Melancholic Troglodytes

Reservation Politics: the Palestinian experience through the historical monocle of Native Americans - Melancholic Troglodytes

Palestinians in Native American costume protest Condoleeza Rice visit

An historical examination of the similarities and differences in the situations of the Palestinians and the Native Americans.

"Our historical analogy aimed to demonstrate the failure of the present course of action for the region’s proletariat and suggest an alternative. It is the social and not the military dimension of the struggle that has the potential to transcend capital."

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16 Aug 2007 by Ret Marut

Syrian-Lebanese dispute and its implications for the class struggle, 1500-2003

Anti-Syrian demonstrators in Lebanon

Melancholic Troglodytes' pamphlet covering the history of the Syrian/Lebanese dispute from 1500-2003.

Godfathers of Levant
Syrian-Lebanese dispute and its implications for the class struggle

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22 Jul 2007 by catch

The Zanj Slaves Rebellion, AD 869-883

A 13th century slave market in the Yemen

A history of the Zanj slave rebellion - East African slaves in Mesopotamia during the 9th century. These events took place around Basra, in modern day Iraq.

Zapping the Zanj: Towards a History of the Zanj Slaves' Rebellion
Revised on: 16 October 2002. This is an ongoing investigation. Credible sources regarding the Zanj are hard to come by. Melancholic Troglodytes would appreciate any assistance from readers.

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4 Jul 2007 by catch

The Neoliberal Wars - Treason pamphlet

Warfare has significantly changed in the last thirty years. From 1945 until about 1975 most wars were
part of the worldwide movement of decolonisation that saw the formation of dozens of new states in
Africa and Asia. Since then most wars have been civil wars within the decolonised countries, sometimes

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9 Oct 2006 by Peter

A Proletarian critique of the Nation of Islam (by Melancholic Troglodytes)

This is a proletarian critique of the U.S. based Nation of Islam (NOI). With anything between 20,000 and 100,000 members and capable of engineering massive reactionary mobilizations, the Nation represents a significant counter-revolutionary force. The pamphlet looks at NOI's history and evolution, the way it exploits its membership and its promotion of anti-working class, sexist, homophobic and racist ideology. Melancholic Troglodytes hope this text will encourage further analysis of NOI, religion and race from a class perspective.

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16 Aug 2006 by Ret Marut

Hydro-jihad: water conflict and the class struggle

HYDRO-JIHAD: water conflict and the class struggle

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20 May 2006 by libcom

The Afghan Crisis and the Transformation of Bourgeois Law

The Afghan Crisis and the Transformation of Bourgeois Law

"For the abolition of moral fetishes can only be accomplished in practice simultaneously with the abolition of commodity fetishism and legal fetishism." Pashukanis, Marxism & Law, 1929

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20 May 2006 by libcom

2001: Pakistan - The Mummification of the Class Struggle

Pakistan: The Mummification of the Class Struggle?

"The highest heroic effort of which old society is till capable of is national war; and this is now proved to be a mere humbug, intended to deter the struggle of classes, and to be thrown aside as soon as

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20 May 2006 by libcom

Neither Species 8472 Nor The Borg: No War but the Class War

Neither Species 8472 Nor The Borg:

No War But The Class War

'They use flags first to shrink-wrap peoples' minds and smother thought, and then as ceremonial

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19 May 2006 by libcom

1920-2001: Afghanistan - A Potted Social History

AFGHANISTAN: A Potted Social History

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If the history of Afghanistan is about any one thing, it is about playing hard to get when capital turns on the charm: a mainly small-holding peasantry and artisanal population

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19 May 2006 by libcom
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