A new pocket pamphlet has been published by Active Distribution.
British Anarchism Succumbs to War Fever by Alex Adle.
This revised text first published online by Libcom and others has also been
translated into both French and Czech languages so far. The pamphlet sets out
the basic anarchist critique of war and militarism and asks: “What’s
going on?
In February 2022, the Russian Armed Forces invaded
Ukrainian territory, beginning an occupation and open warfare. This
followed eight years of smouldering conflict between the Ukrainian state
and Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas region of Ukraine, and the
annexation of Crimea. Some anarchists, antifascists, and other
anti-authoritarians in Ukraine decided to participate in the armed
forces of the state to combat the Russian invasion. This was an
organised, collective project with a political manifesto, under the
banner of ‘The Resistance Committee’ and ‘Operation Solidarity’.
Many anarchists in Britain responded with uncritical
support for the project and began actively aiding the Ukrainian war
effort, raising funds for military supplies and spreading war
propaganda. A minority of anarchists, on the other hand, raised the
banner of “no war but the class war”, opposing war itself while
advocating for working class internationalism, against all factions of
the ruling class. This latter position, previously an uncontroversial
expression of anarchist-communist politics, was all of a sudden
anathema.
War Fever available from Active Distribution
