Worlds Collide. I did not expect to see something from crimethinc on Hacker News. Any other xvx tech people please say hello.
Thought the crimethinc cult died with GWBs presidency. They definitely disappeared from the punk scene (for the better)
Not aware of inter-group shenanigans so feel free to elaborate, but some Crimethinc publications (like "To change everything") have been very popular in the anarchist punk scene in some places i've visited across Europe in the past 10 years.
More lately, two articles of theirs were widely-enough shared that they reached my ears without the help of my RSS feed reader:
- https://crimethinc.com/2020/04/10/and-after-the-virus-the-pe...
I played some shows on tour with a Crimethinc band and we crashed at the same places after the gigs. The bands and locals would all gather around Brian (Crimethinc founder), sit and listen to him blabber for hours into the night. It felt super cult-y, especially compared to some the other anarchist corners of the US punk scene at the time.
it's no surprise to me that Crimethinc books are still treated as scripture in anarchist squats across Europe (many of which are tax-payer funded thru the state, hah)j