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MVD to release 'Anarchism in America' DVD

Contributed by InaGreendase. Posted by aubin on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

On June 6th, 2006, MVD and anarchist/radical book publisher AK Press will release Anarchism in America, a DVD featuring two documentaries on the anarchist movement.

In the first, Anarchism in America, the filmmakers take a road trip to map anarchism as a distinctly American tradition, interviewing a diverse cast of characters: from "ordinary" truckers and farmers to famous anarchists like Kenneth Rexroth and Ursula LeGuin. The second, The Free Voice of Labor, traces the history of the Yiddish anarchist newspaper of that name-publishing its final issue after 87 years-as told by it's now eldery staff.

Both documentaries focus on the state of anarchism in America during the early 1980s and also aims to embrace both the "right" (free-market) and "left" (socialist) anarchists movements. Besides known figures in the movement like Murray Bookchin and Karl Hess, the documentaries include an interview/performance from the Dead Kennedys and even footage from a Libertarian Party convention.

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Godfather (April 10, 2006)

nazi punks fuck off

the_other_scott (April 10, 2006)

sire is going buy the rights to this dvd in like 5 years. mark my words.

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Someone (April 10, 2006)

Haha..to get the message out to a larger audience of course! DONT QUESTION IT!

Someone (April 10, 2006)

Sounds pretty intresting.

Someone (April 10, 2006)

the problem with the modern anarchist movement is that they are still calling themselves anarchists. its bad PR.

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Matt-A-Tat-Tat (April 10, 2006)

No, it's bad PR when the media refers to people smashing Starbucks and the vandalism of property as "Anarchy" or "Anarchism"...that is by no means the definition of Anarchy or Anarchism...

Someone (April 10, 2006)

Talk about your yawn fests.

Someone (April 10, 2006)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ThLnXZzPNMk

Someone (April 10, 2006)

but you dont have any friend Not listenting

notfeelingcreative (April 10, 2006)

I love AK press.

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ILOVESCOTT (April 10, 2006)

yeah they're pretty awesome

Matt-A-Tat-Tat (April 10, 2006)

I'll be interested in seeing both of these Documentaries. As an Anarchist, it's been disappointing and frustrating to see the decline of the Anarchist movement in America (especially with our current political system, with people throwing up their hands and saying there isn't a difference between Dem and Repubs). Perhaps this will spark up some interest in the movement...

Coldwaffles (April 10, 2006)

So, these guys give away their books, right?

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Someone (April 10, 2006)

Wow, you're orignal.

notfeelingcreative (April 10, 2006)

Actually, we live in a capitalist society whether we want to or not.

WingsOutside (April 10, 2006)

The best Anarchists are capitalists... and i'm being serious, non-capitalist Anarchism is stupid.

FuckYouOiOiOi (April 10, 2006)

yeah, i was thinking about this for a long time and the free market system of capitalism really is the most fair economic system. the power is really in the peoples hands' and when a corporation becomes a huge powerful machine, its the peoples' fault for letting it get that big.

Someone (April 10, 2006)

That is bullshit.... The decline of small local business has nothing to do with the people choosing something else...It has to do with corporations making choices for you..... That should never be confused with the people's choice. We aren't given a choice. What we are given is a box store that sells shit real cheap and puts everyone in the poorhouse. Support local business, end corporate personhood.

Someone (April 10, 2006)

i agree

FuckYouOiOiOi (April 10, 2006)

i agree with that, but the majority of americans (and people in general i guess) are idiots and don't understand that. they would rather save a couple of bucks than do what is right.

FuckYouOiOiOi (April 10, 2006)

i used to be an anarchist but now i'm more of a libertarian. we need government, if for nothing else, to print a standard currency.

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Someone (April 10, 2006)

Yeah i'm sure you've gone threw alot of political growth in the 14 years you have been on this planet.

edghg2000 (April 10, 2006)

i have gone throught lots of growth on my body in 19 years ahahaah

edghg2000 (April 10, 2006)

i have gone throught lots of growth on my body in 19 years ahahaah

edghg2000 (April 10, 2006)

i have gone throught lots of growth on my body in 19 years ahahaah

Someone (April 10, 2006)

Going backward towards exploitation and an irrational system that would probably never work. Great idea!

Someone (April 10, 2006)

anarchism + movies = capitalists $$$$

how fucking ironic.

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Someone (April 10, 2006)

Yeah i'm sure millions are going to flawk to walmart to pick up the latest movie on the anarchism movement. Idiot.

JTravolta (April 10, 2006)

You couldn't spell flock? C'mon guy...

Someone (April 10, 2006)

Making movies isn't capitalist and if there is no profit involved you're wrong on more than one level. Read a book, ignorant dipshit.

Someone (April 10, 2006)

Anarchism isn't about giving anything away for free. Grow up.

There is, however, what's called a "gift economy" advocated by anarcho-communism.

Otherwise, it is a highy developed democratic (botton-up not top down) marketless economy.

FredPhelps (April 10, 2006)

Most anarchists are infact communists, which is sad.

At least be anarcho-capitalists, idiots.

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Someone (April 10, 2006)

Haha. Please explain this right now because I bet you can't. Then explain what communism is. This should be good for a laugh.

Someone (April 10, 2006)

I hate Rev. Fred Phelps so much. He's the only human being on the planet that I can honestly say I would not in the least regret smashing his fucking head in with a jaged rock and showing his bits of shattered skull fragments to his family.

FredPhelps (April 10, 2006)

http://www.godhatessomoene.com

Someone (April 10, 2006)

There is no such thing as an "anarcho-"capitalism. There is stateless laizze faire capitalism but it has little do with anarchism. Anarchism's long and rich history has and will always be anti-capitalist. It is a form of socialism and a stateless society. Replacing one form of government with unaccountable private ownership of the means of production isn't a stateless society. The capitalists just rule straight(even more than they do now) and without government the people can do nothing to stop them. The nonsense about "market power" is almost totally useless in the face of concentrated power..

Private armies brutalizing people. It's facism in another form.

NO THANKS!

We need a democratic economy and an educated population. If you're really interested there are hundreds of book to explain how this can work.

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Someone (April 10, 2006)

Taxes are fascism, that's exactly what it's about.

Anyway, that's sort of why I always liked anarchism because it eliminates the social coercion the government imposes on the populace. Leave me the fuck alone.

Most anarchists are commies in the sense that they target honest hardworking people instead of the government who are keeping them down with their stupid laws and taxation.

Someone (April 10, 2006)

"Most anarchists are commies in the sense that they target honest hardworking people"

How do they target honest hardworking people?

Someone (April 11, 2006)

That's what I was wondering...

Someone (April 10, 2006)

utopian nonsense

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Someone (April 10, 2006)

argue it and I'll show you why you're wrong...

Someone (April 10, 2006)

genetics. we can't help being selfish.

Someone (April 11, 2006)

That's complete horseshit, any Anthropologists can tell you there's no such thing as human nature. But for the sake of argument if human beings can't help but be selfish. Why put some of these selfish human beings in charge of powerful institutions of armies and expect them to not use them to their benefit and our detriment, wouldn;t it make more sense to have these selfish human beings have an equal oppurtunity and equal access to resources?

Someone (April 11, 2006)

think of your day to day experience and tell me that you don't encounter people who think they know better than you or anyone else. this happens in the microcosm(day to day life) as well as the macrocosm(world politics). lets look at your original reply. "argue it and I'll show you why you're wrong..." your statement is even a provocation. YOU are going to argue with another person(you dont even know) to prove they are wrong because you believe YOU are right. what happens when an arguement arises leading to anger in your utopian anarchist society? anthroplogists say there is no "human nature". when are we going to have this vacuum to raise children in these anarchistic beliefs?

Someone (April 10, 2006)

lables...

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Someone (April 10, 2006)

You mean "labels" ?

Someone (April 11, 2006)

I'd rather spend a day watching "Punk Farm" back-to-back, than to have to see either one of these pieces of garbage.

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