Come on, you guys are making a charismatic figure of someone who did some petty vandalism and got a slap on the wrist for it? And you're doing fundraisers to give money to ... the state. Arent anarchists against the state? So why are you helping fund it? All this money you're pissing away could have been used for more constructive programs, hell, there are political prisoners who did a lot more that could use those funds. And furthermore, you're glamorizing this petty vandalism and encouraging other angsty nihilistic kids to do similar acts that are only gonna get them in jail and invite more pig repression on their scenes. Don't get me wrong, its good Ariel got off, but please encourage more useful ways to spend your time.

oh they'll see it, if they haven't already.

i for one would support them 100% percent from down here in lil'D-town.

Hello,

I just received an "assessment invoice" in the mail, dated 7/1/09, with a letter stating that I need to pay the 2009 Special Assessment fee by 2/28/10. Is this invoice legit? Do I need to pay the 174.00?

Kathy

while i agree with others that you're post is totally racist, i think your general rhetorical point, whether i agree with your overall positionality on the matter or not, is that we must be clear what we are supporting, and must not wash over the authoritarian, patriarchal, and misogynist tendencies of others. to make a blanket statement regarding Palestinian or Arabic people would be inaccurate and inappropriate, but it would be equally inappropriate to pretend that politicized Islamic extremism is any less fucked up than, say, the authoritarian, patriarchal, and misogynist tendencies of politicized Christian or Zionist extremism (or Hindu or Buddhist extremism, for that matter [yes, that's right, there are Buddhist extremists]).

it is important to be clear on what we support, and what we oppose. standing in solidarity with the people of Gaza who are being brutalized at the hands of Israel does not mean supporting extremist Palestinian militants who opportunisticly seize upon crisis to gain political power (many of whom are also directly involved with Mossad and Israel in black ops). it is also important to remember that not all Palestinian militants are extremists and this stereotype is used to delegitimize and marginalize non-extremist and even secular resistance. the same goes for Israel. there are many dissenting Israeli citizens who oppose the actions of their state.

i am reminded of something that came out last year called "Neither One State Nor Two States But No States":

Statement from the Manchester branch of the Anarchist Federation on the Gaza war

One thing is absolutely clear about the current situation in Gaza: the Israeli state is committing atrocities which must end immediately. With hundreds dead and thousands wounded, it has become increasingly clear that the aim of the military operation, which has been in the planning stages since the signing of the original ceasefire in June, is to break Hamas completely. The attack follows the crippling blockade throughout the supposed ‘ceasefire’, which has destroyed the livelihoods of Gazans, ruined the civilian infrastructure and created a humanitarian disaster which anyone with an ounce of humanity would seek an end to.

But that’s not all there is to say about the situation. On both sides of the conflict, the idea that opposing Israel has to mean supporting Hamas and its ‘resistance’ movement is worryingly common. We totally reject this argument.

Just like any other set of rulers, Hamas, like all the other major Palestinian factions, are happy and willing to sacrifice ordinary Palestinians to increase their power. This isn’t some vague theoretical point — until recently most deaths in Gaza were a result of fighting between Hamas and Fatah. The ‘choices’ offered to ordinary Palestinian people are between Islamist gangsters (Hamas, Islamic Jihad) or nationalist gangsters (Fatah, Al-Aqsa Martyrs brigades). These groups have shown their willingness to attack working class attempts to improve their living conditions, seizing union offices, kidnapping prominent trade unionists, and breaking strikes. One spectacular example is the destruction of Palestine Workers Radio by Al-Aqsa Martyrs brigades, for “stoking internal conflicts”. Clearly, a “free Palestine” under the control of any of these groups would be nothing of the sort.

As anarchists, we are internationalists, opposing the idea that the rulers and ruled within a nation have any interests in common. Therefore, anarchists reject Palestinian nationalism just as we reject Israeli nationalism (Zionism). Ethnicity does not grant “rights” to lands, which require the state to enforce them. People, on the other hand, have a right to having their human needs met, and should be able to live where they choose, freely.

Therefore, against the divisions and false choices set up by nationalism, we fully support the ordinary inhabitants of Gaza and Israel against state warfare — not because of their nationality, ethnicity, or religion, but simply because they’re real living, feeling, thinking, suffering, struggling human beings. And this support has to mean total hostility to all those who would oppress and exploit them — the Israeli state and the Western governments and corporations that supply it with weapons, but also any other capitalist factions who seek to use ordinary working-class Palestinians as pawns in their power struggles. The only real solution is one which is collective, based on the fact that as a class, globally, we ultimately have nothing but our ability to work for others, and everything to gain in ending this system — capitalism — and the states and wars it needs.

That this seems like a “difficult” solution does not stop it from being the right one. Any “solution” that means endless cycles of conflict, which is what nationalism represents, is no solution at all. And if that is the case, the fact that it is “easier” is irrelevant. There are sectors of Palestinian society which are not dominated by the would-be rulers — protests organised by village committees in the West Bank for instance. These deserve our support. As do those in Israel who refuse to fight, and who resist the war. But not the groups who call on Palestinians to be slaughtered on their behalf by one of the most advanced armies in the world, and who wilfully attack civilians on the other side of the border.

WHOEVER DIES, HAMAS AND THE ISRAELI STATE WIN

and that's probably why they asked how to make it happen.

At what point are existing social relations altered on any level besides subreformism and lifestylism?

 all this revolutionary/insurrectionary theory is just a bunch of fucking clicky ass in-fighting i mean the goverment doesnt even have to worry about a revolution because we are all to busy bickering over which theory will bring the masses in to revolt whether it be anarchism, maoism, communism, socialism, or what ever the fuck else you wanna identify as

i agree with tillitbreaks about needing everything for revolution from the stone chucking mob of angry youth to crowds of non-violent protesters whatever it takes to support your struggles get those yappy liberals to donate to your cause or start those stupid ass petitions whatever it takes to build, start, and spread the fire because in "theory" it will all burn

one last thing actions like this maybe useless and make 'working-class' people disenchanted with your struggle but you also inspire stupid kids like me to stand up, take a chance and keep fighting so lottsa love to fort collins keep up the good work

also hearts to tillitbreaks and everybody else with the courage to do the best they can to smash capitalism and the state

in solidarity and struggle + love from junktown 

The point is revolution, not "acts of rebellion." It seems really childish to adulate minor acts without incorporating them into a realistic strategy and analysis for revolution (the kind that requires an actual revolution). In the end, the empty insurrectionist blathering sounds little different than the stale "working class" dogma.

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to ariel attack!

seriously one of the coolest people in Denver. ariel is AWESOME.

Yay! Glad to hear the deal worked out so well for you!!!! Ariel you're a fucking OG.