Forwarded from United Anarchists
"Prominent anarchist Murray Bookchin wrote,
The state power we face is too formidable, its armamentarium is too destructive, and, if its structure is still intact, its efficiency is too compelling to be removed by a contest in which weaponry is the determining factor. The system must fall, not fight; and it will fall only when its institutions have been so hollowed out by the new Enlightenment, and its power so undermined physically and morally, that an insurrectionary confrontation will be more symbolic than real.[42]"
-Brian Martin, "How Nonviolence is Misrepresented"
The state power we face is too formidable, its armamentarium is too destructive, and, if its structure is still intact, its efficiency is too compelling to be removed by a contest in which weaponry is the determining factor. The system must fall, not fight; and it will fall only when its institutions have been so hollowed out by the new Enlightenment, and its power so undermined physically and morally, that an insurrectionary confrontation will be more symbolic than real.[42]"
-Brian Martin, "How Nonviolence is Misrepresented"
The Anarchist Library
How nonviolence is misrepresented
Brian Martin How nonviolence is misrepresented July-September 2008
Forwarded from Syndiegram (Lucky)
https://twitter.com/fordm/status/1540336747388850177 Roe v. Wade is officially dead.
Twitter
Second and final opinion today is Dobbs. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade: https://t.co/YnB8jDdi25
Forwarded from Mnémosyne's Echo Chamber
Study shows an abortion ban may lead to a 21% increase in pregnancy-related deaths | The Conversation
→ Article link ←
→ Article link ←
The Conversation
Study shows an abortion ban may lead to a 21% increase in pregnancy-related deaths
Carrying a pregnancy to term is riskier than having an abortion, especially for non-Hispanic Black women.
Forwarded from FUCK LAWNS
That said, I DO have some resources for those of you who have the energy to spend on fighting this injustice specifically and building support systems with regards to abortion and healthcare.
https://twitter.com/prisonculture/status/1540342185094168576
https://twitter.com/prisonculture/status/1540342185094168576
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Some steps you can take:
1. Do you know what exists in your local community already? So much has already been built. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel prior to assessing your local landscape.
1. Do you know what exists in your local community already? So much has already been built. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel prior to assessing your local landscape.
Forwarded from The Onion
Kavanaugh, Thomas Champion Creating Better Future For Next Generation Of Rapists https://bit.ly/3xYNMhk
The Onion
Kavanaugh, Thomas Champion Creating Better Future For Next Generation Of Rapists
WASHINGTON—In a touching moment following Friday’s Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision overruling Roe v. Wade and eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas reportedly championed the better future they’d created…