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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, the host discusses anarchism with Daniel Baryon from the YouTube channel Anark joins me to discuss Anarchism and his case for it. After debunking some misconceptions about "anti-authoritarianism" popularized by Engels's Polemic "On Authority," I challenge Anark on some anarchist ideas and ask him some critical questions regarding its practical implementation in the real world. We cover the philosophical underpinnings of anarchism, the question of the state, democracy, planning, power, human nature, organization, the feasibility of decentralized governance, and the historical examples of libertarian communist/anarchist experiments.
Timestamps:
00:00 What is Freedom For? Backroom sneak peek
04:40 Introduction to Anark
08:27 Friedrich Engels' On Authority
19:06 "Authoritarianism" and Democracy
30:46 The Historical Basis of Anarchist Presuppositions
55:18 The State, Power Hierarchy
01:48:39 Localism, Confederaitonalismm and Real Examples
02:09:29 Different Forms of Democracy,
02:30:56 Transition to The Backroom
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