anarchopac

Update on Next Big Video

Hi everyone,

I came across lots of new evidence and this led me to do much more writing. As a result my next big video debunking myths about anarchist views on democracy and collective-decision making has been split into two videos. The first video will debunk the following myths: (1) anarchists only rejected representative democracy; (2) anarchists never advocated democracy without the state prior to the new left; (3) anarchists only used consensus and reject majority voting as major...

Next Big Video is Coming Soon

Hi everyone,

Have been making lots of progress on video about the gendered division of labour in foraging societies. I went down a rabbit hole and realised that a major database used in the field is full of errors and seriously underrepresents women's involvement in hunting. So I'm now fact checking its claims about 35 societies. This means the video will take longer to finish but will actually be a useful contribution to the field, rather than just a literature review.

Since th...

The Next Big Video

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working hard on a 10,000 word essay about the gendered division of labour in hunter gatherer societies. Am writing this because when researching the history of gender for my book about trans liberation I found that authors kept making references to the notion that for most of human history men hunted whilst women gathered and looked after children. I decided to investigate these claims and found that reality is much more complicated and there is actually a l...

New Big Video - What is Communism?

New Big Communist Video Coming Soon

Hi everyone,

I've written a 12,000 word ish essay on what Marx's vision of a communist society was, which also points out when anarchist communists advocated the same thing.

I still have to fact check everything and then record and edit the video. Should hopefully be released by the end of the month or July at the latest.

This will be my first big video since November 2024. I had lots of personal life stuff like moving house get in the way of my productivity, but I'm ...

New Micro Video: How Marx Reacted to Communism

New Micro Video: Was Kropotkin's Mutual Aid Naive?

New micro video: Bakunin and Indigenous Peoples

Made a short video about two very problematic passages Bakunin wrote, the context they were written in, and why they're wrong.

New Micro Video: Why I Dislike Queer Theory

Made a short video in which I complain about the queer theory I've been reading. Is research for a longer video I'm currenty writing about what being trans is.

New micro video: the problem with girlboss feminism

I explain the Chinese anarchist He-Yin Zhen's critique of girlboss feminism.

New Micro Video - Left Wing Patriarchy - The First International

New Micro Video: The Birth of the Anarchist Movement

New micro video about the anarchist Reclus

New Micro Video: Reality Has a Socialist Bias

New Micro Video: Karl Marx's Study Habits

Made a short video in which I read out eye witness accounts of how Marx actually studied. I find the descriptions to be very relatable.

New talk - anarchism and authority

I uploaded a mirror of a talk I recently gave to the center for anarchist theory at Ohio State University. Topics covered include how anarchists defined authority and their theories of how political authority arose.

New Micro Video - How Malatesta Responded to Sexism

Made a little video about one of my fav passages in at the cafe by Malatesta.

New Micro Video: Radical Romance - Rudolf Rocker and Milly Witkop

I made a video about how much the anarcho-syndicalist Rudolf Rocker loved his wife Milly. The things he says about her are so sweet.

New Micro Video: The Chinese Anarchist Who Wanted to Abolish Gender

Made a short video about one of my favorite authors, He-Yin Zhen.

New Micro Video: Femboy Nestor Makhno

Made a small video about the Ukrainian anarchist Nestor Makhno. I cover the many stories of him dressing up as a woman to disguise himself.

New Micro Video - Max Stirner: The Egoist Milkman

Made a small video about the time Max Stirner ruined his marriage. Please subscribe to the new channel microzoe for more content like this.

New Micro Video: The Enemy of Japanese Imperialism - Kōtoku Shūsui

I've created a new channel just for short videos. The first video is about the anti-imperialism of the Japanese anarchist Kōtoku Shūsui. This format will allow me to cover a much broader range of topics than I usually do. Subscribe for more content like this.

New Video - The Island That Banned Goats

Made a short video about an ancient Greek island that banned goats for mysterious reasons.

New Podcast Appearance

Had an extensive discussion with C. Derick Varn about the history of anarchism. Topics covered include the strategy of anarchism, the general strike, platformism, and the legacy of the Marx vs Bakunin debate.

New little video: Was James C. Scott an Anarchist?

I made a short video in which I explain that the famous author James C. Scott, who recently died and is sometimes called an anarchist, was actually not an anarchist.

New little video: History Tube has a Citation Problem

I made a short video about why all history videos should include a bibliography and, ideally, full page references. I then explain how to write history and why referencing is important.

I am still working on a big video series about Marx's social theory but my co-author is unexpectedly busy and this has delayed things. I will be making lots more quick videos in the meantime.

The Next Video Series

Hi everyone,

I'm currently writing a video series that is an introduction to Marx's social theory and theory of history, which have come to be known as dialectical and historical materialism. These aspects of Marx are widely misunderstood and people tend to repeat what later Marxists like Stalin said as if it were an accurate description of Marx. The result is that Marx is, at best, misrepresented as an extreme technological and economic determinist. My hope is that a clear and access...

New massive video - what is the proletariat?

The essay covers what the proletariat is and how the meaning of the word changed over time. I discuss ancient Rome, the French revolution, the rise of the factory, the emergence of working class social movements in France, Marx and Engels, etc.

New big video coming soon

Hi everyone,

I have finished writing my video about what the proletariat is and how the meaning of the word changed over time. Is 15,000 words long and should be around 1h40 to watch.

I now need to fact check everything, record the audio, and make the video. I aim to release it in early May at the latest.

Thanks for your support.

Update on next video

Hi everyone,

My next video is a very detailed history of the concept of the proletariat in socialist thought. I planned to release it by the end of March but ran into some unexpected issues when researching and writing that mean I need to delay it until April.

The script is already at over an hour long, making it my biggest video yet. Its very close to completion but whilst writing I realized that I need to cover a lot of economic history in order to provide a context for what...