On Sabotage considered as one of the Fine Arts
call of the wild | 19.11.2008 19:17 | Repression | Terror War | World
The following text was written by a number of companions in the context of the arrests last November 11th. It may be distributed freely and widely in any form. In a time of "crisis," when the State is showering the capitalists with billions of dollars, it attempting once more to isolate a few "bad rebels" to better eliminate them all. We won't play this dupes' game.
Translation by situationist.gq.nu
On Sabotage Considered as One of the Fine Arts
You'd have to be really blind not to see sabotage as the classical weapon of the exploited. And you'd have to have a pretty short memory to forget that in every social war, many a rebel refuses to wait for everyone to move before expressing his or her anger.
From the riots of November 2005 to the CPE riots of spring 2006, from factory occupations and kidnappings of directors to the numerous acts of sabotage during the railway workers' movement of November 2007, it's clear for a lot of people that we won't have an end to our situation of misery and exploitation by begging for it.
In this prison society, we're expected to believe we're in the best of possible worlds: commodity democracy. And they try to force us to believe it with tazer shocks and ballots. The wars and the poisoning of the planet for money are nonetheless a clear reminder that capitalism is a death-dealing system and that the State is not a friend, but an enemy.
And so we must fight back, to destroy what destroys us. Struggle individually and collectively wherever we are for a world emancipated from the bonds of exploitation and domination. It is not their penal codes and morality that must dictate what we must do, but the rage and ethics of each and every one of us.
On the 11th of November, ten persons were placed under arrest during a new operation by the Ministry of Terror, and accused of sabotaging the tension wires of SNCF trains during the prior weekend. Journalist cops, politicos, and jackals came from all sides to hurriedly denounce an imaginary "anarcho-autonomist" movement. On the same pretext of "association of criminals with terrorist aims," three comrades have already been arrested, and some held for over 9 months, accused of an attempt to burn a police vehicle in Paris in May 2007, during the explosions of anger that arose to greet the last presidential election.
In a time of "crisis," when the State is showering the capitalists with billions of dollars, it attempting once more to isolate a few "bad rebels" to better eliminate them all. But it hardly matters whether they're guilty or innocent; we'll leave those categories to the robe-wearing toads and their sustainers.
Because in the same way as the passion for freedom can't be captured in an acronym, what domination most fears is a diffuse and anonymous replication of these attacks. Solidarity against State terrorism, by all means anyone considers adequate.
Let us derail the train of everyday routine.
November 12th, 2008.
On Sabotage Considered as One of the Fine Arts
You'd have to be really blind not to see sabotage as the classical weapon of the exploited. And you'd have to have a pretty short memory to forget that in every social war, many a rebel refuses to wait for everyone to move before expressing his or her anger.
From the riots of November 2005 to the CPE riots of spring 2006, from factory occupations and kidnappings of directors to the numerous acts of sabotage during the railway workers' movement of November 2007, it's clear for a lot of people that we won't have an end to our situation of misery and exploitation by begging for it.
In this prison society, we're expected to believe we're in the best of possible worlds: commodity democracy. And they try to force us to believe it with tazer shocks and ballots. The wars and the poisoning of the planet for money are nonetheless a clear reminder that capitalism is a death-dealing system and that the State is not a friend, but an enemy.
And so we must fight back, to destroy what destroys us. Struggle individually and collectively wherever we are for a world emancipated from the bonds of exploitation and domination. It is not their penal codes and morality that must dictate what we must do, but the rage and ethics of each and every one of us.
On the 11th of November, ten persons were placed under arrest during a new operation by the Ministry of Terror, and accused of sabotaging the tension wires of SNCF trains during the prior weekend. Journalist cops, politicos, and jackals came from all sides to hurriedly denounce an imaginary "anarcho-autonomist" movement. On the same pretext of "association of criminals with terrorist aims," three comrades have already been arrested, and some held for over 9 months, accused of an attempt to burn a police vehicle in Paris in May 2007, during the explosions of anger that arose to greet the last presidential election.
In a time of "crisis," when the State is showering the capitalists with billions of dollars, it attempting once more to isolate a few "bad rebels" to better eliminate them all. But it hardly matters whether they're guilty or innocent; we'll leave those categories to the robe-wearing toads and their sustainers.
Because in the same way as the passion for freedom can't be captured in an acronym, what domination most fears is a diffuse and anonymous replication of these attacks. Solidarity against State terrorism, by all means anyone considers adequate.
Let us derail the train of everyday routine.
November 12th, 2008.
call of the wild
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no
20.11.2008 01:23
What is this rubbish about 'rebels' and 'comrades'?
You are not Che Guevara; and you are not a character in Animal Farm.
You potentially sound barking mad with fantasies of grandeur fed by acute paranoia.
giz
In a nutshell
20.11.2008 09:49
That seems to say it all. What's your solution, giz?
Emma
Trouble is ..
20.11.2008 12:07
phatts
emma
21.11.2008 23:57
That seems to say it all. What's your solution, giz?
Emma,
I would say "we have to work hard to make our lives better"
We live in 2008 which is far from perfect, but we have come a long way in the last 2000 years. One the whole, the worlds population live longer and have more free time than ever before. In the western world, we have immense freedom compared to our forefathers through the development of democracy. It is very far from perfect, but it is certainly a step in the right direction. Much of the rest of the world has bigger problems, but there is progress being made.
We have the opportunity to build upon our successes. We cannot expect a solution in our lifetimes. It is a slow process. But each of us can work to help develop practical alternatives that are better than what we have today.
Want to stop nuclear power? Then help on developing windmill/tidal/solar technology. Want to stop world exploitation, then help develop manufacturing techniques that are cheaper than slave labour.
How? we don't know yet. That is the hard bit that requires hard work.
Its a long and slow road, but individuals can and do add to the wealth of human knowledge everyday. Then, suddenly, breakthroughs are made that give many benefits to everyone. A good example is the Haber process which is now responsible for feeding a 1/3 of the earth's population. Sanitation is probably the single most important discovery ever. Research into cancer, malaria and a host of other issues is constantly making people's lives better throughout the world.
Scientists and inventors are coming up with cheaper, cleaner forms of free energy so that we are not reliant on fossil and nuclear fuels. If/when a breakthough is then simple economics mean that our reliance on fossil fuels will demish. Solar technology is still expensive to manufacturer but it is a lot cheaper than it used to be through the hard work of clever, devoted people.
Through this continued work, it may one day but actually economically cheaper than nuclear fuel so our vandal friend won't need to attack the railways carrying the toxic waste.
Human progress will continue whether you like it or not. But by becoming part of it, focusing on the positives rather than the negatives, you can add a tiny grain of knowledge that will help the people of tommorrow. Things won't change much in our lifetime. But think in terms of the next 1000 years.
Just maybe, you are one of those few that will discover something revolutionary that will solve one of the many problems in the world.
Its hard work compared to vandalising property but it is important work. Work that may one day will further stop the exploitation of many people in the world through visible increments. Vandalising just hinders and further promotes a police state.
giz
Giz and phatts - ignorant and happy
22.11.2008 13:17
Please, keep repeating your conformist apologies for the ruling order, more and more people are repelled from your servile fawning behaviour into the arms of the insurrectionaries.
anarchist