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 […]
The time has been moved to 4 pm Eastern. Today is a special episode of the Round-Table where Keith Preston will deliver a presentation he has created on “What is Woke?” I will be joined by Florian, and Aleksey to discuss with Keith our thoughts on his analysis. […]
By Keith Preston May 13, 2024 My take on the Gaza situation is “complicated,” to say the least. I cannot reconcile what Israel is doing in Gaza with any serious application of historical notions of “just war theory” from a traditional philosophical, moral, or religious perspective. Nor can […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “Modernity is one of the most delicate and vital issues confronting us, the people of non-European countries and Islamic Societies. A more important issue is the relationship between an imposed modernization and genuine civilization. We must discover if […]
My interview with The Aureus Press
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I grew up in the American far left and I’m really not exaggerating when I tell you that the movement saved my life. I discovered libertarian socialism and its various stateless sub species at an age when I […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the heartland of Arkansas, amidst the rolling hills and endless fields, lived a young man named Jake Watanabe. Born into a family with a tangled history, Jake’s roots traced back to the tumultuous era of World War II. His grandparents, like many […]
By Don Fitz After attacking Dr. Jill Stein, St. Louis police charged her with assaulting them. Stein is the presumptive Presidential candidate of the Green Party. On April 27 she spoke at a program of the Green Party of St. Louis and then went to support student protesters […]
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By Nicky Reid aka Comrader Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “Anyone who can read history with both hemispheres of the brain knows that a world comes to an end every instant–the waves of time leave washed up behind themselves only dry memories of a closed & petrified past.” […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit “We are free today because we are the stronger; we will be slaves again when the government becomes the stronger.” -Toussaint Louverture “The rich are only defeated when running for their lives.” -C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins Dilapidated tent cities packed like […]
May Day: Degrowing the Work Week! The survival of humanity requires a massive decrease in harmful production while increasing the necessities of life for impoverished people. Who will decide what is essential vs. unnecessary? Should those decisions be made by working people or left to the capitalist class […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley The revolution has always been in the hands of the very young. The young always inherit the revolution. You can jail a revolutionary, but you can’t jail the revolution.” -Huey P. Newton “Failure is a bruise, not a […]
By Don Fitz A friend recently told me of a new study showing that the “life cycle” of electric vehicles (EVs) causes fewer CO2 emissions than gas-powered cars. This is important since research comparing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per mile have left out the enormous emissions associated with […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.” -Mikhail Bakunin It begins with an unstoppable flood of unbearable images. A child stripped naked beaten in a preschool bathroom. A visiting priest with a sinful smile. Two nude […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the heart of the Bible Belt, amidst the fervent fervor of American Christianity, emerged a preacher with a penchant for peculiar practices and a penchant for peddling piety. His name? Reverend Ezekiel Truefaith. Truefaith was no ordinary preacher. He was a man […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Gordon Ramsey: Welcome to Hell’s Chess Kitchen! Tonight, we have two contestants who think they can outwit the competition. But let me tell you, chess is not just about moves; it’s about strategy, finesse, and most importantly, not burning your pawn… I mean, pancake! (Tim and Miguel exchange […]
By Kris Zyclo I am not a racist! I do not support the views of Adolph Hitler, the KKK, etc. I don’t have a problem with interracial couples and I have been friends with people from races other than my own. Overall, I think the concept of a […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Karen MacCalister was the quintessential Gen Z woman. Armed with her smartphone and a plethora of editing filters on Instagram, she navigated through life with an air of confidence, or so it seemed. Her social media profiles were curated to perfection, showcasing her […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “Force is the midwife of any old society pregnant with a new one.” -Karl Marx If you watch the news today, you’d think that Americans are living in one big stateless continental crimewave, stretching from sea to shining […]
People are drowning in debt and suffering from inadequate health care, rising inflation, and endless wars. We must degrow the destructive economic system that enriches a financial elite at the expense of people, planet and peace. The privatized money system is unstable and wreaks havoc as it grows […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I quite frequently use this space to lament the untimely demise of the antiwar movement in this country and to wallow shamelessly in the miseries of what could have been. Those of my readers who have gone on […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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