by Paul Cudenec Sometimes secondhand books can come into our possession in ways that make it quite clear they need us to read them. Such was the case with Le fascisme italien by Pierre Milza and Serge Berstein, (1) which reached me by means of a random sequence of events including a friend moving flat, an unexpected … Continue reading Fascism, newnormalism and the left
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The Acorn – 58
Number 58 In this issue: Where do we go from here? Protection racket Exposing the lies The Outsider: an interview with Colin Wilson Aldous Huxley: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Where do we go from here? These are not easy times in which to be alive if, like us, you cherish freedom and truth. The … Continue reading The Acorn – 58
Occidental Despotism
by Gianfranco Sanguinetti We are sharing, with many thanks to the author, this English translation of an important article written in April 2020. The conversion of the Western representative democracies to a completely new form of despotism has, on account of the virus, assumed the juridical features of a force majeure (in jurisprudence, as is … Continue reading Occidental Despotism
We will be victorious!
May 31 2020 Another political fault line has been opened up by the rapidly spiralling events of 2020. As we wrote yesterday, the Covid scare has found us sharing the anti-authoritarian analysis of people beyond the usual anarchic spheres, while many supposed comrades are bizarrely supportive of the official state narrative. However, the current street … Continue reading We will be victorious!
Uniting against the dictatorship!
May 30 2020 Early on in the Covid crisis we noticed that something very strange was happening in the world of anarchism. In our April 3 article 'Anarchists and the Coronavirus', we warned: "Because they accept at face value the narrative around coronavirus being pumped out by the corporate media, too many anarchists end up reinforcing … Continue reading Uniting against the dictatorship!
Money, lies and power
by Paul Cudenec [Audio version] We all know that money is what makes this commercial world go round. The cult of money has swept away the traditional ethical codes of humankind and become the sole indicator of “value”. If something makes money, it is good. If it doesn’t, it is useless. If someone accumulates money, by whatever … Continue reading Money, lies and power
The Acorn: resistance update
Resistance update The fight-back against the totalitarian Corona Coup continues to build in Europe – and so, inevitably, does the repression used against it. The bravest politician on the continent has to be Italian MP Sara Cunial. She told the parliament in Rome on May 14: "The real goal of this is total control, absolute … Continue reading The Acorn: resistance update
The Acorn – 57
Number 57 In this issue: Join the resistance! Imagine a world where we seek to destroy what destroys us Between life and death Humble but fiery reflections A sort of a warning... The rebels will return The Gates of hell Gustav Landauer: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Join the resistance! There had already been signs, … Continue reading The Acorn – 57
Anarchists against freedom!
by Paul Cudenec [Audio version] A number of rather strange criticisms have come flying my way over the last few weeks. For the moment I am going to address just one of them – the one which strikes me as the most serious. I had always been under the fond impression that freedom was an … Continue reading Anarchists against freedom!
Threads of inspiration — organic radicals
Reclaiming the revolutionary wisdom of the past is the title of a new contribution to the articles page of the orgrad website. The first part of this piece is a general discussion of the relationship between radical politics and tradition. This is largely informed by an interesting critique of Guy Debord and the Situationist movement […] … Continue reading Threads of inspiration — organic radicals
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