Videos with Cory and Damien:
- Witness a mental dynamite explosion, in the revolution that is Damien Marie AtHope
- Revolutionary Communication: Humanity with Oneself, Friends, and Enemies
- Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
- Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Pre-Capitalism)
- Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite & their slaves!
- Paganism 5,000 years old: progressed organized religion and the state: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Kings and the Rise of the State)
- Paganism 4,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (First Moralistic gods, then the Origin time of Monotheism)
Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ @Skepticallefty·
“I will also add that it is anarchists who spend much of their time fighting fascism and the rise of fascism that liberals are scared of while they placate it. When climate change ruins the world we live in even more it will be the anarchists growing community gardens and feeding their neighbors who will be looked to and because it is in the nature of anarchists, they will help… even if you were derisive on Twitter.
Given the opportunity, people will take care of each other and in fact, when capitalists finally destroy the order of the states they have created we will be forced into this and many anarchists are preparing now. When they defend these things they believe that without rulers we will be lawless and chaotic but that is the opposite of how people are. It’s those with power who separate us to their ends. It’s those who rule over us who want you to think ill of your fellow humans.
People defend the existence of a state because 1. They don’t really understand it except through government 2. They think we need rulers to tell us what to do and keep us in line The thing is, removal of a state doesn’t equal removal of order and we don’t need rulers.
It is remarkable to me how people will never examine the system we live in with any kind of critical lens but as soon as someone advocates for something different they suddenly become an expert in human nature, political philosophy, and all that is possible for the world.
Anarchism will work on a societal level precisely because it is a system that relies on cooperation and doesn’t glorify competition as a means of innovation, and it promotes the participation of the majority of citizens and without pitting them against one another.
So I know that people have trouble imagining a better world than the one we live in but honestly calling someone a utopist or a utopian because they actually believe things can get better isn’t the condemnation so many people think it is. And, finally, I paid for an IWW membership. Onto trying to organize my workplace and industry.” – Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ @Skepticallefty·
Cory Johnston: Mind of a Skeptical Leftist @Skepticallefty
Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ @Skepticallefty Evidence-based atheist leftist (he/him) Producer, host, and co-host of 4 podcasts @skeptarchy @skpoliticspod and @AthopeMarie
The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist By Cory Johnston
Promoting critical thinking, social justice, and left-wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people. Cory Johnston has been thoughtfully talking to people and attempting to promote critical thinking, social justice, and left-wing politics. He needs our support. We rise by helping each other.
@Skepticallefty Cory Johnston:
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- Mind of a Skeptical Leftist podcast
This time around Cory talks to Chris Watson from the Postmodern Polymaths Podcast about why redneck isn’t.
Using Full Sentences with Ben Burgis
This week Cory talked to Ben Burgis about logic, housing, libertarians, and identity politics. You can find Ben’s content.
This week Cory talks to Clinton from the Alberta Advantage podcast to talk about politics on the prairies from a leftist.
Where Did The Atheist Community Go?
This week Cory talks to Jeremiah about what the hell happened to the atheist community and a little bit of…
Learning About French Politics
This week Cory talks to guest Leto Anor about French politics and they try to compare it to Canadian and America.
The Skeptical Leftist Visits the Cellar
This week Cory spent some time on the Cellar Door Skeptics talking about Justin Trudeau and criticism from the left.
This week Cory talked to Pheonix from the Youtube channel PheonixRising87 about mutual aid, helping our community…
The Gamestop Incident with a Leftis…
This week is a bit different. I talked to 2 people who know more than I do about the Gamestop situation with the…
Ending Overpolicing with Alex Vitale
This week Cory talks to author and academic Alex Vitale about some of the problems with policing and what some of…
This week Cory talked to Kirstin about what it’s like living in small-town Alberta and not being a conservative…
This week Cory talked to Some Random G33k about anarchism and why anarcho-capitalists aren’t actually anarchists…
Complaining About Conservatives
This week Cory is joined by Buddy the Lumberjack from the Cellar Door Skeptics (cellardoorskeptics.com) to basically…
Talking Qanon with Travis View
This week I talked to Travis View from the podcast Qanon Anonymous. We talked about some of the things that…
Organizing the Left with Nora Loreto
This week Cory talked to Nora Loreto, who is a journalist, organizer, and activist about what’s stopping the left…
Cory and guest Felicia Entwistle of the Utah Outcasts podcast and youtube show talk about anarchism and the world…
Talking Anarchism with Robert Evans
Not much for notes this week. I managed to get none other than Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards podcast…
No real notes in this episode but this week Cory talked to Justin Clark who is a public historian about how he came…
You can check out where to find Joey as well as read the Foes and Comrades segment of this show…
Bolivia, Latin America, and US Interv…
In this episode, I talked to my friend and cohost from Skeptarchy, Kevin, about Bolivia and how the US…
The Day After the US Election wit…
I wasn’t sure what to make of everything going on with the US election so I talked to my friend Amy from…
Canadian Lefties Just Chatting
I don’t have much for links for this episode but I was joined by Matt from the podcast Nooks and Crannies to chat…
For the blog post including links that go with this episode go to my blog…
Links for new…
Check out Occultae Veritatis https://ovpod.ca/ Links…
The audio version of the full-length interview with Shawn Vulliez from the Srsly Wrong podcast
Full interview from the upcoming episode
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The Gamestop Incident with a Leftist and a Financial Advisor
Red Reviews with Cory Johnston @Skepticallefty and his co-host JUSTIN CLARK (justinclark.org/podcast)
Red Reviews are a production of The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist (YouTube)
Red Reviews #1 – The Ministry for the Future
Red Reviews #2 – Breaking the Spell
Red Reviews #3 Inventing Reality
Red Reviews #4 The Question of Palestine
Red Reviews #5 The Deficit Myth
Red Reviews #6 Socialism Utopian and Scientific
Red Reviews #7 The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Red Reviews #8 – Democracy at Work
Red Reviews #10 – Black Shirts and Reds
Red Reviews #11 The Origin of Capitalism
Red Reviews #12 A Brief History of Neoliberalism
Red Reviews #13 – The Communist Manifesto
Red Reviews #14 The State and Revolution
Red Reviews #15 – Two Books on the Russian Revolution
Red Reviews #17 – The Minimal Self
Red Reviews #18 – On Practice and Contradiction
Red Reviews #19 – Existentialism is a Humanism
Red Reviews #20 – Women, Race, and Class
Red Reviews #21 – Revolutionary Education with guest Nino Brown
Red Reviews #22 Two Books On Climate Change
Red Reviews #23 – Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution
I Damien, find Cory Johnston to be both a cool person and a good human, I hope that you will subscribe to and follow Cory Johnston: Mind of a Skeptical Leftist @Skepticallefty and on Twitter @hardcoreskeptic
Would we not often do better lighting a candle, than cursing at the darkness?
We need people with the height of bravery, to be openly as kind as others openly hate.
I strive to be a good human ethical in both my thinking and behaviors thus I strive to be:
Anti-racist, Anti-sexist, Anti-homophobic, Anti-biphobic. Anti-transphobic, Anti-classist, Anti-ablest, Anti-ageist, and as Always Antifascist!
In fact, I want to strive to avoid as much as I can bigoted thinking towards others based on their perceived membership or classification based on that person’s perceived political affiliation (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics), sex/gender, beliefs (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics), social class (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics), age, disability, religion (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics), sexuality (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics), race, ethnicity, language (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics), nationality, beauty, height, occupation (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics), wealth (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics), education, sport-team affiliation, music tastes or other personal characteristics (Well: within reason, justice, and ethics).
Although, I am a “very”, yes, VERY strong atheist, antitheist as well as antireligionist, My humanity is just as strong and I value it above my disbeliefs. My kind of people are those who champion humanity, the one’s who value kindness, love justice, and support universal empowerment for all humans, we are all equal in dignity, and all deserve human rights, due self-sovereignty.
The “Atheist-Humanist-Leftist Revolutionaries”
Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ @Skepticallefty & I @AthopeMarie (my YouTube & related blog) are working jointly in atheist, antitheist, antireligionist, antifascist, anarchist, socialist, and humanist endeavors addressed in our videos together, generally will try for one video together.
The Atheist-Humanist-Leftist Revolutionaries Shows in the prehistory series:
Show two: Pre-animism 300,000 years old and animism 100,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show tree: Totemism 50,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show four: Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show five: Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show six: Emergence of hierarchy, sexism, slavery, and the new male god dominance: Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite and their slaves!
Prehistory: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” the division of labor, power, rights, and recourses: VIDEO
Pre-animism 300,000 years old and animism 100,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Totemism 50,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Pre-Capitalism): VIDEO
Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite and their slaves: VIEDO
Paganism 5,000 years old: progressed organized religion and the state: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Kings and the Rise of the State): VIEDO
Paganism 4,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (First Moralistic gods, then the Origin time of Monotheism): VIEDO
I do not hate simply because I challenge and expose myths or lies any more than others being thought of as loving simply because of the protection and hiding from challenge their favored myths or lies.
The truth is best championed in the sunlight of challenge.
An archaeologist once said to me “Damien religion and culture are very different”
My response, So are you saying that was always that way, such as would you say Native Americans’ cultures are separate from their religions? And do you think it always was the way you believe?
I had said that religion was a cultural product. That is still how I see it and there are other archaeologists that think close to me as well. Gods too are the myths of cultures that did not understand science or the world around them, seeing magic/supernatural everywhere.
I personally think there is a goddess and not enough evidence to support a male god at Çatalhöyük but if there was both a male and female god and goddess then I know the kind of gods they were like Proto-Indo-European mythology.
This series idea was addressed in, Anarchist Teaching as Free Public Education or Free Education in the Public: VIDEO
Our 12 video series: Organized Oppression: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of power (9,000-4,000 years ago), is adapted from: The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFjxmY7jQA by “History with Cy“
Show #1: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Samarra, Halaf, Ubaid)
Show #2: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Eridu “Tell Abu Shahrain”)
Show #3: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Uruk and the First Cities)
Show #4: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (First Kings)
Show #5: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Early Dynastic Period)
Show #6: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (King/Ruler Lugalzagesi)
Show #7: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Sargon and Akkadian Rule)
Show #9: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Gudea of Lagash and Utu-hegal)
Show #12: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Aftermath and Legacy of Sumer)
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Animism: Respecting the Living World by Graham Harvey
“How have human cultures engaged with and thought about animals, plants, rocks, clouds, and other elements in their natural surroundings? Do animals and other natural objects have a spirit or soul? What is their relationship to humans? In this new study, Graham Harvey explores current and past animistic beliefs and practices of Native Americans, Maori, Aboriginal Australians, and eco-pagans. He considers the varieties of animism found in these cultures as well as their shared desire to live respectfully within larger natural communities. Drawing on his extensive casework, Harvey also considers the linguistic, performative, ecological, and activist implications of these different animisms.” ref
While hallucinogens are associated with shamanism, it is alcohol that is associated with paganism.
The Atheist-Humanist-Leftist Revolutionaries Shows in the prehistory series:
Show two: Pre-animism 300,000 years old and animism 100,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show tree: Totemism 50,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show four: Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show five: Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”
Show six: Emergence of hierarchy, sexism, slavery, and the new male god dominance: Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite and their slaves!
Prehistory: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” the division of labor, power, rights, and recourses: VIDEO
Pre-animism 300,000 years old and animism 100,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Totemism 50,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Shamanism 30,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism”: VIDEO
Paganism 12,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Pre-Capitalism): VIDEO
Paganism 7,000-5,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Capitalism) (World War 0) Elite and their slaves: VIEDO
Paganism 5,000 years old: progressed organized religion and the state: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (Kings and the Rise of the State): VIEDO
Paganism 4,000 years old: related to “Anarchism and Socialism” (First Moralistic gods, then the Origin time of Monotheism): VIEDO
I do not hate simply because I challenge and expose myths or lies any more than others being thought of as loving simply because of the protection and hiding from challenge their favored myths or lies.
The truth is best championed in the sunlight of challenge.
An archaeologist once said to me “Damien religion and culture are very different”
My response, So are you saying that was always that way, such as would you say Native Americans’ cultures are separate from their religions? And do you think it always was the way you believe?
I had said that religion was a cultural product. That is still how I see it and there are other archaeologists that think close to me as well. Gods too are the myths of cultures that did not understand science or the world around them, seeing magic/supernatural everywhere.
I personally think there is a goddess and not enough evidence to support a male god at Çatalhöyük but if there was both a male and female god and goddess then I know the kind of gods they were like Proto-Indo-European mythology.
This series idea was addressed in, Anarchist Teaching as Free Public Education or Free Education in the Public: VIDEO
Our 12 video series: Organized Oppression: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of power (9,000-4,000 years ago), is adapted from: The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFjxmY7jQA by “History with Cy“
Show #1: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Samarra, Halaf, Ubaid)
Show #2: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Eridu “Tell Abu Shahrain”)
Show #3: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Uruk and the First Cities)
Show #4: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (First Kings)
Show #5: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Early Dynastic Period)
Show #6: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (King/Ruler Lugalzagesi)
Show #7: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Sargon and Akkadian Rule)
Show #9: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Gudea of Lagash and Utu-hegal)
Show #12: Mesopotamian State Force and the Politics of Power (Aftermath and Legacy of Sumer)
The “Atheist-Humanist-Leftist Revolutionaries”
Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ Atheist Leftist @Skepticallefty & I (Damien Marie AtHope) @AthopeMarie (my YouTube & related blog) are working jointly in atheist, antitheist, antireligionist, antifascist, anarchist, socialist, and humanist endeavors in our videos together, generally, every other Saturday.
Why Does Power Bring Responsibility?
Think, how often is it the powerless that start wars, oppress others, or commit genocide? So, I guess the question is to us all, to ask, how can power not carry responsibility in a humanity concept? I know I see the deep ethical responsibility that if there is power their must be a humanistic responsibility of ethical and empathic stewardship of that power. Will I be brave enough to be kind? Will I possess enough courage to be compassionate? Will my valor reached its height of empathy? I as everyone earns our justified respect by our actions, that are good, ethical, just, protecting, and kind. Do I have enough self-respect to put my love for humanity’s flushing, over being brought down by some of its bad actors? May we all be the ones doing good actions in the world, to help human flourishing.
I create the world I want to live in, striving for flourishing. Which is not a place but a positive potential involvement and promotion; a life of humanist goal precision. To master oneself, also means mastering positive prosocial behaviors needed for human flourishing. I may have lost a god myth as an atheist but I am happy to tell you my friend, it is exactly because of that, leaving the mental terrorizer, god belief that I truly regained my connected ethical as well as kind humanity.
Cory and I will talk about prehistory and theism, addressing the relevance to atheism, anarchism, and socialism.
At the same time of the rise of the male god 7,000 years ago was also the very time there was the rise of violence war, and clans to kingdoms, then empires, then states. It is all connected back to 7,000 years ago and it mover across the world.
Cory Johnston: https://damienmarieathope.com/2021/04/cory-johnston-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftist/?v=32aec8db952d
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The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist By Cory Johnston: “Promoting critical thinking, social justice, and left-wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people. Cory Johnston has been thoughtfully talking to people and attempting to promote critical thinking, social justice, and left-wing politics.”
Cory Johnston ☭ Ⓐ @Skepticallefty Evidence-based atheist leftist (he/him) Producer, host, and co-host of 4 podcasts @skeptarchy @skpoliticspod and @AthopeMarie
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Damien Marie AtHope (“At Hope”) Axiological Atheist, Anti-theist, Anti-religionist, Secular Humanist. Rationalist, Writer, Artist, Poet, Philosopher, Advocate, Activist, Psychology, and Armchair Archaeology/Anthropology/Historian.
Damien is interested in: Freedom, Liberty, Justice, Equality, Ethics, Humanism, Science, Atheism, Antiteism, Antireligionism, Ignosticism, Left-Libertarianism, Anarchism, Socialism, Mutualism, Axiology, Metaphysics, LGBTQI, Philosophy, Advocacy, Activism, Mental Health, Psychology, Archaeology, Social Work, Sexual Rights, Marriage Rights, Woman’s Rights, Gender Rights, Child Rights, Secular Rights, Race Equality, Ageism/Disability Equality, Etc. And a far-leftist, “Anarcho-Humanist.”
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Damien Marie AtHope (Said as “At” “Hope”)/(Autodidact Polymath but not good at math):
Axiological Atheist, Anti-theist, Anti-religionist, Secular Humanist, Rationalist, Writer, Artist, Jeweler, Poet, “autodidact” Philosopher, schooled in Psychology, and “autodidact” Armchair Archaeology/Anthropology/Pre-Historian (Knowledgeable in the range of: 1 million to 5,000/4,000 years ago). I am an anarchist socialist politically. Reasons for or Types of Atheism
My Website, My Blog, & Short-writing or Quotes, My YouTube, Twitter: @AthopeMarie, and My Email: damien.marie.athope@gmail.com