AnarkThis Anark Abridged is about prefiguration, a revolutionary strategy that is often neglected by the anarchists, socialists, and communists. I lay out what the prefigurative method looks like, why it is important, and give some perspective on how it compares and contrasts with other methods. I also reiterate themes from my video Constructing the Revolution (youtu.be/W9K6ISx8QEQ).
How to do a revolution!Anark2022-06-18 | This Anark Abridged is about prefiguration, a revolutionary strategy that is often neglected by the anarchists, socialists, and communists. I lay out what the prefigurative method looks like, why it is important, and give some perspective on how it compares and contrasts with other methods. I also reiterate themes from my video Constructing the Revolution (youtu.be/W9K6ISx8QEQ).
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0:00 Stream intro stuff 17:45 Do metaphysics and ontology still have a place in modern philosophy or has science completely replaced the need for those fields of inquiry? 22:35 could you shed some light on reading groups? Should discussion be structured/unstructured? any tips? 25:35 Social Capitalism 32:35 Critiquing monetization of revolutionary work 36:20 Why fight for better world if there's no freewill? 43:00 Assigning personhood to land 46:30 Works to read to decouple from Marxism-Leninism 48:48 Hostility of leftists and liberals towards left-libertarianism 52:25 Need for generalized voting bodies 1:01:20 Does the polity form require geographic cohesion, e.g. boundaries outside of which its decisions no longer apply? 1:03:30 Without free will, is there such thing as "you"? 1:09:20 Hierarchies in the workplace based on qualifications 1:12:00 Dilemma of perverse incentives 1:15:20 Potential anarchist deprogram podcast? Thoughts on Tito? 1:18:40 What's authoritarianism? 1:43:00 Socdem policies placating workers 1:50:30 Simple majoritarianism and voting in anarchism 1:57:00 Is DSA waste of time or place for radicalization to liberals? 2:01:10 Sociocracy 2:02:20 Roles of People with Disabilities in Organizations 2:04:05 Michael Malice 2:08:00 Difference between private property and personal property 2:10:10 Why don't we form mutual aid networks with existing co-operatives? 2:14:10 What is neo feudalism and why ancap societies devolve into them? (best explanation I've heard yet) 2:46:20 Are co-ops private or personal property? 2:54:00 Thoughts on post-leftism 2:58:50 Power structures distorting meaning of words 3:05:45 Critiquing Hegel and dialectics 3:32:50 Getting religious people into anarchism 3:34:40 Was Stirner Engels in disguise? 3:49:15 How anarchist society would've handled covidHow Dual Power Could Change Society ForeverAnark2024-08-02 | I recently flew out to Portland to attend the Dual Power Gathering and while I was there I gave a presentation on dual power. Rowan Glass was so kind as to make a recording of me summarizing that presentation. Enjoy.
Patreon: patreon.com/Anark Tip: https://cash.app/$Apeiro Twitter: twitter.com/anarkyoutube Mastodon: https://kolektiva.social/web/@Anark Anarchist Library: theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/daniel-baryon Libcom.org: libcom.org/tags/daniel-baryonRevolution Aint a Part-Time Job: a Response to @ContrapointsAnark2024-07-26 | A few weeks ago, philosophy YouTuber Contrapoints made some Twitter comments about electoralism vs. anti-electoralism. Ever since she released her video called Voting, I had wanted to make a more formal response to Natalie. So I took this opportunity to discuss the topic.
9:28 - anarchist theory & political ideologies 15:40 - left unity in anarchist spaces 17:37 - Trump verdict 21:22 - EZLN roots in Magonism 27:22 - most comparable decade with 2020s 31:55 - inserting into authoritarian orgs 35:44 - which organizations to join? 38:25 - creating a specific anarchist org 45:10 - prioritizing hierarchies to fight against 52:03 - organizing when no one is interested 53:12 - free will vs determinism 54:30 - liberal biases 55:52 - recommended reading: Black anarchism 56:44 - elements of representative democracy in the free territories of Ukraine and anarchist Spain 1:00:56 - interventionism after the revolution 1:03:49 - Bichler's and Nitzen's definitions of class 1:06:00 - modern anarchist authors 1:08:29 - definitions of oppressors vs oppressed 1:17:24 - job other than youtube 1:23:52 - emphasis on history over theory 1:28:12 - splitting of leftist groups 1:36:22 - anarchists working with hierarchical structures 1:43:20 - strategic discreetness 1:44:19 - non-profit status 1:45:11 - becoming self-reliant 1:46:47 - is platformism brittle? 1:48:28 - federation a solution to "spreading too thin" 1:52:39 - Bookchin's critiques of anarchism 2:00:05 - the oppressed becoming the oppressor 2:04:52 - nationalism and culture 2:07:52 - Richard Wolff 2:08:52 - pro-state tendencies in democratic federalism 2:10:15 - is the labor theory of value anti-anarchist? 2:12:37 - scientific and utopian socialist ideologies 2:17:39 complex systems videos 2:20:35 anark membership ad 2:21:39 complex systems info continued 2:24:43 resources for disabled individuals 2:26:59 co-operation tulsa youtube 2:28:59 dual power gathering 2:29:35 lifestyle anarchist utopian? 2:32:31 discussing anarchism with those with different state definitions 2:36:32 discussion tips 2:39:38 anarchist avoiding contfrontations 2:43:00 vaush 2:47:29 how to talk to people who think liberal is most left 2:50:40 anarchist and conflict problem 3:05:23 ego in culture 3:07:07 mahkno collective responsibility 3:09:06 zaptistas and ideology 3:10:18 making anarchist terminology/vocabulary felxable 3:14:36 anarcho syndicalism problems 3:20:33 community culture preuquisite to anarchy 3:23:19 flexible ideology 3:26:43 anarchist unity caution 3:29:15 leftism is not a group of tendencies 3:31:06 leftism definition by anark. 3:33:50 leftism isn't automatically intersectional 3:35:13 what's different with us now and then 3:39:32 identity reductionism 3:43:03 council communism and anarchism 3:45:44 anarchist and non anarchist orgs 3:51:44 anarchist courts 3:57:41 ^ continued 3:59:12 what to do with those who cause harmm 4:01:00 tabling 4:08:30 state is a simplification machine 4:13:20 final thoughtsHow Bodily Autonomy Shapes Our FreedomAnark2024-05-28 | From the video: youtu.be/AYp_0ytt1xE
Patreon: patreon.com/Anark Tip: https://cash.app/$Apeiro Twitter: twitter.com/anarkyoutube Mastodon: https://kolektiva.social/web/@Anark Anarchist Library: theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/daniel-baryon Libcom.org: libcom.org/tags/daniel-baryonAnarchism vs The Mega-Machine (A Modern Anarchism Part 1)Anark2024-05-20 | This video is the first in a several part series where I am developing a modern synthesis of anarchism. It is not intended as an introduction to anarchism, but instead a broad coverage of anarchist ideas, discussing the state, Capital as Power, kyriarchy, the mega-machine, queer anarchism, Black anarchism, social ecology, decolonial ideas, and much more... Here we will lay out the anarchist mode of structural critique and apply this theory of power to a variety of hierarchical power structures.
0:00 Video start 0:15 Opening 1:15 The 3 basic principles of anarchist analysis 1:24 Means cannot be disentangled from ends 4:44 Hierarchical power begets authoritarianism and domination 5:52 Power structures seek to perpetuate themselves 8:44 Social anarchism vs. individualist anarchism 11:28 The values of social anarchism 16:12 The values of individualist anarchism 20:42 My analysis of these values 21:46 Emergence 26:07 Anarchist principles as emergent principles 27:17 Anarchic society 28:06 Anarchy at the edge of chaos 32:20 Conclusion 34:41 End spielThoughts on Nietzsche and critiques of the left | Anark Stream ClipsAnark2024-04-15 | This is a clip from this livestream: youtube.com/live/RLRMwXpzNzw
0:00 Video start 0:14 Opening 3:04 Power 6:59 Power structures 7:35 The Four Fields of Power Structures 7:54 Individual Conditioning 8:52 Interpersonality 9:28 Social Structures 10:44 Environmental Structures 12:08 Why use the Four Fields? 13:39 Hierarchical power structures 21:44 Horizontal power structures 28:43 Revolution as self-defense 31:14 Outro 33:45 Ending spielAnark April Livestream!Anark2024-04-05 | Patreon: patreon.com/Anark Tip: https://cash.app/$Apeiro Twitter: twitter.com/anarkyoutube Mastodon: https://kolektiva.social/web/@Anark Anarchist Library: theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/daniel-baryon
0:00 Start 3:35 on Andor 10:36 decommodified housing with horizontalism (usufruct) 17:30 determinism 23:30 are all worker cooperatives socialist? 26:30 what the CNT-FAI got wrong/ Advice 36:55 free will 38:56 notes of anarchism in Marx works/ Marxism could lead to anarchism/ alienation explanation 45:45 lobster hierarchy/ Jordan Peterson/ critique of hierarchy 56:56 on nuclear energy 1:01:10 alienation from nature/philosophy on nature 1:07:21 "Braiding Sweet Grass" recommendation/philosophy/alienation/gift economy 1:13:31 on Camus and life 1:20:07 lenin 1:31:05 national anarchism 1:35:13 cult of personality/fetishization of leaders 1:41:21 Nietzsche and the critique of the left/ the will to power 1:56:46 censoring fascism 2:00:29 on noam Chomsky and Richard Wolfe and unfair critique/critique of Chomsky definition of anarchism 2:05:57 all hierarchies justify themselves 2:09:25 nobody's perfect 2:14:29 update on co-operation Tulsa 2:17:29 anarchism for everyone? 2:18:33 creating anarchist organization 2:28:59 hierarchy with humans and pets 2:35:00 on clicks in organizations 2:40:41 rojava and decentralization vs. Centralization 2:42:42 useful tips for organizing while in prison (hypothetically) 2:51:17 municipality to use to fight against the state 2:57:59 regulatory bodies in anarchism 3:09:03 anarchism and children 3:11:49 positive vs negative reinforcement 3:20:00 hate and revolution/philosophy 3:36:49 individualism and social 3:44:40 post-scarcity society 3:51:40 moral relatism / what is ethics (lecture) 4:02:39 objective and subjective 4:07:59 more on ^^^ 4:51:55 ancaps 4:58:28 why ancaps are a joke 5:01:44 5:34:35 Marx to anarchism 5:36:40 on mutualismIs violence a violation of anarchist principles?Anark2024-04-01 | This is short is from this livestream: youtube.com/live/wXnf5UM8uqE
Patreon: patreon.com/Anark Tip: https://cash.app/$Apeiro Twitter: twitter.com/anarkyoutube Mastodon: https://kolektiva.social/web/@Anark Anarchist Library: theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/daniel-baryon Libcom.org: libcom.org/tags/daniel-baryonInside Rojava: The Autonomous Region in Syria Youve Never Heard OfAnark2024-02-16 | This video is a brief inspection of AANES (The Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria). It is part of a video series wherein I talk about modern day and historical accounts of horizontal and autonomous movements.