The Anarchist Lens with Michael Malice

 
 

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“There are certainly genuinely evil people who do not hesitate to sacrifice entire nations to further and maintain their hold on power, and that to have some kind of civil discussion about this is so missing the mark, it’s not even funny.”
— Michael Malice

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Michael Malice is an anarchist, author, and podcaster. In this interview, we discuss declining versus flourishing US cities, transitioning away from the state, Ukraine and Putin, conspiracies to cancel, challenges to free speech, and the enfeeblement of the media and education system.

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Anarchism has quickly evolved from being an extreme ideology, which was at best a interesting thought experiment, to a political vision whose merits are being given increasingly serious consideration. Even those who believe in the power of collectivism are questioning the effectiveness of our current institutions.

But with power comes responsibility. Do anarchists truly believe that tearing down the state and its associated power structures will result in a better world? Or is there a more nuanced and pragmatic approach? Is retention of some collective organisation desirable? Would decreased centralization and dominance of the state be a sufficient victory for anarchists?

Whatever the end state envisioned by advocates of scholars such as Bakunin, Goldman, Berkman and Rothbard, there are plenty of power structures that anarchists believe require radical reconstruction. Mainstream media, universities, schools, and rent seeking businesses: they are all targets.

Even if some anarchists are changing to think that a better and fairer world does not mean starting again from the ground up, don’t think that their objective is anything short of an extensive reordering of society.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00: Introductions
00:07:02: The downfall of New York
00:16:23: An anarchist's view on the state
00:19:13: Transitioning to a new society
00:22:17: Bitcoiners and Twitter
00:24:31: The Anarchist Handbook and The White Pill
00:28:45: The rise of the Soviet Union
00:31:54: The Ukraine/Russia conflict, army propaganda and Putin
00:49:56: The Canadian truckers, CBDCs and conspiracy theories
00:56:40: Conservatism and cancel culture
01:00:18: Free speech under threat
01:02:22: Mainstream media and education
01:08:48: Final comments

 

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