MidnightPocket [comrade/them]

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  • Moldova, Kasauti. A Holocaust memorial was vandalized with ‘free Palestine’ graffiti.

    Potentially your only half-decent example of what was requested by the other user (assuming the act was indeed committed by an anti-zionist).

    Ukraine, Uman. A swastika was painted on a Jewish café.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    UK, Glasgow. “Free Palestine” and “Fuck the no really Jews” were painted on a wall.

    Honestly, seems like the work of a bad-faith Zionist.

    Italy, Milan. A man shouted “murderers” in front of a Jewish nursing home.

    For all we know, the nursing home committed malpractice leading to the death of a tenant or something. This story is tantamount to hearsay.

    Italy, Milan. An elderly Jewish man, wearing a hat with a Star of David, was walking his dog, when a man tore off his hat, trampled it, and called the elderly man “dirty Jew.”

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Italy, Milan. An Orthodox Jewish man was insulted on his way to a synagogue by an Italian couple who said to him, “F—king Zionist! You kill children!” On his way home…

    For all we know, the man was sporting the Israeli flag. This story is tantamount to hearsay.

    Germany, Oldenburg. An incendiary device was thrown at the door of the Oldenburg synagogue.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Belgium, Fleron. The home of Belgian Holocaust survivors was vandalized with “Gaza Free” and a swastika.

    Honestly, seems like the work of a bad-faith Zionist.

    Munich, Germany. A man stood in front of the main synagogue, shouted antisemitic insults and give Hitler salutes.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Montevideo, Uruguay. A doll depicting a Jewish women with a Star of David and a spear piercing her forehead was displayed during a march for International Women’s Day.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Paris, France. A man wearing a kippah was attacked as he left a synagogue.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Babenhausen, Germany. A Jewish memorial column was smeared with paint.

    What does this have to do with anti-zionism?

    Geneva, Switzerland. “Exterminate the Jews” and “Death to Zionists” graffiti were found in Geneva after a pro-Palestinian rally.

    Honestly, seems like the work of a bad-faith Zionist.









  • I feel like eventually you may want to break the list in two parts (basics / advanced). The former geared towards understanding enough about socialist theory and history to genuinely be a capable comrade, the second one aimed at people who have been involved with socialism for a while but they could use advanced theory/history to avoid complacency.

    The basic list would benefit from being “jack of all trades” style - a broader tent will bring more people to the movement. The advanced list, I imagine, would not need to include necessarily every aspect of socialism and would moreso focus on the most pressing modern analyses.

    Just a thought.





  • You’d think that in the modern world, and with our modern technologies, we’d have to work less, not more. Something in the system is broken.

    Agreed. My current belief is that the inundation of work for individuals (comprising communities) is the point and therefore by design. When workers are exhausted and strapped for time they become politically inert and easier to predict/control (because they are fucking tired). This theory perhaps also requires sufficient access to conveniences and entertainment, I might add.

    This would explain why when working class organizations actually muster the time/effort to propose reducing work hours or controlling rents they are met with fierce opposition by the ruling class. It also explains why the major (controlled) political parties never propose such things as options on ballot initiatives.


  • When there is no tangible reward for investment, what motivates people to invest into local or shared projects?

    Not an anarchist, but I am sympathetic and interested in their theory.

    I think the valid concern you are citing here is derivative of the intense amount of rents that are heaped upon individuals. Everyone having to justify their own existence to the monetary system day-in-day-out creates a modern “survival instinct” to outweigh your own (perhaps extended to the immediate family) interests/needs relative to the needs of your community. Any effort that wants to promote more cooperatively-minded people will first need to erode the rents of a society.

    Another factor is the length of the work-week. If people have more free time, they will be more generous with their time. So lessening the working hours of the week (this actually would be achieved indirectly by combating/eroding rents) would dovetail nicely with this strategy.







  • I had the misfortune of eavesdropping on a conversation recently where some guy who was working in a bourgeoisie brewing facility recently switched jobs to work at a waste water treatment center and he was advocating for removing fluoride from water with a level of rationale that I have to assume he picked up from co-workers parroting information they heard on the Joe Rogan podcast.