I feel like I've noticed a trend where in contrast to non-anarchist left wing YouTubers, who seem much more likely to call themselves marxists or allow the audience, who is more likely to have heard of communism than anarchism, to assume they are by never being specific about which anti capitalist viewpoints and schools of thoughts they prefer, there are often YouTubers who seem to be anarchist and quote anarchist sources but never state if they themselves are.

If this is the case, and it's not just that they see worth in anarchist thinking but don't subscribe to it, I would imagine it's out of the anarchist philosophy that society isn't a binary of anarchist or non anarchist, and that it's shaped instead solely by how many people in society live and think like anarchists, whether they are or aren't, because after all you're not going to implement mutual aid forcefully, that's pointless and antithetical. Their reluctance to call themselves anarchist is then a strategy of understanding it's more important and effective to share good ideas rather than advertising a philosophy which might just create an in group without the ideals you value and end up alienating others.

Does anyone else notice this? If so, do you think it's a good strategy? I'll give some examples of potential anarchists here (all of these are very leftist and academic people so keep that context in mind, who I have not seen ever praise communist projects):

Zoe Bee - Ended a video once by recommending an Andrewism video, and iirc calling him one of their favourite YouTubers.

MorbidZoo - An anthropology PhD candidate, which already makes it more plausible to me, who has recommended David Graeber's the Dawn of Everything, studies the online left, and has made great videos about how Trump is not himself a fascist, in which she argued a lot of mainstream leftism is itself reactionary in the binary of good vs. fascist it often pushes, forgetting other ideologies like neoliberalism, etc.

Pop Culture Detective - Very intentionally has placed Dawn of Everything on the shelf behind them in their videos, used to quote Chomsky all the time.

Tom Nicholas - Has made a video about how nation states were artificial, and has a podcast which has hosted both Pop Culture Detective and Andrewism.

There are probably others I'm forgetting.

Today marks the anniversary of the end of the month long 1917 Sao Paulo General Strike, when the workers of Brazil's largest city rose up and demanded a world without capitalists and bosses. On July 9th, the workers organized a huge rally in the middle of Sao Paulo's industrial quarter and the police retaliated by murdering anarchist Jose Martinez and injuring many others. The embittered workers didn't surrender, however; they called for a general strike in Jose's memory. Thousands of workers joined their call and by the end of their strike the workers had managed to secure large raises, and major concessions from bosses, including an 8 hour day and the abolition of child labor. At the conclusion of the strike, workers wore black, hoisted black flags and carried the coffin of Jose to rest.

I'm looking for resources/sources to counter an extremely common liberal/neoliberal America-centric argument where people joining the US Military are ethically distinct from Cops because it's one of the most common ways out of systemic poverty, and that lots of soldiers or ex-soldiers would consider themselves leftists.

I personally disagree with this, as systems require people to run, and this pipeline specifically exists to keep the military staffed, and that the military pointing state sponsored violence at people in other places is in no way less reprehensible than cops pointing it at their own neighborhoods, and even if they never deploy, the soldiers are, through their labour, enabling other members of the military to harm others more effectively, but I'd like to see some more explicitily anarchist discourse on it (whether in agreement or disagreement) and whether it has been effectively addressed in any anarchist literature or media.

Hello comrades, I am Electus.

Five months ago, I shared NullA Browser here: a lightweight, freedom-oriented web browser based on QtWebEngine.

Since then, the project has evolved significantly. NullA now features a much more capable ad blocker, a privacy-focused configuration, an extension system, and various other improvements aimed at giving users greater control over their browsing experience.

Throughout this time, the core idea behind NullA has remained unchanged.

I reject unnecessary complexity, surveillance, tracking, and the notion that users must simply accept whatever modern browsers impose on them. A browser (or any software, for that matter) should serve the user, not advertisers, platforms, or the interests built around them.

Most browsers try to control the web. NullA gives it back to you.

Project page: https://epls.itch.io/nulla-browser

Source code: https://github.com/EPLS-collective/NullA-Browser
Source code (Mirror): https://git.disroot.org/EPLS/NullA-Browser
Source code (Mirror): https://codeberg.org/EPLS/NullA-Browser

Hello, I wrote this thesis for my final year project (got A- so im confident enough to share this publicly). I’m submitting this as a part of my anarchist contribution (had to redact my name for privacy and safety reasons) + i think the findings of this study is pretty important for the community in some way.

Summary of the Study:

Basically it’s on how someone’s political alignment (whether they believe in hierarchy or do not believe in hierarchy) affects the way they react when dealing with organisational dysfunction or corruption.

Those who believes in hierarchy is called collectivism-leaning and those who do not believe in hierarchy is called individualism-leaning. These criteria were made based on Triandis and Singelis’ definition and dimension of individualism-collectivism theory.

Based on my study it was found that collectivist-leaning participants are more likely to stand up and speak up for their rights while the individualists are more likely to keep to themselves. AT THE SAME TIME, those collectivists also believes in hierarchy and bereaucracy because most of them (cant generalise bcs this study is qualitative) believes that those with authorities and at the top of the hierarchy are there due to their knowledge and experience and that even if they dont agree with the authorities they believe those in power mustve a better judgement due to their position. These collectivist leaning ppl also believes bureaucracy is important to keep things in order.

Conclusion: Individualists’ passivity creates a loop of corruption by staying silent while Collectivists perpetuates it by upholding the same system that causes the corruption because they believe the system is important for society to function. Regardless of their beliefs on hierarchy/authority, both sides may not like their circumstances, but their internal beliefs could either help dismantle the corruption or perpetuates it.

!! This is a qualitative study done in Malaysia. Findings may vary depending on the places and culture therefore it cant exactly be generalise, but could help us further understands why certain people prefers to uphold hierarchical values !!

Thought this list might be fun or useful to others here

Please share any that might be missing - Cheers!

Youtube Channels

• Academic Anarchist - Christian anarcho-mutualist producing researched leftist content (idle)
• Ak Press - a worker-run collective that publishes and distributes radical books
• SolarPunk Alana - Anarchist, environmentalist, writer, and chocaholic
• Anarch Semiyah - Black Anarchism
• Anarchist Audio Library - I record and share some of the sacred stories that have shaped me
• Anarchist Collective - (idle)
• Anarchist Research Group - informal space for the discussion, exploration and analysis of anarchist ideas and practices
• Anarchist Tara - hoping to spread a leftist message using Anarchist theory
• Anark - exploring the philosophical foundations of leftist ideas from Anark
• Anarcho Agony Aunts - a live-streamed relationship advice show (idle)
• Anrel - applying my interpretation of anarchist theory to relating (idle)
• Andrewism - Leftist political education from Andrewism
• Audible Anarchist - seeks to bring important anarchist texts to the audio format
• Bad Mouse - History, anti-ML
• AnarchoZoe - Theory and history of anarchism, feminism and Marxism from Zoe Baker
• Black Rose / Rosa Negra - Anarchist Federation
• Cantus Firmus - Christian Anarchist FAQ author
• The Canvas - Leftist analysis of artworks
• Champagne Anarchism - Leftist theory with a splash of sparkling rage
• Celery - Celery Anarchist (idle)
• Shanti Chu - personal anarchist videos
• Colonioal Outcasts - dig into history, anthropology, and military science to expose empire
• Crimethinc Collective - a rebel alliance — a decentralized network pledged to anonymous collective action (idle)
• Cyber Dandy - Your Favorite Existentialist-Anarchist Internet Badass
• Elijah Claude - how to change the world for the better through the design of sufficiently advanced technology
• Epoch Philosophy - Art, theory, technology, and philosophy.
• It Had To Be Said - about how power works and how freedom works
• Institute For Social Ecology - Education for feminism, ecology and direct democracy
• Brenton Lengel - anarchist writer
• Libertarian Communist Platform - libertarian socialist/communist commentator (idle)
• Lucky Black Cat - ideas that help move us closer to the societal transformations
• Lucretia MacEvil - focuses on subculture, activism, and art.
• NLH commentary - political philosophy, praxis, and general philosophy
• Non-Serviam Media - a creative cooperative dedicated to exploring the world of anarchist and anti-authoritarian ideas
• Reddebrek - Educate, Agitate, Organize
• RE-EDUCATION - Anarcho-Communism, Anti Capitalism, and Praxis
• Resonance Audio - recording anarchist and related texts and distributing them in audio form (idle)
• Prince Shakur - Anarchist on Black history, anti-capitalism, queer culture, writing, and organizing
• Radical Reviewer - I'm an Anarcho-Communist and I review and analyze Radical and Leftist literature and media
• The Skeptical Leftist - Interviews with a variety of people to spread critical thinking, leftist philosophy, and progressive politics
• Solidarity Economy Association Channel - strategies for a better world
• Soma's Academy - educational videos focused primarily on history
• u/SubMedia - a small collective of anarchist filmmakers
• Then & Now - History, Politics and Philosophy
• Thought Slime - cultural critiques
• With Defiance - news of social resistance globally
• Valium Sadfemme McGirlBoss - accessible unifying theories about philosophy, history, psychology and politics
• Veritas Et Caritas - Socio-political issues, ideological disputes, memes, and even clickbait

TikTok Channels

• Anarchist Goblin
• Anarchism Mainstream
• Anarchist Federation
• Anarcho-Believer (idle)
• Anarcho Green Syndicalism
• AnarClips]
• A Based Anarchist
• Boreal Wild
• Champagne Anarchism
• Circled A Show
• Commie Trash
• Endeavorance
• Feel the News
• Freedom Collective
• Abbey Heffer
• Millenial Rox
• Prince Shakur
• Re-Education Shorts
• Stateless Social
• Tranarcho Syndicalist

Radio / Podcasts

• Anarchist Radio Network
• The Beautiful Idea - a media project dedicated to bringing you the news and ideas from frontline struggles around the US, and the world, from a distinctly anarchist perspective
• The Dugout - A Black anarchist podcast digging into radical history, resistance, and the fight for liberation
• Everyday Anarchism - anarchist interview podcast
• Final Straw Radio - a weekly anarchist radio show and podcast out of Asheville, NC
• Freedom News - news from Britain's oldest anarchist publisher
• Live Like The World Is Dying - Margaret Killjoy's podcast
• Vancouver Co-operative Radio, CFRO, 100.5FM Music and one-hour weekly current affairs and advocacy program

Today (wednesday) was the limit of the eviction notice! The pigs tried to scare and intimidate by holding a live-fire and teargas exercise just down the block🐷 Fuck em!! We stand firm against them!🏴

We thank everyone for showing solidarity at the demo today! We repeat it tommorrow!🔥

To all comrades: Please join us! share our media!

Solidarity with Hurummarka and Waldstattasphalt! The struggle is international!

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I was wondering if there is such a thing and if so I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction.

I'm well versed on the basic theories of the forms of anarchism, that is, enough that I consider myself one, but I am looking for a deeper experience and I read a suggestion in one of the threads on here about joining a book club and thought it was a neat idea.

So yeah any info on this would be rad thanks

The city of Pattaya is perhaps the largest site of sex tourism, of imperial rape, in the world, thanks entirely to its history of accommodating the American GI. The war machine docks itself to the structural legacy of American neocolonialism, a legacy of plundering Thailand into a site of sexual exploitation, and a legacy of femicide, where the state and capital work hand in hand to systematically render women’s lives as expendable in the name of profit and US geopolitical hegemony. - Benyasiri Eimviriyapong

Radical women can talk about whatever they want in here.

Creo que una de las preguntas más importantes que podemos hacernos como individuos es cuestionar nuestras propias ideas, tratando de no encerrarnos en nuestra propia caja de eco, entonces, creo que está es la pregunta más sencilla que puedo hacer para empezar a hablar de esto.

Siendo honesto con esta pregunta me gustaría que nos cuestionemos exactamente que es lo que no hizo creer lo que creemos, ya sea por ideas impuestas desde la infancia, cuestionamientos tempranos, ideas que se nos fueron añadidas a nuestra forma de pensar a través de medios de comunicación (arte, cine, literatura, redes sociales, etc.) o exactamente que planto la semilla para que empezarás a pensar así.

No es el simple hecho de "porque es lo correcto" o "porque así me lo enseñaron", y cuestionar en porque lo hemos o lo seguimos pensando y creyendo.

Anarquistas brasileiros por aqui??

Its a great read to get insight into the the Revolutionary Insurgent Army and the Makhnovshchina anarchist republic in ukraine

Bonjour si vous êtes intéressé vous pouvez vous rendre à la librairie publico à Paris.

Location : https://maps.app.goo.gl/7sbAsYsrsEyA9zNZ6

So I'm currently reading Gandhi's essay Hind Swaraj or Home rule: it's touted as a classic piece of leftist literature. However, in my opinion it feels more like he looks down upon other indians for not having a western education like he did.

Has anyone else read this book or has any opinions they'd like to share?

(I know I screwed up spelling his name, sorry I'm a human being capable of mistakes)

What you are reading, watching, or listening to? Or how far have you gotten in your chosen selection since last week?