If you live in a place where polite ‘non-violent’ demonstrations are not beaten and shot up by fascists, you need to realize that the only reason for that is that the fascists don’t feel strong enough to do it. They would if they could. Polite ‘non-violent’ demonstrations always take place inside the safety created by … Continue reading
Author: queeranarchism
queeranarchism: Fairtrade farmers suffer because they have to meet all the rules and produce lower yield organic products yet can only sell a small unpredictable percentage of their product for (not actually good) fair trade prices. Brands that claim to make sweatshop-free clothing are constantly discovered in sweatshops. To produce ‘green energy’ forests are cut … Continue reading
It happened on Parshat Vayera. The worst anti-Semitic attack in American history occurred while Jews around the world were reading the Torah portion that tells the story of Lot, an immigrant. Lot moves to Sodom, and prospers there. The Midrash says he becomes a judge. His daughters intermarry with the locals. Then one day, while … Continue reading
lulavcentrism: From A Disability History of the United States by Kim Nielson. Another section (linked) describes signed languages as extremely common of most Indigenous groups to North America. image text: The Spanish explorers assumed they encountered discrete gestures–not a language. Today’s scholars confidently argue that signed language among indigenous nations served deaf and hard of … Continue reading
Muslims Unite for Pittsburgh Synagogue | LaunchGood
Two influential US Muslim social movements – CelebrateMercy & MPower Change – are mobilizing support for the families of those killed at the synagogue. The Pittsburgh killer was obsessed with the work of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). HIAS was founded ito help Jews fleeing porgroms in Eastern Europe and is now helping refugees … Continue reading Muslims Unite for Pittsburgh Synagogue | LaunchGood
pure: What surprises me most about Trump’s claim to nationalism isn’t that he claimed it all. Anyone exposed to the reality of US History knows every sitting president has been a nationalist. What gets me is that he didn’t couch it in the vague or misleading language most American politicians are trained to perform. The … Continue reading
whisperthatruns: “A capitalist society requires a culture based on images. It needs to furnish vast amounts of entertainment in order to stimulate buying and anesthetize the injuries of class, race, and sex. And it needs to gather unlimited amounts of information, the better to exploit natural resources, increase productivity, keep order, make war, give jobs … Continue reading
tranarchist: libertybill: tranarchist: Free time, abolish work I love that socialists simultaneously are anti-work, but also want all things required for living provided for. It’s almost as if the vast majority of work today serves the needs of capital instead of our own and is geared towards producing profit instead of anything useful
Mexicans shower the caravan with kindness — and tarps, tortillas and medicine
antifainternational: How to treat refugees. Mexicans shower the caravan with kindness — and tarps, tortillas and medicine
QueerAnarchism 
You must be logged in to post a comment.