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Title: De profundis clamavi Author: RadioAzione-Croatia Date: February 2015 Language: en Topics: solidarity, insurrectionary anarchy, prisoners, communism, revolution Source: Retrieved on March 2015 from http://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=18918
This text is not a criticism of the self-criticism of the comrades of
the CCF, entitled “De Profundis”. I am not facing long decades in prison
and so it’s not for me to judge the methods used by the comrades to
regain freedom and get back on the trails of the anarchist urban
guerrilla struggle.
This text would just like to halt the constant flow of information, or
rather counter-information for a moment, for some self-critical
reflection. Because it seems to me, managing a site of
counterinformation myself, that one often skips criticism of the texts
that are published, almost as if we were news agencies.
So as not to delve too far into the past (because similar examples are
not of recent date), I will start with perhaps a less thorny topic, when
I read in a claim, dated 12-19/01, from Greece, the citation of a Mafia
boss. I am not entering into the choice of personal friendships and I’m
not referring to labels imposed by the system (such as “criminals”), but
assuming that mafia activity is not that much different on the soil of
Greece, ex Yugoslavia or Italy, also assuming that we all pretty much
know its organizational and political-economic character, the need to
include such a personage in the context of anarchist struggle/action is
beyond my anarchist comprehension. Or perhaps it is personal friendships
that are transforming everyone into comrades in struggle now?
And so comrade also became Ch. Xiros, a member of a communist
organization. Of course, now that it has been stated publicly that he is
a snitch (aside: how is it, in this world of speedy counter-information,
that this information had never been published until now?) many are
quick to point out that they did not express solidarity with him in the
past (and those who did, remain silent).
But if he had not been an informer, a communist would be the anarchists’
comrade, a person to give solidarity and support?
I, for my part, did not have any problem when I reported the news of the
failed escape plan of the CCF, in adding that RadioAzione Croatia will
never express solidarity with a communist.
Or maybe it is enough now just to pick up a gun to consider oneself
comrades?
Guerrillas of the world unite?
United in the struggle for the international revolution?
Kurdish, Palestinian, Basque resistance, Latin-American guerrillas of
every kind, RAF, Action Directe...
Long live armed struggle in itself?
How else could I explain the names of the cells of the Informal
Anarchist Federation (I emphasize “anarchist” and “informal”!)
dedicated, for example, to Meinhof of the RAF or to Jorge Saldivia of
the Chilean Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front then?
I ask myself why on earth comrades, not just those that signed with the
names of members of these organizations, or those who refer to them in
their texts, but also those who publish/read this news, find nothing
contradictory in that?
Perhaps because, excuse my ignorance, a common anarchist-communist front
has been created?
Maybe because we have things in common that unite us in the struggle?
The ultimate goal?
Why must history repeat itself before we finally learn the difference
between an authoritarian ideology and an anarchist idea that aims at the
total destruction of the existent?
But if the difference between the two is such an abyss (at least in my
conception of anarchy it is), should that not be reflected in practice?
Or have we forgotten that these communist guerrillas in the territories
where they had more “luck”, have contributed to the construction of a
communist State?
And how can I, anarchist, then, go back and solidarize with people whose
ideology has persecuted, tortured and murdered anarchists?
Today, side by side before the common enemy (?). Tomorrow in front of
the people’s courts. Today together as “political prisoners”. Tomorrow
in the people’s jails.
What then does this expression “political prisoners”, so common in
anarchist circles, mean?
Perhaps to differentiate themselves from the other common prisoners, who
are in jail for their acts and not for their ideas?
But also the fascists/nazis and the islamists are detained for their
ideas. But, supporting my imprisoned anarchist comrades because of
affinity with their ideas, how could I solidarize with “political
prisoners” in general, whose ideas represent the enemy for me?
Yes, for my individualist-anarchist Ego the communists (and those like
them), anti-authoritarians, anti-fascists (because I do not declare
myself either anti-authoritarian or antifascist, because “anarchist”
encompasses all of these and other “antis”, and it is obvious that for
those who feel the need to label themselves with these uncertain terms
the anarchist is too free), are the same enemies as the fascists/nazis,
democrats, the religious etc., like everything that is an obstacle to
the realization of my ideas, my free life.
And all these communists, fascists/nazi, religious, democrats etc. have
one enemy in common: the anarchist.
So, either I express my solidarity with all prisoners in general, for
the obvious reason that they are locked up in prison, or just with
imprisoned anarchists with whom I have affinity.
But never to “political prisoners”.
And then, are not precisely anarchists opposed to labels, both inside
and outside prison?
One thing that should be obvious and taken for granted (?): it is not
action in itself that makes me akin to someone, but the thinking that
drives this action.
Otherwise we could sign the next action “Margherita Cagol”/FAI cell.