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Mills on May ’68

Demanding the Impossible, Jennifer Mills, newmatilda, May 2008. Choice quotes: “The movement’s strengths were its diversity and spontaneity, which is why it’s so often quoted by anarchists when they’re trying to tell people what to do. But those strengths are … Continue reading

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Back in Black!

In case you missed it, recent posts on slackbastard @ blogspot: Back to the Future (April 30) War & terror: Hurrah! for the state (April 29) The Gilded Age (April 28) Carrying the torch (April 28) Lazarus Averbuch… and the … Continue reading

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Be careful what you wish for…

Do you remember when you said you cared And that you would never be ensnared By the lure of the music biz ‘Cos you were doing it all “for the kids” Now that just seems like so many hollow lies … Continue reading

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Anarchy 102 : Race

As previously noted, the latest issue (#63) of Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed contains an essay on ‘Anarchy 101: Race’ by Leona Benten. And here’s a few thoughts in response: To began with, I live in (Melbourne) Australia, not … Continue reading

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REVEALED! Foreign provocateurs have long history of causing trouble

Paris’ dangerous classes and their “hobbies” now open for further bourgeois inspection and titillation: Paris’ ‘dangerous classes’ and their hobbies Paris: The Secret History, Andrew Hussey, Bloomsbury, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer (Reviewed by Liz Lopatto) January 21, 2007 The French call … Continue reading

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Colbert versus Bush

[NOTE: Yesterday I sent out the message below to a few dozen friends. The response was so enthusiastic, and so many of them said they hadn’t even been aware of the event, that I am sending it out to my … 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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Slackness abounds

Huh. Over three months. That’s truly slack. The Game of War by Andrew Hussey According to Ken Knabb: “Andrew Hussey’s The Game of War: The Life and Death of Guy Debord (Jonathan Cape, 2001) is riddled with factual errors. The … Continue reading

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