Канал: ItHadToBeSaid

The problem with “rights and freedoms”

The problem with “rights and freedoms”

What if there were more anarchists?

What if there were more anarchists?

Why aren’t more people anarchists?

Why aren’t more people anarchists?

Unschooling is good, actually

Unschooling is good, actually

What “efficiency” means under capitalism

What “efficiency” means under capitalism

Capitalism or corporatism? (Or both or neither?)

Capitalism or corporatism? (Or both or neither?)

Toothless protest, pointless demands, and effective resistance

Toothless protest, pointless demands, and effective resistance

Does violence have no place in politics?

Does violence have no place in politics?

Public space, public safety, and who is this “public” anyway?

Public space, public safety, and who is this “public” anyway?

Zomia: how to be a barbarian

Zomia: how to be a barbarian

Israel and Palestine: two ways to resolve a conflict

Israel and Palestine: two ways to resolve a conflict

Good cops, good landlords, good bosses and unicorns (why there aren’t any)

Good cops, good landlords, good bosses and unicorns (why there aren’t any)

Human intelligence is collective

Human intelligence is collective

Why Brazil (the movie) terrifies us

Why Brazil (the movie) terrifies us

The rusty law of oligarchy

The rusty law of oligarchy

Egalitarianism and its discontents

Egalitarianism and its discontents

The conspiracy of capital

The conspiracy of capital

Why is there poverty in “the richest country in the world”?

Why is there poverty in “the richest country in the world”?

This new meritocracy is a nightmare

This new meritocracy is a nightmare

What if your bootstraps are on fire?

What if your bootstraps are on fire?

Bothsidesing the War on Palestine

Bothsidesing the War on Palestine

How capitalism creates monopolies

How capitalism creates monopolies

It’s all a Ponzi scheme: why scams, grifts and cons are everywhere under capitalism

It’s all a Ponzi scheme: why scams, grifts and cons are everywhere under capitalism

Why self-help doesn't work

Why self-help doesn't work

Don’t hustle: Laziness is good for you

Don’t hustle: Laziness is good for you

The tragic life and death of the “anti-communist”

The tragic life and death of the “anti-communist”

Countries need enemies

Countries need enemies

My Country needs a Strong Leader

My Country needs a Strong Leader

Countries have convenient memories

Countries have convenient memories

Countries are cults

Countries are cults

What is a border? (And what is freedom?)

What is a border? (And what is freedom?)

Why you argue about politics and it seems like everything is political

Why you argue about politics and it seems like everything is political

What is a country?

What is a country?

When do you stop going to work?

When do you stop going to work?

Existing in the presence of an officer

Existing in the presence of an officer

The quarter-life crisis

The quarter-life crisis

There are no individual solutions to our collective problems

There are no individual solutions to our collective problems

Moral degeneracy and how to encourage it

Moral degeneracy and how to encourage it

Contrarianism is not critical thinking

Contrarianism is not critical thinking

If “you get more conservative as you age”, then why am I so far left?

If “you get more conservative as you age”, then why am I so far left?

You will never retire

You will never retire

Stealing is normal

Stealing is normal

The silent compulsion of the market, or why you are poor even though you have a job

The silent compulsion of the market, or why you are poor even though you have a job

You do not own property

You do not own property

How your body was stolen

How your body was stolen

What’s so tragic about the commons?

What’s so tragic about the commons?

Evil is the root of all money

Evil is the root of all money

Crabs in the capitalist bucket

Crabs in the capitalist bucket

The passion for destruction and the joy of disruption

The passion for destruction and the joy of disruption

Recognizing dogwhistles

Recognizing dogwhistles

An anti-school teacher dissects Lean on Me (1989)

An anti-school teacher dissects Lean on Me (1989)

It’s not “hate”. It’s bigotry.

It’s not “hate”. It’s bigotry.

Why do politicians lie?

Why do politicians lie?

Liberate your beliefs

Liberate your beliefs

Training Day's Alonzo Harris is all cops

Training Day's Alonzo Harris is all cops

If you don’t want a trans child, don’t have kids

If you don’t want a trans child, don’t have kids

The commune in the 21st century

The commune in the 21st century

China is capitalist, not socialist

China is capitalist, not socialist

What is ItHadToBeSaid? (channel intro)

What is ItHadToBeSaid? (channel intro)

"Successful revolutions" and "left unity"

"Successful revolutions" and "left unity"

The dictatorship of the proletariat

The dictatorship of the proletariat

Anti imperialism or anti-authoritarianism?

Anti imperialism or anti-authoritarianism?

No state will ever “wither away”

No state will ever “wither away”

Uprising in the Cuckoo's Nest

Uprising in the Cuckoo's Nest

Is there a “marketplace of ideas”?

Is there a “marketplace of ideas”?

Veganism and the left, conclusion (by ultrarotom)

Veganism and the left, conclusion (by ultrarotom)

You say “radicalization” like it’s bad

You say “radicalization” like it’s bad

Horseshoe “Theory” is nonsense

Horseshoe “Theory” is nonsense

More on veganism and the left (by ultrarotom)

More on veganism and the left (by ultrarotom)

Capitalism, Society and Disability (by ultrarotom)

Capitalism, Society and Disability (by ultrarotom)

Why the left needs to embrace veganism (by ultrarotom)

Why the left needs to embrace veganism (by ultrarotom)

Jordan Peterson, Elliott Page and pathetic masculinity

Jordan Peterson, Elliott Page and pathetic masculinity

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Conclusion

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Conclusion

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Chapter 6

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Chapter 6

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Chapter 4

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Chapter 4

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Chapters 2 & 3

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Chapters 2 & 3

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Chapter 1

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Chapter 1

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Introduction

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Radical Childless Dad: Introduction

Imaginary freedom

Imaginary freedom

What's wrong with school? An autistic person's perspective (by ultrarotom)

What's wrong with school? An autistic person's perspective (by ultrarotom)

Imaginary capitalism

Imaginary capitalism

Politics at the dinner table

Politics at the dinner table

My philosophy: don't be a d!ck

My philosophy: don't be a d!ck

Exodus from Twitter to Mastodon

Exodus from Twitter to Mastodon

Do you have freedom of speech?

Do you have freedom of speech?

Let solidarity be your guide

Let solidarity be your guide

Solutions that should be obvious

Solutions that should be obvious

Telling it like it is

Telling it like it is

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 9: redistribution of wealth

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 9: redistribution of wealth

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 8

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 8

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 7

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 7

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 6

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 6

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 5

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 5

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 4

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 4

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 3

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 3

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 4

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 4

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 2

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore, day 2

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore

My book sucks: why I'm not an ancap anymore

Having your cake and eating it too (political version)

Having your cake and eating it too (political version)

All cops?

All cops?

The right only cares about image

The right only cares about image

The right has no ideas

The right has no ideas

The right ruins every conversation

The right ruins every conversation

The right doesn't think

The right doesn't think

You can't stay isolated for long

You can't stay isolated for long

Liberation beats rights

Liberation beats rights

You don't have to contribute to society

You don't have to contribute to society

Replace it with nothing

Replace it with nothing

It’s not society; it’s the system

It’s not society; it’s the system

What it means to be white

What it means to be white

Squid Game: the struggle to survive under capitalism

Squid Game: the struggle to survive under capitalism

Means testing is bad; universal programs are good

Means testing is bad; universal programs are good

Are we living in 1984? Part 3: hope

Are we living in 1984? Part 3: hope

Are we living in 1984? Part 2: ignorance is strength

Are we living in 1984? Part 2: ignorance is strength

Are we living in 1984? Part 1: Big Brother

Are we living in 1984? Part 1: Big Brother

The Chocolate Factory is a plantation

The Chocolate Factory is a plantation

Why you shouldn't run for office

Why you shouldn't run for office

You don't need a lawn

You don't need a lawn

Living with uncertainty

Living with uncertainty

There are no single-issue struggles

There are no single-issue struggles

How Full Metal Jacket explains the state

How Full Metal Jacket explains the state

Begging the question in political arguments

Begging the question in political arguments

Why I don’t trust poverty statistics

Why I don’t trust poverty statistics

The logic of the new empire

The logic of the new empire

"The troops" do not "fight for freedom"

"The troops" do not "fight for freedom"

Freedom or conformity?

Freedom or conformity?

Ten things you probably hate about capitalism (but didn’t know were capitalism)

Ten things you probably hate about capitalism (but didn’t know were capitalism)

Capitalism is slavery

Capitalism is slavery

We are all extremists

We are all extremists

The boring politics of Harry Potter

The boring politics of Harry Potter

It's not just over there

It's not just over there

Bad apples and other bad metaphors

Bad apples and other bad metaphors

Wealth creates poverty and poverty creates wealth

Wealth creates poverty and poverty creates wealth

You're following the wrong media

You're following the wrong media

Anger beats hope

Anger beats hope

Overthrow your school

Overthrow your school

Teaching is easy

Teaching is easy

Your whole life is planned for you

Your whole life is planned for you

You're probably not as "non-violent" as you think

You're probably not as "non-violent" as you think

"The richest country in the world" is meaningless

"The richest country in the world" is meaningless

The Great White Hype: how power works

The Great White Hype: how power works

Morality: rules for you, not for me

Morality: rules for you, not for me

How the system legitimizes itself

How the system legitimizes itself

Double standards on consent and responsibility

Double standards on consent and responsibility

What happens after the revolution?

What happens after the revolution?

It's easy to imagine the end of capitalism

It's easy to imagine the end of capitalism

Greed is not the problem

Greed is not the problem

Why you're angry

Why you're angry

Kill your idols

Kill your idols

You don't need 12 rules: an antidote to Jordan Peterson

You don't need 12 rules: an antidote to Jordan Peterson

The Trailer Park Boys and Philosophy

The Trailer Park Boys and Philosophy

The dictionary definition of racism is wrong

The dictionary definition of racism is wrong

Why I left the left (and kept moving left)

Why I left the left (and kept moving left)

Explaining communism, anarchism and egoism to a five year old

Explaining communism, anarchism and egoism to a five year old

Taxation is theft but so is the whole capitalist system

Taxation is theft but so is the whole capitalist system

Profit poisons everything

Profit poisons everything

Everyone is a genius

Everyone is a genius

IQ is overrated

IQ is overrated

An alternative poli sci reading list

An alternative poli sci reading list

The pitfalls of poli sci

The pitfalls of poli sci

Crime is not the problem

Crime is not the problem

Karlyn Borysenko is white and fragile

Karlyn Borysenko is white and fragile

Neoliberalism? You mean capitalism.

Neoliberalism? You mean capitalism.

The state under siege in Portland

The state under siege in Portland

Black power does not scare me

Black power does not scare me

Is slavery still relevant?

Is slavery still relevant?

Dear conservatives: No one is saying that

Dear conservatives: No one is saying that

Without police, who are you going to call?

Without police, who are you going to call?

How the War on Drugs explains the state

How the War on Drugs explains the state

Abolish, not defund, the police

Abolish, not defund, the police

Public space during an uprising

Public space during an uprising

Legislation is pacification

Legislation is pacification

Four lessons from the uprising so far

Four lessons from the uprising so far

We don't need theory to be free (but it helps)

We don't need theory to be free (but it helps)

Self-managed societies that work

Self-managed societies that work

What's a reliable news source?

What's a reliable news source?

The self-managed society

The self-managed society

You can't plan a society

You can't plan a society

"People need to go back to work"

"People need to go back to work"

The illusion of control

The illusion of control

COVID-19 quarantine protests and questioning authority

COVID-19 quarantine protests and questioning authority

Freedom to reach our potential

Freedom to reach our potential

Human nature and the prospect of freedom

Human nature and the prospect of freedom

Competition is bad for you

Competition is bad for you

Small government is impossible

Small government is impossible

Welfare capitalism is not socialism

Welfare capitalism is not socialism

Religion is not the problem

Religion is not the problem

How free are you, really?

How free are you, really?

Politicians and bosses are not leaders

Politicians and bosses are not leaders

Government in 60 seconds and governance in 60 more

Government in 60 seconds and governance in 60 more

Politics is spectacle

Politics is spectacle

Why your protest went nowhere

Why your protest went nowhere

You don't need to "succeed"

You don't need to "succeed"

Propaganda, or how to get people to die for you

Propaganda, or how to get people to die for you

How hierarchy works, or why we obey police and bosses

How hierarchy works, or why we obey police and bosses

How power affects people

How power affects people

Charity in 60 seconds and Mutual Aid in 60 more

Charity in 60 seconds and Mutual Aid in 60 more

How to tax the rich

How to tax the rich

There is a global revolution going on against capitalism, but Americans are at the mall

There is a global revolution going on against capitalism, but Americans are at the mall

No one believes in the rule of law (and that’s a good thing)

No one believes in the rule of law (and that’s a good thing)