Пытанне нацыі і нацыяналізму, нягледзячы на паўсюдныя працэсы глабалізацыі па ранейшаму – адно з ключавых сацыяльных, палітычных і культурных пытанняў сучаснасці. Даць ацэнку гэтай з’яве, прааналізаваць яе і прымаць да ўвагі ў сваіх палітычных дзеяннях я лічу вельмі важным і неабходным для тых, хто марыць аб радыкальных пераменах.

Каля году таму я выказаў сваю пазіцыю адносна беларускага нацыяналізму. Не так даўно чэскія таварышы пераклалі яе і апублікавалі ў анархісцкім часопісе Existence. Дзякуй ім за гэта 🙂

Арыгінал артыкулу тут: https://mikola.noblogs.org/?p=1269

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The issue of nation and nationalism, despite overwhelming globalization process is still one of the key social, political and cultural questions of present time. Assessing and analyzing this issue and taking it into consideration during the political activity is, on my opinion, very important for those who dream about radical changes.

About a year ago I have outspoken my position regarding Belarusian nationalism. A few time ago Czhech comrades translated it and published in a anarchist magazine “Existence”. Thank them! 🙂

The original article is here (English, Russian): https://mikola.noblogs.org/?p=1269

Вы не поверите, но это обычный столб в городе Прага, Республика Чехия. Пройти мимо я не смог. Как только это непотребство попалось мне на глаза, НЕМЕДЛЕННО последовала дерзкая акция прямого действия против российского присутствия.

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Prague, Czech Reupublic. Fierce and radical direct action against Russian presence.

Around a year ago, travelling to Warsaw I have meet a guy from Finland, whos parents are Russian-speakers. A European citizen, loving Putin. complaining about “rusophobia” and being happy about Crimea “taken back”. Such a contingent is widespread in Czheh republic, Bulgaria, Latvia, Greece and even further to the West. It is a stalinism of 21st century.

Russian threat must not be underestimated, and it is good that EU started a campaign against Russian hybrid aggression, though this campaign should have been started at least 4 years ago.

https://euvsdisinfo.eu/seven-things-you-should-know-about-pro-kremlin-disinformation/

Пакутнікі Чыкага не будуць забытыя. Скрозь кроў, хлусню і нянавісць мы працягнем барацьбу да перамогі.
Усіх, хто сэрцам пакутуе за прыгнечаных, віншую з нашым святам непакорнасці!

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Chicago martyrs will not be forgotten. Through blood, lies and hatred we will continue our struggle till the victory.
I wish everyone, who’s heart suffers for the opressed happy holiday of our disobidience!

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Трэба мне былі дадзеныя для даследвання па прадмеце Applied econometrics. Узяў ды і зайшоў на ФБ-старонку Нацыянальнага статыстычнага камітэту, і проста так запытаўся ці есць у іх гэтыя дадзеныя і калі няма – то дзе можна ўзяць. Уяўляеце, якая наіўнасць развіваецца ў чалавека пасля 2+ гадоў жыцця ў еўропке? 8 сакавіка адправіў паведамленне. 12 сакавіка яго прачыталі. Сення 18 кастрычніка – адказу няма дагэтуль.

Пытанні “хіба цяжка хаця б нешта адказаць”, “навошта было ўвогуле старонку завадзіць”, “а як жа маё канстытуцыйнае права на інфармацыю ад дзяржворганаў”, “за што тады ім падаткі плацяць” – бессэнсоўна лётаюць у паветры. Ізноў прыходзіць даўно зразумелае – ты размаўляеш не з чалавекам, а з машынай, чыё імя – дзаржава. Гэта Беларусь, дзетка!

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That’s how “State for the people” looks like

Once upon a time I was in need of some statistical info for my research on subject “Applied econometrics”. I have visited the FB-page of National statistical committee (a state institution) and just asked them, do they have such a data. And if not, where can I get it. You see, how naive people are becoming after 2+ years of living in Europe!
March, 8 – the message was sent. March 12th – they read it. It is 18th of April today – still no answer.

Such questions are “is t hard to answer at least something”, “why they need such a page, in this case”, “what about my constitutional rights for getting th info from state institutions”, “what are they receive taxes for” – are somewhere in the air, but totally useless. Actually, you speak to a machine, which is state, not to a human being. That’s Belarus, my dear!

Few time ago I spotted a video footage and a press-release of a group “Revenge of Marusia Nikiforova) (Ukraininan FAI fraction), where comrades burn an expensive car – Range Rover Evoque. Motivation proclaimed is class revenge and a fact, that, while may residents of Kiyv do not have ho water, someone shows off their luxury.

I also think that showing off the luxury is immoral. Buying cars, which cost as a life wage of engineer or a cleaner means demonstrating, that for you grandstanding is more important then social problems of your society and world. Needless to say that most of the owners of such a cars are bourgeois or high officials, of high managers. Needless to say that such a vehicles are highly harmful for environment. So I do not see a great problem if some of these cars will be burned.

But here another dilemma rising up. Where does the “plain good car” ends and bourgeois luxury starts? And, what is even more important, provided that many of us have cars by ourselves – how much the car an anarchist is allowed to use, should cost? The question is not speculative at all, because it’s gonna be a bit annoying if your car will be occasionally burned by your comrades )))

To be precise, i have googled the cost of this type of car. Range Rover Evoque which was in use, costs 23-39 thousand $. (average – 31 thousand). The new one – 49 thousand $.

Derived from what is written on a vacancies cites, average wage of, let’s say, IT specialist (who is also a proletarian) in Ukraine is averagely 700-1700 dollars. Average is, let’s say 1200.

Hence, if you save 1\2 of your wage (it is not very hard in Ukraine provided the costs are super law), average Ukrainian IT-specialist can save for such a car for a 4 years. Or take a credit for it without any problem.

So can such a car be considered a luxury? Apparently, this is a rhetorical question.

Of cause, majority of Ukrainians earn not 1200 but 231 $ (an average wage for January, 2017). But such a gap between the salaries of a workers (WORKERS – I make special emphasis on it) is not a guilt of a certain IT-specialist (or highly-qualified construction worker, or motor mechanic – they also may earn more then 1000 $ a month), but labor market, which is eager to pay for one job more then for another.

Therefore I assume that the question of what is luxury and who’s property may be burned, should be reviewed more attentively – of cause, if we do not want to make highly-qualified workers and people with high wages (but non-explotators) our enemies.

Also in Ukraine, as everywhere, there is a bunch of Maibach’s and limousines, which cost is exorbitant even for super-IT-specislists: from 500 000 $ and higher. Servants of the regime and employers, who fraud their employees, also have cars (not necessarily expensive). But burning random offroaders just because they look better than Ford Focus or Volkswagen Golf is no great thing.

Regarding on what car anarchist should and should not have: I think that for answering this question each of us should invoke from salaries in his region. If you live in Leltchitsy (a small town in a Belarusian province) and bought an offroader, which costs as 3 houses of your neighbors – it is a one thing. If you bought it, while living in Minsk – it’s another thing. And let’s be honest: laptops which we use everyday, are unreal dream for most of inhabitants of southeast Asia or Central Africa. And I do not think that anyone of you are ready to burn them in solidarity with workers of Ethiopia who are not going to get it even if worki all their life. I offer to consider to any anarchist (and every honest person) to make a border of a luxury a maximum cost, which in your region could be spend by a working person.

Capitalism makes inequality between workers as well. But if this inequality will contribute to conflict between us – it will not be fine. We should remember, that for exploiters and for the capitalist system we all: those who earn 100 $ and who earn 1000 $ are no more then hired slaves who differ, at best, with a length of a chain.

https://pramen.io/ru/2017/07/kiev-anarhisty-sogzhgli-avtomobil-range-rover-evoque

The huge political trial against anarchists, accused in terrorism, is coming soon in Russia. It is a first case when FSB used tortures against anarchists so massively and impudently. International solidarity is needed more then ever before.

Why the Torture Cases of Anarchists in Russia Matter

Thousands of people, marching in the US for gun control (assume, mostly college millennials, liberals and leftists) for me are the same that sheep marching for shepherd, or slaves marching for slave-owners.

Ok, you afraid of your lifes, no problem. So instead of marching and complaining just buy a gun and feel safe. State gives you such an opportunity. No, you are not doing so! You prefer the state to defend you, you entrust the government your right to self-defense. So do not be surprised when it defend you from all other rights. If you want only “special people” to own a gun, be sure that soon they will become the owners of your life also.

It is a disgusting leftist understanding of equality: attempting to make everyone equally weak and defenseless.

Also, I sure, each of those who stand for gun control NEVER EVER faced street violence or necessity to defend his or her life.