In the latest part of his retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, editor Paul Cudenec looks back on its content in 2017. The online document covering the entire decade can be found here. "We live in a 'representative democracy', but whose interests do our political leaders really represent?" asked The Acorn in January … Continue reading A decade of dissent: parasites in power
by Matt Smyth, Professor at Strasbourg University Confronted with the downfall of financialised global capitalism, it would appear necessary in the eyes of its leaders to offer some kind of alternative—even a mythical one—that nevertheless allows for the continuity of the professional managerial class to which they belong. The process which the global financialised economy … Continue reading Why and how does the Global Governance weaponize the ‘Left’?
by Jordan Henderson Note: The pull of Right vs Left Politics is still so strong, at least here in the USA, that I feel the need to state at the outset that my motivation here is not to score any points for the Right. This painting – Don Quixote de la Left – is a … Continue reading Don Quixote de la Left
by Paul Cudenec One of the most sickening aspects of the Covid scam has been the fanatical support for the operation from the entity that calls itself “the left”. I have been writing about this since April 2020 and there are various articles on the Winter Oak site seeking to discover exactly why “official” left/anarchist positions align so closely … Continue reading Resistance: rupture and rebirth
by Paul Cudenec A group of mask-wearing protesters in Brisbane, Australia, are gathered behind a banner bearing the words “Pro Vaccine, Pro Health, Anti Fascist” – a nonsensically self-contradictory combination of labels if ever there was one. Using an aggressive tone traditionally reserved for arms dealers, corporate politicians and actual fascists, a woman expresses her … Continue reading Who’s behind the fake-left vaccine gang?
Number 54 In this issue: Mobilising against the assault on nature X-axis: the money behind the greenwash With friends like these... Neoliberalism is the new fascism George Orwell: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Mobilising against the assault on nature The much-vaunted "green" agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is coming under attack as its … Continue reading The Acorn – 54
Number 53 In this issue: Seeing through "democracy" Greta Thunberg: the billionaires' favourite Misdirected Rebellion Calling out the imperial gatekeepers Yellow revolt takes a striking twist Jacques Ellul: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Seeing through "democracy" The capitalist system will not abolish itself. In fact, it will always do all that it physically can to … Continue reading The Acorn – 53
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