In this episode of quarantine induced boredom we find ourselves moored in the still frozen Hudson bay of the Great White North. We have once again decided to halt our search for Jeffrey Epstein – who at last sight was trapped in an iceberg having mistaken it for a model – due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
In this episode we discuss the legacy of Bernie Sanders’ two Presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020 for the Left and for the future of America under either a Biden or Trump government. As you might imagine, we are not optimistic…
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Anomie: noun ˈa-nə-mē Social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values; also : personal unrest, alienation, and uncertainty that comes from a lack of purpose or ideals.
According to French sociologist Émile Durkheim, Anomie occurs when the surrounding society has undergone significant changes in its economic fortunes, whether for better or for worse and, more generally, when there is a significant discrepancy between the ideological theories and values commonly professed and what was actually achievable in everyday life.We believe that we live in an neo-liberal and nihilist epoch and that by spreading the ideas of Libertarian-Socialism through our zine and Podcast we can do our bit to challenge the politics of greed and despair.
We also hope to challenge Anarchism’s sacred cows and in so doing rejuvenate Anarchist thought that became constipated in the 20th century.
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