,:Y IS ! WORLD IGNOR+ ! REVOLUTION>Y ,KURDS 9 ,SYRIA8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,9 #a#i#c#g1 MY FA!R VOLUNTE]$ TO FI<T 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADES 9 DEF5SE ( ! ,SPANI% ,REPUBLIC4 ,A W\LD-BE FASCI/ C\P HAD BE5 TEMPOR>ILY HALT$ BY A WORK]'S UPRIS+1 SPE>HEAD$ BY AN>*I/S & SOCIALI/S1 & 9 MU* ( ,SPA9 A G5U9E SOCIAL REVOLUTION 5SU$1 LEAD+ TO :OLE CITIES UND] DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC MANAGEM5T1 9DU/RIES UND] WORK] CONTROL1 & ! RADICAL EMP[]M5T ( WOM54 

,SPANI% REVOLUTION>IES HOP$ TO CREATE A VISION ( A FREE SOCIETY ?AT ! 5TIRE WORLD MI<T FOLL[4 ,9/EAD1 WORLD P[]S DECL>$ A POLICY ( 0NON9T]V5TION0 & MA9TA9$ A RIGOR\S BLOCKADE ON ! REPUBLIC1 EV5 AFT] ,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I1 O/5SIBLE SIGNATORIES1 BEGAN P\R+ 9 TROOPS & WEAPONS TO RE9=CE ! FASCI/ SIDE4 ,! RESULT WAS YE>S ( CIVIL W> ?AT 5D$ ) ! SUPPRESSION ( ! REVOLUTION & SOME ( A BLOODY C5TURY'S BLOODIE/ MASSACRES4 

,I NEV] ?\<T ,I W\LD1 9 MY [N LIFETIME1 SEE ! SAME ?+ HAPP5 AGA94 ,OBVI\SLY1 NO HI/ORICAL EV5T EV] REALLY HAPP5S TWICE4 ,!RE >E A ?\S& DIFF]5CES BETWE5 :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,SPA9 9 #aicf & :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 ,ROJAVA1 ! ?REE L>GELY ,KURDI% PROV9CES ( NOR!RN ,SYRIA1 TODAY4 ,BUT SOME ( ! SIMIL>ITIES >E SO /RIK+1 & SO DI/RESS+1 ?AT ,I FEEL IT'S 9CUMB5T ON ME1 AS SOMEONE :O GREW UP 9 A FAMILY :OSE POLITICS W]E 9 MANY WAYS DEF9$ BY ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION1 TO SAY3 WE CANNOT LET IT 5D ! SAME WAY AGA94 

,! AUTONOM\S REGION ( ,ROJAVA1 AS IT EXI/S TODAY1 IS ONE ( FEW BRI<T SPOTS - ALBEIT A V]Y BRI<T ONE - TO EM]GE FROM ! TRAG$Y ( ! ,SYRIAN REVOLUTION4 ,HAV+ DRIV5 \T AG5TS ( ! ,ASSAD REGIME 9 #b#a#a1 & DESPITE ! HO/ILITY ( ALMO/ ALL ( ITS NEI<BORS1 ,ROJAVA HAS NOT ONLY MA9TA9$ ITS 9DEP5D5CE1 BUT IS A REM>KABLE DEMOCRATIC EXP]IM5T4 ,POPUL> ASSEMBLIES HAVE BE5 CREAT$ AS ! ULTIMATE DECISION-MAK+ BODIES1 C\NCILS SELECT$ ) C>EFUL E?NIC BALANCE 79 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 = 9/ANCE1 ! TOP ?REE (FIC]S HAVE TO 9CLUDE ONE ,KURD1 ONE ,>AB & ONE ,ASSYRIAN OR ,>M5IAN ,*RI/IAN1 & AT LEA/ ONE ( ! ?REE HAS TO BE A WOMAN71 !RE >E WOM5'S & Y\? C\NCILS1 &1 9 A REM>KABLE E*O ( ! >M$ ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES 7,FREE ,WOM57 ( ,SPA91 A FEM9I/ >MY1 ! 0,Y,J,A ,/>0 MILITIA 7! 0,UNION ( ,FREE ,WOM501 ! /> H]E REF]R+ TO ! ANCI5T ,MESOPOTAMIAN GODDESS ,I%T>71 ?AT HAS C>RI$ \T A L>GE PROPORTION ( ! COMBAT OP]ATIONS AGA9/ ! =CES ( ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE4 

,H[ CAN SOME?+ LIKE ?IS HAPP5 & /ILL BE ALMO/ 5TIRELY IGNOR$ BY ! 9T]NATIONAL COMMUNITY1 EV51 L>GELY1 BY ! ,9T]NATIONAL LEFT8 ,MA9LY1 IT SEEMS1 BECAUSE ! ,ROJAVAN REVOLUTION>Y P>TY1 ! ,P,Y,D1 WORKS 9 ALLIANCE ) ,TURKEY'S ,KURDI% ,WORK]'S ,P>TY 7,P,K,K71 A ,M>XI/ GU]RILLA MOVEM5T ?AT HAS S9CE ! #a#i#gS BE5 5GAG$ 9 A LONG W> AGA9/ ! ,TURKI% /ATE4 ,NATO1 ! ,U,S & ,E,U (FICIALLY CLASSIFY !M AS A 0T]RORI/0 ORGANIZATION4 ,MEAN:ILE1 LEFTI/S L>GELY WRITE !M (F AS ,/AL9I/S4 

,BUT1 9 FACT1 ! ,P,K,K ITSELF IS NO LONG] ANY?+ REMOTELY LIKE ! OLD1 TOP-D[N ,L59I/ P>TY IT ONCE WAS4 ,ITS [N 9T]NAL EVOLUTION1 & ! 9TELLECTUAL CONV]SION ( ITS [N F\ND]1 ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN1 HELD 9 A ,TURKI% ISL& PRISON S9CE #a#i#i#i1 HAVE L$ IT TO 5TIRELY *ANGE ITS AIMS & TACTICS4 

,! ,P,K,K HAS DECL>$ ?AT IT NO LONG] EV5 SEEKS TO CREATE A ,KURDI% /ATE4 ,9/EAD1 9SPIR$ 9 P>T BY ! VISION ( SOCIAL ECOLOGI/ & AN>*I/ ,MURRAY ,BOOK*91 IT HAS ADOPT$ ! VISION ( 0LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM01 CALL+ = ,KURDS TO CREATE FREE1 SELF-GOV]N+ COMMUNITIES1 BAS$ ON PR9CIPLES ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 ?AT W\LD !N COME TOGE!R ACROSS NATIONAL BORD]S - ?AT IT IS HOP$ W\LD OV] TIME BECOME 9CREAS+LY MEAN+LESS4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 !Y PROPOS$1 ! ,KURDI% /RUGGLE C\LD BECOME A MODEL = A WORDWIDE MOVEM5T T[>DS G5U9E DEMOCRACY1 COOP]ATIVE ECONOMY1 & ! GRADUAL DISSOLUTION ( ! BUREAUCRATIC NATION-/ATE4 

,S9CE #be ! ,P,K,K1 9SPIR$ BY ! /RATEGY ( ! ,ZAPATI/A REBELS 9 ,*IAPAS1 DECL>$ A UNILAT]AL CEASEFIRE ) ! ,TURKI% /ATE & BEGAN CONC5TRAT+ !IR EF=TS 9 DEVELOP+ DEMOCRATIC /RUCTURES 9 ! T]RITORIES !Y ALREADY CONTROLL$4 ,SOME HAVE QUE/ION$ H[ S]I\S ALL ?IS REALLY IS4 ,CLE>LY1 AU?ORIT>IAN ELEM5TS REMA94 ,BUT :AT HAS HAPP5$ 9 ,ROJAVA1 :]E ! ,SYRIAN REVOLUTION GAVE ,KURDI% RADICALS ! *ANCE TO C>RY \T SU* EXP]IM5TS 9 A L>GE1 CONTIGU\S T]RITORY1 SUGGE/S ?IS IS ANY?+ BUT W9D[ DRESS+4 ,C\NCILS1 ASSEMBLIES & POPUL> MILITIAS HAVE BE5 =M$1 REGIME PROP]TY HAS BE5 TURN$ OV] TO WORK]-MANAG$ CO-OP]ATIVES - & ALL DESPITE CONT9UAL ATTACKS BY ! EXTREME RI<TW+ =CES ( ,ISIS4 ,! RESULTS MEET ANY DEF9ITION ( A SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 AT LEA/1 !SE EF=TS HAVE BE5 NOTIC$3 P>TICUL>LY AFT] ,P,K,K & ,ROJAVA =CES 9T]V5$ TO SUCCESSFULLY FI<T !IR WAY ?R\< ,ISIS T]RITORY 9 ,IRAQ TO RESCUE ?\S&S ( ,YEZIDI REFUGEES TRAPP$ ON ,M\NT ,S9J> AFT] ! LOCAL PE%M]GA FL$ ! FIELD4 ,!SE ACTIONS W]E WIDELY CELEBRAT$ 9 ! REGION1 BUT REM>KABLY RECEIV$ ALMO/ NO NOTICE 9 ! ,EUROPEAN OR ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN PRESS4 

,N[1 ,ISIS HAS RETURN$1 ) SCORES ( ,U,S-MADE TANKS & HEAVY >TILL]Y TAK5 FROM ,IRAQI =CES1 TO TAKE REV5GE AGA9/ MANY ( ?OSE SAME REVOLUTION>Y MILITIAS 9 ,KOBANE1 DECL>+ !IR 9T5TION TO MASSACRE & 5?RALL$ - YES1 LIT]ALLY 5?RALL$ - ! 5TIRE CIVILIAN POPULATION4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! ,TURKI% >MY /&S AT ! BORD] PREV5T+ RE9=CEM5TS OR AMMUNITION FROM REA*+ ! DEF5D]S1 & ,U,S PLANES BUZZ OV]HEAD MAK+ OCCASIONAL1 SYMBOLIC1 P9PRICK /RIKES - APP>5TLY1 JU/ TO BE ABLE TO SAY ?AT IT DID NOT DO NO?+ AS A GR\P IT CLAIMS TO BE AT W> ) CRU%ES DEF5D]S ( ONE ( ! WORLD'S GREAT DEMOCRATIC EXP]IM5TS4 

,IF !RE IS A P>ALLEL TODAY TO ,FRANCO'S SUP]FICIALLY DEV\T1 MURD]\S ,FALANGI/S1 :O W\LD IT BE BUT ,ISIS8 ,IF !RE IS A P>ALLEL TO ! ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES ( ,SPA91 :O C\LD IT BE BUT ! C\RAGE\S WOM5 DEF5D+ ! B>RICADES 9 ,KOBANE8 ,IS ! WORLD - & ?IS TIME MO/ SC&AL\SLY ( ALL1 ! 9T]NATIONAL LEFT - REALLY GO+ TO BE COMPLICIT 9 LETT+ HI/ORY REPEAT ITSELF8 

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