Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
An idiot's guide to answering these questions in the most sincere and thorough way that only an Irreverent Reverend, a Hoodlum Priest, or a Hobo Pastor such as myself could do.
Love is the ultimate anarchy.
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00:00 INTRODUCTION – How Mr. Rogers represents Anarchy, what I strive to be, and why I'm asking these questions.
04:21 PART 1: NO GODS. NO MASTERS – an introduction to Anarchy as a political concept and why it's not what you think.
20:12 PART 2: “IF EVERYONE IS SPECIAL, THEN NO ONE IS.” – in which I cover Anarchy as a philosophy and ethical theory, while addressing what criticisms I've seen and experienced against it.
30:51 PART 3: THE BREAKING OF BREAD – how Christianity and Anarchy actually have a lot in common; furthermore, how the concept of the the eschatos Kingdom of Heaven—while seemingly antithetical to Anarchy—is in fact the perfect framework for anarchistic living, all while being the reason for a lack of justification in any earthly institution of government or state, thus the Kingdom of Heaven supports Anarchy.
38:46 - Leo Tolstoy and how early Church history reveals the fall of Christianity through its engagement with governments, politics, and hierarchies (specifically Rome). And how Christians actually ought to reject government, politics, and any form of hierarchies.
48:06 PART 4: THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE ANARCHY – The Biblical Support for Anarchy, and for Christians to be Anarchists.
48:17 - How the Old Testament Supports Anarchy and Reveals God as an Enemy of Worldly Governmental power and institutions.
58:11 - How Jesus was radically against hierarchies and showed no regard for institutions, and how what he taught and how he lived proved this.
01:07:53 - The Epistles' support of Anarchy and those tricky passages that seem to say you must obey authority, and what they really mean.
01:22:46 - How the Cross and Crucifixion is Anarchy itself.
01:24:13 - Closing thoughts; on the misinterpretation of God, communion, love, and bread.
01:26:35 - Outro
An idiot's guide to answering these questions in the most sincere and thorough way that only an Irreverent Reverend, a Hoodlum Priest, or a Hobo Pastor such as myself could do.
Love is the ultimate anarchy.
Please Subscribe to youtube.com/@leavinglamancha for more content.
Also, please consider supporting me and my family on Patreon, so I can keep doing this type of stuff (and other stuff too, I guess):
patreon.com/leavinglamancha
OR buy some merch here: leaving-la-mancha.creator-spring.com
For further reading and content, visit my website here:
leavinglamancha.com
For the video series mentioned on practical anarchist communities, visit:
youtube.com/@NonCompete
00:00 INTRODUCTION – How Mr. Rogers represents Anarchy, what I strive to be, and why I'm asking these questions.
04:21 PART 1: NO GODS. NO MASTERS – an introduction to Anarchy as a political concept and why it's not what you think.
20:12 PART 2: “IF EVERYONE IS SPECIAL, THEN NO ONE IS.” – in which I cover Anarchy as a philosophy and ethical theory, while addressing what criticisms I've seen and experienced against it.
30:51 PART 3: THE BREAKING OF BREAD – how Christianity and Anarchy actually have a lot in common; furthermore, how the concept of the the eschatos Kingdom of Heaven—while seemingly antithetical to Anarchy—is in fact the perfect framework for anarchistic living, all while being the reason for a lack of justification in any earthly institution of government or state, thus the Kingdom of Heaven supports Anarchy.
38:46 - Leo Tolstoy and how early Church history reveals the fall of Christianity through its engagement with governments, politics, and hierarchies (specifically Rome). And how Christians actually ought to reject government, politics, and any form of hierarchies.
48:06 PART 4: THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE ANARCHY – The Biblical Support for Anarchy, and for Christians to be Anarchists.
48:17 - How the Old Testament Supports Anarchy and Reveals God as an Enemy of Worldly Governmental power and institutions.
58:11 - How Jesus was radically against hierarchies and showed no regard for institutions, and how what he taught and how he lived proved this.
01:07:53 - The Epistles' support of Anarchy and those tricky passages that seem to say you must obey authority, and what they really mean.
01:22:46 - How the Cross and Crucifixion is Anarchy itself.
01:24:13 - Closing thoughts; on the misinterpretation of God, communion, love, and bread.
01:26:35 - Outro
