5/19/2023 0 Comments Anarchism and other writings![]() ![]() There were exceptions though, and one was Kroptokin's writings on anarchism. I know, having reread most of them later in life when I had a better capacity for such things, that I almost certainly did not properly grasp something like Chomsky's discussion of American hegemony. I read all the books, but I know my eyes tended to glaze over for large sections of most of them. Salvatore back then, but I also fancied myself a lot more precocious than I actually was, and was confident there was nothing in the world that my teenage brain could not absorb. I knew they were going to be tough reads, as you were more likely to find me reading Stephen King or R.A. So I emptied my little bank account purchasing an armful of books with names on them like Kropotkin and Chomsky. They provided me the chance to explore this new mindset through my love of books, which at the time was second only to my love of music. And at my first Propagandhi show, they had a merch table full of leftist literature. They, along with a few other bands, were largely responsible for opening my mind to radical leftwing politics. They were, and are, my favourite punk rock band. ![]() It's easy to remember, because it was at my first Propagandhi show. I couldn't have been more than 16 or 17 at the time, half my lifetime ago at least, but I still remember the day I bought this book. ![]()
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