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Anarchist action - Mitie vehicle torched.

target practice | 12.04.2011 11:05 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles

Let us be clear on something: we are not demanding anything. The libertarian world that we desire is here, in our beating hearts and clenched fists, not to be found through the concessions of our enemies, allegience to this or that party/union/'social movement'. We have no dialogue to be made with the world we have discovered ourselves to be at war with, as it is at war with us. And we are not alone. Across the world the attacks multiply - some claimed clearly by comrades in the perspective of the struggle against State, Capital and Hierachy in whatever forms, many, as always, a mute expression of the rage of stolen lives, broken hearts, trampled desires. Also made beautiful in their rebellion.

We are losing the fear cast over our lives by the powers that be and widespread social conformity and blind tranquility of the Western consumer world - the thin veneer that sugar-coats the exploitation and control that is our existence. More and more as we find the courage to pull back the veil, we realise that the system's tools that mediate our slavery are all around us and within reach of our carefully aimed anger. Just one example of this is Mitie, merely one of many parasite companies that profit endlessly from the recession and misery of modern Britain - so just one of many blows to come we made last night in Staple Hill, Bristol, when we burned an unattended Mitie van.

To our unknown friends made prisoners in their path as social fighters - Luca Bernasconi, Silvia Guerini, Costa Ragusa, Giannis Dimitrakis, Alexei Gaskarov, Maxim Solopov; for those targetted in the police crackdown on the anti-authoritians in Italy; for the Indonesia insurrectionists.

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Yawn

12.04.2011 11:30

... fine action, but give up on the rhetoric, especailly that which goes on about everyone that doesn't do what you as being passive. And no allegiance to a social movement... really? Are you totally unaccountable to anyone for what you do? Bet the Indonesian insurrectionaries would have something to say about how that's a trait of western, spoilt, individualist kids rather than a genuine collective radical struggle.

And what's your strategy BTW? Keep burning and breaking things until the revolution/you get locked up? Is that it? Do you really think that's the best way forward, or is this more about your own issues than real struggle?

Anarchist

Double yawn with a weary sigh added on

12.04.2011 12:31

The most annoying trait of western, spoilt individualist kids is to moan and whinge at others who stand up and do something and who feel the constant need to sput their moral superiority of tactics and strategy.

Get off your own soap box and quit your own rhetoric.

Muppet

smash and burn

Are they not fair questions...?

12.04.2011 12:35

I did say a fine action generally, but what about the criticisms I have? Is it not allowed to raise questions over things, especially attitudes towards the rest of the movement, especially since when these people get caught they will be the first crying for support from the people they've been slagging off as sheeple/liberals for years.

Anarchist

Pull the veil back for us

12.04.2011 15:07

You're struggling against the state, capital and hierarchy - that's great and for that you will surely have the support of many who will be reading your communique...

But unfortunately it reads as if you want your own thinking to be a "zone of opacity". I can only assume you have issued this in order to inspire and make connections with others, but in that case it might be helpful not to cloak your politics in a veil of ambiguity.

When you claim that "we have no dialogue to be made with the world we have discovered ourselves to be at war with" it makes it sound as if you think you are pure revolutionary subjects, in complete contrast to those contemptible beings who are subject to the "widespread social conformity and blind tranquility of the Western consumer world".

But then you also speak of mediation, which makes me think that you understand something of the complexities of capitalism and the ways that it sustains itself, and maybe agree that it is far from clear to everyone that the misery of their everyday lives (caused by capital etc.) will be improved by burning a Mitie van, and perhaps you might agree that it is not the case of those who aren't (insurrectionary anarchist) activists being happy with the system as it is. Maybe you recognize it is so much more complicated than that.

I feel a connection with your passionate opposition to oppression, but am repelled by your apparent scorn for those who are part of "social movements" that seek to resist policies that threaten to make their lives more miserable.

It's always nice to feel like their are others out there fighting the same fight, but at the moment it's hard to be sure if that's the case.

Look forward to some clarification of your politics.

Torn

please stop making actions

12.04.2011 16:45

it makes me upset.

blub blub.

crying sobbing

Dry your eyes

12.04.2011 17:34

Not sure what you're blubbing about, you seem a bit confused. Literally no one has even questioned the action, just the dodgy-sounding rhetoric in the article.

You've got the wrong end of the stick

Triple yawn

12.04.2011 19:00

I don't see what all the fuss is about. We live longer than ever before, we have more comfortable lifestyles, we don't have to defend ourselves from marauding vikings etc.

Being in Britain at this time in history is awesome. You lot are just a bunch of ungrateful moaners. Stick yourself in the 12th century and see how you liked it then.

Jeez get a grip - theres tons of worse places to be.

assholes

stupid fools

12.04.2011 19:05

yes i question the action. it is meaningless, it does nothing, it is empty. It does nothing to advance anyones struggles. It does nothing for those who work for Mitie or anyone or anywhere else. It does not unite, does not educate, does not generalise, does not bring people together, does ot create, it just reinforces the alienation that the mass of people have with the arrogant political activist elite who they have never meet and surely never will. you insurrectionists are not just idiots, (learn to speak english ffs) but you are dangerous, divisive, diversionary .. and useful idiots for the state ..

durruti02

durruti02 et al

12.04.2011 19:51

Fools and Cops-Stooges.

You lot need bullets, not explanations.

wankers

Brave insurrectionaries...

12.04.2011 20:13

... can't you take some fair criticism? Or is it that we're all cops/stooges? I mean really, you arrogant twats, especially since you're so keen to dish out (however badly written) wordy critiques of everyone else.

I consider myself an insurrectionary anarchist, but to be honest your attitudes to the majority of people are just pretty embarrassing and do nothing but harm to both the goal of insurrection (rather than your little gang of oh-so-right-purists) and the movement as a whole.

I suggest you take a long hard look at your attitudes to the rest of the 'passive consumer world', you have more in common with the State and ruling class than you might think.

And if you're gonna threaten us for raising criticisms, do it face to face you cowards.

Anarchist

now & forever

12.04.2011 22:17

I understand the passion and drive behind this posting and am glad of the action, however small in some peoples eyes. But I also recognise that the exhiliaration of the moment is impatient with long-term struggles, campaigns, movements. The moment doesn't last. The fire dies down, exhaustion sets in and you have to get on with dull things like buying food and maybe going to a job. There will be many other moments of joy and insurrection and resistance, and the thought of the dull daily grind is unbearable. So a compromise is made - people get involved with campaigns and movements and do outreach and go to meetings etc. It's not 'instead of' action but a way of staying sane in-between passionate outbursts.

anoter anarchist

Unjust War, Ilegal Violence

13.04.2011 07:18

It is not the world you are at war with but a social system that is waring against the entire working classes, such that you think wrongly that the world and its ecological organic web of life is the fault. That is part of the fascist mistake, and its wrongheaded analysis of matter-in-motion. Cheer-up, the world is with us and sustaining our lives. Workers of the world, unite!!

Union Jack

Dear Anarchist

13.04.2011 18:49

I suggest you see a psychologist. You obviously have some serious issues of your own. I might also suggest you see an addictions counsellor regarding your computer use, a personal life coach, an anger management team, and a linguist, an historian and a dictionary so you can clarify the meaning of the term 'insurrectionary'. I think all this might help you (and the rest of this thread's readers).

... oh yeah and find an affinity group.

...if anyone will have you.

Concerned Hool

@Concerned Hool

13.04.2011 23:33

What a cock

anon

Brilliant... just brilliant

13.04.2011 23:43

So you burned out a parked security van? Genius. A random act of vandalism as far as the company are concerned, they'll claim on the insurance and that'll be the end of that. In fact, the only quantifiable outcome of this 'action' is the environmental pollution you lot caused burning it in the first place.

Maybe there really is something in that old saying about not letting kids play with matches...

Julie Ruin

UK Indymedia

Anarchist action - Mitie vehicle torched.

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Yawn

Double yawn with a weary sigh added on

Are they not fair questions...?

Pull the veil back for us

please stop making actions

Dry your eyes

Triple yawn

stupid fools

durruti02 et al

Brave insurrectionaries...

now & forever

Unjust War, Ilegal Violence

Dear Anarchist

@Concerned Hool

Brilliant... just brilliant

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