Monthly Shaarli
December, 2013
"After the Arab Spring, I wasn't really sure how subsequent years could get crazier on the Internet freedom front. And then they did."
Indeed, I always enjoy getting that inevitable query: “Isn’t anarchism just violence and destruction?” To which I usually reply: “How many people would you estimate have been killed by anarchists in the last hundred years? Now, how many would you say have been killed by liberals, or conservatives, in that time frame? If a lawyer or corporate manager were here before you now, would you ask about the blood on their hands or just let it slide as part of business as usual? The state didn’t save us from the violence of anarchy — it simply monopolized it, institutionalized it, and expanded its role in our lives.”
While the Spanish government pursues apartheid policies in healthcare, a Zapatista-inspired autonomous group in Barcelona pursues solidarity for all.
An excellent review of Peter Gelderloo's new book which I haven't read yet, "The Failure of Nonviolence: From the Arab Spring to Occupy".