Esther reviewed How to Blow up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm
Energizing, brutally honest, and aggressively hopeful
5 stars
How to Blow Up a Pipeline is probably the most thought-provoking and crucial piece of political philosophy that I’ve read since Social Death by Lisa Marie Cacho.
In three long essays Malm fist dismantles the myths and extremely selective histories told by strategically pacifist climate movements like XR (Extinction Rebellion), then describes specific material actions and practical examples on how to disrupt fossil fuel combustion effectively and towards the end takes climate fatalism to task in a radically hopeful finale.
This book is as important as it is approachable, not at all a dense academic work but a pragmatic guide for the real world.