Why I left Anarchism, and then came back

From YouTube by BadMouse

WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/qc7QVofykyA

As somebody who has been susceptible to quite a lot of political change over the years, I've observed a lot of reasons first hand as to why people move towards the more authoritarian positions despite coming from one of liberation. In this video I hope to unpack some of those from past experience.

00:00 - Intro
01:08 - 01. The Stalin Effect
04:44 - 02. Not ALL Hierarchies?
10:10 - 03.The REAL Anarchists?
14:00 - 04. Demonisation
20:18 - 05. Upholding the legitimacy of the old world
24:26 - 06. Pragmatism and Efficiency
30:13 - Conclusion

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