Irish Marxist philosopher John Holloway expressed his support for Öcalan’s Peace and Democratic Society Call and the PKK’s disarmament ceremony, saying: “I am deeply honored to join the voices supporting the peace process.”
Irish Marxist philosopher John Holloway is particularly known for advocating a “revolution without a state,” inspired by the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, and for his ideas on alternative forms of resistance against capitalism.
In his message of support of Abdullah Öcalan’s Peace and Democratic Society Call, Holloway said: “I am deeply honored to join the voices supporting the peace process. Every step taken to advance the Kurdish Freedom Movement is not only a gain for the Kurdish people but also a beacon of hope for all peoples around the world.”
He continued with the following remarks: “We cannot violently build that other world beyond capitalism that we so desperately want and need. That’s why I wholeheartedly welcome the disarmament. Weapons are made to kill, and killing is the most direct denial of another’s dignity. To change the world, we must reject all symmetrical relationships with power structures. No matter how difficult, we must break their logic.
“Yes, yes, yes to peace, to Öcalan’s freedom, to the advancement of the Kurdish Freedom Movement and all movements that struggle against patriarchy, exploitation, and domination!”
John Holloway
John Holloway, born in 1947, is an Irish Marxist philosopher and sociologist. He earned his PhD in political science from the University of Edinburgh. His areas of expertise include radical politics, Marxism, critiques of capitalism, and the Zapatista movement. Since 1991, he has lived and worked in Mexico, closely connected with the Zapatistas.
His major works, Change the World Without Taking Power, Crack Capitalism, and Negativity and Revolution, explore the effects of capitalism on individual creativity, power relations, and alternative social movements. Holloway is renowned for his theories on changing the world from an anti-authoritarian perspective
