DITW: On Terrorism and the State by Gianfranco Sanguinetti (RIP)

Andy, Varn, and Alex of Antipolitika Journal read and discuss Gianfranco Sanguinetti's 1979 text "On Terrorism and the State."

A follow-up on his "Truthful Report on the Last Chances to Save Capitalism in Italy" hoax from a few years earlier, the text accuses the Italian State of arranging the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, and being behind all acts of terrorism as a short-sighted strategy of defense. The piece also condemns leftwing arm struggle as reproducing the Spectacle, ultimately proposing its own vision of proletarian insurrection.

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In the fun half we judge this thesis in the context of the post 9/11 security state, with a final autobiographical note saying farewell to Sanguinetti, who passed away in Prague as we were planning this episode.

Some obituaries can be read here: https://www.gianfrancosanguinetti.com/

https://x.com/illwilleditions/status/1975228886741868743

https://libcom.org/article/farewell-gianfranco-sanguinetti-1948-2025

Sanguinetti texts: On Terrorism and the State: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/gianfranco-sanguinetti-on-terrorism-and-the-state?v=1632580307

Truthful Report: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/censor-truthful-report-on-the-last-chances-to-save-capitalism-in-italy?v=1632737089

The Orgasm of History: https://francosenia.blogspot.com/2017/10/un-orgasmo-della-storia.html

Correspondenses with Debord on SI's dissolution: https://libcom.org/article/notes-serve-history-si-1969-1971-debord-sanguinetti

Split in the International: https://libcom.org/article/veritable-split-international-situationist-international

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