France, Alternative Libertaire AL #248 - Kurdistan: After
Kobané, hope (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
Following the resumption of Kobané by Kurdish forces, it is hoped that a collective
emancipation movement will start in the region. ---- The resumption of Kobané by the
forces of YPG and YPJ (bringing warring women) is a great victory for the revolution in
Rojava. However, we are at the beginning. At the beginning of a conflict whose outcome
remains uncertain, and the beginning of a carrier revolution of hope for the entire
region, but the path is still strewn with obstacles. If Daech just suffered a major
setback in its expansion strategy, it continues to strengthen its position and a reign of
terror in the territories it occupies. Violence that deters a reign so far the internal
resistance which merely attempts (current number of risks) to send information. The
Turkish state does not seem to decide to release the pressure on the PKK within its
borders, nor out. And despite the limited progress on the diplomatic front, the PKK is
still considered a terrorist organization, making any complicated Solidarity (witness the
recent conviction of Kurdish activists in France).
Avoid the pitfalls
The information we receive from other cantons of Rojava report a revolutionary process
underway. Different trends are expressed, but all agree on a common basis, autonomy,
representation of all communities, the sovereign assembly. If, as a libertarian, it lets
us dream, do not idealize the situation. Cooperative attempts are being set up, but the
time is not yet the socialization of the means of production. The military wing of the
movement has so far shown no inclination to take power, but the PYD and the PKK through it
retains a prominent place.
Birth of a system
Öcalan always takes the guide, and his word is gospel truth. As we said a member of the
youth branch of the PKK, "If Ocalan said walk, I walk, if he says to stop, I stop" .
However, the Kurdish movement has expanded in recent years to bring together some of the
extreme left around it. And divergent voices speak without for the time being silenced. In
Rojava, we talk about the Paris Commune, Simone Weil, Max Weber, direct democracy.
We must beware of pressing patterns on a story on. What is at stake in Rojava is the birth
of a system that will be unique to these populations. Cultural polyphony of the region
requires them to keep the heart of discussions this fact: the other is another, he did not
have the same beliefs, or the same lifestyle. The question is how to organize so that
everyone can live in peace. There are many pitfalls, both inside and outside the movement.
But the movement is running.
Mehdi Kabar (AL Montreuil)
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Kurdistan-Apres-Kobane-l-espoir
