All of our previous entries in this series have discussed current and therefore not yet successful struggles against imperialist states. Today however, we get to talk about a movement that fought for secession and won. This week, Bougainville. You probably haven’t heard of Bougainville before, but you have heard of Papua New Guinea. Papua is …
A Brief History of the Zapatista Movement
The PorfiriatoTo understand the neo-zapatistas, one must not overlook the importance of Mexican history itself. Before we get to the eponymous Zapata, let us look towards the conditions that made the Mexican people turn to him in the first place. The man who could be said to have the single greatest influence on the peasant …
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Springtime of Nations: Dixie
“If there is to be a separation, then God bless them both. And keep them in the Union if it be for their good, but separate them if it be better.”…Thomas Jefferson on the New England Hartford Convention of 1814. This is Charlie Lee with Springtime of Nations talkin Dixie today. I would like to …
Springtime of Nations: Tigray
When Classical Liberalism first gained prominence as a political movement in Europe and the Western Hemisphere in general, the ideology was closely tied to national struggles for independence against large empires. Aside from the liberal nature of the American Revolution, the wars of independence fought by the nations of Latin America against the Spanish Empire, …
Springtime of Nations: The Burmese Separatists
“Independence is not the kind of thing you can get by begging for it from other people. You should proclaim it yourselves. The Japanese refuse to give it? Very well then, tell them that you will cross over to someplace like Twante and proclaim it and set up your government. What’s the difficulty about that? …
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Yes, Ancaps Are Anarchists
This is the transcript of a video that appeared on the Springtime Of Nations youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJb2-bsWP6Y If you’ve ever seen socialists talk about anarcho-capitalism you’ve probably noticed that they are very insistent that it is not a form of anarchism. Often they’ll even refuse to write the word without quotation marks on the “an”. …
Springtime of Nations: Uyghurstan
Welcome or welcome back to springtime of nations! It’s time for another worthy struggle for independence for self determination and a push against the centralizing power of the state. The fate of the Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province of China has been a hot topic now for years. The Chinese Communist government has been …
Springtime of Nations: Artsakh
Welcome! or welcome back, to Springtime of Nations. With another week comes another worthy struggle for self determination and a push against the centralizing power of the state. Today we turn our focus from Africa to Asia, and the recently concluded conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Thousands of people have died over the course of …
Springtime of Nations: Kosovo
Welcome! or welcome back, to Springtime of Nations. With another week comes another worthy struggle for self determination and a push against the centralizing power of the state. This is our first secessionist movement that takes place in the western world, albeit on its fringes. We’re talking about the Republic of Kosovo today, which is …