capitalismo, dignidad, dignity, independence, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, México, Mexico, política, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, Zapatistas
Tagged #GaleanoLives, #GaleanoVive, Assassination, Autonomy, Capitalism, Caracoles, Chiapas, CIOAC-H, Dignity, Emancipation, EZLN, Government, Impunity, José Luis Solis López, Justice, La Realidad, Liberation, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Murder, Paramilitary, Revolution, Self-Government, Solidarity, State, Transformation, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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In Solidarity with Turkish Miners (& Miners Throughout the World)
At least 282 miners have died in the worst mining disaster in Turkey’s history (blamed on privatisation of Turkish mines). An unknown number of people are still trapped. Prime Minister Erdogan, already unpopular, said ‘These things happen’. Massive protests and … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, dignity, Imperialism, International Relations, justice, politics, revolution, Uncategorized
Tagged Erdogan, Government, Injustice, Mining Disaster, Protests, Resistance, Revolution, Solidarity, Strike, Turkey, Turkish Mines
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Resistance Is Fertile 