May 22nd, 2011
Spotted this graffiti only a block from the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair:
I’m sure the organizers are happy you came, ChiChi.
Hi ChiChi, thanks for coming to the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
It’s all about the social paradigms [comic]
May 19th, 2011
Vegan Rage Comic
May 18th, 2011
Happy Star Wars Day
May 4th, 2011
Why do anarchists love Star Wars? Because it’s a story about a populist movement who rises up to challenge an exploitative, overbearing galactic empire – and wins. Economics nerds (and regular nerds) rejoice: this article has an entertaining look at the economics of a massive, planet-shaped death machine:
“Mark’s question assumes that every planet has a trade surplus. In the case of Alderaan, at least, that probably isn’t true. The whole point of empires, according to the classic Leninist line, is that they sustain an unrealistically high standard of living for the bourgeoisie and the plutocrats back home by exploiting the cheap labor and undeveloped natural resources of the conquered territories. Empires need two things to sustain themselves: new markets for manufactured goods, and new exploitable sources for raw materials. A third element, not mentioned by Lenin AFAIK but presumably necessary, is a well developed military industrial complex back home to help turn those gas reserves/indigo plants/poppies into kerosene/fabric dye/opium in such a way as to profit the elites. Blowing up Alderaan is not much of a loss by this way of reckoning. It’s part of the galactic first world: there’s no new market, no new stock of raw material to be found there. And from what little we see of the planet, it’s not a *crucial* part of the Empire’s infrastructure. (one doesn’t imagine that the emperor – a sane one, anyway – would offer the same treatment to Geonosis). By reducing the number of citizens, the Empire can increase the per capita benefit to its remaining citizens.”
Check out the full article here: http://www.overthinkingit.com/2011/04/25/star-wars-death-star-economics/
Why do Anarchists only write with lowercase letters?
May 4th, 2011
Because they’re against capitalism.
Hey Swamp Thing, how’d you spend your May Day?
May 2nd, 2011
Looks like he took part in a little “direct action” (click for larger):
April 28th, 2011
The FBI, CIA, and LAPD all participated in a contest to find the best agency. The game was simple: A white rabbit would be released in the forest. The agency to catch it the fastest would be declared the winner.
The CIA goes into the forest first. After two weeks, they return without the rabbit, claiming that it must not exist.
The FBI goes next. At the end of three days, they’ve burnt down half of the forest. The produce the charred remains of the rabbit, saying, “the rabbit is dead and he deserved it”.
The LAPD are last up. After only three hours, they come back dragging a huge brown bear behind them. The bear, bruised and bloodied, screams, “All right, all right! I’m a rabbit! I’m a rabbit!”
Thanks to chknh8r on reddit.
A man, carrying a duck, walks up to a police officer.
April 26th, 2011
The man says, “I’m gonna kill this pig.”
The cop says, “That’s a duck.”
The man replies, “I wasn’t talking to you.”
Why can’t anarchists draw straight lines?
April 21st, 2011
They don’t have any rulers!
What’s the difference between an anarchist and a libertarian?
April 19th, 2011
A six figure income!