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Bertolt Brecht – To future generations

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– I – Really, I live in dark times! Innocent words are foolish. An unfurrowed brow Indicates apathy. He who laughs Just hasn’t yet received The terrible news. What times are these, in which A conversation about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many misdeeds! He who quietly crosses the street Is probably no longer within reach of his friends Who are in need? It’s true: I earn my living But believe me: that’s only … Read more

Sabotage: direct action and empowerment against power

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Sabotage is understood as the deliberate destruction of material goods or the intentional reduction of work performance with the purpose of harming a company, an economic system, or a power structure. The origin of the word, which is related to a strike of railway workers in France in the year 1910, who blocked the train tracks, already points to its link with labor struggle. It was also used by the Luddites, textile workers from Nottingham, in campaigns against the machinery … Read more

Tonight We Riot, 8‑bit Multiplayer Revolution

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In 2020, against a backdrop of health crisis and growing social inequality, the independent studio “Pixel Pushers Union 512” released Tonight We Riot. This video game, described by its creators as «an unapologetically socialist game», offers a revolutionary fantasy in which the working class organises to overthrow the capitalist system. The work, presented as a side‑scrolling “beat ’em up” with pixel art aesthetics, emerged as a response to the saturation of conservative narratives in the gaming industry. Its arrival on … Read more

How to bypass “Chat Control” starting today

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Without a doubt, the European law known as Chat Control that is being imposed in the EU represents a very serious violation of the right to privacy, among other things. It is above all dangerous because of what it implies, the intentions behind it, and because it sets a legal precedent that goes against the very liberal democracy that the European institutions profess, turning the EU into an authoritarian democracy; with Chat Control, voting would cease to be anonymous and … Read more

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