Wednesday, May 1, 2002

IRA refutes allegations "The IRA ceasefire is intact. The IRA is not targeting anyone. The IRA poses no threat to the Peace Process," a senior republican speaking with the authority of the IRA leadership told the media earlier this week. The press briefing came in the wake of the insidious campaign of anti republican disinformation to have emerged in recent weeks. Comments: 8:04:58 PM

The Need for Context David Fasenfest 28/4/2002 The recent discussion of fascism has to be put into context ... there seems to be a conflation of manifestations and philosophies at work. That is, we tend to talk about fascism in terms of the various historical variants of a theoretical orientation. It would help to remember that the concept is born in opposition to European enlightenment and the elevation of the individual, against the emergence of "natural rights" in opposition to divine rights of monarchy, and for the purpose of reconstituting the state other than as a democracy of individuals. The alternative vision is one that moves away from monarchy but remains statist. Individuals have rights within the context of some national identity reinforced by notions of obedience and obligation. Where the state under enlightenment served the individual (in opposition to feudal obligation, etc) the fascist state requires that individuals are free so long as it does not conflict with the overriding demands of the state. There are then cultural, quasi-religious, militaristic and other manifestations of a fascist society - that is, the social and economic moments of a political representation. Comments: 8:04:51 PM

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