Valeriano Orobón Fernández, born on this day in 1901, was a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist theoretician, trade union activist, translator, and poet who wrote the lyrics of the revolutionary song “A Las Barricadas”.

Orobón believed in the organizational power of unions, believe that they would have a major role in reorganizing society in a more libertarian fashion. Orobón was also strongly opposed to the communist (i.e., Soviet) ideas in Spain during the Spanish Civil War.

Shortly before his untimely death from tuberculosis, Orobón wrote the words of “A Las Barricadas” to the tune of “Warszawianka 1905 roku”, itself a well-known Polish revolutionary song. The anti-fascist tune became the anthem of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT), and one of the most popular songs of the Spanish anarchists during the Civil War.

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  • ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 days ago

    Your message is very relieving. After years of busting my ass to prepare to move westward, with Germany always having been an option, I’ve been pretty disgusted by the news coming from there. The US has been more brazen but I’m not nearly as disappointed in them.

    A few of my friends in Germany are basically staying mouth shut about any real issues because they’re scared they’ll lose their visas. Hell, one of them has citizenship now and he’s afraid to speak up about anything. Or even order a specific book online for me lest it get him on a list.

    And I’m just from Lebanon, I’m not Palestinian or Golani like the guy you mentioned. I’m implicitly associated, but not implicitly guilty by birth. You’d think Germany of all places would know better.

    • UmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]@hexbear.net
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      8 days ago

      You’d think Germany of all places would know better.

      Haha no, it feels like Germany wants to convince everyone (including itself) that it was actually the Arabs who committed the Holocaust.

      Do you need a specific book ordered from Germany? If you still need help with that I might be able to help you out