Idris Robinson: Race Traitors, Identity Politics, and Revolutionary Horizons Since the Uprising https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/videos/watch/9189c8bf-316f-4579-917d-c4086c250374 How It Might Should Be Done 2.0 Idris Robinson revisits and expands upon his seminal essay. In the aftermath of the CHAZ occupation in downtown Seattle, “How It Might Should" was a public talk surveying the horizon of revolutionary potential uncovered by the George Floyd Rebellion during the hot summer of 2020. The essay of the same title, published in Ill Will that August, is seen in radical circles as one of the definitive texts of the uprising. In ten putative theses, ranging from identity politics, the current pandemic, to the legacy of black revolt, the essay sought to facilitate a more direct and focused discussion regarding the stakes of emancipatory transformation at the very heart of empire. Since the uprising, the crisis has only deepened, presenting new possibilities and dashing others. In this new lecture, Idris both reassesses and expands upon previous themes, such as a theorization of civil war as stasis, an examination of the abolitionist race-traitor through the lens of a political theology of martyrdom, and the libidinal death-drive suffusing American racial dynamics. If you like this, let us know! We have a lot more radical philosophy coming up on this channel, so be sure to subscribe. "How It Might Should Be Done" 1.0, produced by Red May TV: https://youtu.be/cQeW7RPkCZQ Robinson, Idris. “How It Might Should Be Done.” Ill Will, August 16, 2020. https://illwill.com/how-it-might-should-be-done. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:39:02 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz Idris Robinson: Race Traitors, Identity Politics, and Revolutionary Horizons Since the Uprising https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/lazy-static/avatars/ef51e553-df20-4280-a022-2b8adc4c57e3.jpg https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/videos/watch/9189c8bf-316f-4579-917d-c4086c250374 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.