September 2025 – The Polar Bl@st
1 post published by Wyatt E Jones during September 2025| The Polar Bl@st
1 post published by Wyatt E Jones during September 2025| The Polar Bl@st
The “manbox” is a useful metaphor for the prison of masculinity. It describes the narrow, rigid set of rules that men are expected to live by if they wish to be accepted as “real men.” Inside this …| The Polar Bl@st
5 posts published by Wyatt E Jones during August 2025| The Polar Bl@st
a collection of words posted here and there| The Polar Bl@st
Atheism and anarchism are distinct positions, yet their intellectual and political trajectories have long intersected. Atheism, defined as the rejection of belief in gods or divine authority, repre…| The Polar Bl@st
In August 2025, the Gates Foundation publicly declared that digital identification systems are an “effective tool against poverty.” The claim was greeted with applause from the usual establishment corners, governments, financial institutions, NGOs aligned with global capital, yet also with scepticism and unease among those who recognise that technological solutions often conceal deeper political and […]| The Polar Bl@st
On the eastern edge of Te Ika-a-Māui, in the port city settlers renamed Gisborne, Ngāti Oneone are holding their ground. They’ve set up camp beside Te Pā Eketū Shed on Hīrini Street, next to the urupā and under the gaze of Titirangi maunga. A fire burns there every day and night, a simple, steady flame […]| The Polar Bl@st
The arrival of Christianity in Aotearoa brought not only a new religion but an entirely foreign cosmology that challenged, distorted, and often undermined the spiritual and philosophical foundations of te ao Māori. The clash between these two worldviews remains one of the most profound cultural confrontations in Aotearoa’s colonial history. The fundamental incompatibilities between the […]| The Polar Bl@st
Domestic violence in Aotearoa New Zealand is not an isolated or private phenomenon. It is a deeply political expression of alienation and systemic violence, shaped by capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy. This article argues that the roots of domestic violence lie not merely in individual pathology but in structural conditions of powerlessness, disconnection, and enforced control. […]| The Polar Bl@st
ContentsThe Regulatory Standards Bill: Neoliberal Shackles Disguised as “Good Law” Rebuke and Resistance: Te Pāti Māori’s Protest, Abstentionism, and the Path to Indigenous Sovereignty Pay Equity Protest Greenwashed Capitalism: The Limits of the Green Party’s 2025 Budget Available from: https://awsm4u.noblogs.org/post/2025/06/01/july-2025-issue-of-solidarity-newsletter-of-aotearoa-workers-solidarity-movement/| The Polar Bl@st
“The land, which once fed and sustained us, was enclosed and renamed. The fence line wasn’t just wood and wire. It was ideology made visible.” Introduction: Two Sides of the Same Fence Land theft is not a side-effect of capitalism. It is its foundation. To understand the theft of Māori land in Aotearoa, we must […]| The Polar Bl@st
To grasp the farce that unfolded in the White House on February 28, look not to the theatrics in D.C., but to the cold calculation in Berlin hours later. Friedrich Merz—BlackRock alumnus and chance…| The Polar Bl@st
Anarchist Class War News & Views for Aotearoa| The Polar Bl@st
In recent years, “toxic masculinity” has become a ubiquitous term in media, education, and politics. While it originally emerged from feminist critiques of patriarchal violence, it has increasingly…| The Polar Bl@st
