Category Archives: That’s Capitalism!

Why neither major party is addressing indigenous poverty [Crikey]

[Brought to you by Non-Academics For Class War. “Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.” ~ Michel de Montaigne] Why neither major party is addressing indigenous poverty September 6, 2013 Despite the epidemic of indigenous poverty, neither … Continue reading

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The Nihilist Recuperation

[stolen from anarchistnews.org. see also Communiqué for Anarchist Actions in Barcelona and Response to the Nihilist Comrades, March 6, 2013

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University of Sydney : Vaginas? NO! Violence? Er… (Open Day Action, August 31)

VAGINAS. There. Now that I’ve got your attention… The University of Sydney is having an Open Day on Saturday, August 31, and as part of the celebrations concerned students will be taking part in a variety of exciting actions to … Continue reading

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antifa notes (august 18, 2013) : special Australia First WikiLeaks Party edition

Oh dear. I wasn’t going to write another post just yet but the decision by the WikiLeaks Party (WLP) to preference the Australia First Party ahead of the Greens in the NSW Senate contest [PDF] is I think noteworthy. So … Continue reading

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NO TAV movement again under attack [Italy]

[FWIW: TAV is the italian acronym for Treno ad Alta Velocità i.e. HSR, High-Speed Rail. In essence, opposition to ‘inappropriate’ (capitalist) development in Italy is being criminalised under the rubric of anti-terrorism. Ho hum. On a vaguely-related note see also … Continue reading

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3rd Annual Melbourne Anarchist Bookfair, Saturday, August 10, 2013

In less than two weeks a wild orgasm of anarchists will sweep across the city like a bush fire. Or to put it another way: on Saturday, August 10 the third annual Melbourne Anarchist Bookfair is taking place at Abbotsford … Continue reading

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The PNG Solution ~vs~ Operation Sovereign Borders

Well there’s not really a lot to add: ahead of the 2013 federal election, PM KRudd and Opposition Leader The Mad Monk are scrambling to outdo each other in their defence of The Nation, with KRudd first declaring (possibly unlawfully) … Continue reading

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Just say gNOme to McDonald’s in Tecoma! #burgeroff

The struggle to save Tecoma and the Dandenongs from colonisation by US fast-food chain McDonald’s appears to be entering its final phase. Earlier in the week McDonald’s mobilised VicPol and private security against locals to evict them from the site … Continue reading

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2013 Australian federal election : far right and far left

Another year, another election, and once again patriots and upright-citizens-with-lower-cognitive-abilities will be appealed to by the far right, while the far left pitch their message to that dreary tribe of high-minded women and sandal-wearers and bearded fruit-juice drinkers who come … Continue reading

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To vote or not to vote [2013 Australian federal election] #auspol

‘If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.’ ‘Whoever you vote for, government wins.’ ‘Don’t vote: it only encourages them.’ ‘If you think it’s humiliating to be ruled, how much more degrading is it to choose your master?’ ‘A change … Continue reading

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