In fall 2020, the New York Times spread fear that street protests would cost Biden the election.
But when they actually crunched the numbers, they had to admit that more of those who cited the protests as a factor in their decision voted for Biden:
https://nytimes.com/2020/11/07/us/black-lives-matter-protests.html
This is important because liberals have tried to overwrite the popular memory of the George Floyd uprising with their own defeatist narratives.
But if not for the riots, most people would never have heard George Floyd's name, nor mobilized against police violence—nor been prepared to respond to a potential Trump coup.
The truth is, liberals like those at the New York Times are so anxious about losing control of the streets that they're willing to risk far-right victories.
But social change doesn't come from being passive. It comes from taking action together—and that even spills over into idle activities like voting.
But when they actually crunched the numbers, they had to admit that more of those who cited the protests as a factor in their decision voted for Biden:
https://nytimes.com/2020/11/07/us/black-lives-matter-protests.html
This is important because liberals have tried to overwrite the popular memory of the George Floyd uprising with their own defeatist narratives.
But if not for the riots, most people would never have heard George Floyd's name, nor mobilized against police violence—nor been prepared to respond to a potential Trump coup.
The truth is, liberals like those at the New York Times are so anxious about losing control of the streets that they're willing to risk far-right victories.
But social change doesn't come from being passive. It comes from taking action together—and that even spills over into idle activities like voting.
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Today marks 100 years since Arseny Avraamov's "Symphony of Sirens" in Baku, described in our first book, Days of War, Nights of Love (https://crimethinc.com/days_of_war).
"On this day intrepid Russian experimental composer Arseny Mikhailovich Avraamov ascended to the roof of a tall building and directed a concert of factory sirens, steam whistles, artillery, and everything else in the city of Baku capable of making loud noise; for the climax of the piece, the entire fleet of the Caspian Sea joined in with their foghorns."
You can hear a recreation of the symphony here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz2MoALz8I8
"On this day intrepid Russian experimental composer Arseny Mikhailovich Avraamov ascended to the roof of a tall building and directed a concert of factory sirens, steam whistles, artillery, and everything else in the city of Baku capable of making loud noise; for the climax of the piece, the entire fleet of the Caspian Sea joined in with their foghorns."
You can hear a recreation of the symphony here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz2MoALz8I8
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Please support Russian anti-war protesters! Here is a fundraiser for them:
https://avtonom.org/en/news/support-russian-anti-war-prisoners-0
And here is some background on the current situation for anti-war protesters in Russia:
https://crimethinc.com/RussiaMobilization
“The only way this war could have been averted—and likely the only way it can be stopped now without tremendous loss of life on both sides—would be if a powerful and internationalist anti-war movement broke out in Russia, destabilizing Putin’s government... If the war drags on indefinitely, or is concluded by the brute force of nationalist militarism, that will drive people on all sides of the conflict into nationalist and militarist camps for decades to come. But if the war in Ukraine comes to an end as a result of the rebellion and solidarity of ordinary people, that could set a precedent for more rebellion, more mutiny, more solidarity."
https://avtonom.org/en/news/support-russian-anti-war-prisoners-0
And here is some background on the current situation for anti-war protesters in Russia:
https://crimethinc.com/RussiaMobilization
“The only way this war could have been averted—and likely the only way it can be stopped now without tremendous loss of life on both sides—would be if a powerful and internationalist anti-war movement broke out in Russia, destabilizing Putin’s government... If the war drags on indefinitely, or is concluded by the brute force of nationalist militarism, that will drive people on all sides of the conflict into nationalist and militarist camps for decades to come. But if the war in Ukraine comes to an end as a result of the rebellion and solidarity of ordinary people, that could set a precedent for more rebellion, more mutiny, more solidarity."
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Od demokracji do wolności
https://crimethinc.com/2016/04/29/od-demokracji-do-wolnosci-3
Od przełomu wieków obserwujemy lawinę nowych ruchów obiecujących wprowadzić prawdziwą demokrację, w przeciwieństwie do pozornie demokratycznych instytucji, które opisują jako wykluczające, przymusowe i alienujące.
Czy istnieje wspólny mianownik dla wszystkich tych rodzajów demokracji? Który z nich jest tym prawdziwym? Czy którykolwiek z nich może zapewnić inkluzywność i wolność, które utożsamiamy z tym słowem?
Im bardziej zacięte walki wstrząsają dzisiejszymi demokracjami, tym bardziej wzrastają stawki tej dyskusji. Jeśli nadal będziemy próbować zastąpić panujący porządek bardziej partycypacyjną wersją jego samego, będziemy kończyć w punkcie wyjścia, a inni, którzy podzielają nasze rozczarowanie, będą skłaniać się ku bardziej autorytarnym alternatywom. Potrzebujemy struktur mogących spełnić obietnice, których demokracja nie dotrzymała.
#Polski
https://crimethinc.com/2016/04/29/od-demokracji-do-wolnosci-3
Od przełomu wieków obserwujemy lawinę nowych ruchów obiecujących wprowadzić prawdziwą demokrację, w przeciwieństwie do pozornie demokratycznych instytucji, które opisują jako wykluczające, przymusowe i alienujące.
Czy istnieje wspólny mianownik dla wszystkich tych rodzajów demokracji? Który z nich jest tym prawdziwym? Czy którykolwiek z nich może zapewnić inkluzywność i wolność, które utożsamiamy z tym słowem?
Im bardziej zacięte walki wstrząsają dzisiejszymi demokracjami, tym bardziej wzrastają stawki tej dyskusji. Jeśli nadal będziemy próbować zastąpić panujący porządek bardziej partycypacyjną wersją jego samego, będziemy kończyć w punkcie wyjścia, a inni, którzy podzielają nasze rozczarowanie, będą skłaniać się ku bardziej autorytarnym alternatywom. Potrzebujemy struktur mogących spełnić obietnice, których demokracja nie dotrzymała.
#Polski
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Électoralisme de gauche, action directe fasciste et résistance antifasciste
https://fr.crimethinc.com/2022/11/06/electoralisme-de-gauche-action-directe-fasciste-et-resistance-antifasciste-elections-bresiliennes-de-2022
Les élections brésiliennes de 2022 donnent à voir un aperçu du futur alors que l’extrême droite se réorganise pendant que la gauche institutionnelle continue à miser sur un ordre social en train de s’effondrer.
#Français
https://fr.crimethinc.com/2022/11/06/electoralisme-de-gauche-action-directe-fasciste-et-resistance-antifasciste-elections-bresiliennes-de-2022
Les élections brésiliennes de 2022 donnent à voir un aperçu du futur alors que l’extrême droite se réorganise pendant que la gauche institutionnelle continue à miser sur un ordre social en train de s’effondrer.
#Français
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Miliardář a anarchisté
Po stopách Twitteru od jeho kořenů jako protestního nástroje až po akvizici Elonem Muskem
https://crimethinc.com/2022/10/28/miliardar-a-anarchiste-po-stopach-twitteru-od-jeho-korenu-jako-protestniho-nastroje-az-po-akvizici-elonem-muskem
Podívejme se na Twitter od jeho počátků jako protestního nástroje pro aktivisty až po Muskovu akvizici a načrtněme historii kapitalistického ovládnutí internetu na tomto příkladu.
#Čeština
Po stopách Twitteru od jeho kořenů jako protestního nástroje až po akvizici Elonem Muskem
https://crimethinc.com/2022/10/28/miliardar-a-anarchiste-po-stopach-twitteru-od-jeho-korenu-jako-protestniho-nastroje-az-po-akvizici-elonem-muskem
Podívejme se na Twitter od jeho počátků jako protestního nástroje pro aktivisty až po Muskovu akvizici a načrtněme historii kapitalistického ovládnutí internetu na tomto příkladu.
#Čeština
We'll be tabling this weekend at the Boston Anarchist Book Fair! Come by our table and help yourself to an array of books and zines.📚
November 12-13, 10 am to 5 pm each day, at the Democracy Center, 45 Mt Auburn, in Cambridge.
http://bostonanarchistbookfair.org
#BABF22
November 12-13, 10 am to 5 pm each day, at the Democracy Center, 45 Mt Auburn, in Cambridge.
http://bostonanarchistbookfair.org
#BABF22
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Il miliardario e gli anarchici
https://crimethinc.com/2022/10/28/il-miliardario-e-gli-anarchici-tracing-twitter-from-its-roots-as-a-protest-tool-to-elon-musks-acquisition-1
Qui ripercorreremo la storia di Twitter dalle sue origini come strumento di protesta per gli attivisti fino all’acquisizione da parte di Musk, tracciando una storia dell’acquisizione capitalistica del microcosmo Internet.
#Italiano
https://crimethinc.com/2022/10/28/il-miliardario-e-gli-anarchici-tracing-twitter-from-its-roots-as-a-protest-tool-to-elon-musks-acquisition-1
Qui ripercorreremo la storia di Twitter dalle sue origini come strumento di protesta per gli attivisti fino all’acquisizione da parte di Musk, tracciando una storia dell’acquisizione capitalistica del microcosmo Internet.
#Italiano
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Cos’è la cultura della sicurezza?
https://crimethinc.com/2004/11/01/cose-la-cultura-della-sicurezza-1
La cultura della sicurezza è un set di abitudini condivide da una comunità di cui i membri potrebbero essere presi di mira dal governo, ed è pensata pr minimizzare i rischi. Quindi, la cultura della sicurezza è la pratica di stabilire un insieme di aspettative condivise per ridurre al minimo i rischi.
#Italiano
https://crimethinc.com/2004/11/01/cose-la-cultura-della-sicurezza-1
La cultura della sicurezza è un set di abitudini condivide da una comunità di cui i membri potrebbero essere presi di mira dal governo, ed è pensata pr minimizzare i rischi. Quindi, la cultura della sicurezza è la pratica di stabilire un insieme di aspettative condivise per ridurre al minimo i rischi.
#Italiano
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Twitter was not invented by hotshot entrepreneurs. It was modeled on TXTmob, a tool activists designed for the protests at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Real innovation comes from participatory experimentation, not profiteering.
Billionaires ruin everything they touch.
https://crimethinc.com/TwitterBought
Real innovation comes from participatory experimentation, not profiteering.
Billionaires ruin everything they touch.
https://crimethinc.com/TwitterBought
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Восстание в Иране
Феминистское возрождение и начало конца режима
https://crimethinc.com/2022/09/28/vosstaniie-v-iranie-fieministskoie-vozrozhdieniie-i-nachalo-kontsa-riezhima-1
Иранские и курдские феминистки исследуют историческую важность текущей волны восстания, сил, которые привели её в движение и возможный горизонт этих событий.
#Русский
Феминистское возрождение и начало конца режима
https://crimethinc.com/2022/09/28/vosstaniie-v-iranie-fieministskoie-vozrozhdieniie-i-nachalo-kontsa-riezhima-1
Иранские и курдские феминистки исследуют историческую важность текущей волны восстания, сил, которые привели её в движение и возможный горизонт этих событий.
#Русский
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PM Press UK (https://pmpress.org.uk/) has made stickers featuring some of our designs.
You can find all of our sticker and poster designs in our online library, with which to make your own:
https://crimethinc.com/stickers
https://crimethinc.com/posters
If you see any of our material in action, post photos!
You can find all of our sticker and poster designs in our online library, with which to make your own:
https://crimethinc.com/stickers
https://crimethinc.com/posters
If you see any of our material in action, post photos!
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Art by the Aberdeen Local 1312, promoting "To Change Everything, An Anarchist Appeal"
https://crimethinc.com/tce
https://crimethinc.com/tce
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Abortion without Borders
How Feminists and Anarchists Defy Polish Anti-Abortion Laws
https://crimethinc.com/abortionwithoutborders
In Poland, abortion has been banned since 2020. Nevertheless, a network of anarchists and other feminists strives to ensure that those who need abortions can access them, legally or not.
What can activists in the US learn from them?
How Feminists and Anarchists Defy Polish Anti-Abortion Laws
https://crimethinc.com/abortionwithoutborders
In Poland, abortion has been banned since 2020. Nevertheless, a network of anarchists and other feminists strives to ensure that those who need abortions can access them, legally or not.
What can activists in the US learn from them?
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