Trump Delivered A Killing Blow to the Rules-Based Order. Was it Ever Alive to Begin With?

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip analyzes the US government’s move from a mostly “rules-based”, “rational” “management” posture in international policy to something more forceful, using the Trump admin’s “peace plans” for Palestine, Sudan, Western Sahara, and Ukraine, alongside the strong-arming of Venezuela. Dip concludes that liberalism vs. fascism is not a battle between the forces of “good” and “evil”; it is reactionary, statist infighting. Dip wraps up by offering guidance on how our movements can move forward. 

See time stamps below:

1:55: Host intros

3:20: Overview

4:00 Palestine

10:00: Sudan 

15:45: Western Sahara

21:45: Ukraine

27:10 : Venezuela 

29:40: Analysis

39:15: The role of spectacle in fascism   

42:20: What does this mean for us?

50:15: Deliberation

52:00: Stigmergy

57:00: Enmeshment

58:45: Why these three things? and reading recommendations 

1:05:10: What else?

1:10:45: Dip takes us home

This conversation is adapted from an essay linked here. 

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

• Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
• Stigmergic Revolution
• Intimate Direct Democracy by Modibo Kadalie
• Move Like Mycorrhizae