Conspirituality

Brief: Antifascist (Autistic) Christianity: Simon(e) Weil (Part 1)

Sep 20, 2025
Matthew delves into the life of Simone Weil, a French philosopher and antifascist, drawing parallels to Greta Thunberg. He explores her childhood acts of solidarity and dynamic political activism, including her labor in factories and service in the Spanish Civil War. Key ideas emerge, such as attention as a rare generosity, prioritizing obligations over rights, and the concept of 'decreation'—shedding ego for love. Weil's advocacy for rootedness stands as a powerful antifascist stance against oppressive nationalism.
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INSIGHT

Attention, Obligation, Decreation

  • Simone Weil links attention, obligation, and decreation as central ethical practices that oppose fascism and capitalism.
  • Weil argues attention is a rare generosity and obligations precede rights in resisting uprooting and authoritarianism.
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Weil As Spiritual Auntie To Greta

  • Remski frames Weil and Greta Thunberg as kindred spirits whose uncompromising honesty resembles autistic perception.
  • He links Weil's refusal to paper over suffering with lifelong activism and embodied resistance.
ANECDOTE

Weil's Lifelong Personal Sacrifices

  • Remski recounts Weil giving up sugar at age five and later working in factories and fighting in Spain to embody solidarity.
  • These personal sacrifices illustrated Weil's refusal of privilege and her practice of radical solidarity.
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