Ep 173 - DON'T keep on truckin'
Added 2022-02-23 11:01:02 +0000 UTCAndy and Sean discuss Putin vs. Ukraine vs. Brandon and the war's origins in the EuroMaidan uprising. If the left's revolutionary strategy is take public space and push towards militant result, are we not replicating the errors of Ukraine and Syria? Are the Canadian truckers doing essentially the same thing?
Reading on the subject:
Ukraine:
https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine
Canada:
https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/fascism-is-as-canadian-as-the-maple-leaf/
https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/14/ill-winds-from-ottawa-thinking-through-the-threats-and-opportunities-as-a-far-right-initiative-gains-momentum
https://breachmedia.ca/the-battle-of-billings-bridge/
https://north-shore.info/2022/02/07/trip-report-ottawa-on-saturday-february-5/
Interview with teamster about how this is not a workers movement: https://fromembers.libsyn.com/patriots-and-big-trucks
https://itsgoingdown.org/canadian-tire-fire-29/
Song: Яблочко/Yablochko - Ukrainian Black Army song
Comments
Abolish what. Lol
Will
2022-02-25 01:30:46 +0000 UTCGood discussion on Russia, but Andy’s critical comments about ‘anarchism’ here only applies to a ‘neo-anarchist’ horizontalism (based on ‘practicing anti-authoritarianism’ in public spaces) or insurrectionism (which remains outside of the sphere of production). Doesn’t apply to the classical tradition of mass-anarchism, which is thankfully seeing renewed interest.
Matt Crossin
2022-02-24 10:50:19 +0000 UTCDidn't know Sean writes!! This might sound selfish, but instead of having great writers "bury their work" in a substack, it would be great if comrades from various countries with their own views and approach to communism could put out a quarterly magazine (digital or print), with an analysis and discussion of current events, but with those varying socialist perspectives. my 5c
Jason John
2022-02-23 23:19:26 +0000 UTCHey guys this was a really great episode and dissection of the trends happening now
Kevin C
2022-02-23 16:05:42 +0000 UTCLove this ep! Love the critical analysis. Yall helped me articulate many things swimming through my thick skull
dillards dept.
2022-02-23 15:05:39 +0000 UTC
