A-Infos (en) Italy, Sicilia Libertaria #462 - Inventing the Future (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

What autumn awaits us? An autumn of renewed social conflict, or yet 
another autumn of our discontent, to paraphrase the title of John 
Steinbeck's famous novel? If any signs of awakening have emerged 
recently, it concerns the indignation, more moral than political, over 
the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people by the Israeli 
government. Otherwise, widespread micro-conflicts certainly persist, 
even if they seem physiological. The institutional political landscape 
is as disheartening as one can imagine. The right-wing government in 
government continues its project of designing an orderly and rigidly 
controlled society: a currently soft fascism, suited to the times of 
ephemeral consumer freedom. Meanwhile, in foreign policy, it is doing 
what any incumbent government would do: obeying US diktats and, above 
all, paying homage to triumphant capitalism. The parliamentary 
opposition thrives on specious polemics that denounce the right's shared 
political and cultural horizons (if not in words, certainly in deeds): 
the cult of enterprise, its competitive logic, and the scientism and 
technicality that solve any problem. One might say, perhaps hastily but 
effectively, that the institutional left and right are doing their job, 
no more, no less.

If this is institutional politics, and we expect nothing different, what 
are the perspectives, projects, and intentions that guide the actions of 
that minority (perhaps fragmented, certainly) area of social antagonism? 
Because one gets the impression that it isn't always able to escape, to 
use Gramscian terms, the overwhelming and multifaceted hegemony of the 
capitalist system. A few examples may help clarify.

The issue of the tariffs desired and imposed by Trump has been dragging 
on for some time now and is at the center of public debate. It's not 
worth summarizing the various positions here. What's interesting is that 
the American choice has been almost unanimously criticized, contrasting 
it with a supposed freedom of trade, a hard-won achievement of advanced 
nations, thus simultaneously invoking an abstraction-freedom-that has a 
strong hold on mass consensus. Few, however, have pointed out how 
Trump's choices-instrumental and the product of an imperial logic-would 
indirectly expose the flaws of capitalism, globalized or otherwise, and 
could prompt us to reflect on how to create a self-centered and local 
economy and how to implement production and distribution methods that 
are truly tied to local areas. So what's the point of accusing Meloni of 
not being able to stand up to Trump or find a solution to the problem of 
rising tariffs in financing businesses, something entirely normal in the 
logic of those who proclaim the inviolability of business? After all, 
everyone-businesses, governments, political and social groups-has been 
and still is in agreement in building an export-oriented economy, which, 
among other things, relies on the exploitation of immigrant and local 
labor, especially in agriculture, the flagship of our exports. Perhaps 
it would be more helpful to think about how to escape the constraints of 
imposed logic, especially by those who claim to be anti-capitalist.

Another example concerns the dramatic Palestinian situation, which, 
after almost two years, has led to a reawakening of conscience, while 
opposition parties seem to see it, now more than ever, as an opportunity 
for anti-government criticism. Here too, beyond the moral condemnation 
of the genocide, the positions of those who choose one side prevail: 
pro-Palestine, which often means pro-Hamas or pro-Israel, that is, 
pro-Jewish, irreparable victims of Nazi fury. Or the slogan "two 
peoples, two states" is mechanically repeated: while it may have its 
symbolic value, it fails to take into account the forces at play today, 
the complexity of the situation, and the multifaceted relations between 
Palestinians and Israelis. Few, however, have pointed out how pushing 
for two states responds to the logic of ethnic nationalism, so dear to 
the right, sovereignist or otherwise, a harbinger of perpetual conflict 
and war. And even fewer have emphasized all those experiences that 
advocate for a meeting between the two peoples and promote desertion 
from war and nationalism. It is certainly not up to us to decide what 
choices the Palestinians (or Israelis) should make, but for those in 
Italy or elsewhere who desire true liberation of peoples, support, 
commitment, and struggle must be directed toward fostering encounter and 
not conflict, toward supporting those who oppose war and militarism, and 
toward diverting energy here from imperialist and warmongering logic.

Finally a more "banal" example, almost of colour and seaside, it is 
appropriate to say, given its duration and appearance for

https://www.sicilialibertaria.it/2025/09/09/inventare-il-futuro/
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