Capitalism and its imperialisms in crisis are nothing other than nihilistic death cults. We are living in an increasingly violent and dangerous arena as they flail and expire. We must bring an en...
The Islamic State is just another product of the capitalist barbarism which always provides fertile ground for religious violence—and therefore cannot be fought merely by military means.
A brief, though rich, glance into a Yezidi refugee camp near Diyarbakir in early 2016.
Die Manipulation der Propaganda funktioniert bereits. Assad kann täglich wie in Paris massakrieren und dabei den schönen Anschein wahren.
Does understanding ISIS as a dynamic vanguard attractive to rebellious, thrill-seeking youth make it more, or less, scary?
It is conceivable that any movement towards Russia would sharply reduce sympathy in the West for Rojava, without anything about its political and social project having changed.
https://antidotezine.com/2015/11/22/rojava-caught-between-fronts/
Not everything is perfect, and problems exist. It’s tough to get people thinking for themselves. This revolution’s main aim is a cultural transformation.
"Both reactionary forces--Daesh and Turkish fascism--have to be combated in order to hope for a radical change in Turkey."
I haven’t met any Syrians who think that we should break up the country. We’re wary of further reinforcing divisions among us.
https://antidotezine.com/2015/05/14/solidarity-among-syrians/
The Arab Spring presented an enormous opportunity to put forward some of the ideals that we hold to be true, like democracy as a universal principle. Where were we in supporting that in Egypt whe...
https://antidotezine.com/2014/11/24/remember-making-the-world-safe-for-democracy/