The Anarcast / Ashercast was a temporary experiment in political rant which predates The Playful Anarchist. Asher isn’t really interested in politics, but finds the theatre of it so offensive in general that he felt he had to say *something*. However, he eventually decided that he’d said enough to get his attitude across, that an attitude was sufficient and more important to maintain than an opinion about everything and that (after playing with it for a while), moving on to his own work was a more effective form of contempt for the political spectre than continually engaging it. Still, for those who wanted a little of Asher’s voice, here it is.
The Playful Anarchist podcast, with Asher Black Topic: The revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya. Gaddafi the Acid-head. Chants as Middle Eastern Kumbaya. The hypocrisy of conservatism. Inconsistent conspiracies. Sarah Palin (always more nutty goodness). The embarrassment of the West – US & Europe. The news as ongoing demonstration of conspiracy and anarchist premises. …
The Playful Anarchist podcast, with Asher Black Topic: Earthquakes that get lots of press and so lots of aid, prompt some fundamentalists to ask whether it’s God’s judgment on some particular nation – as though God considers national boundaries the defining factor in whom he judges, and as though the US, where such discussion occurs, …
The Playful Anarchist podcast, with Asher Black (Anarcast #8, AsherCast #8). Topic: the Italian courts jailing Google executives for not pulling an offensive video from Youtube more quickly. Asher argues that the method by which governments are progressively regulating the internet is by exposing free speech providers to massive litigation or criminal charges, so that …
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The Playful Anarchist podcast, with Asher Black (Anarcast #7, AsherCast #7). The Tea Party are just asking for it, like lame gazelles to a predator. When does the politics of anger become the politics of hate. Asher compares the Tea Party movement to identity groups, and blasts their supposed Christian base. Music by Thursday Group …
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The Playful Anarchist podcast, with Asher Black (Anarcast #6, AsherCast #6). Yielding your personal moral and intellectual sovereignty takes many forms. Asher talks about how adopting a belief in ‘new age’ auras, energies, and vibrations turns otherwise effective intellects into merely receptive tools. Music by Ehren Starks (The Tale of Room 620) and Jan Hanford (Prelude …
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