Episode 89 - Collapse Chat: Banality, Good, and Evil

Another week, another collapse chat! This week we explore bullshit jobs through a listener email, dive into the upcoming Earth Strike event through interviews with activists and organizers, and take a look at the playbook of the forces who want to stop activism at all stages. There's a lot to learn as we jump through all these different topics so settle in and enjoy the ride!

Our most sincere apologies for the sound quality in some of these interviews, sometimes you just have to roll with what you're given.

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00:34 Lawrence's BS Job
15:38 Earth Strike
21:41 Earth Strike NYC
39:03 Earth Strike UK
47:25 Corporate Wars and Activists

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@misc{Bartholomew T Mongoven_2013, title={Oil Sands Market Campaigns}, url={https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/attach/33/33714_Suncor%20Presentation-1210.pdf}, author={Bartholomew T Mongoven}, year={2013} }
@book{John Stauber_Sheldon Rampton_1995, title={Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry}, url={http://archive.org/details/ToxicSludgeIsGoodForYou_701}, abstractNote={Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry}, author={John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton}, year={1995} }
@misc{Kevin Zeese_2013, title={Stratfor Monitors and Studies Social Movements}, url={https://popularresistance.org/stratfor-monitors-and-studies-social-movements/}, journal={PopularResistance.Org}, author={Kevin Zeese}, year={2013}, month={Dec} }
@article{Ron Duchin_1991, title={Take an Activist Apart and What Do You Have?}, url={https://www.scribd.com/document/155326255/Ron-Duchin-Conquer-and-Divide-National-Cattleman-s-Association}, journal={CALF News}, author={Ron Duchin}, year={1991} }
@misc{Steve Horn_2013a, title={Divide And Conquer: Unpacking Stratfor’s Rise To Power}, url={https://www.mintpressnews.com/divide-and-conquer-unpacking-stratfors-rise-to-power/165933/}, journal={MintPress News}, author={Steve Horn}, year={2013}, month={Jul} }
@misc{Steve Horn_2013b, title={How To Win The Media War Against Grassroots Activists: Stratfor’s Strategies}, url={https://www.mintpressnews.com/stratfor-strategies-how-to-win-the-media-war-against-grassroots-activists/166078/}, journal={MintPress News}, author={Steve Horn}, year={2013}, month={Jul} }

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Episode 89 - Collapse Chat: Banality, Good, and Evil

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