DeepSummary
The episode begins with a quote from Ursula K. Le Guin about the importance of writers and visionaries who can imagine alternatives to the current societal norms and technologies. The hosts, Sean and Aaron, then introduce themselves as "revolutionary doulas" whose aim is to support the birth of a new, ecological and democratic society in a safe and painless manner.
They criticize those who lionize suffering and violence as necessary for revolutionary change, arguing that birth trauma and discomfort should be avoided as much as possible. Instead, they propose using intelligence and wit to outsmart and undermine the enemies of free society, akin to the tactics employed by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny.
In the teaser for the full episode, Sean and Aaron address questions from listeners about the role of authoritarianism, self-defense, and maintaining the unity of means and ends in the pursuit of their vision of "library socialism." They reject the notion that mass death is an inevitable consequence of social transformation and emphasize the importance of moral imagination and creativity in the process.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The hosts advocate for a non-violent, intelligent, and witty approach to revolutionary social change, rejecting violence and authoritarianism.
- They use the metaphor of "revolutionary doulas" to describe their role in supporting the safe and painless "birth" of an ecological and democratic society.
- The hosts criticize those who embrace suffering and violence as necessary components of revolutionary change, arguing that discomfort and trauma should be avoided as much as possible.
- They propose using intelligence, wit, and non-violent tactics inspired by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to outsmart and undermine the opponents of their vision.
- The hosts emphasize the importance of moral imagination, creativity, and a pragmatic, step-by-step approach in pursuing their goals, rejecting both extreme idealism and authoritarian violence.
- They reject the notion that mass death is an inevitable consequence of social transformation, and instead advocate for a process that maintains the unity of means and ends.
- The hosts aim to rally large groups of people and use their opponents' own aggression against them, akin to the tactics employed by Bugs Bunny.
- They envision a future ecological, democratic, and egalitarian society, which they refer to as "library socialism."
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Hard times are coming when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being and even imagine real grounds for hope.“ by Ursula K. Le Guin
- “We believe it is possible and necessary to outsmart the enemies of free society. Instead of out muscling them, we will outwit them. We'll rally large groups of people. We'll make fun of them. We'll paint the wall as a tunnel, and they'll run into it. We'll hit them in the face with pies. We'll use their own aggression against them. We'll make them run off a cliff and hold up a sign that says Yikes. Before they plummet down from their own hubris.“ by Sean
- “The real world is not a choice between dumb option one, which is magically convince everyone, and dumb option two, which is magically have sufficient people and sufficient force to violently dispossess people. Both of those concepts are magical thinking.“ by Sean
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Srsly Wrong
Srsly Wrong
2/23/24
We’re back with the second part of our transition Q&A, focusing on frequently asked questions related to the role of authoritarianism, self-defense, means & ends, and political parties as we navigate sticking to our values while on the road to a democratic, ecological, egalitarian future.
full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/305-q-how-might-99011357