Those who live by the sword

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So whilst these bodies aren't anarchist they could provide a framework for discussion to avoid throwing babies out wit bathwater

Eg jury selection, the UN security council, the European council of ministers. Most decision making bodies I belong to and participate in daily use majority voting as a last resort

I guess I've struggled with this question a lot. It seems as though democracy is seen by so many as coterminous with majority voting because that is nice and simple. But many mainstream political organisations - deemed by many as democratic - have constitutional safeguards built into them..

Journées portes ouvertes, journées Proche-Orient Le Monde diplomatique, juin 2025

Les journées portes ouvertes, journées Proche-Orient commencent !

Réfléchir. Saisir le problème à la racine. Ce week-end, le site du Monde diplomatique dévoile l’épopée du Proche-Orient. Nos archives seront en libre accès de vendredi soir à dimanche.
www.monde-diplomatique.fr/dossier/proc...

Very true. Especially Bullshit Jobs which, everyone who hasn't read it, seems to think they have.

YouTube video by Metaviews 67: The Best Worst Story with Jeremiah Patterson

Love #Metaviews an alternative view of the future

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yceu...

The recently established U.S.-backed "aid distribution centers"—patrolled along the perimeter by Israeli forces—are reportedly being used to detain civilians.

World leaders can make as many statements as they like opposing Israel's actions in Gaza.

Until they end the sale of weapons to Israel, they remain complicit in the mass murder of Palestinians.

Stop arming genocide, now.

You know someone else who always wins things in his second season? Fabian Hurzeler #BHAFC

Ukraine: On the ground with Solidarity Collectives - Freedom News Their work in supporting anti-authoritarian armed resistance against Russian occupation has spilled over to directing aid to civilians living on the front ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin ~ “If people are tired ...

#Ukraine #Solidarity #anarchists

freedomnews.org.uk/2025/05/09/u...

PKK dissolution: The long goodbye to vanguardism - Freedom News The move reflects a broader strategic vision embracing gender liberation, pluralism, and local democracy ~ Blade Runner ~ The formal announcement of the PKK’s dissolution has sparked mixed reactions a...

#Rojava #PKK #Syria

freedomnews.org.uk/2025/05/19/p...

The aftermath of a deadly Israeli strike on a family home in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, where a baby boy and both of his parents were killed and torn apart by the blast.

It works! Unionism!

The Case for Sortition in America - Harvard Political Review An ideal American democracy is not beholden to moneyed interests before the people it serves. It dismantles unjust and undemocratic systems. Sortition is not perfect, but it is far closer to this idea...

"Sortition is not perfect, but it is far closer to this ideal than what we have. By eliminating career politicians, sortition simultaneously curtails corruption and increases representation."

harvardpolitics.com/sortition-in... @sortitionnow.bsky.social

Germany prepares for war

Germany prepares for war

Colombia: Indigenous mobilisation for peace - Freedom News Some 16,000 members of Colombia’s Indigenous communities were returning home this weekend after attending the capital on International Workers’ Day ~ Rob Latchford ~ The Indigenous collective, known a...

In addition to labour demands, demonstrators were drawing attention to escalating violence and insecurity in rural areas, especially in southern Colombia, where Indigenous communities have faced displacement, armed conflict, and threats from criminal groups.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/05/07/c...

✊🏽The Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) leads a powerful movement of autonomy, dignity, and nonviolent resistance against armed actors and illicit economies in Colombia.

🔗
flacso.edu.ec/accionnoviol...

#IndigenousResistance #CRIC #Cauca #Nonviolence

In Brasilia, Teko-Haw village resists violent eviction - Freedom News For years, Indigenous families have faced pressure from real estate developers seeking to evict them in order to develop the area on lands known as Santuário dos Pajés, a sacred place for Indigenous s...

On Tuesday morning, 15 April, members of the Military Police of the Federal District (PMDF), Brasilia, carried out a violent raid in the Teko-Haw village where 40 families of the Guajajara people live.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/04/18/i...

Adios to Colette Durruti - Freedom News The only descendant of the anarchist revolutionary José Buenaventura Durruti has died in France at the age of 93. ~ Rob Latchford ~ Colette Durruti, daughter of the anarchist revolutionary José Buenav...

The only descendant of the Spanish anarchist revolutionary José Buenaventura Durruti has died in France at the age of 93.

freedomnews.org.uk/2025/04/22/a...

@spaincivilwartours.bsky.social's Spanish Revolution tours of Barcelona are legendary!

Have you heard of Richard Nixon?

Excellent article! Bit tankie but that's platformism for ya. Don't dismiss. Engage.

Survival of the Organized

Survival of the Organized

Amazing! Used to get excited when Foster got a cap for England.

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

YouTube video by Institute of David Graeber Mirko Canevaro On Democracy In Ancient Greece.

We held a talk about Democracy in Ancient Greece and David Graeber's essay, There Never Was a West.

The historian Mirko Canevaro spoke.

If you'd like to see the full talk, it is here on Youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2TM...

The Raven edition On Economics had an interesting take on trade and autarky (the later being one of Colin Ward's key ideas)

I think there has been a war of the imagination over the last several years. I was thinking a lot about what there might be to be optimistic about and I came to the conclusion that this feeling of hopelessness that everybody has is a manufactured product, and that’s what Neo-Liberalism is really about. Neo-Liberalism isn’t just an economic program, it’s a political program designed to produce hopelessness and kill any future alternatives." . - David Graeber

Hopelessness is an important element of Neo-Liberalism.