Pieces of shit on an absolutely cosmic scale. Where does it end, and how does it scale up in the face of climate catastrophe? Mass migrations, increasingly “irrelevant” labor, and bog standard neoliberal fuckery with essential social programs… it’s hard not to envision the darkest possible timeline, and yet. Somehow I remain optimistic. I’ve lived through a people being pushed past their breaking point. I was old enough to remember the overwhelming will of an entire country tossed aside, in what I’m sure the West thought was the scaled up equivalent of clearing out a camp of the unhoused.
Headlines (lol bourgeoisie) be damned, you can sense the undercurrents of, if not class consciousness, a rising awareness that the economy demands a pace so brutal that we can’t keep up. So yeah, I’m optimistic. It’s gonna be a hell of a 21st century.
I have just discovered your work thanks to your interview on Moderate rebels, for which I thank you. I am very interested in the issues you raise, from particular perspective of Afghanistan and refugees therefrom- but I completely agree with your generalisation of issues of internal and external displacement to bring out the wider relevance of specific cases. Did you know that the spread of Afghan refugees into Western Europe- probably also USA- has had the consequence of spreading cricket into countries where it had not been played? And that the origin of cricket in Afghanistan is from Afghans time in refugee camps in Pakistan- not a legacy of the 19th cent British invasions? Why might I imagine that of potential interest to you? Because cricket is proving such a remarkable support bridge for refugees in their new country- because international cricket has become culturally diverse as the former colonies gained strength, and this means that refugees who are cricket players have a strand of ‘language’ and culture which is respected in host countries even before they learn the host’s language. And I am sure that with your direct understanding of a refugee cultural journey, you will be alert to what a difference that can make. When I look at the figures on numbers of refugees and displaced persons globally, and reflect on the multi- generational process for each person who tries to make a home in a new culture- it is truly a formidable position the world is in. Are there Afghans in LA? Is there a way for them to play cricket anywhere?
“If money comes into the world with a congenital blood-stain on one cheek ,capital comes dripping from head to toe, from every pore, with blood and dirt.” Marx Vol 1 Capital
Starting with the enclosures in England, the decimation of indigenous populations in the Western Hemisphere, capital learned a long time ago violence is highly effective.
I think Ghandi put it well- "Poverty is the worst form of violence."
I would suggest in this regard:
Capitalism- A Structural Genocide- Gary Leech
Capital Hates Everyone- Maurizio Lazzarato
As far as the persons who ordered the raid and its beneficiaries:
The Virtue Hoarders- The Case Against Professional Managerial Class- Catherine Liu
Pieces of shit on an absolutely cosmic scale. Where does it end, and how does it scale up in the face of climate catastrophe? Mass migrations, increasingly “irrelevant” labor, and bog standard neoliberal fuckery with essential social programs… it’s hard not to envision the darkest possible timeline, and yet. Somehow I remain optimistic. I’ve lived through a people being pushed past their breaking point. I was old enough to remember the overwhelming will of an entire country tossed aside, in what I’m sure the West thought was the scaled up equivalent of clearing out a camp of the unhoused.
Headlines (lol bourgeoisie) be damned, you can sense the undercurrents of, if not class consciousness, a rising awareness that the economy demands a pace so brutal that we can’t keep up. So yeah, I’m optimistic. It’s gonna be a hell of a 21st century.
I agree. This century is the one to watch.
Hi Yasha,
I have just discovered your work thanks to your interview on Moderate rebels, for which I thank you. I am very interested in the issues you raise, from particular perspective of Afghanistan and refugees therefrom- but I completely agree with your generalisation of issues of internal and external displacement to bring out the wider relevance of specific cases. Did you know that the spread of Afghan refugees into Western Europe- probably also USA- has had the consequence of spreading cricket into countries where it had not been played? And that the origin of cricket in Afghanistan is from Afghans time in refugee camps in Pakistan- not a legacy of the 19th cent British invasions? Why might I imagine that of potential interest to you? Because cricket is proving such a remarkable support bridge for refugees in their new country- because international cricket has become culturally diverse as the former colonies gained strength, and this means that refugees who are cricket players have a strand of ‘language’ and culture which is respected in host countries even before they learn the host’s language. And I am sure that with your direct understanding of a refugee cultural journey, you will be alert to what a difference that can make. When I look at the figures on numbers of refugees and displaced persons globally, and reflect on the multi- generational process for each person who tries to make a home in a new culture- it is truly a formidable position the world is in. Are there Afghans in LA? Is there a way for them to play cricket anywhere?
“If money comes into the world with a congenital blood-stain on one cheek ,capital comes dripping from head to toe, from every pore, with blood and dirt.” Marx Vol 1 Capital
Starting with the enclosures in England, the decimation of indigenous populations in the Western Hemisphere, capital learned a long time ago violence is highly effective.
I think Ghandi put it well- "Poverty is the worst form of violence."
I would suggest in this regard:
Capitalism- A Structural Genocide- Gary Leech
Capital Hates Everyone- Maurizio Lazzarato
As far as the persons who ordered the raid and its beneficiaries:
The Virtue Hoarders- The Case Against Professional Managerial Class- Catherine Liu