Filoso texto de “Chahta-Ima”, afirmando su sólido posicionamiento eco-extremista, y criticando duramente la moral cristiana de los radicales politicamente correctos que se oponen a la violencia indiscriminada. Merely being an eco-extremist propagandist, I am forced to pay attention to reactions of anarchist and leftist readers to the actions of ITS and other eco-extremist groups. The …
Category: Essays
Mar 16
In Response to “Shoot the Slaughterhouse Owners”
Enyo In a brilliant article published last month, Roland Vincent writes “direct action by animal rights activists has been sporadic, unfocused, and ineffective.” At War wholly agrees with this premise. Essentially this piece articulates how the fascist corporatocracy in which we fight, the manifestation of capitalism run amuck, exists to profit from the slave state. …
Feb 28
Activist Interview: Gregston Van Pukeston
Animal Liberation Press Office gvp@animalliberationpressoffice.org What social movements/social movement organizations have you been a part of throughout your life? “I have been involved in groups such as the Green Party, the I.W.W. (Industrial Workers of the World), Hudson Valley Earth First!, Support work and advisor for North American Animal Liberation Press Office, GreenPeace, ( …
Feb 21
How the war on civil liberties harms animals
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -Benjamin Franklin 21 February 2016adminLeave a comment Post navigation “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -Benjamin Franklin The industry-crafted Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) has …
Jan 27
The Snitch, Bullying, and Gossip Culture in Animal Liberation
by Karen Kline “Hey, guess who Alice fucked the other night!” “Who? You know she’s always on Facebook flirting with men. Posting pics of her tattoos just to show off her boobs.” “I know. She thinks she’s so hot. Well I heard that after the potluck on Tuesday she left with Joe. And you know …
Dec 20
Animal Liberationists: Why We Must Take The Fight To Human Targets
by Roland Vincent By definition, terrorism is violence against the innocent. Terrorist organizations hope to influence the actions of governments by paralyzing populaces with fear and uncertainty. We see these tactics employed by jihadist Muslims, right wing hate groups, and radical separatists. Government response, predictably, is repression and fascist legislation. Voices of reason and of …
Nov 30
Personal Accountability (Anonymous)
From atwarforanimals.com There are only two ways to help animals — either liberate the victims, or stop their abusers. Period. Between those two poles, there is a spectrum of industry nonsense that serves to provide activists with a social outlet or, far more insidious, garner donations and accolades for those complicit in the holocaust. Our …
Nov 26
In Defense of the “Non-Humans First Declaration”
By Jon Hochschartner I’d like to take a moment to defend the Non-Humans First Declaration, a text that has become something of a boogeyman amongst intersectional animalists. But first, let me be clear about what I’m not doing. I’m not defending the signatories, social media activity associated with the declaration, or anything ancillary to the …
Nov 18
I understand despair driving ALF By Jon Hochschartner
In June 2015, according to the Mississauga News, the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the firebombing of two trucks in Canada owned by Harlan Laboratories, a company which provides research animals to vivisectionists. Police said the blaze caused no injuries. For a while now, I’ve counseled animalists against this sort of illegality, advocated by …
Nov 11
Is “Pro-Choice Ethical Vegan” an Oxymoron?
verdict.justia.com In my last column here, I discussed the paradoxical nature of violent activism in the pursuit of nonviolent ends. In particular, the issue before us was whether a pro-life or pro-animal-rights activist could, logically and ethically, utilize violent methods for protecting vulnerable victims (animals and fetuses) from third-party violence. In this column, I take …
Oct 25
Motor Prowling: A poem by Chris Miller, Adelaide, SA
He’s prowling on Hanson Road,[1] knife and fork poised to eat the lusty flesh of the younger of two Koori girls, crouched in front of the shop –on the corner of Hamilton Street. A young’n he wishes to bargain buy, tho’ she’s probably already serviced a platoon of prowlers No matter! He semaphores using the …
Oct 15
Without Best, animal movement missing important voice
By Jon Hochschartner God, I miss Steven Best. Does anyone else in the animalist movement ever feel that way? A long-time, unapologetic voice for non-humans, Best has gone quiet after a few unimaginably difficult years embroiled in a bitter public spat with a former comrade, against whom he eventually was forced to take out a restraining order. Last …
Oct 02
The Absurdities of Pacifism and Intersectional Activism in Animal Liberation
The Absurdities of Pacifism and Intersectional Activism in Animal Liberation. by Derk A.Brachmann “Nobody in the world, nobody in history has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of those that were oppressing them”-Assata Shakur “What is the conscientious animal defender to do ? The liberator solution is the use of physical …
Sep 30
What can animalists learn from Vietnam anti-war movement?
What can animalists learn from Vietnam anti-war movement? By Jon Hochschartner Some years ago, I read “North Star,” the autobiography of Peter Camejo, an American socialist. In 1976, Camejo was the Socialist Worker’s Party candidate for president, but drifted away from Trotskyism, eventually finding a home in the Green Party. He likened himself to a …
Aug 23
Intersectional Animalism Descends Into Cultism
By Jon Hochschartner There was a time, not too long ago, when the animalists who took an intersectional approach were the critical thinkers in the anti-speciesist movement, challenging old dogmas. But recently this intersectionalism seems to have solidified into an unthinking fundamentalism. ‘Intersectionality’ has become the mindless mantra of the day, as ‘abolitionism’ …