On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip analyzes Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral win and the counter-insurgent nature of 'reform' strategies. Dip ends by  proposing a bottom-up engagement that centers popular power.

See time stamps below:

12:30: Distinction between progressives and radicals

19:00: Radical reasoning is abductive

21:30: What do we do?

28:35: How do we relate to electoralism generatively?

32:50: Defining politics and power

38:50: Money as power via federations of cooperatives

44:50: The role of community assemblies

51:40: Highlighting the importance of addressing people's material needs

55:05: Summarizing Dip's proposed anti-electoralist electoral strategy

58:05: Discussing remaining questions to be answered

This conversation is adapted from an essay linked here. 

Highlighted show notes (for full references/links, see the essay):

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