Iran, Lebanon, the Failure of Campist “Anti-Imperialism”, and the Need for Solidarity

We spend some time unpacking the recent US/Israel strike on Iran and Lebanon.With tensions rising between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, many are getting pulled into spewing out takes that delegitimize the complexity of diaspora and the struggles of folks on the ground opposing authoritarian regimes . In this episode, we slow things down and ask some questions: what's happening in this moment? What are the dangers of campism and how can it be reaction to imperial guilt? And what does international solidarity look like?00:00 Intro02:15 Why we waited to record this episode05:40 The escalation around Iran and U.S. aggression11:10 Feeling powerless under empire17:30 Naming powerlessness and reclaiming collective power25:50 Internationalist solidarity and accountability34:20 Why this conversation requires long-term thinking42:00 Closing reflections------------------------------------------------------------------Folks we follow to get more info rn...https://www.instagram.com/anarchofggt/https://www.instagram.com/decolonize_anarchism/https://www.instagram.com/eliajayoub/Read from this episode…How Campism Mirrors the Fascist Geopolitics by Hein Htet Kyawhttps://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/hein-htet-kyaw-how-campism-mirrors-the-fascist-geopoliticsIran:  Campism and the Erasure of Theocracyhttps://anticapitalistresistance.org/iran-campism-and-the-erasure-of-theocracy/Why the Left Is Failing Iranians: Against Campism, by Paria Rahimi – 15 January 2026https://leftrenewal.org/articles-en/why-the-left-is-failing-iranians/Places to Supporthttps://linkin.bio/migrantworkersaction/www.instagram.com/p/DVb6iULCXKl/https://www.patreon.com/qmalebanon