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Freedom Bookshop Firebombed
Freedom Bookshop in Whitehall, London was firebombed in the early hours of this morning:
"@Freedom_Paper: BREAKING: Freedom was firebombed last night. No-one hurt, upstairs is okay but shop and electrics have been seriously damaged."
No doubt there will be a collection since they're uninsured so anything you can send there way I'm sure will be gladly received. Check their twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/Freedom_Paper
Greatest of solidarity from myself with all those who are involved with Freedom.
"It is slaves, struggling to throw off their chains, who unleash the movement whereby history abolishes masters." - Raoul Vaneigem
"Communism is for us not a state of affairs which is to be established, an ideal to which reality will have to adjust itself. We call communism the real movement which abolishes the present state of things." - Karl Marx
"What distinguishes reform from revolution is not that revolution is violent, but that it links insurrection and communisation." - Gilles Dauvé
Horrible think to 'thank' this post - obviously, 'thanks' for posting the news, rather than 'thankfully Freedom has been firebombed'.
Critique of the Gotha Programme, Pt IV: http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/ch04.htm
No War but the Class War
Destroy All Nations
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A photo of some of the damage inside:
"It is slaves, struggling to throw off their chains, who unleash the movement whereby history abolishes masters." - Raoul Vaneigem
"Communism is for us not a state of affairs which is to be established, an ideal to which reality will have to adjust itself. We call communism the real movement which abolishes the present state of things." - Karl Marx
"What distinguishes reform from revolution is not that revolution is violent, but that it links insurrection and communisation." - Gilles Dauvé
^ This.
Really sad to hear this.
Someone on facebook posted:
Shame I don't live anywhere nearby.
"Her development, her freedom, her independence must come from and through herself. First, by asserting herself as a personality, and not as a sex commodity. Second, by refusing the right to anyone over her body; by refusing to bear children unless she wants them; by refusing to become a servant to God, the State, society, the husband, the family, etc. ... by freeing herself from the fear of public opinion and public condemnation. Only that, and not the ballot, will set woman free, will make her a force hitherto unknown in the world, a force for real love, for peace, for harmony; a force of divine fire, of life-giving; a creator of free men and women."~ Emma Goldman
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I saw that in the feed too. It is a shame that it happened but for some reason I doubt that the culprits will be found.
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Anybody thinks someone paid some people to bomb the bookshop?
More likely it was some EDL splinter group or some other far-right/fascist outfit.
wish i was in london tomorrow. i sound horribly selfish saying it, but i'm heading back to london next weekend and i was hoping to pick up some stuff there. guess that won't be happening now.
solidarity of course, i may donate some money and i encourage others who can to do so too.
Until now, the left has only managed capital in various ways; the point, however, is to destroy it.
Did everyone at libcom think this was a fascist attack rather than some kids looking to have some fun and start talking about non sexist community defence patrols
In all seriousness though that sucks. will donate if link is provided.
PS. Is choccy still on that site? Wonder what his picks are tonight. I have Edgar and Reem both winning.
Fuck that's terrible, I've been there many times, especially for their A.S.S.
What bastards would do this? I wish I could help but I'm broke.
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I wish I was closer so I could help them rebuild. Terrible news.
I'm going to teach you that Capitalism has it's limits my friend, when it goes up against The Red Comet! - The Red Comet
sad its been there for decades - hope they can get it running again
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the oppressive situations which we seek to escape,
but that piece of the oppressor which is
planted deep within each of us." Audre Lorde
According to a Vice article I read about this, there has been a lot of support offered in the aftermath, so that's good. I guess something like 100 people showed up to help in the cleanup effort?
If they had some sort of system to accept donations like a wepay account or something, I'd probably donate something.
"Win, lose or draw...long as you squabble and you get down, that's gangsta."
They'll get the shop running again I'm sure, but it's another blow to the whole project. 6 months ago they were talking about ceasing production of 'Freedom' (first published 1888) because they were out of money after a photo-journalist threatened them with a court case over the publication of some photographs. It does seem they're lurching from crisis-point to crisis-point.
I may not agree with everything the Freedom Collective does or stands for but I really believe their continued existence is a positive thing for the working class.
Critique of the Gotha Programme, Pt IV: http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/ch04.htm
No War but the Class War
Destroy All Nations
Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC): "A man whose life has been dishonorable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death."
article from vice mentioned early by my boy os cangaceiros
'heavens above, how awful it is to live outside the law - one is always expecting what one rightly deserves.'
petronius, the satyricon
solidarity event up in leeds next week, a bar is donating all the cash they make on friday 15th to freedom.
e: anyone read any of the shit about this over on indymedia?
Until now, the left has only managed capital in various ways; the point, however, is to destroy it.
No, what's going on?
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