Category Archives: State / Politics

this is state control

damn i’m a slack bastard

yeah yeah. i’ve been meaning to piss and moan about a few things this week… just haven’t had the energy. so here’s a truncated version of my recent concerns; one which also constitutes an excuse to be done with all … Continue reading →

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gramsci is dead…

…and i didn’t even realise he was unwell! (boom boom) Richard J.F. Day has written a very interesting book, called, funnily enough, Gramsci Is Dead: Anarchist Currents in the Newest Social Movements (Between the Lines / Pluto Press, Toronto / … Continue reading →

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HoWARd’s South Park “pals”

Howard’s South Park pals Young voters have flocked to the Prime Minister as the good times continue to roll, writes Caroline Overington The Australian February 27, 2006 This is bullshit. So is this: “Before John Howard, the notion that young … Continue reading →

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VSU cont.

In the last few months, a number of articles have appeared in the corporate press regarding the impact of VSU on student life and activism. Here’s a sample (including one from the Green Left Weakly): VSU: the job and service … Continue reading →

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Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU)

As discussed previously, the Australian student movement (such as it is) and the Australian student left (in particular) is facing a crisis, one created by the Federal Government’s passing of Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) legislation (sometimes also unflatteringly referred to … Continue reading →

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V For Vendetta // A For Anarchy

[Oh yeah. The Prime Minister, John Howard, has finally come clean and delivered a disarmingly honest apology for his atrocious war-mongering — to a rather stunned audience. Read the transcript here.] a for anarchy

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more loose ends

anarchist people of color have a site. it’s not illegal. (yet.) There is no original or primary Bitch that Bitch imitates, but Bitch is a kind of imitation for which there is no original. b o r d e r … Continue reading →

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The Turgid Miasma of Existence

i shoulda been a contender i shoulda followed the rules i shoulda married the girl next door i shoulda not been a fool i shoulda paid more attention i shoulda listened in school got to re-prioritise get that corporate style … Continue reading →

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Weerheym’s website ‘under investigation’

Racist Perth web site under investigation The West Australian Fran Spencer March 18, 2006WA Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions are investigating a racist website run by a Perth-based white supremacist amid claims it openly threatens individuals and breaks … Continue reading →

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Where’s Wally?

Above : an unidentified flying white supremacist nicknamed ‘Wally’ sits on a park bench observing peaceful protest at the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne. Is our lone Scumfronter dreaming of a White Christmas? Or is he perhaps dreaming of being an Indonesian … Continue reading →

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