After recounting the recent sweep of Far-Right parties in the recent EU elections and dissect its implications, they connect this to a review of the book “Reflections on Violence” by Georges Sorel. The famous French syndicalist builds a strong case that revolutions without violence as their goal are eventually co-opted and even commoditized by their oppressors.
Timestamps:
00:00 – EU Election Spotlight: LaPen Overtakes France
06:25 – Can the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) Experience Similar Success?
13:14 – EU Election Spotlight: AfD Overtakes Germany
18:34 – Crimes Chat: Avald
23:10 – Making the PCC a Right-Wing Populist Machine
29:02 – Show News, John Cena Endorsement
34:36 – “Reflections on Violence” Discussion Begins
37:11 – A Brief History of Syndicalist Violence
42:03 – The Subversion and Commodification of Insurrection
46:29 – The General Strike as a Succession of Glorious War
50:00 – Acceptable Violence in Preferable Medieval Europe
54:53 – The Socialist Point of View
57:54 – What is the Purpose of a Protest Without Violence?
1:00:46 – Imagining a New Form of Political Violence