12 Rules For What

We are joined by Cam Smith and Andy Fleming, writers, researchers, actvists and hosts of the podcast Yeah Nah Pasaran, to disscus the far right and fascism in so called Australia. We discuss the strange connections to US evangelicalism, the recent expose of the National Socialist Network, the historical context of the far right in Australia, it's position as a white settler colony and more! Our book, Post Internet Far Right is OUT NOW, order your copy here: https://dogsection.bigcartel.com/product/post-internet-far-right Check out Yeah Nah Pasaran here: https://www.3cr.org.au/yeahnahpasaran

We are joined by author Dave Renton to discuss his latest book, No Free Speech for Fascists: Exploring 'No Platform' in History, Law and Politics. We discuss the development of free speech in relation to the left, talk about how why 'no platform' developed as a tactic, why its good to stop fascist speech, and more! You can get Dave's book here via Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/No-Free-Speech-for-Fascists-Exploring-No-Platform-in-History-Law/Renton/p/book/9780367720629

In the wake of the tragic shootings in Plymouth we are joined by a returning guest Annie Kelly to discuss her research into digital anti-feminism. We talk about the context and history of anti-feminism online, the dangers of labelling incels as terrorists, the nature of contemporary misogyny and more.

In this episode we are joined by Zosia of human rights monitoring group Channel Rescue for an update on their work, the wider context of far right activism on migrant crossings, the recent antics of Nigel Farage and more! We are organising a workshop for the upcoming anti-university festival. Check it out on the programme and see what else is on here: https://programme.antiuniversity.org/ Support our show by subscriving to our patreon: patreon.com/12rulesforwhat

We are joined by author and activist Shane Burley to discuss his new book Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance, and Surviving the Apocalypse. We discuss the how to define fascism in the contemporary moment, finding hope in the face apocalypse, the career of far right activist Andy Ngo and the very racist history of Portland Oregon. You can order Why We Fight Direct from AK Press or from your local bookshop!

Sam and Blair discuss all things far-right ecology, building on Blair's invaluable work in the field. Blair Taylor is the director of programmes at the Institute for Social Ecology. https://social-ecology.org/wp/ We discuss Blair's chapter in this book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Far-Right-and-the-Environment-Politics-Discourse-and-Communication/Forchtner/p/book/9781138477896

This episode is a special collaboration episode with our Channel Zero network partners in crime, Coffee with Comrades. We talk to Pearson from CwC to discuss the current iterations of reactionary politics, unpack the fascist imaginary, discuss ways to cope with the horrors of staring into the abyssal ugliness of far-right politics, and take some time to chat about some of the themes and topics of the book!

In this episode we talk about feelings, not our own feelings but fascist ones. We ask what kind of feelings drive the far right online, how do they contribute to process of radicalisation and is radicalisation a good framing anyway? We also discuss fascism's relationship to compulsive consumption, specifically porn and indulge a tiny bit of far left, far right equivocation before reaffirming that the far right is still bad actually! This episode is based on the second chapter of our upcoming book with Dog Section Press, Post Internet Far Right. You can pre order your copy of PIFR here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/post-internet-far-right

Alex and Sam talk with two members of the Zetkin Collective, Andreas Malm and Lise Benoist about their new book, White Skin Black Fuel. We discuss Rassemblement national's ecological turn in France, how far right acceptance of the climate crisis is just denial in another form, the attachement of the far right to blocks of capital and the political character of national landscapes. White Skin, Black Fuel is the new book from the Zetkin Collective. It delves into the intersection of the far right and the climate crisis. "In the first study of the far right’s role in the climate crisis, White Skin, Black Fuel presents an eye-opening sweep of a novel political constellation, revealing its deep historical roots. Fossil-fuelled technologies were born steeped in racism. No one loved them more passionately than the classical fascists. Now right-wing forces have risen to the surface, some professing to have the solution—closing borders to save the nation as the climate breaks down. Epic and riveting, White Skin,

In this bonus episode we get our shill on and let you know about our first ever book, pre-orders for which are now open via Dog Section Press. Next Sam reads a section over the book from the chapter The Street, where we discuss how the far right mobilises in the IRL world, with reference to Tommy Robinson and Charlottesville. Pre-order the book here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/post-internet-far-right

Sam goes through the history of Nazi ecologism with its most prominent historians: Peter Staudenmaier. Peter Staudenmaier is Associate Professor of History. His work centers on Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, environmental history, and the history of racial thought. Read more from Peter on fascist ecology here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/janet-biehl-and-peter-staudenmaier-ecofascism-lessons-from-the-german-experience

12 Rules for WHAT sit down with Joshua Citarella to discuss his research into online radicalisation, the far right's own personal hamster wheels, and the question of the final meme of all. https://www.patreon.com/joshuacitarella/posts

We talk to QAnon researcher Annie Kelly about how QAnon has developed in the UK. We discuss the strange variances of UK QAnon, the demographics of the anti-lockdown protests, the appeal of #savethechildren framing and ask how we can situate QAnon in a fast changing political landscape. Annie Kelly is a researcher of antifeminist and far right movements and is a regular contributor to the Qanon Anonymous podcast. Check out Annie’s NYT article on mothers and Qanon here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/opinion/qanon-women-conspiracy.html

Sam talks to Matthew Remski about his research into conspirituality. Conspirituality combines predominantly masculine conspiracy culture with predominantly feminine new age mysticism into a heady style of politics. Why has QAnon managed to mobilise so many people? Why are there suddenly so many right-wing wellness advocates? And where next now Trump's shining star has entered its waning phase? You can find out more about the Conspirituality project here: https://conspirituality.net/ Support us on Patreon in the link here: https://www.patreon.com/12rulesforwhat

We are joined by historian, writer and lefty lawyer Dave Renton to go in depth on the policing bill and Tory authoritarianism. We discuss the nature of authoritarianism from the centre, consider why a 'police state' framing is not the way and ask if we might want to appeal to 'libertarian' Tory back bench MPs. We also briefly discuss our reviews of Dave's last book Fascism: History and Theory, which appeared in ROAR magazine and the Ecologist. Get Fascism here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9781786806512/fascism/ Pre order Dave's upcoming book on no platform here: https://www.routledge.com/No-Free-Speech-for-Fascists-Exploring-No-Platform-in-History-Law/Renton/p/book/9780367720629 See our reviews of Fascism here: https://roarmag.org/essays/studying-the-history-of-fascism-to-cancel-its-future/ https://theecologist.org/2020/nov/04/fascism-history-and-theory

We talk to three creators of Postcards from Cable street, a new anti-fascist RPG zine, about nerd culture, creating anti-fascist RPGs, and fighting back against reactionary elements in nerd culture. We also run through their favourite sections of the zine! Follow them at @cable_from for more information about the project!

Sam and Alex discuss the new Policing Bill in the UK and what it means for anti-fascism. For more information follow @netpol and visit netpol.org You can support this show at https://www.patreon.com/12rulesforwhat where we now have premium episodes going up

Jess Thorne joins us to discuss the life and passing of Stuart Christie, one of the UK's most famous anarchists who is perhaps best known for participating in a plot to assasinate Franco in 1964. We also discuss the radical prisoner support group which Christie refounded, the memorial archive and the value of past struggles in informing our politics today. Jess’s obituary of Christie: https://maydayrooms.org/stuart_christie/ You can give money to the archive fundraiser here: https://uk.gofundme.com/f/stuart-christie-memorial-archive

Alex talks to Simon from Channel Rescue about the organisation's humanitarian work, the hostile environment, migrant solidarity, far right activism around Napier Barracks and Penally Camp, the psychogeography of Dover and what anti-fascists should be doing! Find out more about Channel Rescue's work here: https://channelrescue.wordpress.com/

We talk to author and activist Spencer Sunshine to discuss his latest text 40 Ways to Fight Fascism, the far right after Trump, anti-fascism in the US, the history behind James Mason's SEIGE and more! Read 40 Ways to Fight Fascism here: https://spencersunshine.com/2020/08/27/fortyways/ Find out more about Spencer's work here: https://spencersunshine.com/