The French Revolution, “confronted with the colonial question,” had to “confront itself,” and “the principles from which it had sprung,” Aimé Césaire writes. It hesitated, wavered, and ended up engulfing itself. But it also learned, thanks to the determination of Toussaint Louverture and his slave army, that freedom is not a force you can stop…
Category: tyranny
“Former Proud Boy Says Group Prepared for ‘All-Out Revolution’ on Jan. 6”
‘The Proud Boys would have to take the lead in galvanizing other Trump supporters who came to Washington into realizing an “all-out revolution.”’
Deion Scott Hawkins: “Not all insurrections are equal – for enslaved Americans, it was the only option.”
“In my view, rebellions of the enslaved can aptly be classified as insurrections. From the early 1600s, historians estimate that there were around 250 insurrections in America that involved 10 or more enslaved people using violence to fight for equal rights.”
Amir Ahmadi Arian: “Without them: In Iran, a revolution of the mind has already taken place”
“How can you tell if a society is in a revolutionary state? I wonder if you ever can. Everyone who remembers the 1979 revolution will tell you that up to the very last day, most people were living their lives as if nothing was happening. Iran today is not different. Intense, bloody clashes between protestors…
Basil Adra: “A day of civil disobedience in Shuafat Refugee Camp”
“Days into a near-total lockdown imposed by Israel, Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem camp staged a mass strike and protest, only to be attacked by security forces.”
David Hamblin: “We Are All Spartacus”
“Why has the story of Spartacus become important to leftists over the years? Because Spartacus showed what it would take for people to liberate themselves from violent systems of oppression.”
Malcolm Nance: “The Republican Party Now Backs an Anti-Democratic Insurgency”
“By 2021, Trump transformed moderate republicanism into an openly radical fascist party advocating the elimination of democracy.”
“Nicaragua Descends Into Autocratic Rule as Ortega Crushes Dissent”
“Daniel Ortega became a hero in Nicaragua for helping overthrow a notorious dictator. Now, 40 years later, he has become the kind of authoritarian leader he once fought against. After methodically choking off competition and dissent, Mr. Ortega has all but ensured his victory in presidential elections on Sunday, representing a turn toward an openly…
Seraj Assi: “It’s Obvious — Israel Is an Apartheid State”
‘There are no “clashes” occurring in Jerusalem between Israelis and Palestinians. What we’re seeing is the brutal reality of an occupying power exercising its military might over a people stripped of their human rights.’
Brian Meeks: “How a Revolution on the Tiny Island of Grenada Shook the World”
“Revolutions are, inevitably, fraught periods of great danger and uncertainty. At their moment of triumph, the old order is temporarily prostrate, but there remains great hostility to the new regime both internally and internationally. The chances of initial consolidation and success are slim, and the very act of asserting authority in order to survive becomes…