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Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (Part XI)06 Feb 202600:18:06

The boys are back and are nearing the end of the book. Chapters 11 and 12 are where Dugin's animating principle of "Dasein" comes into conflict with his understanding of global geopolitics and the project of "Fourth Political Praxis."

Work Cited: Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media.

 

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Pessimism is an Optimism: A Return to Dialectical Pessimism (REDUX)03 Feb 202601:21:55

This is a repost of an episode from 2003, but with an added leadoff that we recorded recently.

 

This episode discusses a topic that bears constant revisiting: our pessimism (because of intellect) and our optimism (because of will). No, it's not just a doomer affectation that we can use to sound as cool as we look; it's a critical method of engaging with the bleak reality that faces us. The only way out is through, but getting through is possible. Revolutionary Pessimism: The Worst is Yet to Come https://www.christiansocialism.com/2020/05/12/covid-peter-fleming-revolutionary-pessimism-capitalism/ Pessimism of the Will https://viewpointmag.com/2020/05/28/pessimism-of-the-will/ CRITICAL PESSIMISM AND THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL MARXISM  https://www.jstor.org/stable/657342 

For A Refresher: The Proper Amount of Bumming People Out: Pessimisms and Optimisms of Intellect and Will https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/the-proper-amount-of-bumming-people-out-pessimisms-and-optimisms-of-intellect-and-will/  Scattered Thoughts on Melancholia and the Organization of Pessimism https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/scattered-thoughts-on-melancholia-and-the-organization-of-pessimism/  Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will https://regrettablecentury.podbean.com/e/pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will/https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/889740-pessimism-of-the-intellect-pessimism-of-the-will Music- Англия - Сказочный мир

Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Returns: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part IX)19 Dec 202500:15:06

The boys are back, well... some of the boys. Picking up after a year long hiatus, Jason and Varn are ready to get down to finishing off Dugin. Dugin, Alexander (2012). The Fourth Political Theory. Translated by Sleboda, Mark; Millerman, Michael. Arktos Media. 

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Patreon Preview -- From Dawn to Decadence (Part II): With Varn Vlog26 Sep 202400:20:10

We are back at it again talking decadence theory with Varn. This week, we dig into Samir Amin's piece from Monthly Review. We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ Check out Varn Vlog Here https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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The World Spirit on Podcast: Is Hegel Still Relevant After the End of History?18 Sep 202401:04:54

Come listen to the boys discuss Hegel's enduring importance to the contemporary world. Hegel Is Still an Important Thinker for the Left https://jacobin.com/2023/11/hegel-political-philosophy-world-revolutions-book-review Hegel in the Era of “Wokeness” https://jacobin.com/2023/12/hegel-wokeness-world-spirit-political-theory-history-philosophy-richard-bourke Reading Hegel on Bastille Day https://jacobin.com/2016/07/hegel-bastille-day-burke-french-revolution The dialectic in the service of revolution (up to/until the Marx section…) https://links.org.au/dialectic-service-revolution 

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Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode IV)12 Sep 202400:15:22

We soldier on through this excellent but little known work on the national question. This week we FINALLY finish Chapter 1.

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To Front or Not to Front: The Question of ”Popular Frontism”02 Sep 202401:11:53

The boys get together and talk about the triumphs and failures, the uses and misuses, and the love and hate for the concept of the Popular Front. Haslam, Jonathan. “The Comintern and the Origins of the Popular Front 1934-1935.” The Historical Journal 22, no. 3 (1979): 673–91. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2638659. Communists, Coalitions, and the Class Struggle https://www.cpusa.org/article/communists-coalitions-and-the-class-struggle/ The Popular Front Didn’t Work https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/10/popular-front-communist-party-democrats France’s Popular Front: Lessons from the 30s https://www.counterfire.org/article/frances-popular-front-lessons-from-the-30s/ The Popular Front, Then and Now https://www.rs21.org.uk/2024/06/29/the-popular-front-then-and-now-france-and-the-elections/ The United Front http://isj.org.uk/the-united-front/ Uruguay’s Frente Amplio: From Revolution to Dilution https://upsidedownworld.org/archives/uruguay/uruguays-frente-amplio-from-revolution-to-dilution/  

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part VII)31 Aug 202400:31:02

The boys dive in to chapter 6 of Dugin's Fourth Political theory. Don't worry, there are literally no digressions and the guys stay on point the whole time. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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Patreon Preview -- Slovak Socialism: A Czechoslovak Socialism Addendum28 Aug 202400:11:54

We just can't stop talking about Czechoslovak Socialism. We decided to deal with the Slovak portion of the Czechoslovak lands, which we feel has been a little neglected in our previous discussions. Slovakia is important as an integral part of the movement of Czechoslovak socialism and as a case study of the problem of the national question. If you have been following along with our discussions of Otto Bauer's work on the national question, you might appreciate the context. Hear the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/theregrettablecentury 

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From Dawn to Decadence (Part I): With Varn Vlog *UNLOCKED*19 Aug 202401:56:25

We accidentally released the wrong episode, this one should have come before the last! This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory" and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until August, but Varn accidentally released it early so y'all get a bonus episode. We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory? https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ Check out Varn Vlog Here https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode III)15 Aug 202400:19:20
From Dawn to Decadence: Doom 2024 (Episode 1.5 -- BONUS) *UNLOCKED*13 Aug 202401:36:46

This is an impromptu episode recorded by Jason and Varn where they discuss their dissatisfaction with the general situation of American and world politics. It roughly fits in with the subject matter of our Dawn to Decadence series, so here ya go! 

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The Boys Figure Out Which Marxist Tendency is Correct05 Aug 202400:57:11

This week we all sat down to talk about the uselessness of identifying with a political tendency in our current moment. 

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The Gang Resolves the Contradictions (Unlocked)17 Dec 202501:08:57

This is a Patreon episode we liked so much that we unlocked it for everyone to hear. We hope you enjoy it.  This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that have manifested in our discussions on this podcast. Actually, we don't resolve anything, but we do acknowledge some things. Our listeners will know that we often disagree with the broader left, each other, and our earlier selves. While we don't manage to piece together a solid line for the podcast, we do manage to talk a lot about those contradictions.

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Patreon Preview -- Voices from the Soviet Edge30 Jul 202400:17:24

This week we discussed an excellent study of migrant workers in the Soviet Union which focused on Uzbeks, Tajiks, Georgians, Azerbaijanis who came to Leningrad and Moscow in toward the end of Union's existence.

Sahadeo, Jeff. 2019. Voices From the Soviet Edge: Southern Migrants in Leningrad and Moscow.

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The Antifascism of Fools: Liberalism’s Antifascism Without Fascism24 Jul 202401:12:47

First off, please forgive the first few minutes of Chris' audio, we adjusted the levels during the podcast and fixed it. You won't have to bear with it all the way through. We sat down to talk about SAVING DEMOCRACY FROM TRUMPIST FASCISM, or rather, how the left has fallen into the trap of letting the Democratic Party off the hook for its crimes against humanity and its constant kowtowing to the GOP. Stanley Payne on anti-fascism without fascism https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/01/antifascism-without-fascism Liberals’ Heated Fascism Rhetoric Sidesteps Self-Reflection https://jacobin.com/2024/04/liberals-fascism-rhetoric-democrats-election Anti-fascism: formula for confusion https://www.quinterna.org/lingue/english/historical_en/antifascism_confusion.htm Andy from Antifada on Antifa https://communemag.com/anti-anti-antifa/ Is Trump a fascist? 8 experts weigh in. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21521958/what-is-fascism-signs-donald-trump Noam Chomsky: Antifa is a 'major gift to the right' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/noam-chomsky-antifa-major-gift-right-wing-anti-fascist-alt-left-a7906406.html

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Patreon Preview -- Doom 2024 (From Dawn to Decadence, Ep 1.5)21 Jul 202400:30:19

This is an impromptu episode recorded by Jason and Varn where they discuss their dissatisfaction with the general situation of world politics. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts

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Whither France: The New Popular Front & the French Elections17 Jul 202401:47:57

This week we are joined by our official France correspondent, Matthew. We discuss the unique threat of the post-fascist menace and what the results and prospects are for the shaky leftist coalition. 

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part VI)11 Jul 202400:30:27

Wake up babe, new Dugin Time just dropped. The boys are back and discussing Dugin's understanding of processes and, now that they're about halfway done with the book, begin to ask the question "What is the Fourth Political Theory?" Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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Patreon Preview -- From Dawn to Decadence (Part I): With Varn Vlog26 Jun 202400:29:14

This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory," and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until August, but Varn accidentally released it early so y'all get a bonus episode.

We discussed the following materials: Morley, Neville. "Decadence as a Theory of History." New Literary History, Vol. 35, No. 4, Forms and/of Decadence (Autumn, 2004), pp.573-585 Decadence: The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory? https://libcom.org/library/decadence-aufheben-2 Revolution or Decadence? https://monthlyreview.org/2018/05/01/revolution-or-decadence/ Check out Varn Vlog Here https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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Civic Socialism: The New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies24 Jun 202401:47:15

This week we sat down with members of the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies to discuss their efforts to revitalize the socialist project and to build a basis for future socialist struggles.  NZFSS Website https://www.socialistsocieties.org.nz/

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Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode II)20 Jun 202400:07:27
It Sucks Out There: Hyper-Individualization, Tiktok, and the Terminal Decline of American Society10 Jun 202401:17:05

We invited podcast alumnus, Jess, back to talk about how terrible everything is. We touch on Tiktok houses, literature, and the death of the future. The End of The Future                             https://jacobin.com/2024/03/left-politics-future-history-capitalism-progress 

Why Is Our Culture So Obsessed With Individual Experience https://jacobin.com/2024/03/anna-kornbluh-immediacy-individualism-capitalism/ Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle: Are We Defined by How We Appear https://www.thecollector.com/guy-debord-society-of-the-spectacle/ 

The Anxiety of Influencers https://harpers.org/archive/2021/06/tiktok-house-collab-house-the-anxiety-of-influencers/

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part V)06 Jun 202400:30:32

Jason, Varn, and Sean KB continue the forced march through the Aleksander Dugin's Fourth Political Theory.

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Patreon Preview: La démocratie dans l’Amérique de Trump (Matthew from Unbreakable Union) *re-upload*10 Dec 202500:20:30

*re-uploaded*  This week we sat down with Matthew from the Unbreakable Union podcast and talked about the changing state of the world, what it's been like to be on the left throughout the years, the situation in France, and why maybe our pessimism makes a little bit more sense than it might first seem.

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Patreon Preview -- Turns Out I Will Also Rule: An Addendum to our Fascism and Anarcho-Individualism Discussion02 Jun 202400:06:45

This week we are tying up some loose ends we left unexplored in our last regular episode on Fascism and Anarcho-Individualism. Enjoy this bonus content!

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Turns Out I Will Be Ruled: Anarcho-Individualism and Italian Fascism22 May 202401:25:55

This week we discussed one of the many currents of thought that led to the creation of Italian Fascism, Anarcho-Individualism. It seems counterintuitive that anarchism would have made any contribution to the creation of fascism, until you think about it. Whitaker, Stephen B. The Anarchist-individualist Origins of Italian Fascism. Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers, 2002. From Stirner to Mussolini: The Anarchist-Individualist Origins of Italian Fascism https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/william-gillis-from-stirner-to-mussolini.pdf

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On Liberal Socialism: Results and Prospects13 May 202401:06:31

This week Jason and Kevin discuss the Liberal Socialism; what it is, where it comes from,  its impact on the development of the left, its prospects, and its limitations. What Is Liberal Socialism? https://www.liberalcurrents.com/what-is-liberal-socialism/ The Idea of a Liberal Socialism https://www.socialeurope.eu/the-idea-of-a-liberal-socialism Liberal Socialism Now https://aeon.co/essays/the-case-for-liberal-socialism-in-the-21st-century Toward A Liberal Socialism? https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/toward-a-liberal-socialism/ Socialists Don’t Want to Destroy Liberalism. We Want to Go Beyond It. https://jacobin.com/2020/10/socialism-liberalism-marx 

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Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode I)09 May 202400:07:41

We are back at it again covering Otto Bauer's unique Marxist take on the national question. This week we began to cover Chapter I. A link to the PDF: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part IV)01 May 202400:30:48

Jason, Varn, and Sean are back and talking Fourth Political Theory once again.  Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out the ANTIFADA: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity with Daniel Saunders29 Apr 202401:40:03

The Marxist/Christian dialogue continues! This week Jason and Ben sat down with Daniel Saunders to discuss an article he wrote called Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nbfr.12642 Daniel's paper "explores Christianity’s ambiguous relationship to capitalism by engaging Marx’s notion of the fetishism of commodities as a way of rethinking Marxism’s critique of religion from the standpoint of political economy. " Other Daniel stuff can be found here: https://daniel-saunders.com/

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Patreon Preview -- Patron Q&A18 Apr 202400:09:28

This week we tried something new, we put out a call on our Patreon and Discord for questions and y'all responded with 10 pretty good questions. Questions about democracy, ethics, children, etc... We answered them. Enjoy!

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PATREON PREVIEW -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode 0)11 Apr 202400:05:27

They said it wasn't possible for a Marxist to break down the national question in a sophisticated and nuanced way, but Otto Bauer has done it. This book from 1907, which no one on the Anglophone Left has ever read, is quite possibly the best book on the subject. We are here to read it and let you know. This week we covered the introductory materials.

A link to the PDF: https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer

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A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Intro to Ernst Bloch (with Jon Greenaway aka thelitcritguy)08 Apr 202401:11:21

This week we are joined by Jon (thelitcritguy of HorrorVanguard fame) to discuss his new book A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Introduction to the Work of Ernst Bloch which was just released on Zero Books.  We discuss nihilism, optimism, hope, and dialectical pessimism and the ever pertinent work of Ernst Bloch. Check out Horror Vanguard Here Check out Jon's Blog Here Buy Jon's Book Here 

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Internet Psychobabble and its Consequences (Have Been a Disaster for the Human Race)26 Mar 202401:24:27

This week we sat down with our old comrade and actual Psychiatrist, Dr Byron, to talk about mental health, the left, and how TikTok is ruining everyones brains. Psychiatric Hegemony: A Marxist Theory of Mental Illness (review for relevant book) https://www.madinamerica.com/2017/03/psychiatric-hegemony-marxist-theory-mental-illness/ What the Anti-Psychiatry Movement Got Wrong About Mental Illness https://jacobin.com/2022/03/anti-psychiatry-movement-mental-illness-psychological-suffering Psychiatry Won’t Solve Our Mental Health Crisis — Only Politics Can Do That https://jacobin.com/2023/12/psychiatry-history-trauma-politics-medicine-mental-health This Is Not the Way to Help Depressed Teenagers (NYT discussing the WISE Teens Study) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/opinion/teenagers-mental-health-treatment.html The functions of the mental health system under capitalism https://joannamoncrieff.com/2022/03/28/the-functions-of-the-mental-health-system-under-capitalism/

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Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History: With Stephan Hammel (Part II of II)03 Dec 202500:53:36

This week, Jason and Ben continued their conversation with Stephan Hammel of The Measures Taken Podcast about his new book Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History. From the publisher: "This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies — both within and without the Soviet sphere — before staging the missed encounter between classical musicology and Second International Marxism. It concludes with a framework for understanding style history in terms of changes in the forces and relations of musical production."

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part III)21 Mar 202400:33:08

Jason and Varn are joined again by Sean KB of Antifida and continue with their close reading of The Fourth Political Theory by Alexander Dugin. Check out Varn Vlog: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out the ANTIFADA: https://www.patreon.com/theantifada

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Patreon Preview -- Disaster Nationalism13 Mar 202400:06:24

This month we return to Richard Seymour's essay about the new forms of nationalism. At this point the essay is a few years old, so we were able to discuss how things have developed since it was written. We also did not know that a book by the same name by Seymour was coming out soon... Prepared for the Worst: Disaster Nationalism https://salvage.zone/prepared-for-the-worst-disaster-nationalism/ Disaster Nationalism: THE DOWNFALL OF LIBERAL CIVILIZATION https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761156/disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour/ Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.

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The Broken Bones of Belief: Why They Left the Left11 Mar 202401:42:32

This week the boys got together to talk about political apostasy. From the old left, to the new left, to whatever the hell it is that we have now. We discuss the motivations and consequences of jumping ship. The Ex-Communist’s Conscience https://www.marxists.org/archive/deutscher/1950/ex-communist.htm Turned Around: Why Leftists Go Right https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/22/why-leftists-go-right  From Memoirs of a Trotskyist by Irving Kristol https://www.pbs.org/arguing/nyintellectuals_krystol_2.html The Neoconservative Counterrevolution https://jacobin.com/2015/04/neoconservatives-kristol-podhoretz-hartman-culture-war How Ex-Communists Shaped American Conservatism https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/how-ex-communists-shaped-american-conservatism/426849/ Trotskycons https://www.nationalreview.com/2003/06/trotskycons-stephen-schwartz/ The Neoconservative Journey https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/0817945725_105.pdf 

The Legacy of the Trotskyist Right https://www.toqonline.com/archives/v6n2/SneigoskiTOQV6N2.pdf Like our theme song? Check out Autumn Brigade here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-tot

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: The Nature of American Conservatism07 Mar 202400:33:01

This week Jason and Varn sat down to have a primer discussion about the different types of American Conservatism. Don't worry, we will be back later this month with more Dugin. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog

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Patreon Preview -- Revolution by Enzo Traverso: Regrettable Book Club (Part VII: FinaIe)26 Feb 202400:06:51

Welcome to our seventh and FINAL reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso.  We had a lot of fun with this series and will be starting a new one soon. Head on over to the Discord if you would like to be involved. 

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Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso.

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One Plus One Is Three: The Poverty of ”Third Campism”20 Feb 202401:24:05

As recovering Third Campists ourselves, we sit down to discuss the lingering problems that the third camp of Trotskyism has always had and how they are much dumber in their contemporary incarnation.   Resignation from the Fourth International - Natalia Sedova Trotsky https://www.marxists.org/archive/sedova-natalia/1951/05/09.htm Against Campism, for International Working-Class Solidarity https://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/winter-2020/against-campism-for-international-working-class-solidarity/ 

The Third Camp, Socialism From Below, and the First Principle of Revolutionary Socialism https://newpol.org/issue_post/third-camp-socialism-below-and-first-principle-revolutionary-socialism/ Libya’s revolution, U.S. intervention, and the left https://isreview.org/issue/77/libyas-revolution-us-intervention-and-left/index.html Ukraine and fetishising the anti-NATO call https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2022-05-04/ukraine-and-fetishising-anti-nato-call Like our theme song? Check out Autumn Brigade here! 

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UNLOCKED -- Victorious February: Lessons from the Czechoslovak Revolution (Czechoslovak Socialism Part I of III)05 Feb 202401:12:58

This is a Patreon episode that we recorded in April of 2022. We decided to post this on our main feed at the request of several of our patrons who said more people should hear it. 

Continuing in the spirit of our discussion about the synthesis of socialism from above and below, we decided to dive a bit deeper into a topic that we have referenced many times in passing. The liberal narrative about the revolution is that it was a coup carried out by the Soviet Union against the will of the Czechoslovak people, but a cursory glance at how the revolution unfolded reveals a much different tale. 

Czechoslovakia 1948- By Joseph Grim Feinberg in Jacobin Magazine 

The Czechoslovak Revolution- By Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart in Foreign Affairs Magazine  

Duchacek, Ivo. “The February Coup in Czechoslovakia.” World Politics2, no. 4 (1950): 511–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/2008933.

Myant, Martin. Socialism and Democracy in Czechoslovakia: 1945 - 1948. Soviet and East European Studies 33. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1981.

Music: Hej, slnko vychodí - (Hey, the sun is out) composed by Bartolomej Urbanec and sung in Slovak. 

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part II)01 Feb 202400:33:48

Jason and Varn continue with their close reading of The Fourth Political Theory by Alexander Dugin. 

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Preview -- From 78: Jason’s Talk with Neil of Inform:Podcast25 Jan 202400:08:53

This episode of InForm:Podcast is a re-release and cross-post of an older interview done with From78 (of Lost Horizons fame). It was originally posted several lifetimes ago, in 2020, but has been re-released by InForm so we decided to promote it here. Go check out the full episode: https://www.surplusjouissance.com/inform-podcast/

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The Boys Solve the Israel-Palestine ”Conflict”23 Jan 202401:16:43

Not really, but we do talk about the history of Zionism as a settler colonial project. Pappe, Ilan. “The Framing of the Question of Palestine by the Early Palestinian Press: Zionist Settler-Colonialism and the Newspaper Filastin, 1912-1922.” The Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies : a Multidisciplinary Journal 14, no. 1 (2015): 59–81. https://doi.org/10.3366/hlps.2015.0104. 

Zionism: False Messiah (1998) by Lance Selfa https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/selfa/1998/xx/zionism.htm

Zionism from the standpoint of Its Victims (1979) By Edward Said https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Edward-Said-Excerpt.pdf

Sephardim in Israel: Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Jewish Victims Author(s): Ella Shohat https://palestinecollective.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/sephardim-in-israel_-zionism-from-the-standpoint-of-its-jewish-victims.pdf

The long history of Zionist proposals to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/the-long-history-of-zionist-proposals-to-ethnically-cleanse-the-gaza-strip Like our intro music? Of course you do! Check out Autumn Brigade here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-tot

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PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 11/27/202528 Nov 202500:21:47

 Trump Wants to Talk to Maduro, Israel is Still Murdering Children, Zelensky Has Lost Touch With Reality, Ukraine Is Losing and Being Forced Into an Unfavorable Peace Deal...

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas (Episode 0)15 Jan 202400:14:34

Varn and Jason discuss this new collaborative project "Boundless and Bottomless Seas" and discuss why talking about Dugin and his Fourth Political Theory is worth doing. This is episode was recorded before the first episode of the series and is meant to be a sort of primer and introduction to the project.

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Wally B as a Vibe: Discussing Walter Benjamin with the Subjective Conditions Podcast08 Jan 202401:28:03

This week we've got a podcast that we recorded with Subjective Conditions a few months ago. This podcast deals with Walter Benjamin as a vibe and, in true Regrettable Century fashion, the discussion is guided by the World Spirit. Check out Subjective Conditions here: https://www.patreon.com/subjectiveconditions/posts Check out Autumn Brigade here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-tot

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Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin’s 4th Political Theory (Part I)04 Jan 202400:30:29

Sean KB from the Antifada joins Jason and Varn for a new series that examines the work of right wing thinkers. This week they are discussing  the first chapter of  Alexander Dugin's, 'The Fourth Political Theory' to break down and understand why people from all over the political spectrum are influenced by this seminal work of post-fascist thought. 

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