By Cake Boy A critique of Preston was that he would be an anti-statist authoritarian. Some Antifa intellectual said this. To the Antifa/woke anarchists, anarchism is not just voluntary interaction but a program of social change. It’s a cultural Marxist project to them. There is a problem with […]
Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I despised Donald Trump long before he became a lumpy soapbox for self-congratulating neoliberals to virtue signal on. In fact, I hated that miserable cunt back when he was still financing the campaigns of said self-congratulating neoliberals. Long before […]
Keith Preston and I will discuss the rising tensions around the world with deep geopolitical analysis. My Contact Info: Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PoFPodcast Telegram: t.me/PraiseOfFolly_1511 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PraiseOfFoll… BuyMeACoffe: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PraiseOf… Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/PraiseO… Substack: https://substack.com/profile/40985862… Email: tertullian155@protonmail.com Keith Contact: @TKeithPreston1
By Keith Preston, October 2, 2024 Just War Theory, developed primarily by early Christian theologians such as Augustine of Hippo (4th-5th centuries) and later refined by Thomas Aquinas (13th century), outlines ethical guidelines for the use of force. It is based on two main principles: jus ad bellum […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Once upon a time there was this place called Afghanistan, a mysterious, mountainous and magical land of endless poppy fields and warlords with beards thick enough to stop bullets. A place where white men feared to tread, and […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Nikita Khrushchev, born in the humble village of Kalinovka in Southern Russia, embodies a largely forgotten Slavic identity—a confluence of Russian and Ukrainian heritage that has long been overshadowed by more dominant historical narratives. His upbringing in the Donetsk Basin, an industrial heartland […]
By Cake Boy So, let’s dig a little bit deeper into this idea of pluralist anarchism. Isn’t it farfetched, isn’t it utopian? Anarchists say because centralized power is dangerous, decentralization is the way to go to reduce damage. There will be damage anyway, because humans are imperfect, but […]
By Cake Boy So this is a song that came out last year. It’s black metal, made by anarchist activists from the UK. It’s very new and what the anarchist scene communicates with the rest of the world. This is who we are, this what we are about. […]
By Cake Boy Anarchism is stuck. On the one hand, it’s stuck in a swamp of woke sectarianism, and on the other, it’s stuck in the swamp of neoliberal/libertarian/Javier Milei populism. There needs to be a new anarchist impulse, and anarchism needs to be dragged out of the […]
By Nick Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley America is an imperial slaughterhouse and every four years that bloody kill room floor hosts a jingle-brained three-ring-circus that the men with hammers call a presidential election season. A ghastly, multibillion dollar display of buggery, cuckery, pomp and […]
By Cake Boy A question in the current anarchist milieu is whether anarcho-capitalism and anarcho-communism are compatible. Is bottom unity ( libertarian unity) possible? The main topic here is land. Both schools, anarcho-communism and anarcho-capitalism, have different perceptions of what land is and what it should be. To […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley If you were foolish enough to take sociopaths at their word, you could be forgiven for believing that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are the world’s most violent pacifists. Both of these repugnant candidates for Godfather of Babylon […]
By Cake Boy I discovered anarchism when I was twenty. I started to read the works of the major names in anarchism. I became interested in anarchism because I disliked both communism and fascism. And I had/have problems with the current neoliberal order. Anarchism said it was about […]
I will be joined by Keith Preston, Florian, and Logos to discuss on whether Technology is inevitable. This can be seen in two ways (1) Was technology destined to triumph in history and (2) is technology destined to triumph in the future? We will discuss both possible meanings […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley America is deeply engaged in two simultaneous and rapidly expanding proxy wars that could both very easily end in a nuclear third world war… I want you to sit down with that sentence for a couple of minutes […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I was born and raised in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, a small-town cowering in the shadow of a vast college metropolis known simply as State College and I fucking hate State College. I hate State College because nine months out […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley We came pretty damn close to losing the finest democracy that slaves can build this election cycle but all the woke folk seem to be enjoying a collective sigh of relief as the better angels of our nature […]
I will be joined by Keith Preston, Florian and Logos to discuss the thought of Theodore Kaczynski as part of a broader shift toward a focus on technology. My Contact Info: Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PoFPodcast Telegram: t.me/PraiseOfFolly_1511 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PraiseOfFoll… BuyMeACoffe: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PraiseOf… Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/PraiseO… Substack: https://substack.com/profile/40985862… Email: tertullian155@protonmail.com
A quick announcement… Luke Dodson Aug 13, 2024 As many of you know, earlier this year I attended and spoke at the Commonwealth of Free Spirits 1st International Conference in Porto, Portugal. I’m very pleased to announce that the CoFS YouTube channel is now live. Three talks are […]
Keith Preston’s presentation, ‘Anarchist Political Economy and Power Elite Theory: How States, Ruling Classes, and Empires Intersect’, at the Commonwealth of Free Spirits 1st International Conference in Porto, Portugal, June 2024. Keith Preston is a self-identified “anarcho-pluralist” who has published six books, including Attack the System: A New […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I come from a part of the country where people have become accustomed to getting played by elitist outsiders with name brand suitcases packed full of empty promises. Somewhere between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, where the Rust Belt fades […]
Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Ask half the country and they’ll tell you without reservation that former and quite possibly future president, Donald Trump, should be tried for high crimes and misdemeanors. Ask the other half of the country and they’ll argue just as […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Dodcast Dodcast #57: Keith Preston 0:00 1:26:00 Dodcast #57: Keith Preston Luke Dodson Aug 2 READ IN APP Talking to Keith Preston of Attack the System about the recent US election shenanigans, the alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump, American […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more El Niño Speaks El Niño Speaks 125: The McDon… 0:00 1:10:46 El Niño Speaks 125: The McDonaldization of Education The Higher Education Roundtable returns to talk about how higher education has transformed into a mass-produced service. Aug 1 READ IN […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Some kid took a shot at an ex-president the other week and apparently, we’re all supposed to feel bad about it. The same news jackals who cobbled together half a career on pretending to be outraged every time […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Max Weber’s “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” provides a foundational understanding of how the Protestant work ethic has shaped American society. This ethic has not only driven economic success but also fostered a culture of wild enthusiasm and extreme views. […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Max Weber’s seminal work, “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,” offers a profound lens through which we can understand the modern American business culture, the nature of non-profits, the woke cultural phenomenon, and various other aspects of American institutional life. Weber […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Fyodor Dostoyevsky, one of the most profound thinkers of the 19th century, consistently expressed skepticism towards the utopian visions prevalent among the socialists, anarchists, and progressive thinkers of his time. His writings often delve into the darker recesses of human nature, questioning the […]
By Nick Reid aka Comrader Hermit Exile in Happy Valley America is supposed to be the greatest democracy on earth, right? I know this because we have at least fifty goddamn holidays a year shouting it at us from the night sky in burning lights. Still, I feel […]
By Keith Preston, July 14, 2024 What follows is a reprint of a 1977 review by Alan Faircloth of two books, both published in the mid-1970s, by Carl Oglesby and Kirkpatrick Sale, respectively, which outline the Yankee-Cowboy War thesis of the American ruling class. At the end of […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It all began with a brazen and reckless pre-dawn raid in the desert wilds of Yemen. Seal Team 6 hit the ground shooting on the dusty streets of Yakla after lighting the village up with Reaper drones. The […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In an era of unprecedented polarization and declining trust in our institutions, it is imperative to revisit the virtues that once underpinned our political landscape. The legacy of Richard Nixon, despite the controversies that marked his career, offers profound lessons for today’s […]
Listen Here Why Biden’s re-election is better from an anti-establishment standpoint Robert Stark Jul 12, 2024 Robert Stark talks to Keith Preston about the 2024 election and the politics of America’s power elite. Keith Preston is a historian, social scientist, political analyst, author, lecturer, trends researcher, and the […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the mid-1990s, the American political landscape underwent a significant transformation as the Baby Boomer generation emerged as a dominant force. This shift was exemplified by the 1996 presidential election, which pitted incumbent President Bill Clinton against Senator Bob Dole. The election highlighted […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the 1996 presidential race, Bob Dole emerged as a candidate who represented the traditional values of the Greatest Generation. A decorated World War II veteran, Dole stood for compromise, a conciliatory style of discourse, and a desire to return America to the […]
By Nick Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley America has a problem but don’t worry, because we can stop anytime we want. I speak of course of America’s bottomless appetite for warfare, the fact that we can’t seem to go fifteen minutes without lighting up a […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the heart of Manhattan, where the skyscrapers pierce the heavens and the streets buzz with relentless ambition, stood the monolithic edifice of Genesis Investments. On the 32nd floor, behind a sleek glass door emblazoned with his name, worked Edward Moss, a stockbroker […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley If there is just one thing left that quite literally everyone in this country can agree on this Independence Day, it is the indisputable fact that there is something profoundly wrong with America and it’s not hard to […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Once upon a time, in a village called Greenwich, there was a dingey little bar called Stonewall where several shades of queens and dykes used to hang out, get lit, and get their rocks off. It wasn’t much […]
A review of Dr. Joseph Ford Cotto’s “What Happened to America?” By Keith Preston What Happened to America?” by Joseph Ford Cotto Available from Amazon Summary Joseph Ford Cotto’s “What Happened to America?” delves into the decline of the American Dream, attributing this decline to a range of […]
By Don Fitz Source During the 2016 election Trump fanatics chanted “Lock her up,” referring to Hillary Clinton. The tables have now turned. Trump is a convicted criminal and Biden violates international law. In one of the most twisted forms of logic ever to appear in politics, liberals […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Dodcast Dodcast #64: Troy Southgate &… 0:00 1:10:10 Dodcast #64: Troy Southgate & Adam Ormes Luke Dodson Jun 12 READ IN APP In a quiet(-ish) cafe in Porto, just before the recent Commonwealth of Free Spirits Conference that took place […]
Digital Odyssey Jun 11, 2024 The description of this conference asks four questions: Where is victory? Where will the momentum take us? Is there an escape from the Culture War? Is such a conflict winnable? What I will attempt to do in this speech is to discuss each […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Gonzalo Alejandro Marcos was a figure of grandeur, an Argentine grandmaster of chess who had settled in the serene hills of Switzerland. His imposing frame, reminiscent of a well-fed bear, matched the robust flavor of his stories, which he shared with anyone willing […]
2 June, 2024 Alan Bickley I decided when it was called to ignore the present general election. Its outcome seemed obvious the moment it was called. It had seemed obvious for at least three years. Labour will win. The Conservatives will lose, and lose badly. Labour in Government […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “The ‘Enlightenment’, which discovered the liberties, also invented the disciplines.” -Michel Foucault I’ve been called some pretty heinous things in my life, and I’ll proudly own most of them with a smile, but every time I get called […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “History is hard to know, because of all the hired bullshit, but even without being sure of “history” it seems entirely reasonable to think that every now and then the energy of a whole generation comes to a […]
By Keith Preston May 19, 2024 “The Years of Great Silence: The Deportation, Special Settlement, and Mobilization into the Labor Army of Ethnic Germans in the USSR, 1941–1955” by J. Otto Pohl provides a detailed historical account of the persecution of ethnic Germans in the Soviet Union during […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “Libertarianism is a people’s movement and a liberation movement. it seeks the sort of open, non-coercive society in which the people, the living, free, distinct people may voluntarily associate, dis-associate and, as they see fit, participate in the […]
“Conflict with China: Marching to Disaster” Green Party Webinar 4:30 PT/ 5:30 MT/ 6:30 pm CT/ 7:30 ET, Wed, June 5, 2024 Mark Your Calendar!The increasingly hostile posture of U.S. foreign policy toward China foreshadows a dangerous conflict with serious economic and military consequences. This webinar will explore […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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