For what it’s worth, and ‘cos I mentioned it previously, I thought I might as well post the letter Simon Critchley sent to Harper’s regarding Slavoj Žižek’s review of his latest treatise, Infinitely Demanding. The review, along with a response by David Graeber, can be read here.
Here ’tis (by way of Eric H):
Letter to Harper’s Magazine, May 2008
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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 also what makes soixante-huit hard to pin down as a piece of history, to slot neatly into our [sic] narrative of post-war European development as tending inexorably toward democracy.”
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Money is funny. Capital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself. It brings forth living offspring, or, at the least, lays golden eggs.
A slackbastard appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties. Read more »
two reviews of a cans festival in piss street. london. Read more »
Huh. Just stumbled upon The Punk Years, a UK doco. Here’s Part One of the first episode:
It’s not fair. I’ve noted that Michael Costa, Keith Windschuttle and Paul Owens are ex-Trots, but what about all those ex-anarchists? Well, when I write ‘ex-anarchist’, I really mean those-who-may-once-have-called-themselves-anarchists but who now… well, no longer do. I think.
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Greece: Suspected anarchists firebomb central Athens tax office, no injuries
The Associated Press / International Herald Tribune
May 9, 2008
ATHENS, Greece: Greek police say suspected anarchist arsonists have firebombed a tax office in central Athens and caused extensive damage but no injuries.
Police say a group of 30 youths threw petrol bombs at the building and set it on fire.
The building was closed at the time of the attack late Friday. Read more »
two reviews of a cans festival in piss street. london. Read more »
As is the nature of teh Interwebs, one thing has lead to another. In this case, police spying on anti-Olympics campaigners in Canada to Australia’s own Maxwell Smarts. Below : Protestors face off with RCMP in order to protect Eagleridge Bluffs. Note that in January 2007, “People across the province were shocked by the 14 day jail sentence handed down to 71 year old native Elder Harriet Nahanee for peacefully protesting while inside an injunction zone at Eagleridge Bluffs. Read more »
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