Yarvin saw the “red pill” as the realization that the Enlightenment ideals he came to associate with “the cathedral” and democracy are actually a poison leading to societal decadence and decline.
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Squats of Istanbul: After Gezi, The Fight Continues Over Public Space
Istanbul is experiencing acute growing pains as explosive growth devours public spaces while doing nothing to stifle rising rents throughout the city.
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The World Is Still Up For Grabs: A Manifesto For the Year Ahead
Revolution is a Rhizome. We now have a confidence in this generation that we didn’t have before.
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Global Unrest Defines a Fearless Summer of Protest
The summer of 2013 has seen some of the largest, most vocal mass protests around the world since 2011, as people people exercised power through occupations, strikes and blockades from Frankfurt to Istanbul, and Rio to Sanford, Florida.
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Speaking of Resistance, The Gezi Park Forums Have Spread Across Turkey
The June 15 police crackdown that violently pushed protesters out of Gezi park has given occasion to organize more elaborate “forums” and “people’s assemblies” in dozens of public parks of Istanbul and across Turkey.
