Category Archives: State / Politics

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Israel, Jews, the state, anarchism…

Posted on May 22, 2008 by @ndy

Some of my best friends [are] anti-Semitic Barry Cohen The Australian May 21, 2008 MY favourite definition of an anti-Semite is “a person who hates Jews more than is absolutely necessary”. Susan Chandler, the former Victorian Liberal Party campaign manager … Continue reading →

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Michael Warby: Fascism and the Left

Posted on May 21, 2008 by @ndy

Michael Warby’s essay on ‘Fascism and the Left’ (Quadrant, May 2008, Volume LII, Number 5) addresses a long-standing pre-occupation of political ‘conservatives’: how to respond to the accusation ‘Fascist!’. This has found one of its most recent expressions in the … Continue reading →

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God Hears Pleas of the Innocent

Posted on May 21, 2008 by @ndy

is the title of an album by the greatest band ever, Killdozer (Touch & Go, 1995). By the way… Jew-hating Doctor Jim Saleam is innocent!* Or so he reckons. He also reckons to have been battling to have his conviction … Continue reading →

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Nepalling: Nepal, Prachanda, Lenin, Miaow

Posted on May 19, 2008 by @ndy

Crack Pot Kin, May 2, 2008: So how is ‘Anarchy’ doing these days…which revolution are you lot leading in the world, must be everyone is too dumb for ANARCHISM?! I notice you didn’t mention Nepal – but reality doesn’t really … Continue reading →

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Shock horror et cetera… Privatisation is good for working families*

Posted on May 16, 2008 by @ndy

As expected, the NSW Labor caucus has (again) approved the privatisation of the NSW electricity system, against the wishes of the great majority of delegates to the recent Party conference, and without even a a whimper of dissent (Electricity dissidents … Continue reading →

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Resistance is Utile: Critchley responds to Zizek (Harper’s Review, May 2008)

Posted on May 16, 2008 by @ndy

For what it’s worth, and ‘cos I mentioned it previously, I thought I might as well post the letter Simon Critchley sent to Harper‘s regarding Slavoj Žižek’s review of his latest treatise, Infinitely Demanding. The review, along with a response … Continue reading →

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The Punk Years

Posted on May 14, 2008 by @ndy

Huh. Just stumbled upon The Punk Years, a UK doco. Here’s Part One of the first episode: And here’s Part Three of Episode Four, ‘A Riot of Our Own’, which examines more closely the emergence of ‘anarcho-punk’, and in particular … Continue reading →

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Bad BAD Blogger: When Tories Attack!

Posted on May 13, 2008 by @ndy

More blah : Reasons You Will Hate Me, The happiest place on earth. | triple j’s hack: Undermining your boss [mp3] | gatewatching, Victorian Liberal staffers sacked for blogging | Christian Kerr, Blogs help Libs divide and conquer themselves Sheesh. … Continue reading →

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It’s the End of the World as We know it

Posted on May 11, 2008 by @ndy

#32 #31 #30

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Michael Costa is an odd fellow

Posted on May 10, 2008 by @ndy

[Image courtesy machinegunkeyboard] Michael Costa Costa’s obscene outburst at unions Andrew West and Andrew Clennell Sydney Morning Herald May 5, 2008 MICHAEL COSTA stormed across the room – his face flushed, his hands clenched – towards John Robertson, the secretary … Continue reading →

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