Springtime of Nations is a term used to refer to the liberal revolutions that swept Europe in 1848. From Ireland to Poland to Hungary they sought to overthrow imperialism and despotism and replace it with nations governing themselves. Overall, the revolutions were unsuccessful and short-lived, but many laid the groundwork for later successful uprisings. One …
Eric Fleishmann is wrong about Anarcho-Capitalism
Eric Fleischmann of the Center for a Stateless Society has recently published an article titled “The Age-Old Question: Is Anarcho-Capitalism Anarchism?” In this article, Fleischmann denies that Anarcho-Capitalists are the heirs of Benjamin Tucker and the other historical market anarchists, an inheritance that Fleischmann claims for his position, and even claims that anarcho-capitalists are not …
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Springtime of Nations: Deseret
Mormons! The Consummate American Religion. Nowadays Mormons are seen as strange (if nice) versions of Christians, but when Joseph Smith spread his beliefs in the 19th century, Mormonism was seen as an insane, heretical and dangerous cult, and faced violent suppression in the United States. After Joseph Smith was killed by an angry mob in …
Anarchy In Reality: Makhnovia 1917-1921
Anarchists from many nations journey to Ukraine, intent on repulsing the forces of tyranny and reaction. But this story isn’t about 2022, it’s about 1917. For four years Southern Ukraine was covered by an anarcho-communist confederation, fighting German occupiers, then monarchist reactionaries, and finally the statist communists they had trusted to be their comrades. Makhnovia, …
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Springtime of Nations: West Papua
Our first Australasian centered video focused on mainland Papua New Guinea’s imperialist occupation of Bougainville, which happily has been resolved by the Bougainville independence movement and the Papuan government, with Bougainville set to gain independence in 5 years by 2027. This video has to do with the New Guinea island again, but this time not …
Springtime of Nations: Burma 2, A Turning of the Tide
When Springtime of Nations did our last video on the situation in Burma in April 2021, the military Junta (the ones who insist on calling the country “Myanmar” for cultural reasons) was killing civilians in the major cities with impunity. The only armed resistance was the decades old ethnic separatist groups who allied with the …
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Springtime of Nations: New Afrika
In 2020 the United States was rocked by violent protests centered on police brutality against African-Americans, leading to thousands of arrests and several deaths. The reaction to and solutions for the problem of police brutality vary widely, but the movement we will be talking about today has an elegantly simple solution: Secession! Early Black Nationalism/Separatism …
Springtime of Nations: Kashmir
An infamous hotbed of separatism and sectarian violence, this region in the Indian Subcontinent has plagued peacemakers for over 70 years. One side decries the military occupation of their nation, while the other maintains that it is necessary as a defense against islamic terror. Today we’re going to look into which side, if any, is …
Springtime of Nations: Ambazonia
In the Jungles of West Africa, a conflict spawned by colonial land grabs has spiraled into an all-out war. Cameroon, a mid sized oil rich country, gained independence from France in 1960 with the rest of French Equatorial Africa. A community of English speakers however seeks to break free from their union, using crypto-currency to …