@sperger_king
Peter Kropotkin was the one that convinced me to move from ML to Anarchism, and I'm more and more grateful every day.
@natureabioros8686
Have I just been bread pilled
@LittleKropotkin
This clip also emphasizes something I have always loved about Kropotkin: his willingness to cut through the layers of bullshit people just assumed about "human nature" during his time. He turned Social Darwinism on its head in "Mutual Aid" and he does something similar here when talking about the emancipation of slaves and serfs. It makes you realize how little we really know about human nature at all.
@LikeMike1234100
I knew kropotkin was awesome, but I didn't know he was that awesome
@HarryS77
"Men are not good enough for communism, but are they good enough for capitalism? If all men were good-hearted, kind, and just they would never exploit each other, though possessing the means to do so." I love this quote. The odd thing is that from what I can tell this was sort of Adam Smith's opinion of capitalism, that it was only good if guided by human sympathy; anything else was unjust.
@TimCools_WithALongO
This was a very inspiring question. "If we are hard-wired to exploit, why do we create a system that encourages exploitation?" I never thought of it that way, and I'm always caught up in philosophical thoughts, unless I'm too occupied with something important in my personal life, or I'm thinking about music, video games, movies and (on very rare occasion, but mostly during exams,) school. Absolutely brilliant, I must say.
@benedictus88able
We should attend to those -like this Kropotkin - who see furthe down th road than the many....
@jamie_vids551
Kropotkin's work should be read by everyone.
@DetournementArc
The saddest thing about Kropotkin's analysis of slave abolition proving everyone's preconceived expectations about free black people wrong, is that everyone who held those expectations just... kept on believing them.
@GetOfflineGetGood
It's weirdly comforting to hear Kropotkin bitch about liberals the same way I do
@ChrisSchwally
As someone with dyslexia who struggles with reading lengthy political essays this is very helpful. That you!
@chrissyweaver3475
I come to listen to this every once in a while.
@zombieseezombiedo
My freedom depends on the freedom on those around me.
@christophersnedeker
I've thought this before, if humans were perfect we could have authoritarian systems but since we are flawed we have to have democracy and equality.
@GruesomeLue
I’ve played this no less than 15x and it still gets to me every time. So good!
@ThisOldHat
in other words, if human nature tends toward hierarchy, why is there any need for socially constructed institutions to compound/reinforce that natural hierarchy? If it really is fundamental and inherent, shouldn't it be capable of taking care of itself?
@harryalderman1345
Some wonderful anarchist thought, thank you for posting.
@75228200
Just found your channel, nice content mate.
@humble_roots
Wow, this guy is almost dictating my own thoughts back to me from back in time, this is nuts!
@isaacpeachey8609