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The war in Ukraine is often, like many conflicts, discussed through the lens of foreign policy and the interests of these entities that we call states. This is not the framing that we simply inherit from media, it is one that the Left globally has embraced just as thoroughly as liberals and conservatives. Discussions become echoes of the Cold War, where massive power blocks collide in some geopolitical game involving huge historical projects.
There are myriad issues with this framing, but we will focus on just one in this episode. This framing has a tragic side effect, it has the tendency to disappear people on the ground living through conflict, and often abandoning them as a result. It has led some on the Left to support the worst authoritarians, right-wing religious extremists, and genocidaires, all while abandoning people fighting authoritarianism repeatedly, merely because the states that supports the regime they are fighting are “anti-American”.
We want to have a different discussion about war, and about Ukraine; a discussion about what it means to be an anarchist living in a place actively under invasion, facing existential threats, and the threat of immanent arrest or death if you lose. We are joined by Anton from the Solidarity Collectives to talk about the war, how life continues in a warzone, what the war has meant for the anarchist community in Ukraine and the wider region, and how a movement can not just survive, but also actively engage in the situation around them, against all odds.
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Aren’t some of IGD the same…
anon (not verified) Thu, 09/25/2025 - 11:06
Aren’t some of IGD the same people that chased BANA out of the Bay, and now they’re hyping up “non-statist” nationalism? Geeez
No, see, you misunderstand…
EmmaAintDead Thu, 09/25/2025 - 19:26
In reply to Aren’t some of IGD the same… by anon (not verified)
No, see, you misunderstand. Other nationalisms are liberatory because anarchy is solely about rooting for the underdog. It is perfectly fine to donate armed drones to the state so long as that state is comparatively smaller than their enemy. Government that is good is preferable to government that is bad.
Viva la FAI
the sheer quantity of…
anon (not verified) Fri, 09/26/2025 - 02:34
the sheer quantity of passive-aggressive tags is a bit much. although i agree.
"how a movement can not just survive, but also actively engage in the situation around them" lmao
Again these strange people…
anon (not verified) Fri, 09/26/2025 - 09:17
Again these strange people are trying to convince me to support their state.
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