empires crumble

Rhyd Wildermuth's presentation on paganism, animism, and climate change, delivered in the Château of Esch-sur-Sure on 11 September, 2021.

Text available at Rhyd.substack.com

In this episode, Alley and Rhyd discuss the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the way the US government has used (and will continue to use) human rights and identity concerns as a way to advance imperialist policies.

Alley and Rhyd discuss the move by governments to create "health passports" and restrict activity to those who refuse to get them.

Rhyd and Alley discuss land, its history, its meaning, and its politics.

For more information, consider enrolling in Alley's upcoming course with Gods&Radicals at https://abeautifulresistance.org/land-loss-and-reconnection

We're back!

After a 7 month hiatus, Alley and Rhyd return to discuss Alley Valkyrie's latest essay, "The Needle and The Damage Done," regarding the Suez Canal and how global distribution has affected the way we eat, the way we see ourselves, and the rise of nationalist movements across the world. Subscribe to our Patreon (Patreon.com/EmpiresCrumble) to watch the video version of this podcast.

An audio essay from Rhyd Wildermuth

Like a world championship chess player wearing a clown nose, Donald Trump has been able to convince liberals he's an idiot while setting them up for an impossible situation they cannot respond to...

Ecological, environmental, and governance crises are all related. Alley and Rhyd discuss the major aspects of each of these (climate problems, Black Lives Matter and the backlash against it, the rise of far right parties in Europe, and the massive job losses across the world) and their relationship to each other.

Events in the U.S have taken a turn for the revolutionary. But with Trump's threat to label Antifa as a terrorist organization and white Americans policing the way Black people protest, things could get really terrifying.

Alley and Rhyd discuss the myth of non-violence and the larger consequences of the new uprising in America. Spoiler alert--they think you should get your passport...

"Marx says that revolutions are the locomotives of world history. But the situation may be quite different. Perhaps revolutions are not the train ride, but the human race grabbing for the emergency brake"

What comes after COVID-19? What will our world look like? And how can we make a more beautiful world in the ruins of this crumbling empire?

Beware: Alley and Rhyd get a little...hopeful in this episode. :)