Today's Topics:
1. Britain, anarchist communist group ACG: Afrin: An
Internationalist Position - ACG Statement (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. anarkismo.net: The cephalosis of Meteora by Anarchist
Communist Kernel of Kalambaka (gr) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
We deplore the invasion of the city of Afrin by the Turkish state and its armed forces.
The main reason for this military adventure is Turkish government concerns that the Syrian
Democratic Forces (SDF) - primarily controlled by Kurdish forces, which include the PYD
(Democratic Union Party), the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and Women's
Protection Units (YPJ), closely affiliated to the PKK, the Kurdish nationalist party
operating within the borders of the Turkish state - have attempted to set up a zone of
influence close to Turkey's borders. Having a Kurdish zone so close by scares the Erdogan
regime in Turkey, which dreads the encouragement this would give to the 16 million Kurds
living within the borders of Turkey. ---- For its part, Russia has entered into alliance
with Turkey, which represents problems for its client, the Assad regime in Syria. Russian
air forces controlled the skies above Afrin, so the capture of this city by the Turkish
army is with the tacit approval of Russia.
The Assad regime is concerned about US support for the YPG. The USA has backed the SDF in
its attacks on the ISIS jihadists, as well as furthering its interests and influence in
the region. It has established ten temporary bases in order to facilitate these aims.
The Assad regime wants to see the withdrawal of all occupation forces in Syria, including
those of the Americans and Turks. Russia, who up to now fully supported Assad has
established relations with Turkey and wants an end to the war in the region which until
recently involved its own intervention in the region with the use of air strikes and the
deployment of special forces. The Assad regime is itself concerned about the development
of Kurdish enclaves but is aware that the Turkish state wishes not just to destroy those
enclaves but to dismantle Syria, with its support for jihadist armed forces.
The USA has supported the Kurdish forces not out of some concern for "democracy" but to
use these forces to combat ISIS and to gain access to oil and gas resources. The YPG for
their part were happy enough for this support. Now though, the USA is concerned that its
alliance with the Turkish state is jeopardised by the Turkish government's increasingly
cordial relations with Russia and this accounts for the US decision to end support for the
Kurds.
For us as internationalists our first aim must be to condemn and mobilise against the
Turkish invasion and against continued British arming of the Turkish state.
As our comrades in the anarchist communist group in Turkey, Yeryüzü Postasi, note:
"We can see that power-holders in different countries are rubbing their hands with glee
about the Afrin operation. It is understood that Russia and USA are constructing their
plan on dividing Syria in line with their spheres of influence and probably they have
agreed on it. As far as we've inferred from statements of England, they are willing to
take a share from oil reserves and other natural resources - possibly, again, via a
partnership between Shell and Koç Holding. France wants to re-establish its activity in
the region."
For its part, the Democratic Self-Administration of the Afrin province, which is the de
facto government of the area and controlled by the SDF has actually called on Assad to
come to their aid. In other words, support from a murderous regime that they want autonomy
from.
As one Kurdish anarchist has remarked,
"I can conclude that in Bakur and Rojava a couple of high-disciplinary and authoritarian
political parties, PKK and PYD, are behind building democratic confederalism in both
Kurdistan, Bakur and Rojava. It is these parties that are the ones making major decisions,
planning and designing the policies, and also setting up diplomatic relationships with
other countries and other political parties. It is they who negotiate with their enemies
or the states, and make war or peace. Of course, these are very big issues and extremely
important as they shape the future destination of the society. However, unfortunately it
is the political parties which are making these decisions and not the people in their own
assemblies and mass meetings, or through direct action."
The imperialist powers are as usual taking sides according to what suits their interests
and not what is best for the people of the Middle East. As anarchist communists we do not
support any faction in an in inter-imperialist war, even if some of them might appear to
side with those being attacked by ISIS or by Turkey. We also do not support nationalist
political parties who have the goal of establishing new States, no matter how libertarian
the rhetoric may be. There may well be examples of self-organising in areas of Rojava but
the problem is that they are still ultimately controlled by authoritarian political
parties who have made a cult out of their leader Öcalan. It is not a move towards genuine
self-organisation if you are able to do it because the great leader has said that this is
what you should do. The situation is very complicated and though we must stand in
solidarity with all those who are being killed and resisting Turkish forces, Syrian
forces, ISIS etc, we do not then support uncritically the nationalist parties such as the
YPD which have assumed the leadership of the resistance.
It is the masses of the Afrin province and of Syria, the peasants and workers who suffer
from the depredations of all these murderous gangs, whether they be those of the Turkish
state, the different jihadi outfits, the USA and Russia, the Hezbollah and Iranian units.
It is the masses who suffer displacement, massacre, bombing, mass rape and the destruction
of their land and homes. Neither can there be reliance on the Kurdish nationalists who
seek time after time to form alliances with different regional and world powers, only to
be betrayed on every single occasion. The only answer to the unfolding situation is the
development of a strong working class movement against war and against capitalism itself.
https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2018/04/03/afrin-an-internationalist-position-acg-statement/
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Message: 2
In the Thessalian plain, even today, feudalism survives in places. For, as a feudal only,
we can consider the informal, but truly real, ownership of public land and forests for the
benefit of certain neo-oligarchs who hold or attempt to keep alive their ties to their
official feudal past. These neo-classics are specific. They are the monasteries and the
clergy, they are the descendants of the prophets, the current majestic landowners, as well
as prominent members of the local political elite, members of party formations. ----
Ending with the remnants of feudalism and the neo-classics ---- A few words about the
settlement of Meteora ---- On 25/4/2017 just a few days before the convening of the
Regional Council, the citizens of Kalambaka discovered that the council would give an
opinion on an already deposited Presidential Decree concerns Meteora and more precisely
their ownership status. The mayor of Kalampaka, Ch. Sinanis, consciously concealed for an
unknown time the existence of the PD. However, more or less, his positions on this issue
are known already in 2014. In particular, he was in agreement with his banns, written by
the head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Trikala, Matza.
So what do these bans on the Meteora site mean? They prohibit: a) the removal of
self-employed salesmen, b) the prohibition of sporting activities (see climbing and other
extreme sports), c) the prohibition of taking photos and videos, d) the prohibition of
free camping, microwaves within the unstructured zone.
This particular PD. seals and strengthens the clerical dominance of the clergy in an
entire natural landscape, which in fact becomes a feud in the hands of the rails. These
approaches aim at converting Meteors into an avenue, for which the monasteries are the
first and last word. It is well known that the church is one of the most powerful churches
in the country, possessing immodest tax-free property, movable and immovable property,
which dates back to the long past and is basically based on imperial chrysobulls of the
Byzantine Empire, decrees of the then Ottoman power, with junts, dictatorships and
executives of the post-elitist state elite. In short, we are talking about abusive
appropriation of public-communal wealth with the help of each power. This role, moreover,
the church has been performing for a long time and continues to be unmatched today. It is
a crutch of each power, in order to contribute to the perpetuation of its subordination
from the bottom, so as not to shake the interests of the ruling class. Still, it shifts
the focus from the material world to the idealistic construct of metaphysical inspiration
of posthumous, paradise or collapsing life, thus disorienting the material conditions of
economic exploitation and political oppression and oppression experienced by the worldly
dynasties their.
Meteor's hot topic is the regularly directed reactionary voices supporting the
sterilization and stinging of Meteora. As in the past, there were noisies of the landlords
who welcomed openly - or not - the absurdity of the initiators, so nowadays militant pens
of the monks and the local power, through media of the region (see Stagon News and Meteora
Litopolis) and municipal councils they endorse the total tradition of Meteora in their
monasteries and business activities, in an environment of cooperation and competition
between monasteries, tourist businesses and hotel units. The flimsy argumentation of these
militant voices of the clerical reaction is based on a deep conservatism and puritanism,
which is also reflected in the very existence of the monastic center, which they
themselves defend after mania. They argue that Meteora is an untouched and exclusive
guarding site of the Greek nation and of the Orthodox faith, so it must "be" in the
irreplaceable. Their position is regarded by themselves as established and self-evident,
commonly accepted by all. However, in the name of the homeland and Christianity this
irrational theft of public wealth and the subsequent conversion of the natural landscape
to the monastery's estate took place. so they must "be" in the irreplaceable. Their
position is regarded by themselves as established and self-evident, commonly accepted by
all. However, in the name of the homeland and Christianity this irrational theft of public
wealth and the subsequent conversion of the natural landscape to the monastery's estate
took place. so they must "be" in the irreplaceable. Their position is regarded by
themselves as established and self-evident, commonly accepted by all. However, in the name
of the homeland and Christianity this irrational theft of public wealth and the subsequent
conversion of the natural landscape to the monastery's estate took place.
The invocation of the sanctity and preservation, through a series of bans, of Meteors is
in the face of internal contradictions and traditions. Their words are in conflict with
their actions. The protection of the natural landscape is not only safeguarded but
systematically undermined by illegal excavations, flooring, indoor and outdoor renovations
in monasteries, the opening of new asphalts and the widening of the already existing,
walled and forest clearing, as well as and parking facilities next to the monasteries.
From the multitude of construction works, rubbish, waste and plaster remnants are
produced, which end up in the paths, rocks and forests of Meteora, creating a peculiar
dump with harmful effects on the natural environment.
A few words about the torture of the "Barbara" Forest in the Elaphi of Kalambaka
On 4/9/2017 a loggermaker workshop with the help of 80 cops was forced to spread their
deserts and proceed to the felling of the "Barba" forest in Elafi Kalambaka, which remains
free and untouched for 40 years thanks to the key reflexes of the inhabitants of the
region, which have been blocking since 1968 any attempt to exterminate the forest by
private individuals. Lately there have been some contenders of the forest, with inflows
from well-known urban fireplaces in the area, including a prominent member of Syriza
Trikalon, who selflessly account for themselves as "lawful" forest owners. In order to
unravel the whole skein of this hypothesis, we must refer to the recent past of Ottoman
domination (even if we consider that this term is not politically pure, as the ruling
caste of the time was not exclusively of Ottoman origin, Greek protagonists and
protesters). Upon their departure from the Greek territory, the Ottoman authorities
granted forests, but also fields and pastures, to the foremen of the area, giving them
rights of use but not ownership. These are, of course, small prints, as the ownership of
the land was essentially transferred from one master to another, keeping the exploitation
of the dead and slave masses. Over the years, however, this informal regime of abusive and
hereditary property of the land has not been touched on either. the Ottoman authorities
granted forests, but also fields and pastures, to the foremen of the region, giving them
rights of use but not ownership. These are, of course, small prints, as the ownership of
the land was essentially transferred from one master to another, keeping the exploitation
of the dead and slave masses. Over the years, however, this informal regime of abusive and
hereditary property of the land has not been touched on either. the Ottoman authorities
granted forests, but also fields and pastures, to the foremen of the region, giving them
rights of use but not ownership. These are, of course, small prints, as the ownership of
the land was essentially transferred from one master to another, keeping the exploitation
of the dead and slave masses. Over the years, however, this informal regime of abusive and
hereditary property of the land has not been touched on either.
Modern landowners want to impose their fist on an entire local community, citing their
origins from the then elders, those who lived in the poor people's quarters, who were
thirsty for a dish of food. This inherited "right" of enforcement comes to realize with
the help of repressive mechanisms of the state, commonly the police, in order to terrorize
the inhabitants of Elaphos. The progeny's descendants want to ruin nature for their own
benefit. But they met the resistance of the village residents, who rushed to defend the
natural wealth of their region from the capitalist appetites of those who threatened their
integrity. Syriza, however, did not put it down. He tried to do what he has done since he
took over state management. To acquire the popular consensus with hollow words and
promises of the supposed prosperity of the whole, dehumanizing social and class
resistances. In reality, however, it is the political staff of capital, which was
masquerading with a progressive and humanistic mask.
For us, the alleged social-democratic government can not in any way reform the state and
capitalism, leading the system towards a more "human" orbit. It is the very core of the
state and capital that institutionally and structurally defines the exploitation of man
and nature by man, oppression and sovereignty of the state to the detriment of the entire
social majority in order to serve the interests of the ruling class more effectively. This
means that the interests of the few are at the expense of many. For this reason, any
negotiation and conciliation of the lower ones with instruments of power will always find
them harmed. They are acts of peace with our class enemy. Lambs do not ask for protection
from the wolf. This brutal reality was experienced by the inhabitants of Elaphos, when
they were cheated by the blunky promises of the Syriza executives, who not only denied
them, but only after two days they sent cops to make the harvesting process go ahead. The
Syrians deputies try to take advantage of their state's property in order to reap the
property that we ought to belong to the community in terms of communal and
self-management, thus being truly public, community and available to serve the needs of
the whole and not the few. The acquisition of the exploiters' consciousness attempted to
establish with a demonstration of adventure, and the Golden Dawn, which as an openly
declared fascist struggle, is the most aggressive reserve of capital but also the enemy of
all the oppressed.
In the Thessalian plain, even today, feudalism survives in places. For, as a feudal only,
we can consider the informal, but truly real, ownership of public land and forests for the
benefit of certain neo-oligarchs who hold or attempt to keep alive their ties to their
official feudal past. These neo-classics are specific. They are the monasteries and the
clergy, they are the descendants of the prophets, the current majestic landowners, as well
as prominent members of the local political elite, members of party formations. As long as
the oppressed and the exploiters put their hopes on political medias, as much as they
trust with almost religious beliefs bourgeois law and justice, as much as they hope for
parliamentary and conciliation with the top, so they will experience defeat and
frustration. We can not accept the end of the history that the sovereigns want us to
believe, in order to passively accept the impoverishment prescribed by existing social and
productive relations, especially amidst a capitalist crisis. The unbridled, collective,
social and class struggles, with a weapon of solidarity and self-organization from the
bottom, can pave the way for a few victories of the oppressed, integrating our daily
struggle into whatever aspect of the social field, whether it unfolds as an organic and an
integral part of the overall struggle for the universal emancipation from the bonds of the
state and capital. The society of generalized self-management, freedom, equality, mutual
assistance and community, for which we are struggling,
DO NOT ALLOW THE NATURAL COMMODITY IN THE HANDS OF THE MONASTERIES AND THE NEUTSFLACKS
TO BECOME AUTOORGANATED RESISTANCE CHAINS IN EACH TOWN, COMMUNITY AND VILLAGE
SOLIDARITY IS OUR COMPETITION
Kernel of Anarchist Communists of Kalambaka
Related Link: http://www.facebook.com/AnarxokommounistesKalampakas
https://www.anarkismo.net/article/30916
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