777 - Burn Book feat. Vincent Bevins (10/30/23)
Author Vincent Bevins returns to the show to discuss his new book “If We Burn” covering the “mass protest decade.” We discuss global protest movements from Brazil to Tunisia to Egypt to Chile, how they’ve affected or failed to affect global politics, and how the last decade of protest and activism relates to the ongoing conflict in Palestine.
You can find Vincent’s book here: www.ifweburn.com
Comments (50)
Love Bevins, but it seems a bit shortsighted to gloss over the blatant CIA/NED/SD Cutout interference in Maidan and the subsequent coverup. It makes the argument about protest tactics seem naive (though it's not wrong). In that case, at the least, if coopting actors have the backing of the US, how could an unarmed protest movement stop them?
This was so good
and pussy riot at the end hell yea
Chapo doesn't just tear apart columnists and media pundits, but also then does the work that those "folks" should be doing in the first place.
Brazil's situation sounds exactly like how OWS ended up
after exensive research into foreign politics I have taken away a critical, key lesson: soccer fans must be persecuted and controlled at all times
Don't go breaking my heart
Great interview but starting UAWD in 2017 really twanged for me. Like say what you will about the Trots but Labor Notes, Kim Moody, and TDU going back to the 80's need to be included in that dating to me.
Did he say “Anti-Media” when discussing the company that came from the Seattle protests? Having trouble finding it online
Indie media
I went back and listened to your 1st Adam Curtis interview after this. There is a lot of overlap I think.
yes! leaderless movements, declining raw power
Incredibly illuminating interview — we gotta get more guests like this on the show. I legitimately came away from this one with a more clear idea about how a marxist political project ought to be structured in a pre-revolutionary society, which is a nice contrast to the Doomer take that change is impossible in the west which seems to dominate most online communist spaces
at around 14 mins Vince literally says he was "euphoric" at a "moment" 👽🐋🥓🌃🍍
Did Chapo pay dj Smokey for the intro? o_O
Serious ep alert 😴💤
On Halloween no less. Chapo Comedy yet angry victim of woke cancel culture
What's the ender song called?!?
Did you sign off w anarchic menstruation❔
+1 for keeping it fresh and somewhat different from rwn and trueanon
I ditched Trueanon cos IMO Brace is deadweight. And they kinda lost their way after the Maxwell trial ended. Love Liz tho
maybe this is the ep that will make me smart
love Matt and wishing him the best recovery but it's cool to have so many guests, I don't think they did that since 2019
Vincent’s audio is hard to listen to
Nah sounds fine
I wonder how many of these people protesting will fall in line and vote Biden once big bad trump or meatball rob run against him. Can’t change the world if you keep electing democrats
Hard to imagine Biden winning Michigan after this
Lucky 777 podcast, you get a temporary +2 to your luck stat, go talk to her quick right after listening
In the middle of Bevins’ other book the Jakarta method. Perfect timing!
Fantastic book. And such a gruesome event.
Sometimes I want to live in London but then I realize we have better legal-weed status here in Illinois lmao
Hell yeah, Curaleaf in Justice is my spot
Bevins once again hitting my trifecta of political podcast listening with Chapo, War Nerd and TrueAnon. A man after my own heart (and dollar). The Jakarta Method was an incredible read and I’m sure this will be as well
Feel pretty confident the harder they press the "more militarism" button the faster multipolarism comes. At least the Global War on Terror seems to have set the stage for the US's imperial stagnation and overstepping in Ukraine has accelerated the process.
I think the global war on terror is analogous to WW1 had on britian. I can’t exactly say how, but in the sense that 1 more large military “event” breaks the ability for the US to exercise global hegemony. That could be Ukraine, don’t know. I think it’s too early. China will be the next hegemon and steward of capitalism, achieving global prominence somewhere around 2040. So something bigger will likely happen in a decade or so
Qué pasa con América latina. Aquí está la revolución, las grandes alamedas, la picha.
Book sounds great. Will be interesting to compare it to Asef Bayat’s Revolution Without Revolutionaries: Making Sense of the Arab Spring, a book I thoroughly enjoyed
Fascinating book by a great author.
Not ninth?
Ninth!
Lets do this
LOL @Tommy
lucky number bevins
what up its ya boy nutsling
MLs out and about
Eyyyy, thank ya boysz
Vinny Bevs, let’s go! The Jakarta Method is one of the best books I’ve ever read in my life. I’m sure this one is a banger. Love the Vinster don’t we folks?
Was coming here to comment this. Picking up his new book ASAP.
First
First, but not gay? Disgusting.