interestingly a new group has sprung up in the last few weeks, called
'antispe' (short for 'antispeciesist action', what a moutful!) -
http://antispe.tk/
regardless of what you think about this issue, keen eyes will note how
antispe have almost exactly copied the aesthetic and attitudes (no
platform, by all means necessary, etc) of 'Antifa' the militant
anarchist anti-fascist network (e.g. www.antifa.net). instead of red and
black flags on their emblem, they have green and black.
even more interesting/strange/unnerving for those interested in the
branding and identity formation of political groups and movements, is
the so-called 'national anarchist' tendency (e.g.
www.newrightausnz.com), which is a bizarre fusion of black bloc and
anti-authoritarian sentiments/aesthetics and neo-nazi ideology.
of course, i'm not trying to link fascism and antispeciesism, but there
is an interesting study to be made of the diversity of groups and ideas
who have leapt onto similar identity bandwagons over the years.
unfortunately for 'proper' anarchists among us, it is often we who are
deemed the 'chosen ones'.
it's a funny old world.
ant
Rachel White wrote:
> With apologies to speciesists*/ corpse-eating folk on the list...
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> Gad bless the Guardian! – yet another article inserting ethics into such a
> blatently unethical context. Just how morally-challenged does the
> newspaper believe its readership to be?!
>
> * for those interested in a sociological exploration of speciesism start
> here http://human-nonhuman.blogspot.com/
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Anthony Ince
Research Student
Department of Geography,
Queen Mary, University of London,
Mile End,
E1 4NS
www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/student/ince.html
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