New Wave Syndicate

  Nihilism - The biggest bane of the modern left   Nihilism is a symptom of late capitalism, of failed class struggle of the proletariat against the bourgeoisie. After the fall of the Berlin wall, the proletariat stopped fighting but the bourgeoisie never did and so, up-to this day we see the manifestation of this discontent but also of hopelessness. The people don't feel united, their problems are exclusively personal and in general they lost hope and organisation. This is where nihilism manifests itself, it is the opposite of radicalism, a passive submission. Physical violence won't do much to a nihilist, they will wake up tomorrow without a job and money just with a couple more bruises. Nihilists are not 'charged' they are not active, they won't fight for anything. It is the lack of meaning and scepticism to the claim that radicalism can give meaning, can improve their lives. As an organiser, the only solution out of this predicament is appealing to the ...

2020, has been a overall, horrible year! For a number of reasons so great I cannot even begin to list them all here. In one word, Covid.   The year of 2020, was originally met with am bitious hopes of a sequel to the Roaring 20’s; in reality this end ed up being a year of fear of extinction. Whether that was the US and Iran In a game of nuclear chicken, Australian bush fi res and American wild fi res, turning the skylines a hellish red for a brief moment as a reminder of our impending climate disaster; and in the most ironic of all; the “sequel to the roaring 20’s” was met from the outright with lockdowns, stay at home orders, almost all celebrations and recreations cancelled, and being forced to wear a particularly oppressive piece of medical fabric, in hopes to re - turn to normal. Despite being such a horrible year, 2020 does not appear to be a episode, as much as it is as a pilot to a series, that is the 2020’s. It is very unlikely 2020’s problems will all disappear in the next...

What is individualism and why do we need to fight it? Individualism is a concept derived from the Christian belief of the 'soul'. The concept of the soul divided humans into separate units that are separately judged by God for their actions and deeds as opposed to being judged by any collective structure like a family, tribe, nationality etc. It atomises people and makes them think only of themselves as being responsible for their actions and severs the link that they previously innately had with their communities. This concept was too mystic, so during the enlightenment the soul got all of its mythological elements removed, this was the birth of an 'individual'. In essence though, the individual is the same as the Christian concept of 'soul'. It relies on free will, people choosing whatever they want to do with no obligations to anyone but themselves. Human rights also came from this same concept because human rights are there to protect the individuals. Even i...

Perspectives on American Patriotism Part 2   For our first ever blog-post we decided to tackle the topic of Patriotism, especially among the American leftists, the background within the article is American however the theme also applies generally. Two members of our syndicate wanted to make their thoughts known about this topic as such we are publishing two blogposts from each author. Enjoy part 2 below:   Be Patriots, A letter to the American Left  Be Patriots. This is it, be patriotic. How many American white leftists say things like "Americans have no culture", "we are settlers and should be deported", "this isn't our land". All this is just awful, straight up terrible. It smells of elitism, and isn't appealing to the people. What do you think your average American thinks when they hear you say awful things about your homeland, about the community you were raised in, about a country that they identify with and are a part of on a personal l...

Perspectives on American Patriotism Part 1   For our first ever blog-post we decided to tackle the topic of Patriotism, especially among the American leftists, the background within the article is American however the theme also applies generally. Two members of our syndicate wanted to make their thoughts known about this topic as such we are publishing two blogposts from each author. Enjoy part 1 below:   Love Your Nation Leftists in America are in a unique position. Our very name is used as derogatory buzzword. Our country is the very center of the capitalist ideology, which has infested, abused, and disfigured our country for centuries. Our government has been at the forefront of silencing leftist movements across the world, and destroying real democracies. It is therefore obvious why many leftists hate us, and hate our past. It is obvious why many of us hate our country as well. This however, is detrimental to our movement.  Through this hate many fall into the traps ...

Welcome to the New Wave Syndicate Blog  1. Who are we? We are members from all sorts of backgrounds, knowledge, and levels of experience banded together under a common ambition for doing more than just talking/infighting/debating amongst each other; we wanted to unite under this mutual desire for change. We offer a space where members as a community can unite and use their common creative powers for various projects be it blogs such as this, video making, podcasts, art, music etc. We found that our strength is in the collective over the individual and we want a place which isn't about a single ego, a place where we make things happen as a group! A place where no blog article is done by just one person, no video is made without a common effort, it's all about teamwork for a common collective goal! Our community extends past the efficacy of discussion. We recognized the potential for online praxis amongst our comrades and friends and as a result, New Wave Syndicate was formed.  ...