Europe in the 1970’s, from communism to zionism

During the XXth century an overwhelming majority of artists and intellectuals called themselves marxists or communists. They did not think of themselves as one group. Some were Leninists, Stalinists, Trotskyists, Maoists… Some waving flags, some messing only with theory. In the 1970’s after the publication of the crimes of Stalinism and Maoism, they all dropped out. The …

The Armenian genocide in front of the Jewish genocide

The Armenian Genocide was perpetrated by the Turks (1915-1920). It is still denied by the Turks… and surprisingly also denied by the USA… to maintain good relationship with Turkey… and with Israel… There is an article by Robert Fisk in 2001 where he comments on the Nobel prize-winning Foreign Minister Shimon Peres baldly denying the Armenian genocide. Denying the Armenian genocide is part of …

Who wants to criminalize “conspiracy theories”?

“Never believe anything until it’s officially denied.” –  C. Cockburn. There have been very loud rants recently about criminalizing free speech on the Internet by the governments of France and the UK. Beginning 2015, prime minister Cameron made a loud speech relating people who question 9/11 to terrorists and political extremists. The French minister of the …