The Response: Anarchism with Daniel Baryon

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Today on The Response, we’ve brought on Daniel Baryon, an anarchist and organizer who runs the Youtube channel Anark.

When we talk about horizontal power structures, for example in the context of grassroots mutual aid response, we’re talking about a concept situated within a very specific theoretical framework. Likewise, when we explore the concepts of “prefiguring” the new world within the old — practicing solidarity and mutual aid— for example, we’re also talking about concepts that have unique theoretical underpinnings. Perhaps, then, it could be helpful to explore the theories behind the themes that we talk about on this show a bit more, to help ground and place ourselves within historical traditions that stretch to the present.

This is what we’re planning on doing in this new, ongoing series on theory. We’re keeping it casual for now, so just expect to see a few episodes here and there in the coming months, but our first dive into the theory framing will be today’s episode on anarchism.

Specifically, we’ll explore what anarchism is and isn’t; how many of the themes of this show — things like disaster collectivism and mutual aid — come out of anarchist theory and practice; we’ll give some examples of anarchism in action; and explore what we can learn from this rich and beautiful tradition in terms of radical transformation and revolution in our modern world.

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Isn't this that doofus who fash-jackets everyone who doesn't fall in line behind his tired old leftoid diet-anarchy ideology? The kind of ding-dong who still calls people "lifestylists" in 2023? Yawn.

I love anark bc their theory is literally "wow Marxist Leninism is so fucking cool but it always sucks in application. Guess I'll just call my Marxist Leninism anarchy then". Which I have a lot of respect for them for being so honest.

yes it is. giving him a (further) platform is so stupid

do you have examples? does this person produce content where he behaves that way?

the burden of proof is usually on whoever makes the claim, just fyi ;)

asking me to back up my assertions is a well-known fash tactic. nice try, third-positionist!! blocking you now, don't bother replying.

Equating any tendency or conduct of your pick to fascism just coz you said so.

check out his twitter lumpy, which is not that helpful i know, but the only time i see his feed is when someone is calling him out on some bs. frankly i don't pay attention to him.

i did listen to this interview though. at the start he says anarchists don't vote, good enough. but later he praises the recent nyc subway protests as, paraphrasing, "a way to get them to do what you want". a mixed, mid bag really.

wtf rabbit, i thought we were cool? why would you tell me to go on twitter? WHY?!

Now kiss

twitter is a place to find that sort of thing right? ;-P

Idk about fash jacket stuff tho his constant ravings against lifestylism and how anarchy is only about creating power structures run by organizers is real old

https://kolektiva.social/@Anark/109366840287479690

That combined with his ravings about the importance of corporate social media as noncorporate stuff like mastadon doesn't allow him to hoards 10s of thousands of mindless followers.

Which to be honest anark just wants to make a libertarian government where he has a position of managing people. Which I think is fair bc I don't know for sure but I bet anark is anti state but okay with government. So while anark isn't a bad person or something. I do see this hierarchical power seeking behavior as negative and think all the Anarcho power seekers should be defamed before they actually become a Anarcho authority.

Bc a world where anark sends his Anarcho minions to educate the lifestylist would be rlly annoying.

And to be clear I don't hate anark or even rlly dislike them. They are just rlly annoying. And even tho they are annoying I think their ideas are decent enough still that I appreciate stuff they do. Would I wanna be their friend. No

Do I think they do more good than bad yes. Which is a pretty big compliment from me.

fuck this guy

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