More Wretch Than Sage
Analytical articles on politics, philosophy, collapse, and dogs.
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Kropotkin’s lifeboats: Anarchists - to the rescue! ‘we must help’ (opens the original)
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“…those who man the lifeboat do not ask credentials from the crew of a sinking ship; they launch their boat, risk their lives in the raging waves, and sometimes perish, all to save men whom they do not even know. And what need to know them? “They are human beings, and they need our aid – that is enough, that establishes their right – To the rescue!”Peter Kropotkin - The Conquest of Bread1In September 2026, police officers were sent to the Royal Na
A shelter is never a home, but is this shelter a homage? (opens the original)
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It might sound at times as if I’m criticising this film, but I’m not. Let me preface this ‘review’ by saying that I absolutely enjoyed this film; it fulfilled its role of low-brow, fast-moving action entertainment that passed a couple of hours. Jason Statham excels once again in his portrayal of Jason Statham – frankly, it’s the part he was born to play.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SbjY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3
What’s better left unsaid… (opens the original)
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“I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid”Marcus Porcius Cato – as recorded in PlutarchCato the younger, ‘The Stoic’s Stoic’ is quoted or paraphrased to show his restraint and self-control. I definitely have an editing problem. Half the time between publishing articles on here is taking stuff out. With ADHD and Autism, I can be working on things over a time period much longer than my attention span – so I end up going down various rabbit holes and digressions
Solidarity Without Submission: Nestor, Ulysses, Ukraine and the Glory of Heroes. (opens the original)
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“National consciousness, which is not nationalism, is the only thing that will give us an international dimension.”— Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth1Huliaipol, Zaporozhye oblast, Ukraine in 2022. Nestor Makhno sits behind sandbags holding the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine, while soldiers take selfies with him.
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