Black Anarchy

Greece: The first issue of the anarcho-nihilist newspaper “Blessed Is The Flame” has now been published

Posted on 2024/01/10 by darknights

In the following link we provide the digital version of the first issue of the newspaper of our project “Blessed Is The Flame“, a project for the diffusion of the theory and praxis of black-flag anarchy* While the newspaper is in Greek, we would like to see it translated in other languages too and be disseminated internationally. If any comrades are interested in this undertaking, contact us at blessedistheflame (at) riseup (dot) net, and we can provide you with an editable .odt version of the file.

PDF: Ευλογημένη Η Φλόγα Τεύχος

In this newspaper we will cover topics like international and local anti-info of the two most recent months, discussions, claims of responsibility, ideas and tips about direct action and anti-surveillance.

Editorial: “The present newspaper is the printed form of the project Blessed Is The Flame, which will be irregularly issued. The purpose of this project is not only to disseminate black-flag anarchy, but more generally to disseminate the radical thoery, praxis and criticism that stems from the act of insurrectionarry armed desire, recognising that the social situation we are in, and which we did not choose, leads our lives to bankruptcy, to the alienation of our Egos.
We do not attempt to persuade anyone, we do not wish to bet on the mass mobilisation of a robotised society. What we are trying to do is contribute in building a communication bridge between those who have chosen to revolt here and now and those who want to revolt. We are what we are because we got courage and inspiration from the rebels who show us what is possible. We do not postpone the insurrectionary and revolutionary action for an indeterminate future because we are liberated from the bonds of hope. We are not nihilists because we are simply pessimists. No, we are nihilists because the situations around us do not allow us to think of future utopias, because we do not wait for freedom to come, but we bring freedom each time we act with defiance and without compromise against society, state, capital, and any other aspect of civilisation. This is the most immediate realisation of anarchy.

Long live direct, anarchist and guerrila action
No resignation, no truce, no peace
For anarchy and nihilism”

*In the terminology used within the Greek radical circles, black anarchy (μαύρη αναρχία) refers collectively to the nihilist, individualist, insurrectionary, anti-social and egoist currents of anarchism.

‘III) Class war is outdated’ – Conspiracy of Cells of Fire

Posted on 2022/05/10 - 2022/05/10 by darknights

We republish an excerpt from the CCF’s (Conspiracy of Cells of Fire) book New Urban Guerrilla on the occasion of “World Workers’ Day”, one of the few days when leftists remember to take to the streets, hold their ritual marches and speak their faded slogans. The left has never been able to fully recover from the consequences of the rise of neoliberalism and the fall of the USSR, and it never will as long as it clings to outdated and anachronistic theories and practices that struggle to cope with the rapid developments of the last few decades. The concept of ‘worker’ and ‘class struggle’ that they so glorify no longer have the same clarity and meaning that they had a century ago. The third industrial revolution, the automation it brought about and globalisation have led to the expansion of the tertiary sector at the expense of the primary and secondary sectors. For the average young worker who works in hotels and cafes, the ‘occupation of the means of production’ does not make as much sense as it would to a bachelor worker, especially when the rusty leftist rhetoric has not even managed to prevail against neoliberal standards, the doctrine of ‘there is no alternative’ and the false promises of social advancement and enrichment. The so-called class consciousness is now almost non-existent. We cannot even imagine how much more fossilized the left will look like with the arrival of the fourth industrial revolution, which is already just around the corner, and which will bring even more radical socio-economic transformations, changing and blurring even more the class dynamics and the meaning of ‘worker’.
With all that has been said about the left, it is therefore not surprising either why a ‘movement’ such as that of the a/a space, which tends to become increasingly leftist, is so alienated from population groups it is supposed to support, such as workers and minorities.
Or May Day is not the worker’s right.
May Day is sabotage, memory and consistency in the workers’ hellhole
Action and attack on the mechanisms of oppression
For anarchy and nihilism
– IO EIF

So here it is necessary to talk about society and the individual. We declare ourselves anti-socialists and have referred extensively to our conception of society. However, because we find that confusion remains in many mouths and ears producing distorted ideologies of revolutionary elitism, we for our part persist in striking down this misunderstanding.

First of all, by the term society we do not in any way exclusively define the numerical population of people. We characterize as a whole the majority framework of attitudes, traditions, morals and customs within which the processes of power are accepted. For example, the concepts of property, patriotism, religion, are pervasive social values deeply rooted in <> without the need for law enforcement and state surveillance.

Of course, the majority of society, beyond the common belief shared in the necessity of power, is at the same time divided into classes. Social classes that are not entrenched from one another, as in past centuries when natural exclusion from the upper echelons of power prevailed (pyramidal morphology based on descent and hereditary rights), but constitute categories of people based on their fluid position in production and their economic surface. Today, therefore, people are in constant class mobility due to the structure of the modern system. The participatory form of capitalism and the real or fictitious opportunities for professional development form a fluctuating scale on which petty bourgeoisie can become bosses (self-made professionals and careerists) and bosses can fall into petty bourgeoisie (company bankruptcies, failed investments). Continue reading “‘III) Class war is outdated’ – Conspiracy of Cells of Fire” →

The Aroma of Fire: The Rage of Despair in a Tripolar World – Gustavo Rodríguez [I am Dynamite Editions]

Posted on 2021/12/17 - 2022/01/19 by darknights

“The sulphorous aroma of the combustion of petrol and is derivatives, causes an unmistakable olfactory sensation that incites a certain transitory state of euphoria and unconsciously sends us a succession of associated images that produce infinte pleasure: a burning precinct, a prison reduced to ashes, a conglomerate of charred atennas, a torched patrol car or a beautiful charred shopping centre. This becoming-fire -which lights up the night- causes a liberating commotion that no other means, no war machine, can bring about. A gesture is innovated that makes anarchy perceptible through the flames of devastation.”

– Gustavo Rodríguez

PDF: The Aroma of Fire: The Rage of Despair in a Tripolar World

I am Dynamite Editions present their first publication of the long awaited translation into English of our anarchist comrade, Gustavo Rodríguez’s ‘The Aroma of Fire: The Rage of Despair in a Tripolar World (Rethinking the struggle from the informal anarchic perspective)’.

With our first publication we begin our publishing project to promote the informal insurrectional anarchist praxis and Black Anarchy.

More than ever there is a need for analysis and critique of the past, present and future systems of domination, along with the struggles against them. This is our contribution to a newly evolving insurrectional conflict, a destructive end to the existent.

Future publications to come…

I am Dynamite Editions

iamdynamiteeditions[at]riseup.net

PS. Our delayed gratitude and ongoing anarchist complicity to all those comrades who helped us in the long hard journey to create this publication. Better late than never!

Greece: Self-Presentation of Blessed is the Flame project GR/EN

Posted on 2021/12/14 - 2021/12/14 by darknights

“Να δημιουργήσω; Όχι, Να καταστρέψω, να καταστρέψω και ξανά να καταστρέψω, οτιδήποτε επιτρέπει η δύναμη που έχει απομείνει σε αυτούς τους μύες. Γιατί η καταστροφή είναι η δύναμη που έχει απομείνει. Το μοναδικό πράγμα που αξίζει έστω μια δεκάρα. Όλα τα άλλα θα περάσουν και θα χαθούν. Μόνο η καταστροφή τους θα διαρκέσει. Είναι ένα παράδοξο με ελάχιστα αντίστοιχα. Οι νέοι και ικανοί να χτίσουν καινούριους κόσμους, εκείνοι που για χρόνια, σε καθημερινή βάση, έθεταν τα θεμέλια της πίστης για μια καλύτερη ανθρωπότητα, τώρα οφείλουν να καταστήσουν την αιματοχυσία, την εσπευσμένη δράση, το σαμποτάζ, τα χαλάσματα, την καταστροφή, την εκμηδένιση, κορυφαία επιτεύγματα της ζωής.”
-Gusta Drenger, εβραία αντάρτισσα

Σκοπός του εγχειρήματος “Ευλογημένη η Φλόγα” δεν είναι μόνο μια θεωρητική διάχυση της μαύρης αναρχίας, αλλά τη διάχυση της ριζοσπαστικής θεωρίας/κριτικής που πηγάζει από την ενέργεια της εξεγερτικης οπλισμένης επιθυμίας, αναγνωρίζοντας ότι η κοινωνική κατάσταση, στην οποία βρισκόμαστε και δεν επιλέξαμε, οδηγεί τις ζωές μας στην πτώχευση, στην αποξένωση των εγώ μας.Δεν υπάρχει διαφορά στο τι κάνουμε και το τι σκεφτόμαστε. Μηδενιστές δεν είμαστε επειδή είμαστε απλά απαισιόδοξοι.Όχι, μηδενιστές είμαστε επειδή οι καταστάσεις γύρω μας δε μας επιτρέπουν να σκεφτόμαστε μελλοντικές ουτοπικές κοινωνίες αλλά ο αγώνας ενάντια στον πολιτισμό(κοινωνία, κράτος, κεφάλαιο κοκ) να είναι το μοναδικό πράγμα που να απολαμβάνουμε. Μηδενίζουμε μέλλον και ελπίδα ώστε να αγωνιστούμε εδώ και τώρα.Να απελευθερωθεί κάθε οργή κάθε εξεγερμένου.Δεν επιθυμούμε να ποντάρουμε στη μαζική κινητοποίηση εφόσον η κοινωνία είναι ρομποτοποιημενη.Οι πιθανότητες για ένα απελευθερωμένο κόσμο ίσως αρχίσουν να υπάρχουν όταν σταματήσουν εντελώς να ελπίζουν σε οποιοδήποτε σενάριο φλυαρίας ιδεολογιών.Στο εγχείρημα, συνεπώς, φιλοξενούνται αναρτήσεις, αναδημοσιεύσεις και μεταφράσεις -ενώ καλοδεχούμενα είναι κείμενα και μεταφράσεις- που κινούνται στην κατεύθυνση αυτή.

“Είθε η απόλαυση να είναι η ευλογημένη φλόγα που θα μας οδηγήσει στο κενό”

Διαχειριστική Ομάδα του εγχειρήματος “Ευλογημένη η Φλόγα”

Για την αναρχία και τον μηδενισμό

mail: blessedistheflame@protonmail.com
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Greece: Blessed is the Flame – Stickers for the diffusion of Black Anarchy EN/GR

Posted on 2021/12/14 - 2021/12/14 by darknights

We decided to design some stickers for the diffusion of black anarchy*.The rest will be published soon.They will be found in self-managed areas of Thessaloniki as well as you can print them and / or use them in articles.

“Creativity is essential in anarchist practice. This is a cliché that should be self-evident.” (Wolfi Landstreicher)

We decided to translate our stickers to English so that our comrades from every place of the planet where the black flame of anarchy burns!

Fellow greetings and solidarity to those who fight in this dystopia with Rage and Consciousness! Attack first and always for anarchy till the end!

*In Greece , we use the phrase Black Anarchy (Μαύρη Αναρχία) for Post Left Anarchy(insurrectionist,nihilist,individualist,Anti/postciv)

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Against The Tide – Gustavo Rodríguez

Posted on 2021/07/15 - 2021/07/15 by darknights

-The dilemmas of the contemporary «anarchist movement» versus the instituting character of the «social movements.»¹.

«Vulgarly it is held that the «great mass» could not remain without religion; the communists extend that claim.»

Max Stirner, My Enjoyment of Myself, in The Only One and His Property.

«To see what we have in front of our noses requires a constant struggle.»

George Orwell, In front of your nose.

Contrary to what all the verbal diarrhea of post-modern neo-Leninism claims about the so-called «social movements», the novelty of these movements does not lie in the replacement of trade unions and traditional political parties, but in the motivational structure of the subjects involved; That is, in the convergence of perceptions around multiple factors (economic-socio-cultural) that nourish the collective longing for the welfare state and the labor society and, through processes of social mobilization, constitute a new institutional force that serves as a platform for the different fascisms -whether black, brown, red or whatever color they are given in order to persuade the «masses»- and paves the way for populist leaders.

Meanwhile, the social scientists (neo-Marxians and/or proto-populists) juggle a thousand and one times to semantically accommodate «institutionalization», giving the concept a one hundred and eighty degree turn so that it is grammatically instrumental for them; that is, hiding the intentions of co-optation of the struggles and forced integration to the «new» domination.

In this way, they reconceptualize «institutionalization» and define it as a «mediation» (between the so-called civil society and the regime) that redesigns the forms of participation, the mechanisms of representation and the devices of legitimization, enhancing the «transforming» character of social mobilization in total «recreation of the movementist tradition»² . In the words of the merolico mayor Boaventura de Souza Santos: showing the emancipatory horizons that they recreate as agents of social change, by participating in the construction of hegemonic ideas that drive the politicization of reality³ .

Despite this evidence, the critique of the instituting maneuver of «social movements» has been mute in our tents. The shameless silences in the face of these instituting vessels -which suffocate individual breathing in the forced gasps of the movementist ritual-, have contributed to the theoretical-practical confusion that today plagues our circles, facilitating the imposition of alien programs and the adoption of the logic of the enemy (diametrically opposed to our desires for total emancipation). Instead of drawing a crucial dividing line, which establishes the definitive separation of the instituting struggles and punctuates the consistent action of contemporary anarchic grammar, an ambiguous discourse, loaded with vague expositions and excess of positivity, has been encouraged. Continue reading “Against The Tide – Gustavo Rodríguez” →