1   | Afghanistan in 1950s and '60s when Kabul had rock 'n' roll, not rockets vs. horror of today submited by grrow in Politics |
Afghanistan was the first Asian country that had women in parliament. The capital Kabul buzzes with life, its streets filled with cars, bicycles and pedestrians. At this time, Kabul was famed as an exotic stop-off point on the hippy trail between Europe and India. That was a golden period for the Afghans
Source: http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/413-afg...
Birth (of the Image) of a Nation: Jean-Luc Godard in Mozambique + *Kuxa Kanema* documentary
While Jean-Luc Godard’s life and work has received a plethora of critical attention, a relatively uncharted episode occurred in 1977–1978, when, at the behest of the Samora Machel government, the filmmaker worked in Mozambique to assist in the establishment of the country’s first television station. Having newly acquired its independence from Portugal, the avowedly Marxist government of Machel embarked on a cultural policy emphasizing the country’s autonomy and intending to avoid simply replicating the media landscape of First World countries.
John Zerzan - Future Primitive interview + *Dead Society* exp. movie
John Zerzan first shot into celebrity philosopher status in 1995 after the New York Times featured him in 1995 as a supporter of the Unabomber’s anti-technology doctrine. He has since become a leading light of the primitivist movement in the US. In an exclusive interview with DNA, he explains why modern civilization is fundamentally anti-human, ‘green’ technology is ‘psycho’ and Stone Age is the way to go.
Mere Anarchy: Can A Society Without Government Be Better Run Than What We Have Now? + Agorism
In common usage the word “anarchy” is a synonym for chaos and anomie, just as in common usage “anarchist” is a synonym for terrorist or nihilist. It places an immediate communications burden on anyone who believes, as I do, that a stateless society can be not only as well-ordered and agreeable as any society which attempts by a constitution to limit the powers of government for the purpose of ensuring common individual rights, but in theory could do a better job of preventing a reemergence of tyranny.
