The Flag of the Revolution?
Perfect. An essentially pan-anarchist/anarcho-pluralist flag with enough of historic American populism to bring in the sovereign citizens, boogaloo, radical libertarians, and gun nuts. Well done.
CHAZ Memorial and Support Video
A Maoist memorializes CHAZ. In some ways, I generally considered having supported CHAZ to be something of a litmus test that separates authentic anti-systemists from pro-systemists. Notice that CHAZ was suppressed by the city government of Seattle, arguably the furthest left of any local government in the US, […]
I was a 60s socialist. Today’s progressives are in danger of repeating our mistakes.
By John B. Judis Washington Post In January 1969, Tom Hayden, a founder of the radical Students for a Democratic Society and a leader of the antiwar movement, came to speak at the University of California at Santa Cruz, on behalf of the SDS chapter where I was […]
Antifa Punks and Boogaloo Bois: A Tale of Two Scapegoats
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It was the kind of story that always seems to fly just beneath the radar. You probably missed it. I nearly did. Somewhere between the Pride parades and the Fourth of July, while the country was busy hyperventilating […]
Once Again, It’s Not a Matter of Either/Or
Every single idea listed below is a good one. Enemies of the state should be doing outreach to EVERYONE, no matter how seemingly incorrigible from an anti-authoritarian perspective. Most people are a mixture of authoritarian and anti-authoritarian ideas, including some who are extreme paradoxes. “Go ye into all […]
The Cop-Free Zone: Reflections from Experiments in Autonomy around the US
Crimethinc The cop-free zone is not the particular block or traffic circle or park. It is the shared commitment to defending a space and eliminating the dynamics of policing and white supremacy. In the following collection, we explore some people’s experiences attempting to create police-free autonomous zones in […]
The Articles of Unity – A Patriotic Plan to Save our Republic (Bret Weinstein)
Bret Weinstein seems to be a guy whose “heart is in the right place,” as a sentimentalist might say. His core idea is correct, i.e. building an anti-establishment movement that rejects incompetent/corrupt elites while rejecting dangerous authoritarians from the far-left and far-right.
Almost half of BLM protesters are white; a plurality are suburbanites
I’ve noticed this as well. But unlike most commentators on the uprising, I would make a sharp distinction between the mainstream protest movement, conventional activism like BLM, the far-left/Antifa, the far-right/Boogaloo, statue vandalizers, and exaggerated sports rioters on one hand, and the actual uprising of the lumenproletariat on […]
“White Fragility,” Plus Adolph Reed on Identity Politics
At about the 1:29 mark, Reed talks about how the protest movement has been co-opted by the ruling class, and Taibbi talks about how the anti-statue campaign is a distraction from the “defund the police” movement.
In the Autonomous Zones
By Ezra Marcus New York Times At first they called it the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. In early June, protesters aligned with the Black Lives Matter movement took over six city blocks of a gentrified Seattle neighborhood. There, activists screened films, served spaghetti, painted murals, held vigils and […]
The Case against Revolution with Ayaan Hirsi Ali
A pro-reformist contribution to the reform vs. revolution debate. We need both Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine, both of whom were proto-anarchists. Burke’s “Vindication of Natural Society” is essentially an anarcho-libertarian document, and Paine was what would today be called a minarchist with economic views similar to those […]
Amazing ranches for sale to give you a slice of the good life
The crowdfunded purchase of places like this could make for interesting intentional communities and startup societies. By Abi Harman Love Money Surrounded by stunning rural landscapes, these impressive ranches for sale around the world offer an idyllic slice of the good life. From acres of remote rolling land […]
CHAZ and the Blue Tribe
Todd Lewis is joined by Keith Preston, Right Rumination and Swithun Dobson to discuss the current issue of the Blue Tribe.
Nothing Succeeds Like Secession: Suggested Demands for CHOP From a Friendly Panarchist Ally
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I have always been fascinated by secessionist movements. It goes back to my childhood love of maps, flags and geography. I use to spend hours poring over atlases and fixating on the strange autonomous zones that only existed […]
Three Mutual Aid Networks in New York City
By Crimethinc Fundamental social change involves two intertwined processes. On the one hand, it means shutting down the mechanisms that impose disparities in power and access to resources; on the other hand, it involves creating infrastructures that distribute resources and power according to a different logic, weaving a […]
Awesome abandoned bunkers for sale
The problem with these is that they can be traced through real estate and financial transaction records. It’s best to just squat them or build new ones. By Abby Driver Love Money Whether you’re a doomsday prepper getting ready for the end of the world or a die-hard […]
Glenn Loury: ‘We’re Being Swept Along by Hysteria’ About Racism in America
A somewhat interesting interview with a leading black conservative. I would be inclined to argue that, at present, substantial sectors of the capitalist class (including some major capitalist entities) along with their allies in the new clerisy/new class that dominates the “ideas industries” are fueling anti-racism hysteria in […]
A Libertarian Defense of CHAZ
By Stratton J. Davis Ever since the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) was created in Seattle, it has been a prominent subject of discussion for many. The question usually being discussed is whether we should support it or not. While those on the left seem to be in […]
Abandoned Places in Desolate Locations Throughout the World
Some more intentional community locations? Daily Mail The world has left an awful lot behind – as these haunting images of decaying industry from all four corners of the globe reveal. They feature in new book ‘Abandoned Industrial Places’, by David Ross, which contains more than 200 photos […]
The Five Dangers Facing the Lumpenproletariat
If recent events are a foreshadowing of events to come, which they may well be, it would seem that the lumpenproletariat faces five primary dangers when it comes to future revolutionary activity.
As It Should Be…
I first started developing the ideas that I would later come to call “pan-secessionism in the mid-1990s after notice the emergence of the “right-wing” antigovernment movement associated with the militias, sovereign citizens, tax protestors, and other similar groups. Of course, much of the left and certainly liberal opinion […]
Protesters rally at Atlanta jail, demand release of woman accused in Wendy’s arson
Now, that’s what I’m talking about. Lumpenproletarian class solidarity. But why are they not demanding the release of ALL prisoners? By Barnini Chakraborty | Fox News Protesters on Tuesday night gathered outside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta demanding the release of the woman accused of setting fire […]
A Letter From the Other Front
Crimethinc In this essay, anarchists from a rural area of the United States describe how people who live outside the urban centers can contribute to the movement against police violence and institutional white supremacy that has unfolded in response to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The […]
What Would the Black Panthers Think of Black Lives Matter?
From 2017. The main disagreement I always had with the Black Panthers was not that they were “too radical” or “too terroristic.” Those were the things I liked about the Panthers. The problem I saw with them was their Marxist-Leninist orientation. The main problem I see with BLM […]
Protesters and police clash outside White House, Seattle moves to dismantle CHAZ
Krystal and Saagar discuss breaking developments from the protests in Washington D.C. and Seattle’s CHAZ.
There’s an abandoned resort ghost town in the Smokies
Another spot for an intentional community? By Anna Hilders Road Trippers The National Park Service established the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. But the park’s rich history and culture were brewing in the hills long before that. You can still experience that special past for yourself. […]
Abandoned amusement parks around the US that will give you the chills
These would be some awesome locations for future intentional communities or startup societies. By Lia Ryerson and Frank Olito When you think of theme parks, your mind probably goes straight to the modern rides of Disney World, but there are some amusement parks around the country that have […]
The Mexican Town That Kicked Out Politicians And Started Over
This is what “defunding the police” really looks like. We need an America of 20,000 Cherans. Cherán is a town of some 20,000 inhabitants in the highlands of Michoacán, one of the Mexican states that’s suffered most in the drug wars of the last decade. Armed men and […]
Silence of the Swine: Abolish the Police and Bring Back the Panthers
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley One thing that has become crystal fucking clear to any sane sentient creature with a pulse who has paid attention to current events over the last month is the fact that America’s cherished fascist institution known as the […]
Revolution from the Bottom Up
When I was an orthodox left-wing anarchist, one of the things that eventually led to my present heterodox positions was the observation that every leftist revolution in which anarchists participated led to the repression of the anarchists by authoritarian leftists, or by right-wing reactionaries who managed to gain […]
The Great Statue Debate
Kyle is merely criticizing standard right-wing dumbassery in much of this, but one of the most important points he raises is that evidence shows that a majority of the US public still opposes removing Confederate monuments, and super-majority opposes removing historic American monuments. When leftist revolutions fail, and […]
These photos of abandoned malls and golf courses reveal a new era for the American suburb
These might be some interesting locations for future intentional communities as well. By Sarah Jacobs, Libertina Brandt Business Insider In March 2017, Business Insider reported a series of stories on “The Death of Suburbia,” declaring the end of the suburbs as we once knew them. By examining the […]
South Africa : Orania show how a community can work together
Think of it as an Afrikaner-bolo. An elderly couple stuck with an unfinished home are helped by the community in Orania.
14 entire towns and villages for sale around the world
These might make for some interesting locations for crowd-funded intentional communities. Abi Harman Love Money As far as social distancing goes, it doesn’t get much better than moving to your own private town. From picture-postcard Swedish villages to American ghost towns frozen in time, these unique settlements are […]
Life and times at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Shane Burley is no more an unbiased reporter on CHAZ than Tucker Carlson. But it’s interesting to get a range of perspectives. By Shane Burley ROAR Magazine
Cheran is the Model
Opt Out of the System
By Ricky “I am gonna be focusing on what I think needs to be a rallying cry. We can’t just think violence is gonna start society anew. With that, I think; the message should be on people focusing on: Self-reliance and in if you are incapable for whatever […]
First came a pandemic. Then, looting. Small businesses pick up the pieces as their debt mounts.
A reflection on the problem of interclass and intra-lumpen proletarian conflict. Many positive things have happened in the uprising. These include the mass participation of normies and civilians (non-revolutionaries) in protests and civil disobedience against the state, along with direct attacks on the state such as the destruction […]
Far Leftists Enact Racial Segregation At “The CHAZ” In Seattle, Right Wing Groups Rise Up Over Riots
Far Leftists Enact Racial Segregation At “The CHAZ” In Seattle, Right Wing Groups Rise Up Over Riots. One plot of land has been segregated for Black and Indigenous people only.
What is happening in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone?
Zapatistas to extend their control with 11 more autonomous zones in Chiapas
They’re doing this with the acquiescence of the Mexican President, just as CHAZ is existing with the apparent acquiescence of local and state governments of Seattle and Washington, which raises some interesting questions about anarchist strategy. Mexico News Daily The Zapatistas are on the move in Chiapas, extending […]
‘The Five’ spar over legitimacy of Seattle’s ‘autonomous zone’
If these FOX News reactionaries were as “anti-establishment” or “anti-big government” as they pretend they would be creating “autonomous zones” of their own. What a shame they’re really just mouthpieces for the right-wing of the ruling class.
Hannity: Anarchy reigns supreme in Seattle
If only it were true. Roadblocks, checkpoints, barricades, armed vigilantes: Anyone with a functioning brain knows this is unacceptable.
Tucker: The new nation of CHAZ is a lesson for us all
Indeed it is. But not in the way that Carlson means. This is hilarious. During the heydey of the militia movement of the 1990s, there were “freemen” and “sovereign citizen” groups that did stuff like this.
Broken Economy, Broken Society, and the Prospects for Liberty
By Stratton J. Davis Looking at the daily news these past couples of weeks one may have the pessimistic opinion that what was left of liberty will soon be gone. Even before the recent riots, which has President Trump and his GOP goons threatening the US people with […]
Seems Reasonable Enough
Welcome to the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, where Seattle protesters gather without police
By Evan Bush Seattle Times Welcome to the CHAZ, the newly named Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, where most everything was free Tuesday.
Tucker: The world welcomes its newest country
Carlson has a predictably “reactionary” take on Seattle, but this is still funny as hell, particularly the part about borders. I’d like to see people of all ideologies doing this, i.e. creating their own TAZs. Say hello to the latest addition to the global family of nations: the […]
Ingraham: Democrats cancel America
I totally disagree with Laura here, but not for the usual reasons. So far I have actually seen very little “canceling America” going on in the present uprising. Unlike Berkeley or Charlottesville, which were low-grade sports riots carried out by rookie-league middle-class gangs, the present uprising is a […]
Trump Says Domestic Terrorists Have Taken Over Seattle
Thank goodness Donald Trump is President, a figure that is widely hated, disliked, or disdained by all but a relatively small number of hard-core supporters. He’s an easy figure to hate, especially for the Left, and symbolizes ruling class excess. It would suck if during the present moment […]
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