Number 82 In this issue: Targeting the enemy Growing revolt against smart tyranny Who are the real "extremists"? Mikhail Bakunin: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. Targeting the enemy The invasion of BlackRock HQ in Paris on April 6 by a crowd of angry protesters and strikers revealed to the world that something very important … Continue reading The Acorn – 82
by Paul Cudenec I was delighted to be able to travel back to England for the first time in three years and take part in the March 25 conference held in London by the Real Left, at which I was on a panel presenting "the ecological case against the WEF". This is the text of … Continue reading The WEF are life-hating liars
by Paul Cudenec An England of curfews, timed travel restrictions, limits on the number of people that can gather for a party in a private home... All of that must have seemed utterly absurd 17 years ago, which is maybe why I was unable to find anyone willing to turn my 47 Random Fragments of … Continue reading Unauthorised fragments of freedom
by Dustin Broadbery Part 1, The Upanishads Krishna’s conversation with Arjuna enshrined in The Bhagavad Gita, contains perhaps the most important teaching from ancient India: ‘The immortal soul is more important than the passing world’. Infinite Loops In Vedic philosophy the journey from birth to death and rebirth is called Samsara. Our mortal coil, devoured … Continue reading Escape from Samsara
The digital slave-system of the Fourth Industrial Repression is being imposed on us by stealth. Various aspects of the sinister technology have gradually crept in over the years under the excuse of fighting crime or terrorism or, more recently, of combating the spread of a so-called pandemic. As we saw in our recent article on … Continue reading Exposed: London’s secretive “smart stations” roll-out
by our regular guest columnist Walking With Goats Hello again, dear fellow humans. I do believe it’s spring. I’m lucky to be alive and well and happy for the most part – and more than anything I hope that you can say the same. We live poised in such strange times. I’m excited to report to you … Continue reading Walking With Goats: The Why That Goes In All Directions
by Paul Cudenec It's been ten years now since the publication of my first book, The Anarchist Revelation: Being What We're Meant To Be. A lot has happened in my life since then, but re-reading it today I find that it very much provides the pillars of my personal philosophy in 2023. This is perhaps … Continue reading Anarchy, alchemy and awakening
Number 81 In this issue: A slippery smart slope to slavery March 25 2023: London conference against the WEF Victory for forest campaigners! Form, essence, lies and truth Chuang Tzu: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. A slippery smart slope to slavery One of the main aims of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is to herd … Continue reading The Acorn – 81
by Paul Cudenec In this era of crushing intellectual conformism, it is always a pleasure to read about figures of the past who were not afraid to be themselves and to express a set of opinions which belonged to them and to nobody else. Such is the case with the Anglo-French writer and poet Hilaire … Continue reading Lament for an England lost
by Paul Cudenec I belong to that much-maligned breed of people who have spent their whole lives protesting about various things. I have demonstrated – enthusiastically! – against road-building and fracking, against surveillance cameras and "anti-terrorist" laws, against arms fairs and drone factories, against privatisations and bankster bail-outs, against the City of London and the … Continue reading Fighting off the Encroachment
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