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I am unironically a juvenile individualistic anarcho-nihilist 😈

"Men and women ... do you not realize that the State is the worst enemy you have? It is a machine that crushes you in order to sustain the ruling class, your masters. Like naïve children you put your trust in your political leaders. You make it possible for them to creep into your confidence, only to have them betray you to the first bidder. But even where there is no direct betrayal, the labour politicians make common cause with your enemies to keep you in leash, to prevent your direct action. The State is the pillar of capitalism, and it is ridiculous to expect any redress from it." ~ Emma Goldman

Interesting stuff in here!

Excellent!😊

Excellent work

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Darwin did not coin the phrase 'Survival of the Fittest'. It was coined by the 'philosopher', Herbert Spencer, if I remember correctly. (Yes, it was. I've just checked.) Thanks for an interesting talk.

People will laugh but my introduction to anarchism came when I was 16-17 and I discovered the sex pistols (thanks dad). I knew what an antichrist was, but I didn't know what an anarchist was. That was 20 years ago and I've been digging in the rabbit hole ever since. At the time I had an 80gig iPod that I filled with audiobooks of Bakunin, Malatesta, Benjamin Tucker, Chomsky, Zinn, Goldman ect (thanks librivox). Zoe makes it clear and concise and I wish I had found her back then. Even though my flag would be black and green rather than black and red.

"The individual is the true reality of life. A cosmos in himself, he does not exist for the State, nor for that abstraction called "society," or the "nation," which is only a collection of individuals." ~ Emma Goldman

"How long would authority ... exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen." ~ Emma Goldman

Excellent work

"Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labeled Utopian." ~ Emma Goldman

I dont think an individual necessarily needs any help surviving from a collective. An individual can easily live alone off grid in nature and build their own shelter, grow their own food etc...

What a great essay. Awesome. Thank you!

Concrete analysis.

Thank you

"'What I believe' is a process rather than a finality. Finalities are for gods and governments, not for the human intellect." ~ Emma Goldman

"'What I believe' is a process rather than a finality. Finalities are for gods and governments, not for the human intellect." ~ Emma Goldman

0:59 If someone can not produce enough to protect themselves from the elements AND feed themselves that choice is the false dilemma capitalism presents while despoiling its creator.

Amazing!

Based video. Thank you.

Beautiful essay, wonderful production. Thank you

That's a very intriguing essay, but I wonder if more than tweaking the shame economy it isn't more important to rather move beyond it? Two things in particular concern me: 1) whether we are not being a little eurocentric in declaring that "all societies have a shame economy", in the sense that we might be projecting our concept of shame onto situations that might look similar on the outside but are perceived/interpreted/lived differently; and 2) whether this framework can account for criticism of an egalitarian shame economy that is nonetheless oppressive and conformist - yes it may be that shame is "distributed" more equally but what if e.g. queerness is shamed this way? This would still be undesirable. In terms of moving beyond it I would move to something like a more naturalistic approach to understanding - but not necessarily bending to - people's in-flux feelings... This might be a new addition to anarchism (I'm thinking here of texts by Vishwam Heckert) but De Cleyre and Malatesta and others used to say that we have no right to punish offenders, only to defend ourselves against them. I think accepting a shame framework might end up being simply a justification for another punitive framework.

This was fantastic!

Im a Anarchist Synthesist. I believe a free market that Tucker advocated for would be very ideal to the current capitalist free market we currently have.

This essay makes many statements about "capitalism" but how do we know that's a cohesive thing to talk about?

"It is a tragedy, I feel, that people of a different sexual type are caught in a world which shows so little understanding for homosexuals and is so crassly indifferent to the various gradations and variations of gender and their great significance in life." ~ Emma Goldman

"In modern capitalism economic exploitation rather than political oppression is the real enemy of the people." ~ Emma Goldman

The root of Capitalistic power is more intimate than economic systems theory or what not... It's deeply psychological. As children, most of us has been traumatised, either by our parents being abusive or being neglectful, and for the individual the use of power (be it monetary, social, political, academic, etc) gives them the opportunity to fill that emotional void. As children, we needed to be loved and valued and nurtured. But that didn't happen. So a Narcissistic System of Hierarchical Power lends itself to filling that void. If I cannot be loved and valued for who I am, to be loved as I needed to be when I was young, I can now buy and force others to respect me and recognise my existence. It's a bandage for the scars of my youth, while making everyone feel and recreate the trauma I felt.

building a new world in the dying husk of the old. may the new year be defined by casting off our chains and organizing ourselves 🟥⬛

Best wishes for your new year! 🎉

"The State, every government whatever its form, character or color - be it absolute or constitutional, monarchy or republic, Fascist, Nazi or bolshevik - is by its very nature conservative, static, intolerant of change and opposed to it." ~ Emma Goldman

"Men and women ... do you not realize that the State is the worst enemy you have? It is a machine that crushes you in order to sustain the ruling class, your masters. Like naïve children you put your trust in your political leaders. You make it possible for them to creep into your confidence, only to have them betray you to the first bidder. But even where there is no direct betrayal, the labour politicians make common cause with your enemies to keep you in leash, to prevent your direct action. The State is the pillar of capitalism, and it is ridiculous to expect any redress from it." ~ Emma Goldman

"The most vital right is the right to love and be loved." ~ Emma Goldman

Anarchism is more than political philosophy, yes. ❤ Horizontal relationships are the greatest expression of love and respect for others. Anarchism pushes me to value others simply because they exist as I exist. I refuse to dominate others because I know what it is to be dominated.

Great Thjanx

Can y’all list sources that I can read to learn about Anarchist sports teams/clubs? I can’t find them anywhere 😭

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Mutual aid is a huge opportunity. Any suggestions on how to start an effort? I want to participate but hardly know where to begin.

Nice! I always love learning more about anarchism in specific places "the canon" doesn't talk much about

Very interesting, thanks. I have ordered the book. I am of course aware of Wilde as a gay icon and also, eg, Bernstein's comments on the trial - I will try to find The Torch and see what is written there - I have, from a position of significant ignorance, been sceptical of claims about Wilde's radicalism but now anticipating reading the detailed argument.

Thanks for this! 🌳🏴

I took my time to listen to this cause I know Ziegler's always interesting. I was not disappointed! :)

It would be great if we could hear you

Great talk!

we need more of Sophie Scott-Brown!!

Important topic, great essay! A warm anarcho-greetings from South Africa comrades! 🤘

That was a great exploration of your experiences, thank you!

Nice talk!

Inspiring as always, comrade! ✊🏴🚩✊ Anarcho-communism... A world without borders, a people without limits!