Re: Barcelona: nationalism, municipalism?

2017-10-02 Thread Patrice Riemens
On 2017-10-03 07:23, Brian Holmes wrote: On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 12:02 AM, Aliette GC wrote: Country is not nationalism for them but their singular and exclusive work tool available to experiment. Maybe, and let's sure hope. But not blindly. Ada Colau, mayor

Re: Barcelona: nationalism, municipalism?

2017-10-02 Thread Brian Holmes
On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 12:02 AM, Aliette GC wrote: > Country is not nationalism for them but their singular and exclusive work > tool available to experiment. > Maybe, and let's sure hope. But not blindly. Ada Colau, mayor of Barcelona and leading figure of

Re: Barcelona: nationalism, municipalism?

2017-10-02 Thread oliver lerone schultz
hey, this is not exactly an 'answer'; but I think it might be helpful for mapping the territory around this particular question a bit. it´s two articles from Raul Zelik, who has will soon also publish a book around the complex territory of current day political 'history' in Spain ('Spanien – eine

Re: Barcelona: nationalism, municipalism?

2017-10-02 Thread Patrice Riemens
On 2017-10-02 09:22, Felix Stalder wrote: Like many, I watched incredulously as Spanish police beat up Catalan voters yesterday and I kept wondering what this rising tension does to the project of rebel municipalism. Is it being squeezed between the nationalisms? Or can thrive within it? What's

Simon Tisdall: Ripples from Catalan referendum could extend beyond Spain (Guardian)

2017-10-02 Thread Patrice Riemens
Ripples from Catalan referendum could extend beyond Spain Catalonia is not unique: all over Europe groups are seeking to redefine identity and rejecting the centralised state The Guardian, Monday 2 October 2017 by Simon Tisdall The Spanish government’s attempted suppression of Catalonia’s

Re: Barcelona: nationalism, municipalism?

2017-10-02 Thread Morlock Elloi
We'll read about it ad nauseam in the coming months, but one thing is clear - it became obvious that connectivity based on centralized systems (DNS, hosts, fiber, carriers) is useless in wartime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jShMQw2H2cM On 10/2/17, 00:22, Felix Stalder wrote: Like many,

Barcelona: nationalism, municipalism?

2017-10-02 Thread Felix Stalder
Like many, I watched incredulously as Spanish police beat up Catalan voters yesterday and I kept wondering what this rising tension does to the project of rebel municipalism. Is it being squeezed between the nationalisms? Or can thrive within it? What's happening. Felix --