Practical Anarchy - A Guide to Self Determination

This playlist presents the main video series based on Practical Anarchy – A Guide to Self-Determination. Taken together, these episodes form a connected, cumulative argument rather than a collection of standalone videos. Each part builds on what came before, gradually dismantling familiar assumptions about power, authority, money, work, democracy, punishment, technology and control. Rather than treating anarchism as a political identity or future blueprint, the series approaches it as a practical method of analysis. It asks how authority is normalised, how obedience is learned, and how social systems that present themselves as natural or necessary are historically contingent and actively maintained. The series moves from critique to construction. Early sections expose the myths that underpin the State, markets and hierarchy. Later chapters explore how people already organise life outside those frameworks through mutual aid, informal cooperation, shared resources and non-coercive forms of accountability. The emphasis throughout is on understanding why existing systems fail before asking what might replace them. These videos are designed to be watched in sequence. They assume attention, patience and a willingness to question deeply held beliefs. The aim is not persuasion or recruitment, but clarity – offering tools for thinking about freedom, responsibility and social organisation without rulers.

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Currently Playing: WHAT PEOPLE GET WRONG ABOUT ART

📖 PART 60. Practical Anarchy – A Guide to Self-Determination In this episode, we examine the belief that art is neutral, harmless or somehow “above politics”. Art is often framed as personal expression or decoration. At the same time, culture has always been used to legitimise authority – from monuments and propaganda to advertising, funding systems and prestige institutions. This creates a tension. Some art serves power. Some ridicules it. Some tries to erase the boundary between creativity and everyday life entirely. Looking across literature, theatre, visual art, film, media and participatory culture, this episode asks who gets to create, who gets heard, and what happens to creativity when permission, profit and status decide its value. Rather than offering slogans or ideology, this project asks what actually works – and what quietly reproduces hierarchy, authority and control. 📚 From the book: Practical Anarchy – A Guide to Self-Determination Section 91 – Anarchism and art • Literature and theatre • Visual art • Film and media • Cross-connection with music and festivals • Art as prefiguration ► Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDT6pJU3_gViYVxWUTl8PcR29sW0GAcQK ► Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1864387554451463/ ► Buy the book: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=9dOIqr4EMtGT3x43Y9bhrmDaCPKCIzif4Y1dUjMvxgr

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