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There Will Be Blut

In the gardens of the University of Münster there stands a monument that commemorates the German soldiers who fought in the First World War. Atop it stands a stone carving of a German soldier, head encased in stahlnhelm and body … Continue reading

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Masking the Referent

Among the great driving forces of a mass ideological movement is the desire to mask the referent. By ‘the referent’ I refer to the desires and goals of referent individuals who head up the lead hierarchy of such a movement. … Continue reading

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The Barricades of Broken Salvation

Surrounded by the corpses of fallen allies and enemies alike they climb above the barricades; rifles and flags clutched tightly in hands they scream appeals to liberty and curses of death upon their enemies. This is the provocative imagery of emancipatory struggle … Continue reading

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Soldiering is Slavery

The sound of the trumpet…the call to arms…outward hints at the ghost of ‘duty’ that has entered  and become embedded in  those who kill on behalf of the monopolists of force. Of all the types of slaves, the ‘soldier’ is … Continue reading

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Where I Stand

Like all who begin their lives, I began it knowing very little at all. Through trial and error I slowly came to recognise patterns, ideas and ‘ways of being’. I began to realise that so many of the things that … Continue reading

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