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This WreckagePREVIEW: Denialism and Fascism w/ Pavlos RoufosContinuing our discussion from the main episode, we go deeper into the denialism mess with Pavlos and ask ourselves what COVID and society's response might tell us about a possible revolutionary horizon. How do approach the real issues in the world without seeing like a state? We also discuss a second article written by an Italian collective, Wu Ming, that has a different take on the backlash against mandates: https://illwill.com/conspiracy-and-social-struggle
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2022-01-2108 min
This WreckageEp 169 - Living in Denial w/ Pavlos RoufosThe gang is back with returning guest, Pavlos Roufos, for a spicy discussion about ever-contentious pandemic politics and how the left should relate to it:
Why has SARS-COVID 19 and the state response to it caused such an uproar in parts of Europe and the United States? What contradictory functions does the capitalist state perform in class society, and how has this led to disaster? What is the attraction of denialism among the populist right and, increasingly, parts of the left? Is there a rational kernel inside the mystical shell of COVID conspiracism? How have the unvaccinated been...
2022-01-191h 18
Public IntellectualMoral Insanity and Our Economic Crisis, with Pavlos RoufosWith people losing homes and jobs and the government taking a hands off approach, it is a chance to rethink our response to the last economic crisis of 2008. Pavlos Roufos, the author of A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past, joins Jessa to discuss the austerity measures taken in Greece and the catastrophic results they had, while also commenting on the stories used to explain why this economic punishment was for the best. Support this podcast: http://patreon.com/publicintellectual http://jessacrispin.com
2021-02-221h 13
This WreckageEp 116 - Apres Moi, Le Troika w/ Pavlos RoufosJamie, Andy and Sean are joined by political economist and author Pavlos Roufos to catch up Greece in the wake of the recent imprisonment of the leadership of the Golden Dawn fascist group and a return to the 'normalcy' of centrist governance.
We also discuss the aftermath of the viscous austerity imposed by the Troika, the nature of Syriza's capitulation, the migration crisis that still roils Greek society and some similarities between American and Greek far-right populism.
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2020-10-211h 19
Corner SpätiA Corner Späti Golden Dawn Update (feat: Pavlos Roufos)Nick sits down with Pavlos Roufos to discuss Golden Dawn, the recent legal descision against them and the possibilities of what is to come as a result.
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2020-10-121h 00
This WreckageEp 29: A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past w/ Pavlos RoufosPsychedelic Bordigist, Pavlos Roufos (@PRoufos), joins us to talk about the years leading up to, the proximate causes of, and the aftermath of the Greece sovereign debt crisis.
How the post-war dictatorial regime cared more about repressing the left than economic development. How the social-democratic PASOK became more than just a party, but the agents behind both Keynesian and Neoliberal reforms. How entering the Eurozone ended up going in such a shitty direction for Greece and the rest of the PIIGS.
Most importantly: we talk about the lessons from years of street actions, general strikes...
2018-11-151h 39