12 Rules For What

We are joined by author Aurelien Mondon to discuss the recent election in France in the context of his co authored book Reactionary Democracy: How Racism and the Populist Far Right Became Mainstream https://www.versobooks.com/books/3173-reactionary-democracy

We discuss the dynamics of the Polish far right and the Polish government with Dywizjon 161. We discuss the ruling Law and Justice Party, the 2010 plane crash subject to far right conspiracies, the shifting positions on migration in the context of war in Ukraine, far right cooption of the independence day march and more! https://twitter.com/Dywizjon161

We are joined by author and activist Zack to discuss his article 'Building to Confront Fascism' and the problem of building robust antifascist organisations. We ask what building antifascist movements means in the age of the internet, the contemporary models for anti-fascist organising, anti-fascism's relationship to anti-racism and much more! Read Zack's article here: https://www.thelever.org.uk/blog/2018/9/18/building-to-confront-fascism What should we do about the design problem of anti-fascist organising?

We talk to spokesperson for Bristol Antifascists about the far right party For Britain, Tommy Robinson, and the upcoming opposition to FB's demonstration in favour of slave trader Edward Colston. The counter demo is happening on the 9th of April, 11 am at the empty plinth in Bristol. Bristol Defendants: https://twitter.com/bristoldefenda1?lang=en-GB

This week we hear from Sam and the launch of his new project series on the politics and theories of social collapse. In this first episode Sam introduces the project, sets out some terms and explains what we can expect in the weeks to come! 'The content will encompass collapsology, existential risk research, political theory, the politics and culture of collapse, information on practical movements for collective survival, climate systems breakdown, and the affirmation of an experimental attitude towards living and dying. If society is collapsing, what is to be done?' https://soundcloud.com/collapsepodcast https://collapsology.substack.com/

We are joined by Rona Lorimer to discuss the career of fascist French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour. We discuss how Zemmour was allowed a position on mainstream French media, his articulation of a militant anti-feminism, his capacity to shake off scandal and the prospects for opposition to rising reaction in France. The interview was recorded before Russia invaded Ukraine so we didn't get to talk about the backlash to Zemmour's Putin friendly statements. Read Rona's article on Zemmour here: https://conversationalist.org/2022/02/03/softbois-in-france-the-rise-of-eric-zemmour-from-a-feminist-perspective/ https://www.instagram.com/ronalorimer https://twitter.com/laserveuse2

We are joined by campaigner, researcher and activist Bjørn Ihler to discuss the newly launch European Anti-fascist Monitoring Project, a joint initiative between the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the Khalifer Ihler Institute. We discuss the necesscity of transnational research into the far right, the question of deradicalisation and much more! https://antifascist-europe.org

Alex and Sam talk about the future of ecofascism: how does it relate to the crises of capitalism and the environment in our future? And what can we do about it? This is our final book preview, back to regular episodes next week! If you want to hear the full show, subscribe to our patreon. Going forward subscribers will have early access to the shows patreon.com/12rulesforwhat https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509545377

We've written a book! Yes, another one politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509545377 It's out right now in the UK and is available for preorder in the US. In this episode, we talk through the second section of the book on the nature politics of the contemporary far right.

We've written a book! Yes, another one https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509545377 It's out next Monday, 7th February 2022. In this episode, we talk through the first section of the book on the history of far-right ecologism.

We are joined by writer and researcher Ben Lorber to discuss the America First movement, its leader Nick Fuentes and its strategy of entryism into the Republican Party. We talk about why Fuentes has been effective whilst the alt right foundered, what exactly is up with far right congressman Paul Gosar, the collapse of American democracy and more! Check out Ben's article on America First here: https://politicalresearch.org/2022/01/05/we-have-push-envelope

Alex and Sam discuss the failure of political culture to coherently deal with the events of 6th January 2021. What are the contradictions in the liberal and anti-fascist responses? Why was Charlottesville declared exceptional by conservatives but January 6th not? Why does everyone want to be the state now?

Finishing off our last episode of the year with a cheery one, we discuss how the possibility of societal collapse in the coming decades effects our politics today. We discuss different theories of collapse, how the far right conceptualises apocalyse, colonial theories of nature and race and how anti-fascism links in to climate struggles. We also plug our upcoming book on ecofascism pretty shamelessly and preview Sam's new podcast series on Collapse

We talk to writer, scholar and activist Barnaby Raine about the social causes, functions and effects of contemporary anti-Semitism. We also talk about nature of conspiracy, manifestations of left and right anti-Semitism and more! You can read Barnaby's essay Jewphobia Now here: https://salvage.zone/articles/jewophobia-now/ Support the show at our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/12rulesforwhat

We are joined by the guys behind The Empire Never Ended podcast to discuss the Order of the Nine Angles. We cover how real the O9A actually is, the weird history of it's founder, David Myatt, what satanism provides to nazi scenes, the efficacy and ethics of proscription and more! https://www.patreon.com/tenepod You can now get our first book here: https://dogsection.bigcartel.com/product/post-internet-far-right

Sam and Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen talk about Mikkel's new book on 'Late Capitalist Fascism'. What do Guy Debord and George Jackson have to tell us about the fascists we face today? What kinds of capitalist decomposition are giving rise to fascism? Get the book here: https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=late-capitalist-fascism--9781509547432

We are joined by Allan Jones of anti-fascist research group Red Flare to discuss new kids on the far right block, Patriotic Alternative. We discuss the the weird history of their leader Mark Collett, how PA dance around their nasty politics, the shift from civic to ethno nationalism on the UK far right, and much more! Buy our new book, its good: https://dogsection.org/press/pifr/

We talk to Jock Palfreeman, anti-fascist and prisoner solidarity organiser about his case and his work inside Bulgarian prisons. We discuss how far-right parties control the prisons, the history of anti-Roma violence, and the wider Bulgarian far right. Support Jock: https://www.patreon.com/jockpalfreeman https://www.paypal.me/jockpalfreeman You can buy our book here: https://dogsection.org/press/pifr/

Ewa Majewska is an author and feminist theorist whose most recent book Feminist Antifascism is out now from Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3820-feminist-antifascism Ewa talks to Sam about resistance, counterpublics, and why feminism must be at the core of anti-fascism. You can get our book from Dog Section Press here: https://dogsection.bigcartel.com/product/post-internet-far-right

We are joined by Mike Makin-Waite, Burnley council officer responsible for race relations in the aftermath of the so-called Burnley 'race riots' in 2001 when the BNP gained council seats for the first time since 1993. We discuss the causes and context of the disturbances in 2001, how the BNP was able to capitalise on white resentment for electoral success, the inital inadequacy of anti-fascist and labour party responses and more. You can get a copy of his book, On Burnley Road from Lawrence and Wishart here https://lwbooks.co.uk/product/on-burnley-road-class-race-and-politics-in-a-northern-english-town You can buy our first book, Post Internet Far Right, from Dog Section Press here https://dogsection.org/press/pifr/