A list of some of the events that will take place around the country in the days leading up to the presidential inauguration in connection with the "Festivals of Resistance" call to action.

[https://crimethinc.com/2024/12/03/festivals-of-resistance-a-call-to-gather-the-weekend-before-trump-takes-office#events](https://crimethinc.com/2024/12/03/festivals-of-resistance-a-call-to-gather-the-weekend-before-trump-takes-office#events)

More soon to come.

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From the original call to action:

"Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to be a tumultuous time.

"Once Trump takes power, it will only become more challenging to make connections with our neighbors, create the networks that we will need to face down his assaults, and share the skills we will need to survive his reign. Right now, we have a precious window of time in which to prepare. Let’s make the most of it."

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https://crimethinc.com/2024/12/03/festivals-of-resistance-a-call-to-gather-the-weekend-before-trump-takes-office#events

More soon to come.

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From the original call to action:

&quot;Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to be a tumultuous time.

&quot;Once Trump takes power, it will only become more challenging to make connections with our neighbors, create the networks that we will need to face down his assaults, and share the skills we will need to survive his reign. Right now, we have a precious window of time in which to prepare. Let’s make the most of it.&quot;

https://preview.redd.it/qavkrvsu46ae1.jpg?width=1155&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=4256b1798f852b69d91efaeda70b888b4353d057

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What you are reading, watching, or listening to? Or how far have you gotten in your chosen selection since last week?

What Are You Reading/Book Club Tuesday


The Most Powerful Man in America is a Nazi Sympathizer


Anarchist Saboteurs - BOAK's Guerrilla Action Against Putin's Regime [short documentary]

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I just feel like they really don't want change they just want to be more comfortable.

I see the hypocrisy of liberal democrats

I just feel like they really don&#39;t want change they just want to be more comfortable.


I want to make an analysis but I need more knowledge.

Where can I find resources on history of anarchist catalonia and why it fell?


on Sam Goldman’s excellent podcast today, she mentions that we must Defy, Disobey, and Disrupt the actions of the fascist trump regime going forward. this is brilliant.

today’s episode of the REFUSE FASCISM podcast


They have been pretty silent, but their online presence is picking up. Where is the best place to mock their tattoos, attire, and ignorant embarrassing rituals?

What is the best place on Reddit to start openly mocking the hate group known as the Proud Boys?


Have a mutual aid project you'd like to promote? In need of some aid yourself? Let us know.

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Mutual Aid Monday

Have a mutual aid project you&#39;d like to promote? In need of some aid yourself? Let us know.

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Please note that r/Anarchism moderators  cannot individually verify or vet mutual aid requests


Renzo Novatore 1890 - 1922

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Renzo Novatore 1890 - 1922

Renzo Novatore 1890 - 1922


Displacements and Attacks Reach EZLN Support Bases in Pantelhó


Indigenous people being stopped from traversing through their continent and Native homeland because of a militarized border that fascist foreign Anglo invaders created


Recently read Noam Chomsky’s essays on anarchism and need more literature to reference. Please recommend some stuff!

Looking for more reading material


Capitalism, Inequality, and the Myth of Catch-Up Development


Olha Taratuta (1876–1938), Ukrainian anarchist and a founder of the Anarchist Black Cross


A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office


hey, anybody here who lives in hungary? especially budapest

Anybody from Hungary? I want to meet some people close to me who share my ideology/worldview


Dear All,
We all know how problematic the world of academia can be. However, as a stereotypical bookworm, I still enjoy diving deep into dense, theoretical works. Recently, I came across something very interesting in the realm of cultural studies and communication, which was meant to be shared.
The following lectures aren't specifically about anarchy, but I believe they offer valuable insights into contexts that are deeply relevant to anarchists, regardless of the specific adjectives we might use to describe ourselves.
They explore topics such as anti-consumption, representation, racism, mass incarceration, the military-industrial complex, abuse, interpersonal violence, patriarchy, misogyny, and other important issues within gender studies.

If you know any other freely available and well-structured lecture series (preferably more than just one-off, hour-long recordings, but rather seminar series or full university courses with syllabi attached) please share them in the comments. I’d LOVE to create a kind of “Anarchist Open Courseware.”
Thank you in advance! I hope you find these resources as useful and thought-provoking as I did.

1) Prof. Sut Jhally (Lectures Available on Vimeo)
COMM 287 Advertising as Social Communication: http://www.sutjhally.com/courses/testchild/comm287lectures/
It focuses broadly on the social. cultural and economic role played by advertising in advanced consumer societies.

2) Prof. Sut Jhally (Lectures Available on Vimeo)
COMM 288 Gender, Sex and Representation:
http://www.sutjhally.com/courses/comm387/clickheretogotothe/
This course will examine the relationship between commercialized systems of representation and the way that gender and sexuality are thought of and organized in the culture.

3) Prof. Sut Jhally (Lectures Available on Vimeo)
COMM 387 Media, Public Relations & Propaganda:
http://www.sutjhally.com/courses/comm3872/listoflectures/
This is a course about media and politics. It looks at how media, public relations and propaganda are used by corporations and governments to limit the way that we are encouraged to think about the social arrangements we operate within.

4) Prof. Linda Coates and Allan Wade (Also available on Vimeo)
https://vimeo.com/showcase/7994315
Masterclasses aimed at the "understanding of and responses to domestic, family and sexualised violence" from the Centre for Response-Based Practice.

Lectures, Lectures, Lectures!

Dear All,
We all know how problematic the world of academia can be. However, as a stereotypical bookworm, I still enjoy diving deep into dense, theoretical works. Recently, I came across something very interesting in the realm of cultural studies and communication, which was meant to be shared.
The following lectures aren&#39;t specifically about anarchy, but I believe they offer valuable insights into contexts that are deeply relevant to anarchists, regardless of the specific adjectives we might use to describe ourselves.
They explore topics such as anti-consumption, representation, racism, mass incarceration, the military-industrial complex, abuse, interpersonal violence, patriarchy, misogyny, and other important issues within gender studies.

If you know any other freely available and well-structured lecture series (preferably more than just one-off, hour-long recordings, but rather seminar series or full university courses with syllabi attached) please share them in the comments. I’d LOVE to create a kind of “Anarchist Open Courseware.”
Thank you in advance! I hope you find these resources as useful and thought-provoking as I did.

1) Prof. Sut Jhally (Lectures Available on Vimeo)
COMM 287 Advertising as Social Communication: http://www.sutjhally.com/courses/testchild/comm287lectures/
It focuses broadly on the social. cultural and economic role played by advertising in advanced consumer societies.

2) Prof. Sut Jhally (Lectures Available on Vimeo)
COMM 288 Gender, Sex and Representation:
http://www.sutjhally.com/courses/comm387/clickheretogotothe/
This course will examine the relationship between commercialized systems of representation and the way that gender and sexuality are thought of and organized in the culture.

3) Prof. Sut Jhally (Lectures Available on Vimeo)
COMM 387 Media, Public Relations &amp; Propaganda:
http://www.sutjhally.com/courses/comm3872/listoflectures/
This is a course about media and politics. It looks at how media, public relations and propaganda are used by corporations and governments to limit the way that we are encouraged to think about the social arrangements we operate within.

4) Prof. Linda Coates and Allan Wade (Also available on Vimeo)
https://vimeo.com/showcase/7994315
Masterclasses aimed at the &quot;understanding of and responses to domestic, family and sexualised violence&quot; from the Centre for Response-Based Practice.


When people ask what they can do to contribute practically as anarchists, the usual answers seem to be, join or start a local mutual aid network, or look for your local Food Not Bombs group.

Historically (here I'm thinking 1860s to the late 1930s), anarchist practice had two main strands:

- building support networks that could replace existing hierarchies
- education, agitation and propaganda

Both libertarian and state socialists were using education, agitation and propaganda in the decades leading up to and after WWI. In practice, this involved organising talks and debates at social clubs, village halls or union meetings, talking at public speaking pitches, putting up posters and distributing socialist newspapers and socialist literature.

The environment these activists were working in was completely different to the modern world. With no TV or internet, people voluntarily went out to hear activists speak, just because it was something interesting to do. In some places, public speaking pitches were almost competitive arenas, with speakers vying for the largest crowd. Everything was new and people were often fighting for basic rights. People weren't yet jaded by the failure of unions or socialist parties to deliver on their promises.

Nowadays, we have an almost unlimited worldwide audience for propaganda and education, but it is easily eclipsed by all the other noise. Films, TV, internet, and the ever present advertising of consumer goods. In most developed countries, people aren't fighting for basic working rights or a basic standard of living. The nuclear family and home entertainment have drastically reduced the amount of time people socialise in public or communal spaces.

Modern anarchist propaganda often seems to take the form of "subvertising" or similar stunts that subvert the language and tools of consumerism. To me, this seems to be preaching to the converted, and not effective at conveying a message to ordinary working people.

Are the approaches to education, agitation and propaganda that were effective 100 years ago relevant today? If not, what is?

What does effective anarchist propaganda look like in today's world?

When people ask what they can do to contribute practically as anarchists, the usual answers seem to be, join or start a local mutual aid network, or look for your local Food Not Bombs group.

Historically (here I&#39;m thinking 1860s to the late 1930s), anarchist practice had two main strands:

building support networks that could replace existing hierarchies

education, agitation and propaganda

Both libertarian and state socialists were using education, agitation and propaganda in the decades leading up to and after WWI. In practice, this involved organising talks and debates at social clubs, village halls or union meetings, talking at public speaking pitches, putting up posters and distributing socialist newspapers and socialist literature.

The environment these activists were working in was completely different to the modern world. With no TV or internet, people voluntarily went out to hear activists speak, just because it was something interesting to do. In some places, public speaking pitches were almost competitive arenas, with speakers vying for the largest crowd. Everything was new and people were often fighting for basic rights. People weren&#39;t yet jaded by the failure of unions or socialist parties to deliver on their promises.

Nowadays, we have an almost unlimited worldwide audience for propaganda and education, but it is easily eclipsed by all the other noise. Films, TV, internet, and the ever present advertising of consumer goods. In most developed countries, people aren&#39;t fighting for basic working rights or a basic standard of living. The nuclear family and home entertainment have drastically reduced the amount of time people socialise in public or communal spaces.

Modern anarchist propaganda often seems to take the form of &quot;subvertising&quot; or similar stunts that subvert the language and tools of consumerism. To me, this seems to be preaching to the converted, and not effective at conveying a message to ordinary working people.

Are the approaches to education, agitation and propaganda that were effective 100 years ago relevant today? If not, what is?


A little lane, and hedges leafing: England and the need for a right to roam


I know, I know it's not a competition. Both situations are completely different. I just feel weird how cop City just didn't get the attention that this is. Why is that? Again I'm not saying that this situation shouldn't get attention but I just feel like it's unfair and I don't really know exactly why except that I feel like Tort should have gotten attention. After all Tort didn't even shoot anyone and yet if people were calling them a terrorist orally some people were.

But you shoot one CEO and now girls want to write a bunch of fan fiction about you. I'm not saying that's what should have happened with Tort. I'm just saying it just feels weirdly unfair it's hard to express exactly why.

I don't know come on maybe someone could help with the words that are hard to find sometimes. Cuz I feel bad feeling this way because I know it's not a competition and it ultimately shouldn't matter because of that and again I know it's not a competition but Tort is dead.

I can't help but feel like it is somewhat unfair that LM is getting all of this attention and Tortuguita is not.

I know, I know it&#39;s not a competition. Both situations are completely different. I just feel weird how cop City just didn&#39;t get the attention that this is. Why is that? Again I&#39;m not saying that this situation shouldn&#39;t get attention but I just feel like it&#39;s unfair and I don&#39;t really know exactly why except that I feel like Tort should have gotten attention. After all Tort didn&#39;t even shoot anyone and yet if people were calling them a terrorist orally some people were.

But you shoot one CEO and now girls want to write a bunch of fan fiction about you. I&#39;m not saying that&#39;s what should have happened with Tort. I&#39;m just saying it just feels weirdly unfair it&#39;s hard to express exactly why.

I don&#39;t know come on maybe someone could help with the words that are hard to find sometimes. Cuz I feel bad feeling this way because I know it&#39;s not a competition and it ultimately shouldn&#39;t matter because of that and again I know it&#39;s not a competition but Tort is dead.


This group seems right for me. I am a proud anarchist and dream of a better world as well

I think I found my people


(Posted in r/punk too, but I figured I'd post it here as well because of the correlation between the two. QUICK EDIT: What would the average punk AND/OR anarchist think about superheroes :).)

I am working on a passion project for myself, a superhero based comic with my own characters and such. One of the main characters is punk, and while I am not punk myself, I want to go the long way to really get an accurate representation of punk culture and beliefs with this character.

I will do my own research, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to get a community opinion. How would your average punk feel about a superhero? Opinions, genuine critiques, etc. Would some of the things a superhero typically would do go against some of a punks standpoints or beliefs? Or would your average superhero doings instead side WITH their standpoints and beliefs? If you're punk/anarchist yourself, and somehow superheroes existed, what would your genuine opinion and critiques be relating to them?

If you need a better example than just "your average superhero" in case personal beliefs of said hero play into things, think of Batman and run with that. Thank you guys!

For a passion-project comic; What would the average punk think about superheroes?

(Posted in r/punk too, but I figured I&#39;d post it here as well because of the correlation between the two. QUICK EDIT: What would the average punk AND/OR anarchist think about superheroes :).)

I am working on a passion project for myself, a superhero based comic with my own characters and such. One of the main characters is punk, and while I am not punk myself, I want to go the long way to really get an accurate representation of punk culture and beliefs with this character.

I will do my own research, but I thought it wouldn&#39;t hurt to get a community opinion. How would your average punk feel about a superhero? Opinions, genuine critiques, etc. Would some of the things a superhero typically would do go against some of a punks standpoints or beliefs? Or would your average superhero doings instead side WITH their standpoints and beliefs? If you&#39;re punk/anarchist yourself, and somehow superheroes existed, what would your genuine opinion and critiques be relating to them?

If you need a better example than just &quot;your average superhero&quot; in case personal beliefs of said hero play into things, think of Batman and run with that. Thank you guys!


Remember Their Names Visualization

Hi.  We created this visualization that lists known victims killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023,  from [Palestine Datasets](https://data.techforpalestine.org/), which was last updated on September 21, 2024.  Of course, the 34,344 victims recorded here are not fully representative of the enormous human toll of Israel's actions in Gaza.  But even so, it's quite impressive to scroll through all these names. OUR VISUALIZATION IS HERE: [https://af2c.org/Palestine/](https://af2c.org/Palestine/)  Our hope is to eventually link as many of these names as possible to stories about the people.  Please contact us if you are interested in collaborating on this project.  (Made a small edit for clarity)

Remember Their Names Visualization

Hi.  We created this visualization that lists known victims killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023,  from Palestine Datasets, which was last updated on September 21, 2024.  Of course, the 34,344 victims recorded here are not fully representative of the enormous human toll of Israel&#39;s actions in Gaza.  But even so, it&#39;s quite impressive to scroll through all these names. OUR VISUALIZATION IS HERE: https://af2c.org/Palestine/  Our hope is to eventually link as many of these names as possible to stories about the people.  Please contact us if you are interested in collaborating on this project.  (Made a small edit for clarity)


I saw a post on another subreddit stating that change will only come to the US through violent revolution. While I don't want to tone police and I do understand the impulse behind violent revolution, I also want to share my perspective.

I have been diagnosed with dyspraxia, I seriously doubt that I would have any ability to aid any sort of violent revolution. More worryingly, I am concerned that any sort of violent revolution would only further the erasure of folks with disabilities like myself (people without the capacity to defend themselves from violence).

I get that people are inspired by the Luigi situation and deflated by the election, and that feeling is completely and totally valid. I just worry about folks with disabilities like myself being at best forgotten and at worst slaughtered in any sort of violent revolution.  I'd also like to keep overt ableism out of leftist spaces if at all humanly possible.

TL DR, can we keep in mind how our ideas of revolution may reflect cultural ideas regarding ableism?

Disability and Revolution.

I saw a post on another subreddit stating that change will only come to the US through violent revolution. While I don&#39;t want to tone police and I do understand the impulse behind violent revolution, I also want to share my perspective.

I have been diagnosed with dyspraxia, I seriously doubt that I would have any ability to aid any sort of violent revolution. More worryingly, I am concerned that any sort of violent revolution would only further the erasure of folks with disabilities like myself (people without the capacity to defend themselves from violence).

I get that people are inspired by the Luigi situation and deflated by the election, and that feeling is completely and totally valid. I just worry about folks with disabilities like myself being at best forgotten and at worst slaughtered in any sort of violent revolution.  I&#39;d also like to keep overt ableism out of leftist spaces if at all humanly possible.

TL DR, can we keep in mind how our ideas of revolution may reflect cultural ideas regarding ableism?


Hi, I'm looking for a group in Bogotá Colombia, if you know one, tell me please thx.

Organization/groups in Colombia

Hi, I&#39;m looking for a group in Bogotá Colombia, if you know one, tell me please thx.


Apologies if some of you see this on more than one sub.

I’m from a large but isolated town in the midwest. There are a couple of college towns 30+ minutes in away as well as a small city that’s a bit further, but there are almost no leftist groups outside of these locations. The city really only has Food Not Bombs and the DSA, and the colleges have some abandoned book clubs on FaceBook and probably some student orgs but I’m not a student.

I want to start something in my area because there’s no way I’m the only leftist in a 50 mile radius, but what will grab the most eyes and retain the most members? A reading club? Mutual aid group? I’m signed up to help out at my local food pantry so there’d be no use setting up something similar to that. I really don’t know what other options there are, let alone what I can do to find people who would join.

Does anyone have ideas or experience with something like this?

What Groups/Orgs Attract the Most Leftists?


Read the NYPD’s Mangione report the media won't publish


 Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Gender Non Conforming People

*Radical GNC people can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill & relax, gender hegemony, queer theory, news and current events, books, entertainment*

People who do not identify as gender nonconforming are asked not to post in Radical GNC threads.

Radical Gender Non Conforming Saturday

Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Gender Non Conforming People

Radical GNC people can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill &amp; relax, gender hegemony, queer theory, news and current events, books, entertainment

People who do not identify as gender nonconforming are asked not to post in Radical GNC threads.


To all german anarchists ir anarchist around the world. There's a new anarchist group in Stuttgart, Germany!

New anarchist group in Stuttgart, Germany!!!

To all german anarchists ir anarchist around the world. There&#39;s a new anarchist group in Stuttgart, Germany!


I see many posts of people talking about anarchism as a place you can reach. But I think it's much more as a state of being. Because power is like cancer, it can corrupt a society coming from anywhere. It can be through charisma, brute force, personal connections. It can be trying to maintain an organization or position long after it's socially useful. The corruption of institutions. It's always there, there's no point where it's permanently defeated.

But we evolved psychological immune responses to it, so we root for the underdog, distrust the powerful, ... and I believe being an anarchist is being very deliberate about it, strategizing, and collaborating to fight power without the aim of taking it for yourself. But it also needs creative aims, positive goals, so it's worth fight for and doesn't devolve into pure reactionary violence.

And it's important to have a sense of priority. Different groups are always vying for power, and a risk for the anarchist is going against the already weaker group, helping the stronger one just take over. When the spanish come to your land, it's probably not the best time to riot against tribal leaders or stop making weapons.

Right now, we have the richest men in the world, the president of the most powerful country, most big names in "decentralized finance" in a small connected clique.

"*The ability to move money fluidly* and the erosion of the nation-state are closely related", Peter Thiel said, as he joined with Elon Musk to try and allow everyone to move money fluidly.
"We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it." - Elon Musk, in a discussion about lithium mining in Bolivia

In Europe, one of, maybe the most bureaucratic organization ever conceived is leading the fight against big tech, investing billions to provide free, open alternatives in hardware and software that can help guarantee our freedoms. These are strange times. It may well be that the end of the state, at this moment, would be the worst thing to ever happen to anarchism.

With enough technological superiority, the rules of the WTO on IP, we may end up in a stable de facto world government, and because the violence is outsourced to the state/local elites/PMCs and the information is filtered by big tech, we don't even see how it went wrong or who to fight. If we even have the means to do so. Other than MAYBE China or the EU, I think no one can pose challenges without a coup, corruption charges, a forex crisis, the opposition suddenly swimming in money, ... . But the natural resources are de jure under democratic control in most of the world and preserving it has a decent support. People can control data, information flow, ecosystems, communities. So in a way the path to being an anarchist was never more clear.

Power as Cancer, it's not about states

I see many posts of people talking about anarchism as a place you can reach. But I think it&#39;s much more as a state of being. Because power is like cancer, it can corrupt a society coming from anywhere. It can be through charisma, brute force, personal connections. It can be trying to maintain an organization or position long after it&#39;s socially useful. The corruption of institutions. It&#39;s always there, there&#39;s no point where it&#39;s permanently defeated.

But we evolved psychological immune responses to it, so we root for the underdog, distrust the powerful, ... and I believe being an anarchist is being very deliberate about it, strategizing, and collaborating to fight power without the aim of taking it for yourself. But it also needs creative aims, positive goals, so it&#39;s worth fight for and doesn&#39;t devolve into pure reactionary violence.

And it&#39;s important to have a sense of priority. Different groups are always vying for power, and a risk for the anarchist is going against the already weaker group, helping the stronger one just take over. When the spanish come to your land, it&#39;s probably not the best time to riot against tribal leaders or stop making weapons.

Right now, we have the richest men in the world, the president of the most powerful country, most big names in &quot;decentralized finance&quot; in a small connected clique.

&quot;The ability to move money fluidly and the erosion of the nation-state are closely related&quot;, Peter Thiel said, as he joined with Elon Musk to try and allow everyone to move money fluidly.

&quot;We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.&quot; - Elon Musk, in a discussion about lithium mining in Bolivia

In Europe, one of, maybe the most bureaucratic organization ever conceived is leading the fight against big tech, investing billions to provide free, open alternatives in hardware and software that can help guarantee our freedoms. These are strange times. It may well be that the end of the state, at this moment, would be the worst thing to ever happen to anarchism.

With enough technological superiority, the rules of the WTO on IP, we may end up in a stable de facto world government, and because the violence is outsourced to the state/local elites/PMCs and the information is filtered by big tech, we don&#39;t even see how it went wrong or who to fight. If we even have the means to do so. Other than MAYBE China or the EU, I think no one can pose challenges without a coup, corruption charges, a forex crisis, the opposition suddenly swimming in money, ... . But the natural resources are de jure under democratic control in most of the world and preserving it has a decent support. People can control data, information flow, ecosystems, communities. So in a way the path to being an anarchist was never more clear.


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You know, one of the reasons the Roman Empire fell, was because the gap between the haves and the have nots grew too wide. So wide, that the employee and client relationship became the lord and serf relationship as Roman citizens found their rights stripped away more and more until they were naught but property owned by feudal landlords. And the citizens weren't alone in this. Slaves also joined them in this new social group. I bet the upper classes played citizens and slaves against each other to keep them from figuring it out. And if any did figure it out, they probably figured it out too late, or were silenced by those with power or those too blind to see the truth.

Now history is repeating itself. This so called USA is failing. And the common people, LGBT, ethnic or religious minorities, the mentally ill, poor and homeless... their all being played against each other. Fortunately, this time there are those among these groups who see the truth. But currently they lack the will to act on it. Or at least they have not found a ripe opening to make a good move.

So what would a good opening be?

A lesson to learn from the fall of Ancient Rome

You know, one of the reasons the Roman Empire fell, was because the gap between the haves and the have nots grew too wide. So wide, that the employee and client relationship became the lord and serf relationship as Roman citizens found their rights stripped away more and more until they were naught but property owned by feudal landlords. And the citizens weren&#39;t alone in this. Slaves also joined them in this new social group. I bet the upper classes played citizens and slaves against each other to keep them from figuring it out. And if any did figure it out, they probably figured it out too late, or were silenced by those with power or those too blind to see the truth.

Now history is repeating itself. This so called USA is failing. And the common people, LGBT, ethnic or religious minorities, the mentally ill, poor and homeless... their all being played against each other. Fortunately, this time there are those among these groups who see the truth. But currently they lack the will to act on it. Or at least they have not found a ripe opening to make a good move.

So what would a good opening be?


Some friends and I are working to establish a food not bombs chapter in our area and we've been looking for zines and stuff to hand out but I've been struggling to find good shorter form anti war/anti imperialism literature. I've checked out alot of the zine distros that often get recommended and there's a ton of good stuff on other topics we will probably use but nothing that i can find touches on the topics of war and imperialism. It may be that it's simply  too complex a topic to distill into a zine format or just that those who choose to write about it typically gravitate towards full length books. If we can't find anything we may try writing our own but I'd love to hear if anyone has any recommendations for sources we may have missed.

Good sources for anti war/anti imperialism zines/pamphlets?

Some friends and I are working to establish a food not bombs chapter in our area and we&#39;ve been looking for zines and stuff to hand out but I&#39;ve been struggling to find good shorter form anti war/anti imperialism literature. I&#39;ve checked out alot of the zine distros that often get recommended and there&#39;s a ton of good stuff on other topics we will probably use but nothing that i can find touches on the topics of war and imperialism. It may be that it&#39;s simply  too complex a topic to distill into a zine format or just that those who choose to write about it typically gravitate towards full length books. If we can&#39;t find anything we may try writing our own but I&#39;d love to hear if anyone has any recommendations for sources we may have missed.


Friday Free Talk


This thoughtfully anti-anarchist Atlantic article from 1902 (shortly after the assassination of President McKinley) is interesting to read today


An incomplete roundup of responses to the shooting of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, and the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the person being charged in connection to it—including graffiti, posters, corporate media interviews, public demonstrations, and more.


So I just thought of an idea. It's so easy to just think of dystopia stories that strip away your hope. But what about stories where anarchists win? That's why I've thought of a story set in a post revolutionary world, seen from a POV of someone who has travelled there from the past, which should highlight the differences between our present world and our target world. So....

The premise: Anarchists have successfully won the world through a long term revolution. God intervened in the world and gave many anarchists powers, which enabled them to win the world. But now they’re facing a problem. The earth’s core is set to explode in 300 years, and none of the scientists from the present world have a solution. Which is why one anarchist with powers over time summons a queer scientist from the past who has the intelligence and capability of solving this problem. THEY are an incredibly brilliant polymath who were taken too soon from this world by crime. Now normally fixing the world would be no problem, but unfortunately, the fascists have also acquired powers of their own, and want to remake the world in their image. So now, the real challenge begins. How will the anarchists prevail?

My name is Siddharth, and I'm an anarchist from India. I want to create a story that inspires more people to become anarchists, and hopefully this should help. I want y'alls feedback on this. Should I continue and try to create a story or should I quit and just go on with my life?

Making an anarchist story

So I just thought of an idea. It&#39;s so easy to just think of dystopia stories that strip away your hope. But what about stories where anarchists win? That&#39;s why I&#39;ve thought of a story set in a post revolutionary world, seen from a POV of someone who has travelled there from the past, which should highlight the differences between our present world and our target world. So....

The premise: Anarchists have successfully won the world through a long term revolution. God intervened in the world and gave many anarchists powers, which enabled them to win the world. But now they’re facing a problem. The earth’s core is set to explode in 300 years, and none of the scientists from the present world have a solution. Which is why one anarchist with powers over time summons a queer scientist from the past who has the intelligence and capability of solving this problem. THEY are an incredibly brilliant polymath who were taken too soon from this world by crime. Now normally fixing the world would be no problem, but unfortunately, the fascists have also acquired powers of their own, and want to remake the world in their image. So now, the real challenge begins. How will the anarchists prevail?

My name is Siddharth, and I&#39;m an anarchist from India. I want to create a story that inspires more people to become anarchists, and hopefully this should help. I want y&#39;alls feedback on this. Should I continue and try to create a story or should I quit and just go on with my life?


Hi! I'm writing a book soon based on a few things. I only have the rough prototype but it includes some of the following:

CYA: For all intents and purposes, this is a work of satire.

\- Media and Revolution: A section that describes how media has subtly and intentionally poorly represented relatable instances of revolution and revolutionaries in order to poison the mind of the modern revolutionary.

\- Disarming the Revolution: A section that describes how modern media has fooled society-at-large into believing that bashing is never the answer, and how we should always try to cooperate with the oppressor instead of bashing them. This section also goes over using bashing as a means of furthering the cause over random acts of senseless bashing.

\- The Revolution and Its People: A section going over unity amongst revolutionaries. Encourages looking past the small disagreements in prospect of us all having the same goal. This section also goes over how to break people out of the web of lies our modern politicians and corporations have stuck us all in.

\- The Revolution and Education: A section that talks about education and college. Encourages others to post any and all information online, in order to begin the long path destroying the concept of colleges by putting the knowledge in the hands of the people, free of charge.

\- Revolutionary Politics: A section that covers the meaninglessness of parties and how taking sides in the modern political sphere is working with the oppressor. Encourages breaking from "the two big parties" and abandoning the political compass, as they're both tools used to divide us.

I will have another work in the future that expands upon this should it get enough attention called A Modern Revolution in Action.

What is the general consensus here? I want this to be a field manual for those wanting to bring people into being revolutionaries or at least advocates for it.

A Modern Revolutionary

Hi! I&#39;m writing a book soon based on a few things. I only have the rough prototype but it includes some of the following:

CYA: For all intents and purposes, this is a work of satire.

- Media and Revolution: A section that describes how media has subtly and intentionally poorly represented relatable instances of revolution and revolutionaries in order to poison the mind of the modern revolutionary.

- Disarming the Revolution: A section that describes how modern media has fooled society-at-large into believing that bashing is never the answer, and how we should always try to cooperate with the oppressor instead of bashing them. This section also goes over using bashing as a means of furthering the cause over random acts of senseless bashing.

- The Revolution and Its People: A section going over unity amongst revolutionaries. Encourages looking past the small disagreements in prospect of us all having the same goal. This section also goes over how to break people out of the web of lies our modern politicians and corporations have stuck us all in.

- The Revolution and Education: A section that talks about education and college. Encourages others to post any and all information online, in order to begin the long path destroying the concept of colleges by putting the knowledge in the hands of the people, free of charge.

- Revolutionary Politics: A section that covers the meaninglessness of parties and how taking sides in the modern political sphere is working with the oppressor. Encourages breaking from &quot;the two big parties&quot; and abandoning the political compass, as they&#39;re both tools used to divide us.

I will have another work in the future that expands upon this should it get enough attention called A Modern Revolution in Action.

What is the general consensus here? I want this to be a field manual for those wanting to bring people into being revolutionaries or at least advocates for it.


I am starting a danish speaking online community on Reddit for anarchists and libertarian socialists because there's a lack of spaces to discuss these ideas in this language.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/anarkistforum/](https://www.reddit.com/r/anarkistforum/)

New Danish community for anarchists and other libertarian socialist on Reddit

I am starting a danish speaking online community on Reddit for anarchists and libertarian socialists because there&#39;s a lack of spaces to discuss these ideas in this language.

https://www.reddit.com/r/anarkistforum/


Maybe You're Not an Introvert. Maybe It's a Trauma Response.


It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 2024


It has the front pockets and all. I guess the one used by the killer was more green but still.. pretty funny coincidence

My dad got me this jacket for Christmas I don’t think he realizes the context…


Weekly Discussion Thread for Black, Indigenous, People of Color

*Radical bipoc can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill & relax, radical people of color, Black/Indigenous/POC anarchism, news and current events, books, entertainment*

Non BIPOC people are asked not to post in Radical BIPOC Thursday threads.

Radical BIPOC Thursday

Weekly Discussion Thread for Black, Indigenous, People of Color

Radical bipoc can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill &amp; relax, radical people of color, Black/Indigenous/POC anarchism, news and current events, books, entertainment

Non BIPOC people are asked not to post in Radical BIPOC Thursday threads.


E. Armand, “Noel! Noel! Noel!” (1900-1935) - The Libertarian Labyrinth


Is there still some form of barter in your small towns?

Barter in small towns


Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Women

*Radical women can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill & relax, radical trans women, anarchafeminism, news and current events, books, entertainment*

Men are asked not to post in Radical Women Wednesday threads.

Radical Women Wednesday

Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Women

Radical women can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill &amp; relax, radical trans women, anarchafeminism, news and current events, books, entertainment

Men are asked not to post in Radical Women Wednesday threads.


Solidarity Zone is a horizontal initiative which supports those arrested for anti-war actions in Russia


Russian Anarchist Found Dead in Pre-Trial Detention Center


What you are reading, watching, or listening to? Or how far have you gotten in your chosen selection since last week?

What Are You Reading/Book Club Tuesday


# Some basics

First thing, look up the rules for the prison itself. Every prison is a little different and so each person will have their own rules about sending things like letters and packages so make sure you do your research before sending anything. This is important because anytime you mess up at best it means that the package or delivery will just be sent back and at worst it could mean that the prisoner themselves could be punished. At worst worst you could be punished but very unlikely unless of course you send something illegal. So do some research into the prison and their rules, they have rules so look them up.

# Letters

Letters are the most basic thing you can send and letters are fun to get. You should know that prisoners often when they send letters back they have to send it with their own post stamps and those cost money inside the prison so if you don't get a message back it's nothing personal it's probably just because they can't afford it, they're too busy, or they have too many letters to respond to. But that is okay. You should also know that prison guards typically remove the envelope and the letter from each other because they have to open the letter and read it themselves first. This causes some problems such as the fact that the envelope gets separated meaning that anything you write on the envelope will not be necessarily given to the prisoner. If you want to return address put it in the letter itself. If you send anything like photographs, make sure to number all of the photographs and then in the letter itself inventory all of the photographs. When it comes to the letters number the letters like this "\#\# out of [total]" this is so they know how many letters there were total and what number the letter currently is. This is so if the letters ever get lost which if they're read by the guards they might the prisoner will know which letters are missing. It's helpful because they could try to petition to have them. Check the rules of the prison as I already said because sometimes there are different rules about the restrictions on letters. Sometimes these restrictions make no sense but they have to be followed anyway. Restrictions on color, restrictions on whether or not you can print on both sides of a page, the number of pages you can send total, all of these things could be restrictions depending on the prison. Check the rules first.

# Etiquette

When it comes to letter etiquette there are also different rules to follow. The first thing is do not talk about the crime that they had committed. Don't do that. First off if they have not been sentenced yet and are still awaiting trial then it could be a problem for them. Don't do it it puts them in a weird position. Second even if they do get charged it's still a really weird position to put them in because it's very personal as well as the fact that they may not want to talk about it. If they want to talk about it then that's different but don't ask them about it. Instead talk about other things. It's okay to talk about other stuff about the prison, you don't need to pretend that they're not prisoners but don't talk about their crime, and don't talk about any other illegal activity either. Remember, anything you say will be read by the guards. This is also one of the reasons why when you send letters it will take a while for them be able to be read by the prisoner because they have to be read by the guards and if your letter is 1 in 1000 letters, it's going to take a while.

# Packages

Who doesn't love a surprise package? Prisoners. The thing is is that surprises are not really the best thing for prisoners. You because when you surprise a prisoner you end up typically actually surprising the guards. Prisoners can be punished for things like the books that you send or the the gifts that you give. If you want to give a gift sometimes there are organizations out there that are things like books behind bars or some kind of organization like that and they are dedicated to providing approved books to prisoners. There are probably organizations out there to help give approved to gifts for prisoners.

# Phone calls

When it comes to LM it's very unlikely that you'll be able to call him however when it comes to other prisoners you may be interested in corresponding with, prisoners typically have a call list and they will put people on that call list. The prisoner can put people on that call list such as family and friends. If you're not on the list you will not be approved when you call the prison. If you are not on the call list or they don't put you on the call list don't take it personally, it's because they don't have space or they're trying to save that space for someone else. Also they have to pay for their own minutes.

# Money

Okay maybe you want to give money to LM instead. Maybe he could use it to buy things. That's a nice thing to do but the problem is is that one there is a cap on the amount of money that you can put on someone's books which means account but also don't give them too much money because if a prisoner has too much money they can end up being a Target in prison because once it starts getting around that person has a lot of money they could be targeted by other prisoners to essentially try to give them things. And the thing is that at least in the US male prisons are especially violent. A lot more than female prisons apparently. So yeah probably don't put money on people's accounts without asking.

# Other

I don't really know where to put this information but I also just want to share some personal experience that I have when it comes to how restrictive the rules for sending letters can be sometimes. When I was involved in a different political movement and there were people who were arrested on bogus charges relating to the violation of their civil rights, and this was happening in Atlanta Georgia, restrictions involved requiring special USPS postal paper. So it had to be pre-stamped postal paper from USPS and it couldn't be anything else. It was really that restrictive. This meant that if you didn't send a letter on that little piece of paper that was no bigger than a napkin folded mind you, and it had a pre-printed stamp on so they were prepaid, then the prison would not accept it. Do I think that they made this rule specifically to make it harder to send to those prisoners? Absolutely, I absolutely think so. That was not a normal rule and I know that for the most part when it comes to sending letters to prisoners that rule is not in place. If you go on to websites to write to prisoners you will not find that rule. That was a rule that I believe they implemented because of the nature of those people. So watch out.

Some tips for writing for prisoners

Some basics

First thing, look up the rules for the prison itself. Every prison is a little different and so each person will have their own rules about sending things like letters and packages so make sure you do your research before sending anything. This is important because anytime you mess up at best it means that the package or delivery will just be sent back and at worst it could mean that the prisoner themselves could be punished. At worst worst you could be punished but very unlikely unless of course you send something illegal. So do some research into the prison and their rules, they have rules so look them up.

Letters

Letters are the most basic thing you can send and letters are fun to get. You should know that prisoners often when they send letters back they have to send it with their own post stamps and those cost money inside the prison so if you don&#39;t get a message back it&#39;s nothing personal it&#39;s probably just because they can&#39;t afford it, they&#39;re too busy, or they have too many letters to respond to. But that is okay. You should also know that prison guards typically remove the envelope and the letter from each other because they have to open the letter and read it themselves first. This causes some problems such as the fact that the envelope gets separated meaning that anything you write on the envelope will not be necessarily given to the prisoner. If you want to return address put it in the letter itself. If you send anything like photographs, make sure to number all of the photographs and then in the letter itself inventory all of the photographs. When it comes to the letters number the letters like this &quot;## out of [total]&quot; this is so they know how many letters there were total and what number the letter currently is. This is so if the letters ever get lost which if they&#39;re read by the guards they might the prisoner will know which letters are missing. It&#39;s helpful because they could try to petition to have them. Check the rules of the prison as I already said because sometimes there are different rules about the restrictions on letters. Sometimes these restrictions make no sense but they have to be followed anyway. Restrictions on color, restrictions on whether or not you can print on both sides of a page, the number of pages you can send total, all of these things could be restrictions depending on the prison. Check the rules first.

Etiquette

When it comes to letter etiquette there are also different rules to follow. The first thing is do not talk about the crime that they had committed. Don&#39;t do that. First off if they have not been sentenced yet and are still awaiting trial then it could be a problem for them. Don&#39;t do it it puts them in a weird position. Second even if they do get charged it&#39;s still a really weird position to put them in because it&#39;s very personal as well as the fact that they may not want to talk about it. If they want to talk about it then that&#39;s different but don&#39;t ask them about it. Instead talk about other things. It&#39;s okay to talk about other stuff about the prison, you don&#39;t need to pretend that they&#39;re not prisoners but don&#39;t talk about their crime, and don&#39;t talk about any other illegal activity either. Remember, anything you say will be read by the guards. This is also one of the reasons why when you send letters it will take a while for them be able to be read by the prisoner because they have to be read by the guards and if your letter is 1 in 1000 letters, it&#39;s going to take a while.

Packages

Who doesn&#39;t love a surprise package? Prisoners. The thing is is that surprises are not really the best thing for prisoners. You because when you surprise a prisoner you end up typically actually surprising the guards. Prisoners can be punished for things like the books that you send or the the gifts that you give. If you want to give a gift sometimes there are organizations out there that are things like books behind bars or some kind of organization like that and they are dedicated to providing approved books to prisoners. There are probably organizations out there to help give approved to gifts for prisoners.

Phone calls

When it comes to LM it&#39;s very unlikely that you&#39;ll be able to call him however when it comes to other prisoners you may be interested in corresponding with, prisoners typically have a call list and they will put people on that call list. The prisoner can put people on that call list such as family and friends. If you&#39;re not on the list you will not be approved when you call the prison. If you are not on the call list or they don&#39;t put you on the call list don&#39;t take it personally, it&#39;s because they don&#39;t have space or they&#39;re trying to save that space for someone else. Also they have to pay for their own minutes.

Money

Okay maybe you want to give money to LM instead. Maybe he could use it to buy things. That&#39;s a nice thing to do but the problem is is that one there is a cap on the amount of money that you can put on someone&#39;s books which means account but also don&#39;t give them too much money because if a prisoner has too much money they can end up being a Target in prison because once it starts getting around that person has a lot of money they could be targeted by other prisoners to essentially try to give them things. And the thing is that at least in the US male prisons are especially violent. A lot more than female prisons apparently. So yeah probably don&#39;t put money on people&#39;s accounts without asking.

Other

I don&#39;t really know where to put this information but I also just want to share some personal experience that I have when it comes to how restrictive the rules for sending letters can be sometimes. When I was involved in a different political movement and there were people who were arrested on bogus charges relating to the violation of their civil rights, and this was happening in Atlanta Georgia, restrictions involved requiring special USPS postal paper. So it had to be pre-stamped postal paper from USPS and it couldn&#39;t be anything else. It was really that restrictive. This meant that if you didn&#39;t send a letter on that little piece of paper that was no bigger than a napkin folded mind you, and it had a pre-printed stamp on so they were prepaid, then the prison would not accept it. Do I think that they made this rule specifically to make it harder to send to those prisoners? Absolutely, I absolutely think so. That was not a normal rule and I know that for the most part when it comes to sending letters to prisoners that rule is not in place. If you go on to websites to write to prisoners you will not find that rule. That was a rule that I believe they implemented because of the nature of those people. So watch out.


https://the-lessthannothing.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-wikipedia-commune.html

This article from Less Than Nothing discusses the merits of Wikipedia’s open source and largely unregulated system, as it relates to an anarchist system.

Is Wikipedia the model for an anarchist system?


Hey all, I work in "AI" and in light of current events, wanted to write about AI in health insurance and how f'ed up it is. This is meant for a broad audience so the radical talk is mild. Anyways hope it's informative!
 https://medium.com/@scienceforhumanity/automating-the-death-panels-the-inhumanity-of-ai-in-the-health-insurance-industry-dc4a2c64a126

Automating the death panels: AI in the health insurance business

Hey all, I work in &quot;AI&quot; and in light of current events, wanted to write about AI in health insurance and how f&#39;ed up it is. This is meant for a broad audience so the radical talk is mild. Anyways hope it&#39;s informative!
 https://medium.com/@scienceforhumanity/automating-the-death-panels-the-inhumanity-of-ai-in-the-health-insurance-industry-dc4a2c64a126


Sacrificial Violence and Retribution

[https://crimethinc.com/sacrificialviolence](https://crimethinc.com/sacrificialviolence)

Just about every day, more than fifty people are shot and killed in the United States. On December 4, 2024, one of them was Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the most profitable health insurance corporation in the country. In the weeks since, we’ve all heard a great deal more about that particular CEO than about any of the hundreds of other people shot and killed this month. At the same time, there has been an outpouring of support for the attack, despite the efforts of media platforms and employers to suppress it.

On December 13, president-elect Donald Trump and vice-president-elect JD Vance invited Daniel Penny to join them at the Army/Navy football game—solely on account of his having randomly murdered a Black person and been acquitted. Here, we see some of the most powerful political figures in the world attempting to drum up enthusiasm for extrajudicial killings—provided that they target the marginalized.

But this is not just a question of violence aimed down the social hierarchy versus violence aimed up it. We are talking about two entirely different kinds of violence.

Let’s call them sacrificial violence and retribution.

https://preview.redd.it/7u2xcoew8q8e1.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=0daca23bd6ecb648e8b360c9e44ae45b28daa8d2

Sacrificial Violence and Retribution

https://crimethinc.com/sacrificialviolence

Just about every day, more than fifty people are shot and killed in the United States. On December 4, 2024, one of them was Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the most profitable health insurance corporation in the country. In the weeks since, we’ve all heard a great deal more about that particular CEO than about any of the hundreds of other people shot and killed this month. At the same time, there has been an outpouring of support for the attack, despite the efforts of media platforms and employers to suppress it.

On December 13, president-elect Donald Trump and vice-president-elect JD Vance invited Daniel Penny to join them at the Army/Navy football game—solely on account of his having randomly murdered a Black person and been acquitted. Here, we see some of the most powerful political figures in the world attempting to drum up enthusiasm for extrajudicial killings—provided that they target the marginalized.

But this is not just a question of violence aimed down the social hierarchy versus violence aimed up it. We are talking about two entirely different kinds of violence.

Let’s call them sacrificial violence and retribution.

https://preview.redd.it/7u2xcoew8q8e1.png?width=2000&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=0daca23bd6ecb648e8b360c9e44ae45b28daa8d2


Merry Crassmass! :^)

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Merry Crassmass! :^)


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The plot thickens….

The plot thickens….


I'm a budding anarchist. After years of feeling politically homeless, I have realized my ideals align with anarchism.

I've always had so much desire to make a change or some sort of positive impact. But all of the literature I've found so far assume that I, the reader, am abled and have access to resources.

I suffer from ADHD, autism, depression, PTSD, and all of the other comorbidities associated with those conditions. I am mostly able-bodied, but the aforementioned disabilities... well... Disable me.

I've finished schooling and have a college degree. But I've never been employed before. I have no source of income other than SSI and the sporadic art commission. I can't drive and public transport doesn't really exist in Indiana. The area I live is not walkable, either.

I have a teenie tiny online audience and I do my best to spread awareness when I can. But I want to take action, I'm tired of just sitting and being aware. I donate a portion of the proceeds from my big commissions to Palestinian and disaster relief charities. I call my representatives and senators. I offer my voice of support and donate what I can to folks in need. I create erotic art as an act of protest, passion, and defiance.

I want to do more. Can I do more given my circumstances? Or is what I'm currently doing good enough? I get caught up in feeling hopeless when I step back and look at the big picture.

Thank you if you've read this far!

EDIT: Thank you all for the encouragement and kind words. It means so much. Some of the ideas y'all mentioned are great and accessible for me to try out. I'm anxious to start some projects! Have a good rest of the year!

I'm disabled and disadvantaged. How do I make a difference?

I&#39;m a budding anarchist. After years of feeling politically homeless, I have realized my ideals align with anarchism.

I&#39;ve always had so much desire to make a change or some sort of positive impact. But all of the literature I&#39;ve found so far assume that I, the reader, am abled and have access to resources.

I suffer from ADHD, autism, depression, PTSD, and all of the other comorbidities associated with those conditions. I am mostly able-bodied, but the aforementioned disabilities... well... Disable me.

I&#39;ve finished schooling and have a college degree. But I&#39;ve never been employed before. I have no source of income other than SSI and the sporadic art commission. I can&#39;t drive and public transport doesn&#39;t really exist in Indiana. The area I live is not walkable, either.

I have a teenie tiny online audience and I do my best to spread awareness when I can. But I want to take action, I&#39;m tired of just sitting and being aware. I donate a portion of the proceeds from my big commissions to Palestinian and disaster relief charities. I call my representatives and senators. I offer my voice of support and donate what I can to folks in need. I create erotic art as an act of protest, passion, and defiance.

I want to do more. Can I do more given my circumstances? Or is what I&#39;m currently doing good enough? I get caught up in feeling hopeless when I step back and look at the big picture.

Thank you if you&#39;ve read this far!

EDIT: Thank you all for the encouragement and kind words. It means so much. Some of the ideas y&#39;all mentioned are great and accessible for me to try out. I&#39;m anxious to start some projects! Have a good rest of the year!


Olay, I posted on another sub about this before and it was helpful but I'm wanting to know more about public perception. My boyfriend is a Greek citizen, living in the UK, and is expected to come over to greece and serve three months in the military next year. His immediate reaction was "Go fuck yourself, I don't even live here and you're expecting to use me."

We *are aware* of the 30 day limit draft dodgers can visit Greece for. But his granny is wuite sick. He's afraid of going over, staying over the limit then getting drafted. The best bet is getting an i5, probably either by faking something or exaggerating an existing condition.

What we want to know is: Has the government really clamped down on draft dodgers? I know [this](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/33810/an-ailing-military-draft-system/&ved=2ahUKEwjW7d-a1r2KAxUJWEEAHeBKFh84ChAWegQIDRAB&usg=AOvVaw3DZ8jC6OlBoNBJbD0YC76h) article circulated years ago about a planned crackdown, but we don't know if that was ever enforced. Anecdotally, some people say getting exempt has become very easy, I have yet to hear about it being that hard. And how many people actually avoid it? I had heard that the Greek army has about a hundred thousand conscripts, my boyfriend heard that number and it frightened the shit out of him. But official numbers are less than half of that. Basically, right now he's worried about the ease of it and to the lesser extent, the social stigma.

I know this is a weird question to ask on an anarchist sub but I avoided the Greek sub because I don't speak Greek, obviously, and have to type through a translator, which I'm sure is frustrating for people reading it.

Question for anyone here living in Greece

Olay, I posted on another sub about this before and it was helpful but I&#39;m wanting to know more about public perception. My boyfriend is a Greek citizen, living in the UK, and is expected to come over to greece and serve three months in the military next year. His immediate reaction was &quot;Go fuck yourself, I don&#39;t even live here and you&#39;re expecting to use me.&quot;

We are aware of the 30 day limit draft dodgers can visit Greece for. But his granny is wuite sick. He&#39;s afraid of going over, staying over the limit then getting drafted. The best bet is getting an i5, probably either by faking something or exaggerating an existing condition.

What we want to know is: Has the government really clamped down on draft dodgers? I know this article circulated years ago about a planned crackdown, but we don&#39;t know if that was ever enforced. Anecdotally, some people say getting exempt has become very easy, I have yet to hear about it being that hard. And how many people actually avoid it? I had heard that the Greek army has about a hundred thousand conscripts, my boyfriend heard that number and it frightened the shit out of him. But official numbers are less than half of that. Basically, right now he&#39;s worried about the ease of it and to the lesser extent, the social stigma.

I know this is a weird question to ask on an anarchist sub but I avoided the Greek sub because I don&#39;t speak Greek, obviously, and have to type through a translator, which I&#39;m sure is frustrating for people reading it.


I have seen variants of this asked one or two times but it always just resulted in recommendations to The Disposessed or similar books and never to any ongoing projects or communities. With that context I know it is very unlikely that any ongoing projects of depicting fantasy worlds, even if very close to our reality, along anarchist principles exist but I would love to see that. Hope I am not alone in this desire.

Any anarchist fiction writing/worldbuilding projects or communities?


Private Prison Complex Gears Up for Trump Deportations


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Trump promises to band transgender care day 1 through executive orders. How can we fight this?


"You have owners"

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George Carlin: You Have Owners

"You have owners"

George Carlin: You Have Owners

George Carlin: You Have Owners

George Carlin: You Have Owners


Ive learned quite a bit about both but was wondering if there was anything else in the world thats comparable to these 2 revolutions?

Any other movements akin to Rojava and the Zapatistas?


Looking for book recommendations on toxic masculinity  and masculinity in general.

Toxic masculinity


Question for the anarcho-communist anarchists: Imagine a planet with established anarcho-communist societies and working anarcho-communist economies: Decentralized structures, no wage labor, and distribution based on need, ... Most of us can imagine how this will work on the local level. But how do you imagine the distribution on the supralocal level to work, e.g. between cities and rural areas, between regions, and between continents? (I have an opinion on the supralocal level as well, but would like to hear some other anarcho-communist voices on this.)

Of course, multiple options could coexist, but which one do you personally like most?

"barter" in this case means exchanging a product/service with something else from another area/region/continent. This may include using some unit of account.

If your favorite option is not mentioned, please add it in the comments.

1. Federated councils decide; barter (quid pro quo)
2. producers decide; barter
3. Federated councils decide; agreements without quid-pro-quo-logic
4. producers decide without quid-pro-quo logic

FYI there is a poll on mastodon about this:

[https://climatejustice.social/deck/@transform/113681417000970859](https://climatejustice.social/deck/@transform/113681417000970859)

Supralocal modes of distribution in anarcho-communist economies

Question for the anarcho-communist anarchists: Imagine a planet with established anarcho-communist societies and working anarcho-communist economies: Decentralized structures, no wage labor, and distribution based on need, ... Most of us can imagine how this will work on the local level. But how do you imagine the distribution on the supralocal level to work, e.g. between cities and rural areas, between regions, and between continents? (I have an opinion on the supralocal level as well, but would like to hear some other anarcho-communist voices on this.)

Of course, multiple options could coexist, but which one do you personally like most?

&quot;barter&quot; in this case means exchanging a product/service with something else from another area/region/continent. This may include using some unit of account.

If your favorite option is not mentioned, please add it in the comments.

Federated councils decide; barter (quid pro quo)

producers decide; barter

Federated councils decide; agreements without quid-pro-quo-logic

producers decide without quid-pro-quo logic

FYI there is a poll on mastodon about this:

https://climatejustice.social/deck/@transform/113681417000970859


Serbian students letter to students around the world calling for widespread protests against repression, corruption, violence and dictatorial and autocratic regimes. Translate into your language and share further! ✊


Drunkin’ leftist explains Anarchism.

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Drunkin' leftist explain Anarchism perfectly.


the police are entirely ineffective at reducing crime or protecting the public but of course that isn't their real job. Its to be a lingering threat of state violence to coerce the public into timid compliance. Break up protests. Stifle dissent. Beat up strikers etc

terrorism can be defined as "an act of violence intended to influence a civilian population and or government policy" so... if we take the excerpt "an act of violence intended to influence a civilian population" the police are definitionally professional terrorists
and some people might argue that's a stretch (I wouldn't) but if the definition stretches far enough to encompass Luigi Mangione (which I don't think it does for the record) it DEFINITELY includes the police

edit: I'm very well aware that this post is stating the obvious but its an obvious reality many are blind to seeing the enforcers of their own oppression as heroes so I wanted to make a post that clearly articulates the reality. Really happy with the discussion it has sparked In the comments I hope that one day this is an understanding shared by the general public and something real can be done about it. Thanks for spending your time reading this.

the police are terrorists

the police are entirely ineffective at reducing crime or protecting the public but of course that isn&#39;t their real job. Its to be a lingering threat of state violence to coerce the public into timid compliance. Break up protests. Stifle dissent. Beat up strikers etc

terrorism can be defined as &quot;an act of violence intended to influence a civilian population and or government policy&quot; so... if we take the excerpt &quot;an act of violence intended to influence a civilian population&quot; the police are definitionally professional terrorists

and some people might argue that&#39;s a stretch (I wouldn&#39;t) but if the definition stretches far enough to encompass Luigi Mangione (which I don&#39;t think it does for the record) it DEFINITELY includes the police

edit: I&#39;m very well aware that this post is stating the obvious but its an obvious reality many are blind to seeing the enforcers of their own oppression as heroes so I wanted to make a post that clearly articulates the reality. Really happy with the discussion it has sparked In the comments I hope that one day this is an understanding shared by the general public and something real can be done about it. Thanks for spending your time reading this.


https://youtu.be/ncxRAvchBpQ?si=K6CBTUSY8H3FbByE

To give a summary in case you don’t want to watch it:

The people in the video are not anarchist, yet are abiding by anarchist practices such as direct action and mutual aid as a response to the hurricane disaster.

Because the hurricane destroy many homes and facilities, priority’s were changed drastically on a regional level. Large areas like airports became centers for aid distribution and pharmacy.
Business owners left their shop to help others or store aid.
Cops distributed guns to people to protect aid.

This is however one perspective on the aftermath and we would want this type of effort to be constant instead of after the occasional natural disaster. But what I have learned from this along with the public response towards the UHC CEO assassination, it’s that most of us can unite intuitively instead of linguistically.

This is inadvertently anarchist


10 year old North American anarchist media project is on indefinite hiatus. I'm pretty bummed as I found it to be by far the most useful of our media projects. It's been soft banned on reddit for a few years I think.

With the over reliance on social media by many anarchist projects, I hope people and projects start using their local counter-info sites and we can rebuild a big tent anarchist info sharing culture.

It's Going Down is on Hiatus

10 year old North American anarchist media project is on indefinite hiatus. I&#39;m pretty bummed as I found it to be by far the most useful of our media projects. It&#39;s been soft banned on reddit for a few years I think.

With the over reliance on social media by many anarchist projects, I hope people and projects start using their local counter-info sites and we can rebuild a big tent anarchist info sharing culture.


Donald Trump is a war criminal and an enemy of Somalia. His policies in 2017 led to one of the worst bombing in African history. 587 lives were lost because of that bastard.

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Expansion of Imperialist U.S. “War on Terror” in Africa Preceded Deadly Attacks in Niger & Somalia


The Argentinazo: 23 years since the massive anti-neoliberal protests in Argentina : Peoples Dispatch


Can someone tell me why this book has been so unappealing to people? I haven’t read it and have trouble reading due to brain injuries.

I remember hearing critiques but cannot remember who was saying them and what they were but they were negative. Fairly certain it was from the perspective of other anarchists.

Edit: perhaps it was that other Native people in my life didn’t love it. I can’t not recall.

Dawn of Everything


Hello,

I have a project I would like to embark on, but I am a bit overwhelmed on how to start and would appreciate any advice.

I was born in Paterson NJ which had a thriving anarchist community in the early 1900s, with many Italian immigrants working in textile factories. From ~1895 to ~1908 a weekly paper was published in Italian called La Questione Sociale with the subtitle "Periodico Socialista-Anarchico". I read somewhere online that approximately 2000 copies were printed weekly, I'm not sure of the truth to this claim but considering there were at least hundreds of anarchists in Paterson during this time period it sounds reasonable.

In 1908 this publication was banned from circulation, and renamed until an FBI raid in 1920 completely seems to have seized the operation.

I would like to see if there is any way to find/retrieve any copies of this publication. I can't seem to find a single issue. Given how far back in time this is, and the FBI likely destroying anything they found during their raid of the bookstore/printing location, I'm not too optimistic. If I can't find anything after a decently exhaustive search I would at least like to describe the steps I took and where I searched so maybe someone in the future could build off of this.

If I do find anything my goal is to summarize some of the issues discussed and also translate into English.

If you know of any other non-anarchist communities that have knowledge in finding old documents I would love to hear about these too. Thank you in advance for any advice on how to even start seeing what can be recovered :)

Also, I am aware there are several publications called La Questione Sociale around the world, I am currently only interested in finding the Paterson publication. Thanks!

Help finding Italian-American newspaper "La Questione Sociale"

Hello,

I have a project I would like to embark on, but I am a bit overwhelmed on how to start and would appreciate any advice.

I was born in Paterson NJ which had a thriving anarchist community in the early 1900s, with many Italian immigrants working in textile factories. From ~1895 to ~1908 a weekly paper was published in Italian called La Questione Sociale with the subtitle &quot;Periodico Socialista-Anarchico&quot;. I read somewhere online that approximately 2000 copies were printed weekly, I&#39;m not sure of the truth to this claim but considering there were at least hundreds of anarchists in Paterson during this time period it sounds reasonable.

In 1908 this publication was banned from circulation, and renamed until an FBI raid in 1920 completely seems to have seized the operation.

I would like to see if there is any way to find/retrieve any copies of this publication. I can&#39;t seem to find a single issue. Given how far back in time this is, and the FBI likely destroying anything they found during their raid of the bookstore/printing location, I&#39;m not too optimistic. If I can&#39;t find anything after a decently exhaustive search I would at least like to describe the steps I took and where I searched so maybe someone in the future could build off of this.

If I do find anything my goal is to summarize some of the issues discussed and also translate into English.

If you know of any other non-anarchist communities that have knowledge in finding old documents I would love to hear about these too. Thank you in advance for any advice on how to even start seeing what can be recovered :)

Also, I am aware there are several publications called La Questione Sociale around the world, I am currently only interested in finding the Paterson publication. Thanks!


 Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Gender Non Conforming People

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Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Gender Non Conforming People

Radical GNC people can talk about whatever they want in here. Suggestions; chill &amp; relax, gender hegemony, queer theory, news and current events, books, entertainment

People who do not identify as gender nonconforming are asked not to post in Radical GNC threads.


Just a good, non-anarchist take on the way that the media is spinning Luigi Mangione. Lots of good observations.

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Pregnant Kentucky woman cited by police for street camping while in labor


Just like with the Columbine effect, Will there now be many more assasination attemps on hated rich people? And what will happen if he gets the death penalty? It seems to me that he wanted to get the death penalty when he got caught by having all of the evidence necessary...

Will there now be a Magione effect?


The flock cameras that appeared to have been installed overnight throughout my state... Ive been reassured many times these cameras are only used for license plates, but I am weary of them still. Especially because they come in many forms. Do you think they used these to track LM? And do you think they could use these to come after protesters? Or have you heard of similar discussions elsewhere?

Government Surveillance


Call for action!


A full revolution against capitalism in America is a risky move. Considering that revolutions are bigger and more complicated then pop culture portrays them as. And France and Russia learned that the hard way when they just replaced one tyranny with another. So, if a full revolution becomes necessary, what do you think are the big mistakes France and Russia made in their revolutions that America should avoid? Here are three I have right now.

1. Reliance on strongmen. People like Robespierre, Stalin, all initiallt presented themselves as ideal for the revolution. But either revealed their true nature over time, or got greedy. We in America MUST watch out for potential strongmen within our own ranks. If any are found, they should either be removed, or monitored VERY closely.
2. Scapegoating. One of the saddest characters in the French Revolution, was Marie Antoinette. She was a favorite scapegoat in the French Revolution with propaganda portraying her as a thrifty spender and the infamous "Let them eat cake." fiasco. In truth, she had VERY little power within her own social group, her husband made most of the poor decisions, and she NEVER said "Let them eat cake." This is a reminder that even the rich have their hierarchies and those with little power among them. Plus, the French Revolution was rather infamous for misogyny. So we MUST NOT allow rich women to create misogyny. Perhaps some rehabilitation sessions could help?
3. Killing children. Everyone knows of the tragic deaths of the Romanov children. And rich children were also slaughtered without mercy in the French Revolution as well. Spoiled brats or not, children don't deserve death. Perhaps some special schools or education sessions to integrate them into a more egalitarian society could be of use? Adoption should also be on the shelf but only for very specific circumstances. Additionally, we should also note if any rich children are the victims of parental abuse.

Does anyone else know of any notable mistakes made all those centuries ago and ways to avoid them?

What do you think are the crucial mistakes Anarchists in America should learn from the French and Russian Revolutions?

A full revolution against capitalism in America is a risky move. Considering that revolutions are bigger and more complicated then pop culture portrays them as. And France and Russia learned that the hard way when they just replaced one tyranny with another. So, if a full revolution becomes necessary, what do you think are the big mistakes France and Russia made in their revolutions that America should avoid? Here are three I have right now.

Reliance on strongmen. People like Robespierre, Stalin, all initiallt presented themselves as ideal for the revolution. But either revealed their true nature over time, or got greedy. We in America MUST watch out for potential strongmen within our own ranks. If any are found, they should either be removed, or monitored VERY closely.

Scapegoating. One of the saddest characters in the French Revolution, was Marie Antoinette. She was a favorite scapegoat in the French Revolution with propaganda portraying her as a thrifty spender and the infamous &quot;Let them eat cake.&quot; fiasco. In truth, she had VERY little power within her own social group, her husband made most of the poor decisions, and she NEVER said &quot;Let them eat cake.&quot; This is a reminder that even the rich have their hierarchies and those with little power among them. Plus, the French Revolution was rather infamous for misogyny. So we MUST NOT allow rich women to create misogyny. Perhaps some rehabilitation sessions could help?

Killing children. Everyone knows of the tragic deaths of the Romanov children. And rich children were also slaughtered without mercy in the French Revolution as well. Spoiled brats or not, children don&#39;t deserve death. Perhaps some special schools or education sessions to integrate them into a more egalitarian society could be of use? Adoption should also be on the shelf but only for very specific circumstances. Additionally, we should also note if any rich children are the victims of parental abuse.

Does anyone else know of any notable mistakes made all those centuries ago and ways to avoid them?


Hello,

Apologies if I have misread the rules and this post is inappropriate here (I couldn't find anything specifically against it).

The thought experiment is this: suspend all disbelief and imagine getting entirely rid of humans' capacity for physical violence. In an instant, every person becomes incapable of hitting, stabbing, shooting, forcefully grabbing, etc. Violence just becomes impossible for us, no loopholes. Can't harm people, can't harm other animals either (though they can still hurt us).

In such an improbable scenario, I believe humanity would "naturally" end up organising itself along anarchist principles. If no one can be forced, then how could it be otherwise? I'm extremely pessimistic about our species in the real world, but in this fictional one I can't see how authoritarians could possibly keep ruling the world. We'd have to peacefully cooperate and share resources equitably and all contribute as best we can. Is this naive or short-sighted?

Sure, at first the rich and most middle class would freak out about their stuff getting redistributed (I think the term they would use is "egregiously stolen by terrorists" or something like that), and could try to go on punitive expeditions, destroying houses and things, but that could only go on for so long, and they are so vastly outnumbered there could be effective community organising to peacefully prevent most mass destruction.

In such a world, stores get emptied out quickly... but unless you hide the stuff super well, anybody can take it, even if you try to hoard. Which eventually leads to people avoiding pointless effort and instead agreeing collectively to share what there is, and share in the burden of producing what is needed.

The current economic system should collapse quickly, because the 5% of the population already actively trying to disrupt capitalism despite the risk to their safety and freedom would become unstoppable. And they'd be joined by tons of cowards like me who are not doing anything now but would jump at the chance if it was consequence-free (no getting killed or maimed, no jail). You could sabotage every polluting company, block major roads, ports, airports, etc. nobody could stop you. So the demands of workers and ecologists would have to be met, one way or another.

On the other hand, what are fascists going to do? Try to steal my kids' favourite plush toy to hurt their feelings? I'll follow them home and do the same to their stuff haha. Am I lacking imagination here? What would the far right do in this event? What could do they do against us that wouldn't automatically be turned against them? I know they're nihilistic, but how long would they keep trying to burn the world down if their efforts were always crushed by a handful of dedicated activists? If all pipelines and oil rigs are destroyed (and I firmly believe they quickly would be), how can an oil company survive? Same for all other mass polluters and exploiters.

I've long been attempting to finish my novel that tells the story of the days, weeks, months after this event. I've got many drafts but I struggle to complete them, and it might be that I need a reality check on my basic assumptions. Or rather, simply new perspectives on how things might evolve in such a scenario. To be clear I'm not even really aiming for realism (I'm not smart/dedicated enough for that), it's more of a fun comedy with hopefully strong anarchist vibes, but still, the societal angle feels crucial to me. I just wish that part of my story was better, fuller.

Any thought you can spare would help, thanks!

Seeking ideas for a thought experiment about nonviolence

Hello,

Apologies if I have misread the rules and this post is inappropriate here (I couldn&#39;t find anything specifically against it).

The thought experiment is this: suspend all disbelief and imagine getting entirely rid of humans&#39; capacity for physical violence. In an instant, every person becomes incapable of hitting, stabbing, shooting, forcefully grabbing, etc. Violence just becomes impossible for us, no loopholes. Can&#39;t harm people, can&#39;t harm other animals either (though they can still hurt us).

In such an improbable scenario, I believe humanity would &quot;naturally&quot; end up organising itself along anarchist principles. If no one can be forced, then how could it be otherwise? I&#39;m extremely pessimistic about our species in the real world, but in this fictional one I can&#39;t see how authoritarians could possibly keep ruling the world. We&#39;d have to peacefully cooperate and share resources equitably and all contribute as best we can. Is this naive or short-sighted?

Sure, at first the rich and most middle class would freak out about their stuff getting redistributed (I think the term they would use is &quot;egregiously stolen by terrorists&quot; or something like that), and could try to go on punitive expeditions, destroying houses and things, but that could only go on for so long, and they are so vastly outnumbered there could be effective community organising to peacefully prevent most mass destruction.

In such a world, stores get emptied out quickly... but unless you hide the stuff super well, anybody can take it, even if you try to hoard. Which eventually leads to people avoiding pointless effort and instead agreeing collectively to share what there is, and share in the burden of producing what is needed.

The current economic system should collapse quickly, because the 5% of the population already actively trying to disrupt capitalism despite the risk to their safety and freedom would become unstoppable. And they&#39;d be joined by tons of cowards like me who are not doing anything now but would jump at the chance if it was consequence-free (no getting killed or maimed, no jail). You could sabotage every polluting company, block major roads, ports, airports, etc. nobody could stop you. So the demands of workers and ecologists would have to be met, one way or another.

On the other hand, what are fascists going to do? Try to steal my kids&#39; favourite plush toy to hurt their feelings? I&#39;ll follow them home and do the same to their stuff haha. Am I lacking imagination here? What would the far right do in this event? What could do they do against us that wouldn&#39;t automatically be turned against them? I know they&#39;re nihilistic, but how long would they keep trying to burn the world down if their efforts were always crushed by a handful of dedicated activists? If all pipelines and oil rigs are destroyed (and I firmly believe they quickly would be), how can an oil company survive? Same for all other mass polluters and exploiters.

I&#39;ve long been attempting to finish my novel that tells the story of the days, weeks, months after this event. I&#39;ve got many drafts but I struggle to complete them, and it might be that I need a reality check on my basic assumptions. Or rather, simply new perspectives on how things might evolve in such a scenario. To be clear I&#39;m not even really aiming for realism (I&#39;m not smart/dedicated enough for that), it&#39;s more of a fun comedy with hopefully strong anarchist vibes, but still, the societal angle feels crucial to me. I just wish that part of my story was better, fuller.

Any thought you can spare would help, thanks!


They tried to shame and parade him to the public, they only made him look more gangster.


Anarchist and Marxist critiques of the object relations tradition of psychoanalysis

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