Clio the cat, ? July 1997 - 1 May 2016
October 21, 2023 at 10:08
Shatz is not non-partisan. He decries in that essay a nefarious, academic “left extremism” (‘a cult of force’!) just as students & activists face increasing state repression for expressing solidarity with Palestine. Pretty shameful.
Another, more properly conceptual point is his unelaborated distinction between “legitimate” guerrilla warfare and the “primordial revenge” of the Palestinian resistance, attributing their targeting of civilians to a form of deep-seated psychosis… It’s of a piece with standard western “left” outlets in the last couple of weeks in trying to delegitimize Palestinian armed struggle.
Shatz for context was a big supporter of the invasion & occupation of Afghanistan. Another position considered informed & non-partisan in certain circles.
The last working-class hero in England.
Kira the cat, ? ? 2010 - 3 August 2018
Jasper the Ruffian cat ? ? ? - 4 November 2021
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