See Ken MacLeod’s discussion of the Oslo/Utøya massacre.
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Cordial and Sanguine, Part 7
Gary Chartier’s latest BHL post explains why bleeding hearts should be anarchists.
In related news, see Stuart Bramhall on anti-union laws.
The Atrocity of Hope, Part 18: Please Kill Fewer People
I’m one of the signers of this open letter to Obama.
It’s heartening to see so many prominent leftist and libertarian names mixed together on the list of signatories. (What’s the difference between signers and signatories?) And to see Molinari/C4SS represented.
Some libertarians lately have been saying that left-wingers oppose war only when Republicans are in charge. That’s true of some, but clearly, and thankfully, not of all.
Conscience Doth Make Anarchists of Us All
Check out Jeff Riggenbach’s article on Gary Chartier and Conscience of an Anarchist.
Why Neither “Libertarian” Nor “Left” Values Can Be Achieved By Working Within the Political Establishment
Anna Morgenstern writes:
Let’s first examine the favorite whipping boy of many people, “libertarianism.” The problem, as some of the more clever leftoids have argued, is that the ruling class will look through this laundry list and throw their weight behind the parts of it that strengthen their position, and discard the rest, thus making libertarianism into a less aggressively socially conservative form of conservatism.
“Lower taxes?”
Sure, let’s lower taxes for the rich.“Less regulation?”
Well, let’s remove the regulations that counteract corporate power, but not the other ones (see: Enron).“Legalize drugs?”
No friggin’ way, chief.But what’s not clearly understood is that this is also true for “liberalism” and so-called “social democracy” or “democratic socialism” or what have you. Modern American “liberalism” is simply Mass Corporatism on steroids.
(Read the celý piroh.)
The Atrocity of Hope, Part 16: Surveiller et Punir
(CHT Charles J.)