In NZ, we like our fascism casual. We are so laid back as a culture we are horizontal. Less Goose-stepping boots, more marching crocs. The banality of evil that NZs mass surveillance represents is so twee it’s perfectly kiwi. The vast power of the Supermarkets not only give them economic manipulation, they also have mass… Continue reading The creeping mass surveillance NZ State via Supermarkets
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Latest Issue of Solidarity -Newsletter of Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
Contents: Aotearoa’s Job Crisis: Austerity, Alienation, and the False Promises of Capitalism Jacinda Ardern: The Myth of Kindness and the Reality of Division Beyond the Crisis: An Anarcho-Communist Response to Aotearoa’s State of the Nation 2025 The State of the Working Class in Aotearoa: A Crisis of Capitalist Exploitation Download : Solidarity March 25 copy
Join Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement – Meeting
We feel the time is right for a vibrant anarcho-communist in Aotearoa. We will be holding a hui (probably via zoom) shortly to explore the interest in this. Watch this space. In the meantime if anyone wants to make an expression of interest either email or leave a comment
The Rise of Inverted Totalitarianism: An Anarchist Analysis
Introduction: Understanding Inverted Totalitarianism In his 2003 book Democracy in Chains, political theorist Sheldon Wolin coined the term “inverted totalitarianism” to describe a political system where the traditional institutions of democracy—elections, separation of powers, and civil liberties—remain in place, but their substance is hollowed out. This inversion, Wolin argues, creates an environment where corporate interests… Continue reading The Rise of Inverted Totalitarianism: An Anarchist Analysis
Beyond the Crisis: An Anarcho-Communist Response to Aotearoa’s State of the Nation 2025
The State of the Nation 2025 report by the Salvation Army paints a bleak but unsurprising picture of life in Aotearoa under capitalism. It reveals what many of us already feel every day—an economy designed to serve profit, not people, and a state that perpetuates inequality rather than dismantles it. The report highlights three fundamental… Continue reading Beyond the Crisis: An Anarcho-Communist Response to Aotearoa’s State of the Nation 2025
Fight Back Together: Workers Take a Stand Against State and Capitalist Oppression
Across Aotearoa, thousands of workers from both the public and private sectors have risen up in a show of solidarity against a government that, once again, has demonstrated its commitment to the interests of capital over the lives and well-being of its people. The nationwide hui, Fight Back Together, organised by unions, highlights a growing… Continue reading Fight Back Together: Workers Take a Stand Against State and Capitalist Oppression