INSIDELEFTDefunding the police can sound like a scary and radical idea, but if you look into the evidence and arguments it stops being scary, and instead becomes compelling!
However, before we can discuss alternatives to the police force, we need to understand the UK police force, where it is strong, and where it is weak.
Once we understand this, we can then explore why that is, and why they needn't be the answer to every social problem.
This video is the first in a series exploring the concept of 'Defund The Police', starting with what the formation of the UK police means for our modern police force, and what it can tell us about why the police really exist. (Hint: Its less about crime and more about Capitalism!).
If you are still reading this, checkout these awesome people: @praxiscast - praxiscast.podbean.com @SKTheCrusader - / @skthecrusader @Andrewism - / @ucn__g2hsqrkuqed... @TheLeftistCooks - / @theleftistcooks @SophiefromMars - / @sophiefrommars @JessieGender1 - / @jessiegender1 @JacobGeller - / @jacobgeller @JimSterling - / @jimsterling
#defundthepolice #policing #socialism #capitalism #left #Defund #subtitles Defund The Police Explained what does defund the police mean #baronnesscasey
Are The British Police Beyond Saving?INSIDELEFT2023-04-01 | Defunding the police can sound like a scary and radical idea, but if you look into the evidence and arguments it stops being scary, and instead becomes compelling!
However, before we can discuss alternatives to the police force, we need to understand the UK police force, where it is strong, and where it is weak.
Once we understand this, we can then explore why that is, and why they needn't be the answer to every social problem.
This video is the first in a series exploring the concept of 'Defund The Police', starting with what the formation of the UK police means for our modern police force, and what it can tell us about why the police really exist. (Hint: Its less about crime and more about Capitalism!).
If you are still reading this, checkout these awesome people: @praxiscast - praxiscast.podbean.com @SKTheCrusader - / @skthecrusader @Andrewism - / @ucn__g2hsqrkuqed... @TheLeftistCooks - / @theleftistcooks @SophiefromMars - / @sophiefrommars @JessieGender1 - / @jessiegender1 @JacobGeller - / @jacobgeller @JimSterling - / @jimsterling
#defundthepolice #policing #socialism #capitalism #left #Defund #subtitles Defund The Police Explained what does defund the police mean #baronnesscaseyThings From The Flood: Angry Robots, Talking Teddy Bears & PrivatisationINSIDELEFT2024-10-05 | This video is about the Simon Stahlenhag book 'Things From The Flood', the sequel to 'Tales From The Loop'.
'Things From The Flood' is a fascinating collection of artworks, and narrative prose that decribes a fictional childhood in an alternate history, where the world took some different paths, unlocking floating ships, sentient robots and teleportation technology.
But where 'Tales From The Loop' explored rural sweden in the 80's, and at the start of an economic and political decline, 'Things From The Flood' takes us into the 90's and into a world of commercialisation and privatisaion.
The author weaves a world of wonder, fantasy and...to some degree...dread.
Join me as we explore the robots that refuse to be told what to do, the toys that just want to live, and find out what happens when you leave the most powerful facility in the world in the hands of the Free Market's lowest bidder.
Big Thanks to Adventsong, who provided music for this video, to Mrs InsideLeft for her help with the script and moral support, and to the 'We Create Together' Crew for their advice and motivation.
Make sure to check out other lefty creators like @SKTheCrusader @velvetvandal @CarolynKnits @alienbob798 @squishivision @rgordon @brightontheatreoftheair
#talesfromtheloop #stahlenhag #Thingsfromtheflood #electricstate #scifi #art #dystopian #worldbuilding #sweden #alternatetimeline #neoliberalism #left #wecreatetogetherPredatory Pricing In Football Targets Disabled People #shorts #football #accessibility #leftINSIDELEFT2024-09-10 | ...Bad Doctors Make Good Torturers An Interview With Poet, Artist & Activist AJ McKenna #lgbtqiaINSIDELEFT2024-09-07 | AJ McKenna is a poet, artist, writer and performer that has been part of the 'We Create Together' group since the very start, with their brand of dark humoured poetry regularly punctuating our Bluesky feed.
In our 'We Create Togther' August Challenge, which was themed 'Medicine', AJ McKenna's entry titled 'Tell Me Physician' won the most votes, and therefore was the subject of our interview entry here!
Over the course of this interview, we covered topics ranging from the role of doctors in society for good and sometimes bad, The Cass Review and the persecution of the Transgender community, the best advice they had ever received, and perhaps most importantly of all...their favourite Ice Cream flavour!
If you are interested in hearing more from AJ McKenna (And you should!) you can find their links below :)
If you are interested in learning more about 'We Create Together' and getting involved in our challenges, mutual support network or discord, please feel free to drop us an email to wecreatetogetheruk@gmail.com and tell us what you create, and a little bit about your politics!
/ @squishivision - @squishivision - “Reviews and news on the TV and film industry” / @CarolynKnits - @CarolynKnits - “Some crafting, knitting, crochet content, but a bit of anything” / @no_genius - @no_genius - genius “Twitch streaming vod archive” / @SKTheCrusader - @SKTheCrusader - “This is my YouTube channel where I talk about things that interest me, usually the media being incompetent, why space is bad and whether or not crepes are bread. I focus on these topics from my incredibly vulgar leftist perspective” / @rgordon - @rgordon- “Creator of creepy music for fellow goblins, and other buffoonery” / @brightontheatreoftheair - Radioplays & Audio FictionThe Peoples Game? How billionaires bought English football, and how we can win it backINSIDELEFT2024-08-24 | The Premier League is touted as the greatest league in the world, and we are told as football fans that you have to pay to maintain this level of quality.
It is held up as a justification for why the divisions beneath are starved of resources, why clubs are always gouging fans, and why so much of English football exists beyond a paywall.
As a socialist, and a lifelong football fan, this just doesn’t ring true.
We fans watch as billionaires buy our clubs to massage their egos, to raise their profile, to extract an income or event to sportswash the reputation of states responsible for atrocities…and we wonder…how did it all come to this?
…and how do we change it?
In this video essay, I examine how and why we came to have a Premier League in the first place, how club ownership has changed over the last half century or so, examine whether the Premier League really is the best in the world after hoovering up all that money, and then make some suggestions as to how a left vision of English Football might look.
I am by no means an expert, but I have tried to reference materials that support my views and suggestions, and I hope that despite the abuse that will no doubt come from raising my head above the parapet in the world of football coverage youtube, there will be some worthy discussions to be had.
Big Thanks go out to my Wife, the We Create Together crew, Thom Robson for his piece on Newcastle, Adventsong for the use of their excellent music, Nicko for providing the microphone, and the advice on how to use it.
And of course big thanks go out to anyone that watches this video.
It took months, stressed me out plenty, but I am glad that now, I can call this done.
Enjoy.
We Create Together Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/wecreatetoge... Email for More info or to get involved - wecreatetogetheruk@gmail.com
Make sure to check out @POF_POD !
We Create Together Contributors On Youtube @squishivision - @squishivision - “Reviews and news on the TV and film industry” @CarolynKnits - @CarolynKnits - “Some crafting, knitting, crochet content, but a bit of anything” @no_genius - @no_genius - genius “Twitch streaming vod archive” @SKTheCrusader - @SKTheCrusader - “This is my YouTube channel where I talk about things that interest me, usually the media being incompetent, why space is bad and whether or not crepes are bread. I focus on these topics from my incredibly vulgar leftist perspective” @velvetvandal - @velvetvandal - “Hi, I'm AJ! I make poems, music and films” @rgordon - @rgordon- “Creator of creepy music for fellow goblins, and other buffoonery” @brightontheatreoftheair
Additional Music (thank you!) by Adventsong Youtube Topic - / adventsong - topic LinkTree - https://tr.ee/f9b-QteGm_
#football #soccer #premierleague #efl #fifa #uefa #left #socialist #fans #footballfans #footballfinance #Sports #SoccerORFootball #BusinessofSports #nonleagueAnything that AI touches is not Art Interview With Poet, Comic & Photographer Thom RobsonINSIDELEFT2024-06-08 | Thom Robson is a Poet, Photographer and all round good egg, and is a fellow member of lefty creative group 'We Create Together', a community of creative folk that support and collaborate together.
Thom won our May Challenge, which was to create something based on the theme of 'Fragments', which they duly did with their excellent poem 'Fragments' which opens the video.
In the Interview we talk about art, AI, Poetry, Productivity, origins and the future, and you can gain insight into what inspires and motivates the North East's magnificent poet and Photographer, Thom Robson.
You Can find Thom here: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thomrobs98.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/thomdoespoems
/ @squishivision - @squishivision - “Reviews and news on the TV and film industry” / @CarolynKnits - @CarolynKnits - “Some crafting, knitting, crochet content, but a bit of anything” / @no_genius - @no_genius - genius “Twitch streaming vod archive” / @SKTheCrusader - @SKTheCrusader - “This is my YouTube channel where I talk about things that interest me, usually the media being incompetent, why space is bad and whether or not crepes are bread. I focus on these topics from my incredibly vulgar leftist perspective” / @velvetvandal - @velvetvandal - “Hi, I'm AJ! I make poems, music and films” / @rgordon - @rgordon- “Creator of creepy music for fellow goblins, and other buffoonery”
#poetry #photography #INTERVIEW #timkey #LEFT #COMEDY #lgbt #ART #CREATIVITY #wecreatetogether #THOMROBSON #northeast #socialism #challengeAll In The Game: A Criminal Empire Strategy Game That Actually Understands Crime!INSIDELEFT2024-05-26 | Hello there friends!
Its not Obi Wan Kenobi, but I, InsideLeft!
And I bring you not GALACTIC justice but a game about the CRIMINAL kind!
In this short video, I take a look at upcoming release ‘All In The Game’ from Finnish game developer ‘Strangelet Games’.
‘All In The Game’ is a turn based crime strategy game, inspired by HBO Show ‘The Wire, which puts you into a PVP sandbox and gives you the freedom to construct your own criminal empire.
I examine the gameplay, the setting and the philosophy behind a game that teams crime as a function of a neoliberal capitalism as opposed to a bug, and which gives more thought to the interactions of people, than most AAA game studios do their staff.
We Create Together Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/wecreatetogether.bsky.social Email for More info or to get involved - wecreatetogetheruk@gmail.com
We Create Together Contributors On Youtube youtube.com/@squishivision - @squishivision - “Reviews and news on the TV and film industry”
youtube.com/@CarolynKnits - @CarolynKnits - “Some crafting, knitting, crochet content, but a bit of anything”
youtube.com/@SKTheCrusader - @SKTheCrusader - “This is my YouTube channel where I talk about things that interest me, usually the media being incompetent, why space is bad and whether or not crepes are bread. I focus on these topics from my incredibly vulgar leftist perspective”
youtube.com/@rgordon - @rgordon- “Creator of creepy music for fellow goblins, and other buffoonery”
You should also check out Stephanie Stirling's @JimSterling content on the game industry, they have been identifying many of the worrying trends and behaviours for year now, and are my go to source for video game industry analysis, hence the snippet I have included in the video.
#wecreatetogether #nextfest #steam #gaming #Neoliberalism #strategygames #4xgaming #Capitalism #Strangeletgames #left #solidarity #sociology #earlyaccessgames #thewireTales From The Loop: Robots, Dinosaurs & NeoliberalismINSIDELEFT2024-05-10 | This video is about the Simon Stahlenhag book 'Tales From The Loop'.
Tales From The loop examines an alternate timeline full of technological wonders, dark tragedies and familiar decline.
Its equal parts nostalgia and sci-fi, life and death, future and past.
Its a brilliant book, and I really enjoyed getting to grips with it.
I look at some of the themes I found within the artwork and narratives, discuss how they resonated with me, and talk about how it can be interpreted through a left wing lense.
Big Thanks to Adventsong, who provided music for this video, to Mrs InsideLeft for her help with the script and moral support, and to the 'We Create Together' Crew for their advice and motivation.
Make sure to check out other lefty creators like @SKTheCrusader @velvetvandal @CarolynKnits @Alien_Bob @squishivision
#talesfromtheloop #stahlenhag #electricstate #scifi #art #dystopian #sweden #alternatetimeline #neoliberalism #left #wecreatetogetherWe dont talk about THAT crystal maze #youtubeshorts #crystalmaze #leftist #thetraitorsINSIDELEFT2024-03-08 | Teaser from new video 'We Need To Talk About 'THE TRAITORS': Mafia, Werewolves, Mutiny & A Russian Psychologist!'
It references Richard Ayoade's endorsement of 2nd most divorced man and transphobe Graham Linehan's recent book, in spite of some of the truly awful things that Linehan has said.
But Crystal Maze with O'brien and Tudor-Pole are still awesome anyway, so watch them instead.THE TRAITORS: Problematic Or Good Actually?INSIDELEFT2024-03-08 | *SPOILERS CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEO FOR THE ALL OF TRAITORS UK AND AUSTRALIA*
This video is me, a millennial leftist, talking about ‘The Traitors’ Tv show.
I enjoy the show, at the time of writing this I have watched both UK Seasons, both Aussie Seasons and the US Season, so I feel like its fair to say I am a fan.
My brain is constantly questioning how I feel about a show that promotes back-stabbing, ostracism and self-interest as the route to victory.
As someone on the left, I see these behaviours as hangovers from living in a capitalist society that promotes competition and individualism as being the correct way to live, the end result of decades of Thatcherism, Reaganism and their Neoliberal project.
So should I be enjoying this show, or should I tear it down as an icon of all I despise ideologically?
Join me as I look at the show in detail, and interrogate it for its ideology, its cultural impact and its potential as a leftist learning tool.
We will look at The origins of the game itself, how it was developed from its initial creation as a psychological learning tool in 1980’s Russia, through its US adaptation, right the way through to how a 17th century dutch mutiny inspired the first version of the Traitors in the Netherlands.
We will discuss what a leftist gameshow might look like, what other gameshows may have done better, and what parts of the traitors might actually be useful to us on the left.
We will talk about Mafiosos, Werewolves, Mutineers and Prisoner Dilemmas.
And then hopefully, by the end, we will have some understanding as to whether I should be watching and enjoying the traitors…or not?
TheTraitors TheTraitors uk TheTraitors Australia TheTraitors USA Traitors Mafia Werewolf Batavia Mike Pos RTL Claudia Winkleman Rodger Corser Bbc Rtl Crystal Maze Richard O’Brien
pngtree.com/freepng/red-devil-devil-wings_6357676.html used in thumbnail.*Spoilers* How NOT to survive the first few episodes of THE TRAITORS #youtubeshorts #thetraitorsINSIDELEFT2024-03-08 | MINOR SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 2 OF 'THE TRAITORS AUSTRALIA' SEASON 1
Snippet from forthcoming deep dive into 'The Traitors', its ideology, and whether we should be worried or excited about all this backstabbing on telly!The Decline Of TV Subscription Services (Why Its Happening)INSIDELEFT2024-01-21 | All I wanted was to watch some King Of The Hill.
But was it anywhere to stream?
Nope.
Thats basically why this video happened.
Why is it, TV Streaming is more expensive than ever, with ads coming back, increasing restrictions and with more players than an NFL team, and yet I still can’t find anything I am looking for?
This video is me trying to understand why streaming has ended up where it has, why its getting worse, and what a left alternative might look like.
Join me, as I ask
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO SUBSCRIPTION TV SERVICES?
Big thanks to Mrs Inside Left and Nicko, check out the thanks section for a proper call out 🙂
#TV #netflix #disney #Streaming #Leftist #AMAZON #prime #millennials King Of The Hill, Gonjiam, young f
As my earlier videos called out, 'Alien 3' and 'Alien Versus Predator' certainly had their problems, but this one really had me wracking my brain to find the most unhinged takes I could find.
SPOILERS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEO, WATCH THE MOVIE FIRST!
Pandorum is a film made from joining two scripts together, and at times that is very obvious!
Combining the fictional psychological condition of 'Pandorum' with the cannibalistic horrors of forced evolution is a recipe for sci-fi horror, and by god is it a fun film.
I somehow manage to crowbar in thoughts of Malthusianism, Critiques of Capitalism and concerns over AI into a film that isn't really about any of that, which maybe says more about me than the film...
I cover Malthusianism (Which there is for sure!), Capitalism in general, and the dangers of AI when wielded by morons.3 Lefty Anthems Everyone Should Hear! (IMHO)INSIDELEFT2023-11-18 | So here we are, 3 suggested tracks that speak to me as a leftist, that I think all on the left should give a listen.
I play a few short snippets of the track, talk about why it appeals to me, and the issues it discusses, and then leave you to check out the full track should I have whetted your appetite.
Each track will have a clickable youtube link in the video, so that you can hear the full and proper versions of the songs.
I am hoping that 'fair use' will mean that this video will be left alone by YT but apologies in advance if anything gets muted, this video is a semi experiment to see if this format is a viable option for more videos.
#leftist #socialist #solidarity #bobvylan #TheYoung'uns #bradpaisley #leftALIEN 3 - The Xenomorph Is The Hero (Sort of)INSIDELEFT2023-11-10 | Yep I am back, back, back again with another silly Alien Video, this time talking about Alien 3!
You know, the one we used to think was bad but then…people kept making more and…well you know how the star wars prequels look better now that episode 9 is out?
YEAH THAT.
Anyway, have you ever wondered if Alien 3 was about something more than shaven heads and rust?
In this video, I look at how it informs our understanding of crime, Prisons for profit, and what it all means for us...and we all agree that corporations were a bad move, and that we should go back to not doing that.
Big thanks to the wife for helping with the scripting, and for repeating that this film needed more Charles Dance, which to be fair, is true of most things they are in.
This is just for fun, so don't get mad at me if I miss something, or haven't read every comicbook spin off ok? Pretty please :D
Also Check out@SKTheCrusader they have been hitting it out the park of late, and have some great stuff on the way!
*correction* it's not CGI! it's stop motion and puppets! doh!
Join me as I look through who exactly is in this latest edition of the Shadow Cabinet, what their relationship is with the left, and what common threads we can find running through the lot of them.
Obviously, this is not an especially serious video, so if you find yourself becoming upset at my thoughts and opinions, thats ok, everything is subjective...except for Owen Smith, sorry but he was the worst.
Enjoy the video, give it a like if you do, and make sure you tell people that you know who John Healey is now.
Oh and check out @SKTheCrusader and their latest video on a similarish topic, looking at the radicalisation of the centre!: youtu.be/eQp8fQpPQKM?si=vZcmF29VDAd44ACo
Join me as I 'have a think' about the setting, politics and themes of this fantastic little game, and expand upon what is so fascinating about its concepts and lessons!
Its a Citizen Sleeper review of sorts I suppose, looking at the gameplay and nuts and bolts of its creation, as well as exploring the inspirations of game creator Gareth Damian Martin of 'Jump Over The Age' games.
As AAA games continue to flounder whilst chasing your money, games like this, and others from publisher 'Fellow Traveller' explore far more interesting waters than their well funded contemporaries.
This game is even on Xbox Gamepass, so if you are an xbox or PC player, there is a good chance you can play this for free!
The DLCs are free too!
Anyway thats enough gushing for now!
Watch the vid, play the game, and join me in waiting for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector :D
Video relates to or references the following accounts: @jumpovertheage5120 @FellowTraveller @PhilosophyTube
The Search Terms bit :D
Citizen Sleeper Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Jump Over The Age Fellow Traveller Gamepass Best Game Pass Games Video Game Essay Mushroom At The End Of The World Anna TsingGaming & The LeftINSIDELEFT2023-08-11 | *Sorry about the flat recording sound on this one, I was in a hurry and flubbed the setup, apologies!*
I have been a patron of @SKTheCrusader for a while now, and have long admired their wholehearted commitment to interrogating a subject when making a video.
So I knew what I was getting into when I suggested 'Gamer Culture, and what the left can do about it' as a potential topic for a future video.
SK then released their excellent video 'Gamers: Are They The Left's Problem', and lightly jibed me for what they felt was a slightly "2013-ass" subject, before going about the business of thoroughly covering it.
One of the few questions that arose unanswered, was 'Why did they (me) suggest this topic?', Though SK did acknowedge that the question was there to be answered.
It got my brain firing about what had made me think of it, why I cared, and what I thought the 'Left' if there is so cohesive a thing, should do about the perceived state of gamer culture.
Certainly, there are issues with gamer cutlture that go back a long time now, such as the rampant use of right wing language and talking points, and its young people that are being steeped in it.
So lets talk about it.
Big thanks to @SKTheCrusader for their support, acknowledgements and shout outs, it is very much appreciaited, so please reciprocate and check out their video too!
Also thanks to: @WayMisc . @magutipeluti & @yoyoshm for supplying the N64 Logo, Amstrad 464 Footage and Mariokart footage in the background of this video, links to these videos are below, check em out!
#subtitles #gamers #leftism #politics #videogames #millennials #retrogaming gaming cultures safe space video games amstrad nostalgiaMy 3 BIG Problems with Alien Versus Predator 2004 (aka Leave Xenomorphs Alone!)INSIDELEFT2023-07-16 | This is a fun little video I threw together after watching AVP recently, its not meant to be taken too seriously, but is just poking a bit of fun at some of the choices and politics of what is a fairly forgettable movie.
Or to put it another way, THE XENOS DID NOTHING WRONG WHY YOU CANT YOU JUST LEAVE THEM BE?
Thanks to my Wife for both the idea and for helping with script.
#Dishonored #dishonored2 #arkanestudios #dunwall #socialism #communism #leftism #videogames #politicsArkaneDishonouredDishonoured the gamearkane gamesarkane lyonarkane studiosdishonored 2dishonored death of the outsiderdishonored definitive editiondishonored gameplaydishonored reviewThe Future For An Elder Millennial #ShortsINSIDELEFT2023-05-17 | The futures looking a bit...iffy isn't it?
A quick teaser for my recent video 'Millennials: Broken Promises & Social Contracts'
#millennials #politics #socialism #communism #coolbritanniaMillennials Were Sold A Lie - Broken Promises & Social ContractsINSIDELEFT2023-05-16 | As an Elder Millennial, I was there to see the promises being made by Blair and Co to my generation, about working hard, going to higher education and in return getting to live in a country that would be a 'beacon to the world'.
Instead I got...well watch the video and find out.
oecd.org/unitedkingdom/PAG2021-GBR.pdfWhy The Left Shouldnt Underestimate Local ElectionsINSIDELEFT2023-05-01 | A look at what Local Elections are, the political climate in the UK, and why the UK Left should be looking at events like this as opportunities to create political capital for the left (With Subtitles).
Media I enjoy: @praxiscast - praxiscast.podbean.com @SKTheCrusader - / @skthecrusader @Andrewism - / @ucn__g2hsqrkuqed... @TheLeftistCooks - / @theleftistcooks @SophiefromMars - / @sophiefrommars @JessieGender1 - / @jessiegender1 @JacobGeller - / @jacobgeller @JimSterling - / @jimsterlingWhat is Dredge really about? #shorts #horror #lovecraft #MarxINSIDELEFT2023-04-14 | A taster of a larger video to come on the game Dredge from Black Salt Games, and what playing it taught me about myself.
#dredge #Dredgegame #marx #alienation #work #lovecraft #BlacksaltgamesWhat YOU should know about Defunding the Police!INSIDELEFT2023-04-07 | A quick explainer on the 'defund the police' concept, movement and key concepts in order to aid discussions from the left.
There is a lot of nonsense out there as to what the phrase means, and its itent, so in order to combat this nonsense, we need to ensure we are able to educate and inform on the facts.
youtu.be/TXadIG938ucThinking Some More About 15 Minute Cities With Derek Wall #15minutecitiesINSIDELEFT2023-03-19 | I Reached out to Author, Politician and Economist Derek Wall for their thoughts on 15 minute cities and all the hubub surrounding it.
Derek kindly wrote back to me with some observations which I explore in this short video.
Derek Wall is someone I got to know through their excellent writing, and I would highly recommend checking out their books, particularly 'Elinor Ostrom's rules for radicals".
#15minutecities #communism #capitalism #city15 Minute Cities #shorts #capitalism #communism #conspiracy #15minutecitiesINSIDELEFT2023-03-14 | What are 15 minute cities you ask?
And why are all these supposedly grown up people crying about them?
Beats me, but enjoy this short taster of my new video 'What are 15 Minute Cities and Why should I care?" and then check out the full thing if you like :DWhat even are 15 minute cities and why should i care? #15MINUTECITIES #breadtube #communismINSIDELEFT2023-03-10 | This is a rather quickly thrown together explainer on the concept of the '15 Minute City' and a look at why there seems to be so much confusion and controversy around what is, on the face of it, a pretty mundane theory.
This was a last minute decision, and a fast write, record and edit process, due to the sheet amount of rightwing and 'honk for freedom' coverage I had seen pushed on facebook and twitter.
It is important that we on the left understand where this is coming from, why it is happening, and how to calmly communicate the truth when faced with seemingly bizarre theories about the World Economic Forum and Stalinist roadworks.
We touch on Marx, Pierre Bordieu and Feminism, as well as free labour, education and institutional involvement.
A good touchstone for discussions on how capitalism has endured.What Is Social Reproduction? #shorts #teaser #leftist #breadtube #socialism #feminism #marxismINSIDELEFT2023-02-26 | A little taster of the ground covered in my coming video on social reproduction.
If you like it, make sure you subscribe so that you dont miss the full video!Why Do We Need Unions? #unions #socialism #explained #subtitlesINSIDELEFT2023-02-19 | This is a look at why unions are not just a good thing, but a NECESSARY thing in a capitalist system.
It explores the Profit Motive, Corporations, Class and explains why these things will never choose an altruistic or even fair level of pay and conditions for workers.
Unions are the only power, safeguard and ally the normal person has in a capitalist economy, and its important we both understand this, and can communicate it to political neutrals.Can We Trust Corporations To Look After Workers? #shorts #shortvideo #unions #socialismINSIDELEFT2023-02-19 | A snippet from the new video on unions!CLASS INTEREST #teaser #shorts #socialismINSIDELEFT2023-02-04 | A bitesize version of my video on class interest, and why its important to understand how it affects the way things are run.Class Interest - What is it, and why do we care?INSIDELEFT2023-02-03 | A quick explainer on class interest, providing some basic understanding of the term, its usage, and its importance to left politics.
Check out Mic Wright at brokenbottleboy.substack.comThe Profit Motive: The Fuel That Drives CapitalismINSIDELEFT2023-01-24 | A quick explainer on 'The Profit Motive', its definition, its modern context, and its relevance to the political left.
If you want to understand capitalism, this is a good place to start!
#Socialism #Leftism #anarchism #socialism #politics #left #capitalism #communism #leftismWhy You Need Unions - Coming Soon - #shorts #teaserINSIDELEFT2023-01-18 | A little excerpt from the next video...Utopian Housing - How would you do it? #shortsINSIDELEFT2023-01-16 | Second short follow up to my longer 'The Power of Utopia' video, where I explore the benefits of being able to conceive of your own Utopian Vision.
In this short, I ask what housing looks like in your Utopian City, and for you to drop a comment filling me in on your vision for housing in your perfect city!
So what do you think, social housing, job linked homes, nomadic caravans?
You tell me!Utopias & Energy - What Would You Do? #shortsINSIDELEFT2023-01-10 | Following on from my other video, 'The Power Of Utopia', I ask you, dear viewer, to share with me your thoughts on how your Utopia would handle the production, distribution and storage of electrical energy!
#shortsWhy YOU Should Learn The Power Of Utopia, And Renergise Your Politics!INSIDELEFT2023-01-09 | This is a bit of a thought experiment, an exploration of the concept of 'Utopia', and how such a concept may have political value in the 21st century.
I look at the difference between a 'utopian vision' and an 'ideology', speculate as to what politics looks like without a utopian vision, and discuss the importance of hope in the face of pragmatic nihilism.
I am still learning the ropes of how to write, light, record and edit, so please bear with me, the green screen fuzziness all round me will hopefully be eliminated in future videos :D
These are all just opinions, I am no expert, am mediocrely educated, and am constantly getting stuff wrong, but I feel there is value to talking about this, and hopefully you will too.
#utopia #Thomasmore #socialism #left #politics #capitalism #leftism #communism #anarchismThe Lesser Evil #Politics #UK #SocialismINSIDELEFT2022-12-08 | I make the case for why I do not believe in 'voting for the lesser evil' in elections, why I believe the left should value their votes more highly, and why now more than ever, we need to demand more for our complicity in general elections.