I am always on the lookout for books for my kids that contain anarchist and anarchist-adjacent themes. Obviously, there are lots of books aimed at kids and teens that contain anti-authority themes—don’t trust adults, corporations are the villain, etc—just as there are lots of books aimed at them that are deeply pro-authority (ahem Harry Potter).

I recently read Jessica Khoury’s “Skyborn” fantasy trilogy to my kids and was immensely pleased that it was not only well-written, but was also an excellent story about learning to let go on ingrained obedience to authority and eventually overthrowing exploitative systems. An older book I read as a kid was Monica Hughes sci-fi “Invitation to the Game,” which is features escape from capitalism and the state.

Any other good recommendations?

Children’s Book Recommendations


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A Poem about supporting Anarchist/Anarchist-Adjacent Projects


Friday Free Talk


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pls help y’all i can’t find shit on this 😭🙏🏽

what does Kropotkin mean by “is. 8d.” / 1s. 8d.” ?


Hi, I just want to tell you that if you are a victim of the 40% of police officers that have self-reported to some kind of domestic violence towards their spouse it is not your fault. If you were warned a hundred times and still stayed, it is not your fault. If you were wearing nothing that day, it was not your fault. If you didn't make him sandwiches when he asked you to, it is not your fault. If you stayed for the children because you were afraid to leave for your safety because they have a gun, it is not your fault. If you are the child of the 40% and you said nothing, it is not your fault. If you are scared to leave because they are part of an institution that backseat each other up, it is not your fault.

I know that these spaces can get really caught up in the acab part and especially the acab part of the 40% and I feel like it can be very tempting to just keep on with these edgy statements about the domestic violence statistic and things like that but these statistics have humans behind them and those humans are victims always.

I really do hope and I don't see this happening but I hope that in the future whenever the 40% is brought up just like how suicide hotlines are brought up anytime there's talk of suicide that we should also bring up domestic violence resources whenever we bring up domestic violence.

- National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233 📞
- Love is Respect (National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline) - 1-866-331-9474 💬
- StrongHearts Native Helpline - 1-844-762-8483 🪶
- National Sexual Assault Hotline - 1-800-656-4673 🛡
- VictimConnect Resource Center - 1-855-484-2846 🔗

PSA: If you are a victim of the 40%. It is not your fault

Hi, I just want to tell you that if you are a victim of the 40% of police officers that have self-reported to some kind of domestic violence towards their spouse it is not your fault. If you were warned a hundred times and still stayed, it is not your fault. If you were wearing nothing that day, it was not your fault. If you didn&#39;t make him sandwiches when he asked you to, it is not your fault. If you stayed for the children because you were afraid to leave for your safety because they have a gun, it is not your fault. If you are the child of the 40% and you said nothing, it is not your fault. If you are scared to leave because they are part of an institution that backseat each other up, it is not your fault.

I know that these spaces can get really caught up in the acab part and especially the acab part of the 40% and I feel like it can be very tempting to just keep on with these edgy statements about the domestic violence statistic and things like that but these statistics have humans behind them and those humans are victims always.

I really do hope and I don&#39;t see this happening but I hope that in the future whenever the 40% is brought up just like how suicide hotlines are brought up anytime there&#39;s talk of suicide that we should also bring up domestic violence resources whenever we bring up domestic violence.

National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233 📞

Love is Respect (National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline) - 1-866-331-9474 💬

StrongHearts Native Helpline - 1-844-762-8483 🪶

National Sexual Assault Hotline - 1-800-656-4673 🛡

VictimConnect Resource Center - 1-855-484-2846 🔗


Just sharing as more of a vent about representational democracy not representing the will of an educated population.

>Lord Coaker, Minister of State for Defence, was unequivocal in his response. “We are certainly a brave Government, but it has been a consistent policy of whatever Government have been in power to support the nuclear deterrent. The nuclear deterrent will continue; we will renew the nuclear deterrent,” he stated.

It's amazing that the west champions their nuclear weapons programs as something to be revered (or in this case, calling it bravery). There aren't enough nuclear bunkers for everyone, so it's obvious that in the worst case scenario, the wealthiest people and politicians will obviously be spared. It's wonderful (and terrifying) that there's mutual assured destruction to prevent nuclear fallout, but it's nuts that governments will defend the position that capitalism, and representational democracy are so important to defend that they aren't willing to try anything other than using aggressive (offence or defence) tactics. Imagine a world without currency, land ownership, borders, and free trade to make sure we can live harmoniously and share resources. Governments will somehow look at the way they're running the world and tell people it's better this way. I can't believe part of my tax goes towards this, it's honestly disgusting

"UK reaffirms commitment to nuclear weapons" I can't believe we live in a world where it's normal to have a handgun on the temples of every civilian person. I hate how governments continue making massive decisions on behalf of everyone

Just sharing as more of a vent about representational democracy not representing the will of an educated population.

Lord Coaker, Minister of State for Defence, was unequivocal in his response. “We are certainly a brave Government, but it has been a consistent policy of whatever Government have been in power to support the nuclear deterrent. The nuclear deterrent will continue; we will renew the nuclear deterrent,” he stated.

It&#39;s amazing that the west champions their nuclear weapons programs as something to be revered (or in this case, calling it bravery). There aren&#39;t enough nuclear bunkers for everyone, so it&#39;s obvious that in the worst case scenario, the wealthiest people and politicians will obviously be spared. It&#39;s wonderful (and terrifying) that there&#39;s mutual assured destruction to prevent nuclear fallout, but it&#39;s nuts that governments will defend the position that capitalism, and representational democracy are so important to defend that they aren&#39;t willing to try anything other than using aggressive (offence or defence) tactics. Imagine a world without currency, land ownership, borders, and free trade to make sure we can live harmoniously and share resources. Governments will somehow look at the way they&#39;re running the world and tell people it&#39;s better this way. I can&#39;t believe part of my tax goes towards this, it&#39;s honestly disgusting


Hey everyone 👋🏽

Im someone who was formerly on the right but shifted to the left of the political spectrum after reevaluating whether my views would truly be beneficial to society as a whole.  I wouldn't say I am an anarchist but I discovered an anarchist YouTuber ( look up "What is Politics" if your interested ) who fundamentally changed my perspective on politics and how people make decisions in groups.

What I found was that, all right-wing ideologies are after heirarchy, control, and authority. No matter which country you focus on, they have the same basic drives. Their desire to dominate others can be in the political, economic, social, or cultural spheres, but all right-wing ideologies tend to want to pool some sort of power or decision-making ability into a small group of people.

I found this to be dramatically opposed to what the left-wing of the political spectrum wants, which is an egalitarian distribution of power and decision making ability and I see anarchism as the true embodiment of freedom and equality for all people.

Critique of right wing ideologies from a former right-wing person

Hey everyone 👋🏽

Im someone who was formerly on the right but shifted to the left of the political spectrum after reevaluating whether my views would truly be beneficial to society as a whole.  I wouldn&#39;t say I am an anarchist but I discovered an anarchist YouTuber ( look up &quot;What is Politics&quot; if your interested ) who fundamentally changed my perspective on politics and how people make decisions in groups.

What I found was that, all right-wing ideologies are after heirarchy, control, and authority. No matter which country you focus on, they have the same basic drives. Their desire to dominate others can be in the political, economic, social, or cultural spheres, but all right-wing ideologies tend to want to pool some sort of power or decision-making ability into a small group of people.

I found this to be dramatically opposed to what the left-wing of the political spectrum wants, which is an egalitarian distribution of power and decision making ability and I see anarchism as the true embodiment of freedom and equality for all people.


We're at a point where we currently have the greatest risk of nuclear war since the cold war. Interested to hear your thoughts on how a post-nuclear world would unfold, and what could be done. Also intrigued to hear any survival plans.

If there's a nuclear war, how can we try and influence the society that emerges (and survive).

We&#39;re at a point where we currently have the greatest risk of nuclear war since the cold war. Interested to hear your thoughts on how a post-nuclear world would unfold, and what could be done. Also intrigued to hear any survival plans.


Today we give thanks for Indigenous resistance all around the world. All of us stand to gain from putting an end to the violence of colonialism.

The posters are by the graphic arts collective Dignidad Rebelde.

[https://portfolio.dignidadrebelde.com/portfolio-category/givingthanks/](https://portfolio.dignidadrebelde.com/portfolio-category/givingthanks/)

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The posters are by the graphic arts collective Dignidad Rebelde.

https://portfolio.dignidadrebelde.com/portfolio-category/givingthanks/

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Weekly Discussion Thread for Black, Indigenous, People of Color

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Insurgent Survival: Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas

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

In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by police and work crews. We explore the history of **Stop the Sweeps** and the strategic thinking behind it, seeking to distill lessons about autonomous organization that can aid revolutionaries in future struggles.

*"The camp is an image of the future—a future in which increased economic precarity, climate crises, wars, and state repression produce new waves of displacement and migration, and new forms of repression and managerial governance arise in response."*

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https://crimethinc.com/StoptheSweeps

In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by police and work crews. We explore the history of Stop the Sweeps and the strategic thinking behind it, seeking to distill lessons about autonomous organization that can aid revolutionaries in future struggles.

&quot;The camp is an image of the future—a future in which increased economic precarity, climate crises, wars, and state repression produce new waves of displacement and migration, and new forms of repression and managerial governance arise in response.&quot;

https://preview.redd.it/4akdrqj03i3e1.jpg?width=1280&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=73aab8a71e63343e00e048edb24edb6cc6c0dc17

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Errico Malatesta: What is to be done?


Solidarity with Kurdish community after "anti-terrorist" raids in London - Freedom News


Dealing with authorities


Proposal for the community

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Pitchforks & Torches

Pitchforks & Torches


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Cause I'm trying to be fair, and I think it's always good to steelman what someone is saying in a conversation, but I'm really struggling here. I really don't see anything that separates them ideologically.

Is there any meaningful difference between fascists, and conservatives beyond what they are comfortable saying out loud?

Cause I&#39;m trying to be fair, and I think it&#39;s always good to steelman what someone is saying in a conversation, but I&#39;m really struggling here. I really don&#39;t see anything that separates them ideologically.


Strategizing to Stop Mass Deportations

We've prepared a freestanding zine version of the appendix to "The Case for Resistance," exploring what it would look like to mobilize against Trump's promise to carry out "the largest mass deportation in US history."

[https://crimethinc.com/zines/strategizing-to-stop-mass-deportations](https://crimethinc.com/zines/strategizing-to-stop-mass-deportations)

Mass deportations will require massive logistics and infrastructure, which offer a host of opportunities for intervention.

“In 2017, a single mass occupation at JFK Airport in New York sparked occupations involving tens of thousands of people around the country. Tactics spread rapidly when they are inspiring. What can you and your community do, right now, to prepare to inspire nationwide resistance to the deportation machine?”

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Strategizing to Stop Mass Deportations

We&#39;ve prepared a freestanding zine version of the appendix to &quot;The Case for Resistance,&quot; exploring what it would look like to mobilize against Trump&#39;s promise to carry out &quot;the largest mass deportation in US history.&quot;

https://crimethinc.com/zines/strategizing-to-stop-mass-deportations

Mass deportations will require massive logistics and infrastructure, which offer a host of opportunities for intervention.

“In 2017, a single mass occupation at JFK Airport in New York sparked occupations involving tens of thousands of people around the country. Tactics spread rapidly when they are inspiring. What can you and your community do, right now, to prepare to inspire nationwide resistance to the deportation machine?”

https://preview.redd.it/jeo9pszcvb3e1.png?width=1280&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=180e38c35d5bcb82cdc49a5d2826cf2ac0018537


edit: deleted because this was a vulnerable post for me and I got the help I needed. thank you

on effectiveness


"Some Who Feel No Reason For Thanksgiving" -Mumia Abu-Jamal

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Mumia Abu-Jamal "Some Who Feel No Reason For Thanksgiving"


In september after 5 constructive years of doing political activism in Israel especially in relation to stopping the war & the far-right government I had to pack my stuff & basically move to Japan for 1.5 Years of studying here art, I want to do anarchist activism but my Japanese is not that great & aside from coming to a few protests relating to the war on gaza, I don't see many stuff here that are left-leaning or ways to do activism especially when you're not Japanese

does anyone know or have tips on how to get involved?(I do speak conversational Japanese and it's that I'm a weird foreigner who doesn't even wanna study or can't speak in the language)

Anyone got any info\tips on how to get politically involved in anarchism in Japan?(20Y)

In september after 5 constructive years of doing political activism in Israel especially in relation to stopping the war &amp; the far-right government I had to pack my stuff &amp; basically move to Japan for 1.5 Years of studying here art, I want to do anarchist activism but my Japanese is not that great &amp; aside from coming to a few protests relating to the war on gaza, I don&#39;t see many stuff here that are left-leaning or ways to do activism especially when you&#39;re not Japanese

does anyone know or have tips on how to get involved?(I do speak conversational Japanese and it&#39;s that I&#39;m a weird foreigner who doesn&#39;t even wanna study or can&#39;t speak in the language)


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


We've added our Gender Self-Determination sticker to our sticker archive, in case you want to download it to print your own. We've also been sending them out with mailorders!

[https://crimethinc.com/stickers/gender-self-determination](https://crimethinc.com/stickers/gender-self-determination)

https://preview.redd.it/9o9zhs47t53e1.png?width=960&format=png&auto=webp&s=06fee9f301573b24fc6eda80559a8fa024197e15

"For every fascist who plans to attack drag queen story hour, there are three anti-fascists ready to defend it. For every boss who harasses you, there are ten workers who will back you up. For every judge who seeks to ban abortion, there are twenty collectives stockpiling Mifepristone and Misoprostol. For every cop who is paid to enforce transphobic legislation, there are a hundred gender outlaws determined to defy them. For every politician who tries to prohibit talking about gender in school, there are a thousand students charting their own paths beyond the binary. For every bigot who wants to etch their biases in stone, there is a movement that is already changing the world. For every person that takes one step towards freedom, there is another who finds the road to liberation a little easier."

ALT

https://crimethinc.com/stickers/gender-self-determination

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&quot;For every fascist who plans to attack drag queen story hour, there are three anti-fascists ready to defend it. For every boss who harasses you, there are ten workers who will back you up. For every judge who seeks to ban abortion, there are twenty collectives stockpiling Mifepristone and Misoprostol. For every cop who is paid to enforce transphobic legislation, there are a hundred gender outlaws determined to defy them. For every politician who tries to prohibit talking about gender in school, there are a thousand students charting their own paths beyond the binary. For every bigot who wants to etch their biases in stone, there is a movement that is already changing the world. For every person that takes one step towards freedom, there is another who finds the road to liberation a little easier.&quot;

ALT


We've prepared a zine version of "The Case for Resistance," exploring what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it.

[https://crimethinc.com/zines/the-case-for-resistance](https://crimethinc.com/zines/the-case-for-resistance)

Please print and distribute these!

"The lesson is clear. We will only get what we win by our own efforts. The Trump era was not a historical anomaly. It’s not behind us. We are still in it, and we can only get through it by fighting."

https://preview.redd.it/1bhafm7z543e1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=a62e0147942ae7cd6509b621563ff0146008b141

https://crimethinc.com/zines/the-case-for-resistance

Please print and distribute these!

&quot;The lesson is clear. We will only get what we win by our own efforts. The Trump era was not a historical anomaly. It’s not behind us. We are still in it, and we can only get through it by fighting.&quot;

https://preview.redd.it/1bhafm7z543e1.png?width=1000&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=a62e0147942ae7cd6509b621563ff0146008b141


A Return to Leftist Self-Defense


Preferably from a more radical stand point.

Best books on US labor movement?


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Since this is reddit, I'm just going to politely ask, before the infinite critic on why something won't work, maybe just spend sometime investigating why it would.

DestroyPyramids is proposing to shift from the debate of communism vs capitalism, and instead focus on societal structure: The Pyramid & The Circle.

What is societal structure? Society functions like a network: Access, Domain, Rights, Privileges, etc. Societal structure is the backbone that societal policy (communism & capitalism) run on.

[DestroyPyramids.org](http://DestroyPyramids.org) seems to want to provide a vision for humanity to shoot for. The Far Right has their vision. But the far left... isn't so united on anything. Could we all unite to desire to build circular societal structures & destroy societal pyramids while people continue to debate Ism' vs Ism?

For fans of solar punk, the circular structure is a requirement for solar punk to exist.

I don't think I've posted here before, i'm anticipating the snarky down votes, post removals etc... but hey... even if they're wrong, they're not any more wrong than the people in charge, they're not any less right.

We need a new vision.

Destroy The Pyramid Scheme, Build The Societal Circle

https://preview.redd.it/hnkphlv4yy2e1.png?width=3769&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=b24317fadbb4cd7539c50aa114d0bfac20131c3e

Since this is reddit, I&#39;m just going to politely ask, before the infinite critic on why something won&#39;t work, maybe just spend sometime investigating why it would.

DestroyPyramids is proposing to shift from the debate of communism vs capitalism, and instead focus on societal structure: The Pyramid &amp; The Circle.

What is societal structure? Society functions like a network: Access, Domain, Rights, Privileges, etc. Societal structure is the backbone that societal policy (communism &amp; capitalism) run on.

DestroyPyramids.org seems to want to provide a vision for humanity to shoot for. The Far Right has their vision. But the far left... isn&#39;t so united on anything. Could we all unite to desire to build circular societal structures &amp; destroy societal pyramids while people continue to debate Ism&#39; vs Ism?

For fans of solar punk, the circular structure is a requirement for solar punk to exist.

I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve posted here before, i&#39;m anticipating the snarky down votes, post removals etc... but hey... even if they&#39;re wrong, they&#39;re not any more wrong than the people in charge, they&#39;re not any less right.

We need a new vision.


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Hi, I am a member of  Union Communiste Libertaire (Libertarian Communist union), a french (and swiss, belgium) anarchist organisation. Last June in France, the president macron dissolved the national assemblé after the Europeans elections after the victory of the extreme right at the European elections. In response to this, the main left parties (Parti Communiste Français, La France Insoumise, Europe Ecologie Les Verts, Parti Socialist) decided to unite in an electoral alliance to prevent the extreme right (the National Rally) from winning and running the country. It is in this context that my organization, the UCL, has called for a vote "without scruples or illusions" for the united left. This call had an exceptional character, which called to vote but above all to organize behind, to unionize, to protect themselves and delay the progression of the extreme right through the street. What do you think?

link to the called of vote : [https://x.com/UnionCoLib/status/1808189028811911171](https://x.com/UnionCoLib/status/1808189028811911171)

My anarchist organization has called to vote for the left

Hi, I am a member of  Union Communiste Libertaire (Libertarian Communist union), a french (and swiss, belgium) anarchist organisation. Last June in France, the president macron dissolved the national assemblé after the Europeans elections after the victory of the extreme right at the European elections. In response to this, the main left parties (Parti Communiste Français, La France Insoumise, Europe Ecologie Les Verts, Parti Socialist) decided to unite in an electoral alliance to prevent the extreme right (the National Rally) from winning and running the country. It is in this context that my organization, the UCL, has called for a vote &quot;without scruples or illusions&quot; for the united left. This call had an exceptional character, which called to vote but above all to organize behind, to unionize, to protect themselves and delay the progression of the extreme right through the street. What do you think?

link to the called of vote : https://x.com/UnionCoLib/status/1808189028811911171


I agree with Sophie Scott-Brown's assessment that anarchy won't take over the government through a single, grand revolution, but rather through a gradual process of decline https://youtu.be/MQm1KQ\_UqUs?si=f9687OU80jLXEhy\_&t=870.

My question is: How can we actively support this process? Here are a few ideas I've considered:
\-Supporting and using Bitcoin
\-Supporting and engaging in freelance work
\-Utilizing peer-to-peer lending or alternative financial systems (eg paying a portion friends mortgage for a return instead of savings account)

As a newcomer to anarchist thought, I'd appreciate any resources or recommendations you might have. Thank you.

Guide to Anarchist Living?

I agree with Sophie Scott-Brown&#39;s assessment that anarchy won&#39;t take over the government through a single, grand revolution, but rather through a gradual process of decline https://youtu.be/MQm1KQ\_UqUs?si=f9687OU80jLXEhy\_&amp;t=870.

My question is: How can we actively support this process? Here are a few ideas I&#39;ve considered:

-Supporting and using Bitcoin

-Supporting and engaging in freelance work

-Utilizing peer-to-peer lending or alternative financial systems (eg paying a portion friends mortgage for a return instead of savings account)

As a newcomer to anarchist thought, I&#39;d appreciate any resources or recommendations you might have. Thank you.


This essay was written in response to those questioning the value of using the state's own artifices as a battleground. Although this essay does not provide a perfect solution, It can hopefully serve as the basis of illuminating discussion.

Although a majority of the internet is commodified and serves to reinforce this paradigm, this is not an intrinsic condition of the internet. But a product of the culture in which the internet was discovered. Though websites like Facebook and eBay will continue to exist, since they serve both as expedients and abstractions of social phenomena already occurring within a culture, their existence does not preclude other designs.

There is nothing stopping someone from establishing an alternative network whose design accounts for different parameters. Our problem is not due to constraints of the medium. Its potential is only confined by the boundaries of our minds. Heinously, mental limits are reinforced by prevailing themes in culture, the existence of shackling symbols, and what Situationists deemed the Spectacle.

It will only be through confronting these artifices that new methods and potentials will emerge. Till we fight far enough, we will unfortunately be fighting blind, but this does not make the fight less noble. Making the conceit that I too am a product of my time, I propose one method of moving forward.

The deployment of capsule sites within corporate space. If a website can be defined as one or more webpages of related content identified by a common domain name, a capsule site is a meta-structure built within the confines of existing domains, though not bound to them, that can be navigated by some means, allowing it to be interfaced with as if it were a website within itself.

The structure is not given shape by a common domain but by the connections between individual nodes. Capsule sites can be built with hyperlinks or hashtags; as long as there is a means of navigating from one node to another, it is possible to launch a capsule site. But how is the structure useful?

Imagine an eco-activist campaign. The goal is to spread awareness of and garner support for legislation protecting the planet. To gain traction, the activists first decide to target three companies with large carbon footprints. They prioritize these social media accounts, not only because of their environmental impact but also because of their large followings. The activists then choose a hashtag for their action campaign. For instance, they choose #GreenToday29.

This is done to connect the nodes to a unique handle, forming a network. They then generate content typical of campaigns of their type — infographics, art, etc. — and deploy them on the target pages. In effect, they have created a campaign website within the social media accounts of these brands, successfully subverting the space while also increasing their cause’s exposure by capitalizing on those brands’s existing audiences.

This guerrilla approach to creating networks using existing domains can be applied to numerous campaigns and projects. Through the intelligent deployment of capsule sites, we can not only succeed in organizing and executing direct action, but also radically reorganize the way we navigate the web.

Capsule Sites: Guerrilla Networks for Digital Activism

This essay was written in response to those questioning the value of using the state&#39;s own artifices as a battleground. Although this essay does not provide a perfect solution, It can hopefully serve as the basis of illuminating discussion.

Although a majority of the internet is commodified and serves to reinforce this paradigm, this is not an intrinsic condition of the internet. But a product of the culture in which the internet was discovered. Though websites like Facebook and eBay will continue to exist, since they serve both as expedients and abstractions of social phenomena already occurring within a culture, their existence does not preclude other designs.

There is nothing stopping someone from establishing an alternative network whose design accounts for different parameters. Our problem is not due to constraints of the medium. Its potential is only confined by the boundaries of our minds. Heinously, mental limits are reinforced by prevailing themes in culture, the existence of shackling symbols, and what Situationists deemed the Spectacle.

It will only be through confronting these artifices that new methods and potentials will emerge. Till we fight far enough, we will unfortunately be fighting blind, but this does not make the fight less noble. Making the conceit that I too am a product of my time, I propose one method of moving forward.

The deployment of capsule sites within corporate space. If a website can be defined as one or more webpages of related content identified by a common domain name, a capsule site is a meta-structure built within the confines of existing domains, though not bound to them, that can be navigated by some means, allowing it to be interfaced with as if it were a website within itself.

The structure is not given shape by a common domain but by the connections between individual nodes. Capsule sites can be built with hyperlinks or hashtags; as long as there is a means of navigating from one node to another, it is possible to launch a capsule site. But how is the structure useful?

Imagine an eco-activist campaign. The goal is to spread awareness of and garner support for legislation protecting the planet. To gain traction, the activists first decide to target three companies with large carbon footprints. They prioritize these social media accounts, not only because of their environmental impact but also because of their large followings. The activists then choose a hashtag for their action campaign. For instance, they choose #GreenToday29.

This is done to connect the nodes to a unique handle, forming a network. They then generate content typical of campaigns of their type — infographics, art, etc. — and deploy them on the target pages. In effect, they have created a campaign website within the social media accounts of these brands, successfully subverting the space while also increasing their cause’s exposure by capitalizing on those brands’s existing audiences.

This guerrilla approach to creating networks using existing domains can be applied to numerous campaigns and projects. Through the intelligent deployment of capsule sites, we can not only succeed in organizing and executing direct action, but also radically reorganize the way we navigate the web.


I’m moving to a small town in the UK soon, and I don’t know anyone there yet. From what I’ve read, the town seems to have a somewhat progressive, left-leaning vibe, which makes me think it could be a good place to start an **offline anarchist reading group**.

Here’s the idea:

The group would collectively decide on a book (related to anarchism, probably non-fiction, but open to the group’s input). We’d meet every week or two for about an hour to discuss a chapter or 50ish pages. It is a slow reading for sure, but this pacing works well because it’s flexible — people can miss a meeting and still jump back in without losing the thread. It usually takes 4–5 meetings to finish a book.

In a previous online group I was part of (the one that got me into anarchism!), we read and discussed works by David Graeber, James C. Scott, Silvia Federici, Frantz Fanon, etc. It was a great experience — not just for engaging with anarchist thought, but also for practicing collective organizing in a small way.

My plan so far is either to post about the group online or maybe put up flyers in spots like pubs, cafes, or record shops with bulletin boards with local events. But I’m also nervous about turnout — either too few people showing up or the wrong kind of attention (someone looking to disrupt).

So, I wanted to reach out here for advice:

Have you run or joined a similar group, either online or offline?

What worked well for you in terms of organizing and outreach?

How did you navigate potential challenges (like low turnout or disruptive participants)?

I’d also love to hear if this post inspires anyone else to start something similar. I think small, local groups like this are a great introduction to anarchist literature and an opportunity to experiment with collective practices.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts or advice!

Starting an Anarchist Reading Group in a small town – advice & experiences

I’m moving to a small town in the UK soon, and I don’t know anyone there yet. From what I’ve read, the town seems to have a somewhat progressive, left-leaning vibe, which makes me think it could be a good place to start an offline anarchist reading group.

Here’s the idea:

The group would collectively decide on a book (related to anarchism, probably non-fiction, but open to the group’s input). We’d meet every week or two for about an hour to discuss a chapter or 50ish pages. It is a slow reading for sure, but this pacing works well because it’s flexible — people can miss a meeting and still jump back in without losing the thread. It usually takes 4–5 meetings to finish a book.

In a previous online group I was part of (the one that got me into anarchism!), we read and discussed works by David Graeber, James C. Scott, Silvia Federici, Frantz Fanon, etc. It was a great experience — not just for engaging with anarchist thought, but also for practicing collective organizing in a small way.

My plan so far is either to post about the group online or maybe put up flyers in spots like pubs, cafes, or record shops with bulletin boards with local events. But I’m also nervous about turnout — either too few people showing up or the wrong kind of attention (someone looking to disrupt).

So, I wanted to reach out here for advice:

Have you run or joined a similar group, either online or offline?

What worked well for you in terms of organizing and outreach?

How did you navigate potential challenges (like low turnout or disruptive participants)?

I’d also love to hear if this post inspires anyone else to start something similar. I think small, local groups like this are a great introduction to anarchist literature and an opportunity to experiment with collective practices.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts or advice!


Demand Sharing

Nurit Bird-David is an Israeli anthropologist who has written extensively about hunter-gatherers or, more accurately, about forager societies. In particular, she has focused on the Nayaka people of southern India. The Nayaka are what anthropologists call “immediate return foragers,” which means that they do not store any surpluses of food, not even for consumption the next day. Instead, they consume what they find immediately. Immediate return foragers tend to live in the most fully egalitarian societies were aware of, without even hierarchies of age or sex playing much role.

In her 1990 paper “The Giving Environment: Another Perspective on the Economic System of Gatherer-Hunters,” Bird-David describes an aspect of Nayaka society which we might call “demand sharing”

> Nayaka give to each other, request from each other, expect to get what they ask for, and feel obliged to give what they are asked for. They do not give resources to each other in a calculated, foresighted fashion, with a view to receiving something in return, nor do they make claims for debts.

Here’s how that works in practice: Person A sees Person B with something Person A wants—a piece of food, a cigarette, whatever. Person A asks Person B for it, and Person B gives it to Person A.

And that’s it! That’s the extent of the exchange. People in demand sharing societies give freely to each other, as a matter of course. There is no coercive apparatus to force them to do this; they just do it. To not give freely is merely considered rude, perhaps like a modern Westerner slamming a door shut in a stranger’s face rather than holding it open for them. It’s not that they’re compelled to do it; it just doesn’t occur to them to be that rude.

In this way, demand sharing societies go beyond the sort of reciprocal gifting economies that David Graeber so effectively described in his book “Debt.” In those societies, people give freely—but they also maintain an informal mental tally of their various material obligations to each other. They feel a sense of obligation to “repay” gifts, creating webs of mutual obligations that help cement society. Among demand sharing people, the cement is not a tally of obligation, but a baseline assumption that everyone will share freely and immediately.

From each according to their ability, in other words.

I’m not writing this to advocate that we all adopt demand sharing as our mode of exchange, though I can see the appeal! I’m only highlighting this to illustrate how vast our range of options is for building a better society, and to demonstrate how many capitalist myths about “human nature” are not just theoretically wrong, but also empirically wrong.

Thanks for reading!

Demand Sharing

Nurit Bird-David is an Israeli anthropologist who has written extensively about hunter-gatherers or, more accurately, about forager societies. In particular, she has focused on the Nayaka people of southern India. The Nayaka are what anthropologists call “immediate return foragers,” which means that they do not store any surpluses of food, not even for consumption the next day. Instead, they consume what they find immediately. Immediate return foragers tend to live in the most fully egalitarian societies were aware of, without even hierarchies of age or sex playing much role.

In her 1990 paper “The Giving Environment: Another Perspective on the Economic System of Gatherer-Hunters,” Bird-David describes an aspect of Nayaka society which we might call “demand sharing”

Nayaka give to each other, request from each other, expect to get what they ask for, and feel obliged to give what they are asked for. They do not give resources to each other in a calculated, foresighted fashion, with a view to receiving something in return, nor do they make claims for debts.

Here’s how that works in practice: Person A sees Person B with something Person A wants—a piece of food, a cigarette, whatever. Person A asks Person B for it, and Person B gives it to Person A.

And that’s it! That’s the extent of the exchange. People in demand sharing societies give freely to each other, as a matter of course. There is no coercive apparatus to force them to do this; they just do it. To not give freely is merely considered rude, perhaps like a modern Westerner slamming a door shut in a stranger’s face rather than holding it open for them. It’s not that they’re compelled to do it; it just doesn’t occur to them to be that rude.

In this way, demand sharing societies go beyond the sort of reciprocal gifting economies that David Graeber so effectively described in his book “Debt.” In those societies, people give freely—but they also maintain an informal mental tally of their various material obligations to each other. They feel a sense of obligation to “repay” gifts, creating webs of mutual obligations that help cement society. Among demand sharing people, the cement is not a tally of obligation, but a baseline assumption that everyone will share freely and immediately.

From each according to their ability, in other words.

I’m not writing this to advocate that we all adopt demand sharing as our mode of exchange, though I can see the appeal! I’m only highlighting this to illustrate how vast our range of options is for building a better society, and to demonstrate how many capitalist myths about “human nature” are not just theoretically wrong, but also empirically wrong.

Thanks for reading!


Return the common to the goose - analysing the UK farmers protest


There has been some criticism lodged against us. Claims have been made that our activism is merely engagement. That our movement is sort of sofa ersatz activism. However, in order for this argument to hold true, you must make a central conceit. That the concrete world is somehow more real than the digital. Members of The Kollectiv do not view the net from this narrow scope. We see the digital realm as an extension of the more abstract plain of technology. We see the space, though incorporeal on a macroscale, to be very real.

The average user in 2024, spent a 1/5th of their life online. Whether engaging with shopping, posting, or just browsing the net this is a significant portion of time. Enough time is spent on the net that a culture has emerged around various social media sites. Artifacts are made that can only be interacted with in the digital space. And people can become totally enmeshed in a digital world if they wish. Interacting with the greater world almost exclusively in the digital realm.

An extreme example would be an individual who works as a digital nomad, does all their shopping online, and interacts with others exclusively through social media. Although this individual would be seen to be living a fringe net lifestyle, this way of life is very possible. To argue that activism should not be done through the medium of technology is only alienating. It does not serve one's greater purpose. 64% of the world is online. That is 5.52 billion souls.

Though The Kollectiv adopts a view of the internet separate from those informed by commodity and corporate interest, the economic activity on the net can’t be ignored. Imagine the disruptive potential of a boycott. The sheer volume of activity allows the activist to make lasting change on the world. We can look back to The Gamestop Short Squeeze. A grassroots political action originating in Wallstreets Bets. To go further back in history we can make reference to the initiatives of net.artists. Groups such as the VNS created works like the “A Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century”. Work like this advanced both feminism and digital art. To write off the digital landscape as a lesser landscape of reform, activism, and engaging art, one would have to ignore the efficacy of these movements.

Going further into the political landscape we can look at the example set by Net Strike. A software that was deployed by activists in the 90’s for digital sit ins. It essentially was a tool for groups to orchestrate DDOS attacks. A vector of protest, that has unfortunately been taken from the general public and is now deployed heinously by state actors to suppress movements. This reversal if anything shows that net activism should be more staunchly defended. The internet is now often the first point of contact individuals have with any movement. And it is also the center of global operations. Are rights on the net should be defended, advanced, and clearly defined. The right to protest should not just extend to the physical space, when the digital space is becoming such a driving factor in our lives.

The Kollectiv’s digital graffiti campaign and its current food disparity initiative is only the beginning. We plan on continuing to mobilize people to be the change they want to see in the world. By establishing our ad hoc hyperlink structure: essentially a website built within the framework of another. We will be raising awareness for our cause. Making people think about the effects of food disparity, while considering new ways to experience the internet. Are either of these aims ignoble? I do not believe so.

 We are continuing in the footsteps of activists such as The Electro Hippies. Advancing methods of protest into the 21st Century. We are also continuing the efforts of situationist thinkers. Now that globalism taken home and the internet has pushed commodity and spectacle into our home. We must attack it at its source if liberty is to continue to flourish and grow for future generations.

 To ignore the possibilities of change now is rob the children of the future of their potential fruit. That is why I continue to call for the development of [net.art](http://net.art/) and methods of activism on the web. Not only to raise awareness for causes affecting us here and now, but to change the landscape of the internet for the people of the future.

In Defense of Electronic Civil Disobedience

There has been some criticism lodged against us. Claims have been made that our activism is merely engagement. That our movement is sort of sofa ersatz activism. However, in order for this argument to hold true, you must make a central conceit. That the concrete world is somehow more real than the digital. Members of The Kollectiv do not view the net from this narrow scope. We see the digital realm as an extension of the more abstract plain of technology. We see the space, though incorporeal on a macroscale, to be very real.

The average user in 2024, spent a 1/5th of their life online. Whether engaging with shopping, posting, or just browsing the net this is a significant portion of time. Enough time is spent on the net that a culture has emerged around various social media sites. Artifacts are made that can only be interacted with in the digital space. And people can become totally enmeshed in a digital world if they wish. Interacting with the greater world almost exclusively in the digital realm.

An extreme example would be an individual who works as a digital nomad, does all their shopping online, and interacts with others exclusively through social media. Although this individual would be seen to be living a fringe net lifestyle, this way of life is very possible. To argue that activism should not be done through the medium of technology is only alienating. It does not serve one&#39;s greater purpose. 64% of the world is online. That is 5.52 billion souls.

Though The Kollectiv adopts a view of the internet separate from those informed by commodity and corporate interest, the economic activity on the net can’t be ignored. Imagine the disruptive potential of a boycott. The sheer volume of activity allows the activist to make lasting change on the world. We can look back to The Gamestop Short Squeeze. A grassroots political action originating in Wallstreets Bets. To go further back in history we can make reference to the initiatives of net.artists. Groups such as the VNS created works like the “A Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century”. Work like this advanced both feminism and digital art. To write off the digital landscape as a lesser landscape of reform, activism, and engaging art, one would have to ignore the efficacy of these movements.

Going further into the political landscape we can look at the example set by Net Strike. A software that was deployed by activists in the 90’s for digital sit ins. It essentially was a tool for groups to orchestrate DDOS attacks. A vector of protest, that has unfortunately been taken from the general public and is now deployed heinously by state actors to suppress movements. This reversal if anything shows that net activism should be more staunchly defended. The internet is now often the first point of contact individuals have with any movement. And it is also the center of global operations. Are rights on the net should be defended, advanced, and clearly defined. The right to protest should not just extend to the physical space, when the digital space is becoming such a driving factor in our lives.

The Kollectiv’s digital graffiti campaign and its current food disparity initiative is only the beginning. We plan on continuing to mobilize people to be the change they want to see in the world. By establishing our ad hoc hyperlink structure: essentially a website built within the framework of another. We will be raising awareness for our cause. Making people think about the effects of food disparity, while considering new ways to experience the internet. Are either of these aims ignoble? I do not believe so.

 We are continuing in the footsteps of activists such as The Electro Hippies. Advancing methods of protest into the 21st Century. We are also continuing the efforts of situationist thinkers. Now that globalism taken home and the internet has pushed commodity and spectacle into our home. We must attack it at its source if liberty is to continue to flourish and grow for future generations.

 To ignore the possibilities of change now is rob the children of the future of their potential fruit. That is why I continue to call for the development of net.art and methods of activism on the web. Not only to raise awareness for causes affecting us here and now, but to change the landscape of the internet for the people of the future.


Hi ya'll.

Do any of you have experiences with growing your anarchist values alongside managing and navigating complex emotional stress/trauma? Anarchism  is my home. The last 4-5 years especially have shown me again and again that it is where I belong, as I've been more radicalized by the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The thing I wrestle with is my nervous system. Between cPTSD and ongoing chronic illness (suspected Long Covid induced me/cfs and dysautonomia) I have been having a hard fucking time this year trying to practice and actualize some of the more active aspects of how I want to be an anarchist. I have dreams of food rescue and borrowing things, public art and propaganda. My body, however, can't handle some of these things. I get really triggered and my nervous system shuts down, I crash hard and have sensory overwhelm. I was arrested earlier this year defending a college campus encampment and my health has plummeted since. I understand and accept (or are working on accepting) that I may not be able to do the things I wish I could. But just in case there are friends out here with some words of wisdom or insight, I thought I'd put it out there.

Many thanks.

I'm looking for thoughts/advice on being an anarchist with cPTSD/OCD/chronic illness

Hi ya&#39;ll.

Do any of you have experiences with growing your anarchist values alongside managing and navigating complex emotional stress/trauma? Anarchism  is my home. The last 4-5 years especially have shown me again and again that it is where I belong, as I&#39;ve been more radicalized by the state&#39;s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The thing I wrestle with is my nervous system. Between cPTSD and ongoing chronic illness (suspected Long Covid induced me/cfs and dysautonomia) I have been having a hard fucking time this year trying to practice and actualize some of the more active aspects of how I want to be an anarchist. I have dreams of food rescue and borrowing things, public art and propaganda. My body, however, can&#39;t handle some of these things. I get really triggered and my nervous system shuts down, I crash hard and have sensory overwhelm. I was arrested earlier this year defending a college campus encampment and my health has plummeted since. I understand and accept (or are working on accepting) that I may not be able to do the things I wish I could. But just in case there are friends out here with some words of wisdom or insight, I thought I&#39;d put it out there.

Many thanks.


Hello im making a zine as an Introduction to Anarchism and im currently working on a page about the historical Achivments of Anarchism.

Since the Zine is direkted at non-leftists/people that arent really into politics im looking for more broader things that are applicable to a centrists life.,for example fighting for labour unions, womans rights,etc along with an example or two if you have any :)

thanks in advance !

Historical Achivments of Anarchism?


I am in my late 30s and have often been quite lonely in the past, except for my girlfriend and my kids.
Currently I am trying to build a solid social circle, which I guess is generally not so easy these days and especially at my age.
What I am often noticing, is that most people have very little time to actually meet.
Everyone is crazily busy with work and in many cases also with kids.
To me, it seems like this is a big problem in western society.
Most people don't have time to get together for fun, let alone to help each other.
Instead, people are getting more and more lonely. Fun (entertainment goods) , but also help (like care for small children or old people), has to be bought, in may cases.

I am very fortunate, to have a job that allows me a lot of free time. But this still doesn't solve those issues on a personal level, when everyone else is super busy.
Oftentimes I am thinking, that it might be best, to befriend unemployd people, as long as they still have a positive attitude towards life.
At least those people would have time to meet regularly.

What are you thoughts on this? Be it on a personal level or on a larger scale.

To me it seems, like people have incredibly little time to meet and connect with others. And I feel, like this is actually a political/ societal problem

I am in my late 30s and have often been quite lonely in the past, except for my girlfriend and my kids.
Currently I am trying to build a solid social circle, which I guess is generally not so easy these days and especially at my age.
What I am often noticing, is that most people have very little time to actually meet.
Everyone is crazily busy with work and in many cases also with kids.
To me, it seems like this is a big problem in western society.
Most people don&#39;t have time to get together for fun, let alone to help each other.
Instead, people are getting more and more lonely. Fun (entertainment goods) , but also help (like care for small children or old people), has to be bought, in may cases.

I am very fortunate, to have a job that allows me a lot of free time. But this still doesn&#39;t solve those issues on a personal level, when everyone else is super busy.
Oftentimes I am thinking, that it might be best, to befriend unemployd people, as long as they still have a positive attitude towards life.
At least those people would have time to meet regularly.

What are you thoughts on this? Be it on a personal level or on a larger scale.


The Ex-Worker podcast, episode #108: The Case for Resistance

[https://crimethinc.com/exworker108](https://crimethinc.com/exworker108)

What we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term? How we can prepare to confront it?

“This is a pivotal moment, and everyone who isn’t cynically detached is sounding the alarm. Those of us who recognize the necessity of fighting had better find each other, identify the strengths and weaknesses of all the parties involved, recall the lessons of the past eight years, and strategize.”

[The logo for the Ex-Worker podcast, a light bulb over a crossed wrench and bone, in front of an image of demonstrators, some holding umbrellas, facing off with police in Seattle in summer 2020.](https://preview.redd.it/sndi6w5zfl2e1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2e8271f2f7d1cab1ccfc1584bcdf82de2504a1c)

https://crimethinc.com/exworker108

What we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term? How we can prepare to confront it?

“This is a pivotal moment, and everyone who isn’t cynically detached is sounding the alarm. Those of us who recognize the necessity of fighting had better find each other, identify the strengths and weaknesses of all the parties involved, recall the lessons of the past eight years, and strategize.”

The logo for the Ex-Worker podcast, a light bulb over a crossed wrench and bone, in front of an image of demonstrators, some holding umbrellas, facing off with police in Seattle in summer 2020.


 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.


Most of the responses I've seen so far fall into one or more of these categories:

1. Pep talks, which are usually vague and more about motivating people to keep (or start) fighting rather than making suggestions about how to fight.

2. Vague calls to "organize!" Ok sure, but organize what?

3. Calls to reform the Democratic party, electoral strategies etc. That's not an issue in this sub but a potential problem that might crop up here are strategies & tactics that are only or mostly of interest to anarchists. Imo the resistance to Trump will have to be much more broad based than just us.

4. Retreatist / prepper strategies and tactics. E.g. people planning to flee or hunker down with supplies etc.

So I'm looking for more than the above 4 things. Any historical precedents of effective resistance to state backed fascism that could apply to the u.s. situation now? In addition I don't want to forget the threat of grassroots fascists who are energized & (further) emboldened by Trump's recent win. How are we going to get them to crawl back into their holes? I realize that this is a tall order but I want to hear your thoughts.

[Full disclosure I'm going to write up the best ideas I find, here & elsewhere, in my blog @

 https://open.substack.com/pub/radicalpraxis

I'll message people individually to ask if they want to be credited & if so how.]

Looking for effective responses to state repression & fascism coming from the Trump administration.

Most of the responses I&#39;ve seen so far fall into one or more of these categories:

Pep talks, which are usually vague and more about motivating people to keep (or start) fighting rather than making suggestions about how to fight.

Vague calls to &quot;organize!&quot; Ok sure, but organize what?

Calls to reform the Democratic party, electoral strategies etc. That&#39;s not an issue in this sub but a potential problem that might crop up here are strategies &amp; tactics that are only or mostly of interest to anarchists. Imo the resistance to Trump will have to be much more broad based than just us.

Retreatist / prepper strategies and tactics. E.g. people planning to flee or hunker down with supplies etc.

So I&#39;m looking for more than the above 4 things. Any historical precedents of effective resistance to state backed fascism that could apply to the u.s. situation now? In addition I don&#39;t want to forget the threat of grassroots fascists who are energized &amp; (further) emboldened by Trump&#39;s recent win. How are we going to get them to crawl back into their holes? I realize that this is a tall order but I want to hear your thoughts.

[Full disclosure I&#39;m going to write up the best ideas I find, here &amp; elsewhere, in my blog @

https://open.substack.com/pub/radicalpraxis

I&#39;ll message people individually to ask if they want to be credited &amp; if so how.]


From Counterculture to Commodification: How Capitalism Profits from the Weird

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Hey there folx! I am somewhat new to all of this. In the last few months I have come to really connect with a lot of the theory of anarchism, particularly anarchistic communism, and I discovered that it aligned with a lot of my values and beliefs that I've had for a very long time. I just never really met the right group of people, or been in a place where I was able to connect it with anarchism.

I have read a couple of books, and essays from some people I really like, but I was curious about the groups favorites, and go-to's. I am currently reading The Conquest of Bread, and An Anarchist FAQ.

I also really love anti-fascist metal, and I'd love to hear some your favorites, as well.

 Thank you all for your time! I hope you're holding up out there.

Favorite books

Hey there folx! I am somewhat new to all of this. In the last few months I have come to really connect with a lot of the theory of anarchism, particularly anarchistic communism, and I discovered that it aligned with a lot of my values and beliefs that I&#39;ve had for a very long time. I just never really met the right group of people, or been in a place where I was able to connect it with anarchism.

I have read a couple of books, and essays from some people I really like, but I was curious about the groups favorites, and go-to&#39;s. I am currently reading The Conquest of Bread, and An Anarchist FAQ.

I also really love anti-fascist metal, and I&#39;d love to hear some your favorites, as well.

Thank you all for your time! I hope you&#39;re holding up out there.


I have been looking into writing prisoners, I have a couple of resources that frequently give out good information and contacts, but I was curious if any of you all have good consistent resources that have updated information. Thanks!

Prison Penpal Resources


Like the title says, I'm interested if anyone has any recommendations on history from an anarchist perspective. Could be world history, history of specific countries, anything like that.

Book Recommendations for General History from an Anarchist Perspective

Like the title says, I&#39;m interested if anyone has any recommendations on history from an anarchist perspective. Could be world history, history of specific countries, anything like that.


Drunken self portrait, Port Blair (Andaman Islands), Lighthouse bar, 10 PM. Two beers down.

Self portrait, Port Blair, Lighthouse bar

Art & Culture | শিল্প ও সংস্কৃতি 🖼🎭

Art & Culture | শিল্প ও সংস্কৃতি 🖼🎭


Rally at the Supreme Court for Trans Rights


An anti-fascist arrested in France to be deported to Hungary where he may face up to 16 years of prison. #FreeGino


It’s time to fight back - not with fists or fire, but with strategy, wit, and relentless resolve. The battle has begun, and we’ve been sitting idle too long.

No more appeasement. No more hand-wringing and woe is me. That era is over.

Because now, and you know who I'm referring to when I say it, they’re shouting the quiet part out loud.  We’ve seen this movie already and - SPOILER ALERT - it gets two big fat fucking thumbs down.

This is an existential crisis - cultural, societal, and moral. No amount of politeness or compromise will fix it. Change must be decisive, sharp, and unrelenting.

We operate under the ethos of “Chaotic Good” — ethically grounded, but willing to bend conventions to achieve a just and necessary outcome. This isn’t about playing fair. It’s about playing to win.

The Plan

We start by undermining their narratives - turning their propaganda into bloated caricatures of itself. Amplify their contradictions, highlight their hypocrisies, and watch as their house of cards teeters. Social media isn’t just a platform; it’s a battlefield. Use it. Inject doubt, expose flaws, and disrupt their echo chambers with precision and intent.

Then, we isolate their safe spaces—their disinformation dens, where they gather to reinforce their delusions. These are the breeding grounds of their smug certainty and obscene bloviation We dismantle them with ridicule, fact, complete situational awareness, unrelenting inspection and unpredictable strategic disruption.

The Offensive

We emerge from the shadows and go on the offensive. Divide and discredit. Target those who thrive on borrowed ideas and hollow convictions. Ridicule, though sharp, is an effective tool—it cuts through their self-assured veneer and forces introspection or isolation.

We laugh. We mock. We hone cruelty to a fine point, and turn it upon to those who would do the the same, only against the defenseless or weak. We use it as a weapon against the arrogance that blinds them.

Their hubris is our opportunity. They’ve grown too comfortable in their echo chambers, where dissent is manufactured and managed, and where doubt is shouted down and dismissed. But echo chambers collapse under pressure. By sowing discord through deception and double agency, we begin to re-shape the narrative and further weaken the tenuous, hierarchical power structure. Decision making slows. Informational logistics become crippled. Mistrust breeds infighting. Infighting breeds collapse.

The Results

History has proven that this works. Figures who seemed untouchable crumble under the weight of their own avarice, narcissism, loyalty-before-competence and confidence-before-evidence. When doubt creeps in, and extrinsic value is foolishly assumed equivalent to its intrinsic counterpart, the inner circle of "trust" is breached, and the Laura Loomers of the world must be sacrificed to repair the damage. Ejected, unceremoniously and with malicious intent. It’s a matter of when, not if.

When their backs are against the wall, their true nature will be revealed. They’ll either flee or fight, but either way, they lose. Cowards flee and become the weak, thus high-value prey to their morally bankrupt militant brethren.  They eventually, unavoidably consume themselves,  becoming the ouroboros - the snake which eats itself - and starting the cycle anew.  Starting it under a benevolent but in this case what absolutely must be a highly vigilant new regime.

The Mission

This isn’t about abandoning moral principles - it’s about weaponizing them. Evidence, facts, wisdom, and truth are our greatest tools. With them, we don’t just dismantle ignorance; we eradicate it.

The stakes are high. The outcome is just. And the time is now.

No mercy for the wicked, justice for the victims, balance and reason back to our society.

Enough is enough!

It’s time to fight back - not with fists or fire, but with strategy, wit, and relentless resolve. The battle has begun, and we’ve been sitting idle too long.

No more appeasement. No more hand-wringing and woe is me. That era is over.

Because now, and you know who I&#39;m referring to when I say it, they’re shouting the quiet part out loud.  We’ve seen this movie already and - SPOILER ALERT - it gets two big fat fucking thumbs down.

This is an existential crisis - cultural, societal, and moral. No amount of politeness or compromise will fix it. Change must be decisive, sharp, and unrelenting.

We operate under the ethos of “Chaotic Good” — ethically grounded, but willing to bend conventions to achieve a just and necessary outcome. This isn’t about playing fair. It’s about playing to win.

The Plan

We start by undermining their narratives - turning their propaganda into bloated caricatures of itself. Amplify their contradictions, highlight their hypocrisies, and watch as their house of cards teeters. Social media isn’t just a platform; it’s a battlefield. Use it. Inject doubt, expose flaws, and disrupt their echo chambers with precision and intent.

Then, we isolate their safe spaces—their disinformation dens, where they gather to reinforce their delusions. These are the breeding grounds of their smug certainty and obscene bloviation We dismantle them with ridicule, fact, complete situational awareness, unrelenting inspection and unpredictable strategic disruption.

The Offensive

We emerge from the shadows and go on the offensive. Divide and discredit. Target those who thrive on borrowed ideas and hollow convictions. Ridicule, though sharp, is an effective tool—it cuts through their self-assured veneer and forces introspection or isolation.

We laugh. We mock. We hone cruelty to a fine point, and turn it upon to those who would do the the same, only against the defenseless or weak. We use it as a weapon against the arrogance that blinds them.

Their hubris is our opportunity. They’ve grown too comfortable in their echo chambers, where dissent is manufactured and managed, and where doubt is shouted down and dismissed. But echo chambers collapse under pressure. By sowing discord through deception and double agency, we begin to re-shape the narrative and further weaken the tenuous, hierarchical power structure. Decision making slows. Informational logistics become crippled. Mistrust breeds infighting. Infighting breeds collapse.

The Results

History has proven that this works. Figures who seemed untouchable crumble under the weight of their own avarice, narcissism, loyalty-before-competence and confidence-before-evidence. When doubt creeps in, and extrinsic value is foolishly assumed equivalent to its intrinsic counterpart, the inner circle of &quot;trust&quot; is breached, and the Laura Loomers of the world must be sacrificed to repair the damage. Ejected, unceremoniously and with malicious intent. It’s a matter of when, not if.

When their backs are against the wall, their true nature will be revealed. They’ll either flee or fight, but either way, they lose. Cowards flee and become the weak, thus high-value prey to their morally bankrupt militant brethren.  They eventually, unavoidably consume themselves,  becoming the ouroboros - the snake which eats itself - and starting the cycle anew.  Starting it under a benevolent but in this case what absolutely must be a highly vigilant new regime.

The Mission

This isn’t about abandoning moral principles - it’s about weaponizing them. Evidence, facts, wisdom, and truth are our greatest tools. With them, we don’t just dismantle ignorance; we eradicate it.

The stakes are high. The outcome is just. And the time is now.

No mercy for the wicked, justice for the victims, balance and reason back to our society.


We've reprinted 5000 more of the sticker version of our Gender Self-Determination design. We've already sent 10,000 of these stickers out with orders. Fight gender fascism!

You can order or download the poster version here:

[https://crimethinc.com/posters/gender-self-determination-poster](https://crimethinc.com/posters/gender-self-determination-poster)

https://preview.redd.it/qsvfxa2v0f2e1.jpg?width=1275&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82d7a252d5f5bb22f98ccb6722258a91dd3f5c55

"Between far-right street violence and a wave of new laws restricting education, self-expression, healthcare, and reproductive autonomy, bigots are attempting to take control of every aspect of our bodies and our sexuality. We can call this **gender fascism.**

"This is the local manifestation of a global surge of reactionary violence and state repression. Defending each other against this assault is not just marginal 'identity politics.' We are challenging some of the mechanisms that are central to the functioning of authoritarian power in the 21st century. From Mar-a-Lago to Moscow, despots and dictators tell us that normative gender roles are fundamental to the hierarchies they are trying to prop up. *They’re probably right.*

"If we want to win, though, we need a transformative framework to describe what we’re fighting for.

"Many advocates use language about preserving or extending rights when they explain why they oppose oppression.

"We propose a different framework: gender self-determination."

https://preview.redd.it/8yndn9xy0f2e1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2b90fc24097d71e30f6b9b24e902eade1d8539d

You can order or download the poster version here:

https://crimethinc.com/posters/gender-self-determination-poster

https://preview.redd.it/qsvfxa2v0f2e1.jpg?width=1275&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=82d7a252d5f5bb22f98ccb6722258a91dd3f5c55

&quot;Between far-right street violence and a wave of new laws restricting education, self-expression, healthcare, and reproductive autonomy, bigots are attempting to take control of every aspect of our bodies and our sexuality. We can call this gender fascism.

&quot;This is the local manifestation of a global surge of reactionary violence and state repression. Defending each other against this assault is not just marginal &#39;identity politics.&#39; We are challenging some of the mechanisms that are central to the functioning of authoritarian power in the 21st century. From Mar-a-Lago to Moscow, despots and dictators tell us that normative gender roles are fundamental to the hierarchies they are trying to prop up. They’re probably right.

&quot;If we want to win, though, we need a transformative framework to describe what we’re fighting for.

&quot;Many advocates use language about preserving or extending rights when they explain why they oppose oppression.

&quot;We propose a different framework: gender self-determination.&quot;

https://preview.redd.it/8yndn9xy0f2e1.jpg?width=1280&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=b2b90fc24097d71e30f6b9b24e902eade1d8539d


Friday Free Talk


Gender is a Weapon: Coercion, domination and self-determination | Sally Darity


Workplaces that switched to WFH during the pandemic continued to hire over the same period. Now, for various reasons, they need to downsize back to pre-pandemic levels. They'll offer some bullshit about productivity or "company culture" but that's not the reason they're forcing RTO. Consider the following outcomes:

\*\*WE ALL QUIT\*\*: Headlines say young Americans are too entitled to handle RTO and "nobody wants to work anymore." Only the most loyal or passive workers stay with the company. Payroll expenses go way down. WFH jobs become scarce or disappear entirely as more companies realize they can get away with this.

\*\*NOBODY QUITS\*\*: The company, whose bluff was called, scrambles to fit too many employees into too few desks. It must now lay off thousands of workers who are now eligible for severance or other compensation. The press will be overwhelmingly negative (except Forbes, who will somehow praise corporations anyway) and stock prices will dip. You find a new job anyway.

If your work-from-home job is returning to office, they WANT you to quit because it has better optics for the company than layoffs.

Workplaces that switched to WFH during the pandemic continued to hire over the same period. Now, for various reasons, they need to downsize back to pre-pandemic levels. They&#39;ll offer some bullshit about productivity or &quot;company culture&quot; but that&#39;s not the reason they&#39;re forcing RTO. Consider the following outcomes:

**WE ALL QUIT**: Headlines say young Americans are too entitled to handle RTO and &quot;nobody wants to work anymore.&quot; Only the most loyal or passive workers stay with the company. Payroll expenses go way down. WFH jobs become scarce or disappear entirely as more companies realize they can get away with this.

**NOBODY QUITS**: The company, whose bluff was called, scrambles to fit too many employees into too few desks. It must now lay off thousands of workers who are now eligible for severance or other compensation. The press will be overwhelmingly negative (except Forbes, who will somehow praise corporations anyway) and stock prices will dip. You find a new job anyway.


Hello everyone,
I noticed the importance of sign language and how important is to communicate with comrades.
In my opinion every one should learn the sign language.

But i don’t know how to find the good materials to start bc in my local city there’s no such a thing
If u know any sources or anything could help me

I want to learn sign language


I find myself about to dive into a lot of authors like Kropotkin, Walter Benn Michaels, Losurdo, Terry Eagleton, ect. But before racking up a big pile of books, I was curious if anyone on this thread knew of a free online course that could walk one through historic and present anarcho /leftist theory? Thanks for any recs!

Is there an online course for anarcho/leftism theory?


So, today is the release day of STALKER 2 but something is a bit off about this game. On the one hand, I am kinda excited to play a brand new installment of STALKER but on the other hand, I don't support that the devs used a LITERAL Azov Batallion soldier in the cast and in general, supporting the fascists to fight the other fascists. And to top all of that of course, last year they removed the option to have the Russian language as a voice-over. Do the developers don't know that the 40 or 50 percent of the people in Ukraine, speak Russian? or even, the post-Soviet countries? This is just absurd.

"Video games aren't about politics" they say.

So, today is the release day of STALKER 2 but something is a bit off about this game. On the one hand, I am kinda excited to play a brand new installment of STALKER but on the other hand, I don&#39;t support that the devs used a LITERAL Azov Batallion soldier in the cast and in general, supporting the fascists to fight the other fascists. And to top all of that of course, last year they removed the option to have the Russian language as a voice-over. Do the developers don&#39;t know that the 40 or 50 percent of the people in Ukraine, speak Russian? or even, the post-Soviet countries? This is just absurd.


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.


A chronology of resistance and direct action under the first Trump administration.

As we prepare for to confront Donald Trump’s second term, we can study the various struggles of the first Trump era in order to refine a sense of strategy and historic context.

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

[People marching in Portland immediately after the 2020 election: “The vote is over—the fight goes on.”](https://preview.redd.it/6g81lgci662e1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=c843ed4af48fa31fe822ef0dfaf19b865877a51b)

As we prepare for to confront Donald Trump’s second term, we can study the various struggles of the first Trump era in order to refine a sense of strategy and historic context.

https://crimethinc.com/thetrumpyears

People marching in Portland immediately after the 2020 election: “The vote is over—the fight goes on.”


Is there still room for civil disobedience in anarchism? I am a pacifist by nature and do not condone violence. If I must rebel I would prefer it to be non violent. Is the practice of civil disobedience still a tool of the revolutionary?

Civil disobedience


Consensus | The Anarchist Library


Basically title. Looking for songs with themes on radical art, agitprop, design, etc. Genre doesn't matter.

Thanks!

Need music recommendations about subversive art

Basically title. Looking for songs with themes on radical art, agitprop, design, etc. Genre doesn&#39;t matter.

Thanks!


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.


Ok, so. I'm new to anarchism and I hear a lot of anarchists say "eat the rich" and I notice some negative thoughts about wanting money as an anarchist. I LOVE shopping and making and spending money but I believe in the anarchist views. Can I still be considered an anarchist or would I be kinda a poser? (Please try and give a short and straight answer ^^)

I wanna learn more!!

Ok, so. I&#39;m new to anarchism and I hear a lot of anarchists say &quot;eat the rich&quot; and I notice some negative thoughts about wanting money as an anarchist. I LOVE shopping and making and spending money but I believe in the anarchist views. Can I still be considered an anarchist or would I be kinda a poser? (Please try and give a short and straight answer )


i’ve recently decided to use tor browser- my laptop is too old and therefore not compatible with tor. so i’m working on that, if anyone had any recommendations. i think i have a macbook air 13 ? but mainly im here to ask if anyone had any solutions to the orbot app- it doesn’t let me use a lot of apps like spotify and makes me intricately confirm im not a robot with every search i make. anyone have any solutions?

issues with orbit


Hi all:

I have been thinking about non profits in the US and how the typical board-executive director model has been potentially weakened by income inequality (i.e. trustees tend to be retired or hella rich because those are the only people who have money/time these days).

Ironically, many of the most progressive nonprofits are also beholden to the interests of capital, since funding is the number one most important thing. That, simply put, fucking sucks. I've seen too many great leaders sacrifice their integrity and allow certain donors to throw their weight around because they simply relied on their funding too much.

I'm looking for suggestions or places to start with either nonprofits in the US that currently embody more progressive approaches in their institutional structure (e.g. workers councils, profit sharing, etc.) or literature that suggests ways to run a business that embodies more socialist/anarchist values within the capitalist context of the United States.

Thanks!

Alternative Practices for US nonprofits

Hi all:

I have been thinking about non profits in the US and how the typical board-executive director model has been potentially weakened by income inequality (i.e. trustees tend to be retired or hella rich because those are the only people who have money/time these days).

Ironically, many of the most progressive nonprofits are also beholden to the interests of capital, since funding is the number one most important thing. That, simply put, fucking sucks. I&#39;ve seen too many great leaders sacrifice their integrity and allow certain donors to throw their weight around because they simply relied on their funding too much.

I&#39;m looking for suggestions or places to start with either nonprofits in the US that currently embody more progressive approaches in their institutional structure (e.g. workers councils, profit sharing, etc.) or literature that suggests ways to run a business that embodies more socialist/anarchist values within the capitalist context of the United States.

Thanks!


The Case for Resistance: What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight 🏴

[https://crimethinc.com/resist2025](https://crimethinc.com/resist2025)

We have prepared a full analysis discussing what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it.

If you're wondering how to resist, please consider these proposals.

[Seattle, summer 2020.](https://preview.redd.it/ms38d36ibz1e1.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=f93e9fba2b15e0fa6ab2d08490b1d78955bf16c0)

https://crimethinc.com/resist2025

We have prepared a full analysis discussing what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it.

If you&#39;re wondering how to resist, please consider these proposals.

Seattle, summer 2020.


You Can’t Just Do What’s Popular


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdr0aGXr86k](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdr0aGXr86k)

This could actually start a civil war, we've already had one and it was caused by conflict between state forces over control of a cheap labor pool.

The United States has always relied on labor by an underclass to keep itself running. During the last civil war that was being provided by enslaved people and now it's being provided by undocumented immigrants. Neither party cares about undocumented immigrants as such, and neither cared about the slaves last time. What they do care about is their labor pool and state sovereignty.

If Trump is going to use Red state military forces to invade Blue state territory to eliminate their cheap labor pool, there will be a state on state civil war for the same reasons there was last time. There's already a Blue Confederacy forming, also DNC backed, like the last one.

[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/blue-states-unite-resist-federal-pressure-trump-00189204](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/blue-states-unite-resist-federal-pressure-trump-00189204)

Just like last time these state forces would be complimented by a coalition of militias and civilian groups on both sides.

We are highly unlikely to see any kind of secession or declaration of war, this isn't the 19th century, nobody declares wars anymore, either foreign or domestic.

Possibility of Civil War (not insurgency) in the US

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdr0aGXr86k

This could actually start a civil war, we&#39;ve already had one and it was caused by conflict between state forces over control of a cheap labor pool.

The United States has always relied on labor by an underclass to keep itself running. During the last civil war that was being provided by enslaved people and now it&#39;s being provided by undocumented immigrants. Neither party cares about undocumented immigrants as such, and neither cared about the slaves last time. What they do care about is their labor pool and state sovereignty.

If Trump is going to use Red state military forces to invade Blue state territory to eliminate their cheap labor pool, there will be a state on state civil war for the same reasons there was last time. There&#39;s already a Blue Confederacy forming, also DNC backed, like the last one.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/blue-states-unite-resist-federal-pressure-trump-00189204

Just like last time these state forces would be complimented by a coalition of militias and civilian groups on both sides.

We are highly unlikely to see any kind of secession or declaration of war, this isn&#39;t the 19th century, nobody declares wars anymore, either foreign or domestic.


Have you got any advice or literaturo on starting a student union/syndicate?

Starting a student syndicate


I've been looking for a Mod that expands anarchism in HOI4 vanilla and not mega expansions like TNO or Kaiserreich.

Qny suggestions?

Hoi4 Anarchist Expanison Mods?

I&#39;ve been looking for a Mod that expands anarchism in HOI4 vanilla and not mega expansions like TNO or Kaiserreich.

Qny suggestions?


does anyone have any resources or tips for search terms for resources on like history and theory of secretive communication techniques of underground movements? thanks in advance!

linguistic anthropology resources?


U.S. water is already kind of shit depending on where you live. With DOGE wanting to cut the living daylights out of everything, I don't expect that to get any better. I've been looking into ways to purify water to make it safer than what the U.S. calls "safe."

My criteria are:

1. To remove lead, microplastics, bacteria, and other stuff that may become more and more present

2. Maybe retain the fluoride if possible. Maybe I'll look into figuring out how to add it after if it gets removed.

3. Requires buying the least amount of plastic possible. Preferably without needing to be replaced too often

4. To be used on rain water and tap water. I don't live near any lakes, rivers, or oceans... Yet.

5. Preferably cheap cause I'm not rich. My budget is $50-$100. Maybe willing to pay more cause it is water.

Any Advice on Purifying Water

U.S. water is already kind of shit depending on where you live. With DOGE wanting to cut the living daylights out of everything, I don&#39;t expect that to get any better. I&#39;ve been looking into ways to purify water to make it safer than what the U.S. calls &quot;safe.&quot;

My criteria are:

To remove lead, microplastics, bacteria, and other stuff that may become more and more present

Maybe retain the fluoride if possible. Maybe I&#39;ll look into figuring out how to add it after if it gets removed.

Requires buying the least amount of plastic possible. Preferably without needing to be replaced too often

To be used on rain water and tap water. I don&#39;t live near any lakes, rivers, or oceans... Yet.

Preferably cheap cause I&#39;m not rich. My budget is $50-$100. Maybe willing to pay more cause it is water.


Hello again!

This is my second piece to a long history series detailing anarchic and libertarian tendencies in China. In this piece I discuss two very unknown thinkers outside of East Asia - Mozi and Yangzi.

The former was the founder of a rival school to Confucianism, whose members formed a highly disciplined cadre of activists, going so far as to defend cities to the death for their ideals. The Mohists also developed logic, universalism, consequentialism, siege defense, and a concept of Mutual Aid, the ideas of which influence activists and Chinese/East/Southeast Asian mutual aid networks. Some brief comparisons to Sergei Nechayev and an analysis of their praxis follows, with many sources and footnotes for the more curious to follow.

The latter thinker, Yang Zhu, is a mysterious person who never wrote down his thoughts. However, based upon our circumstantial evidence, it seems he was a genuine individualist, whose ideas radically questioned and rejected the state, one of the first ever in history to do so. His ideas have anachronistically been labeled Daoist, and he almost certainly influenced Zhuangzi. I do a comparison with his ideas to Stirner and settle the possibility of his influence upon Stirner (no influence it appears). This then is the latest comparison of Egoist and Yangist thought that may be of interest to Anarchists today.

The influence of these two figures is hard to convey given how unknown they are, but many of the anarchic tendencies we eventually see in Confucianism and Daoism originate in these two thinkers.

The next piece in the series will dive into Daoism, the Daodejing, Ursula K. Le Guin's bastardized translation of it, and analyzing how "anarchist" the Daodejing actually is.

I would appreciate a read and would love to answer any questions people have.

Here's the link:
[https://medium.com/@1over0equalsundefined/uncovering-chinese-anarchy-part-2-mohist-activism-and-yangzis-individualism-d55867a64bf2](https://medium.com/@1over0equalsundefined/uncovering-chinese-anarchy-part-2-mohist-activism-and-yangzis-individualism-d55867a64bf2)

Uncovering Chinese Anarchy Part 2: Mohist Activism and Yangzi's Individualism

Hello again!

This is my second piece to a long history series detailing anarchic and libertarian tendencies in China. In this piece I discuss two very unknown thinkers outside of East Asia - Mozi and Yangzi.

The former was the founder of a rival school to Confucianism, whose members formed a highly disciplined cadre of activists, going so far as to defend cities to the death for their ideals. The Mohists also developed logic, universalism, consequentialism, siege defense, and a concept of Mutual Aid, the ideas of which influence activists and Chinese/East/Southeast Asian mutual aid networks. Some brief comparisons to Sergei Nechayev and an analysis of their praxis follows, with many sources and footnotes for the more curious to follow.

The latter thinker, Yang Zhu, is a mysterious person who never wrote down his thoughts. However, based upon our circumstantial evidence, it seems he was a genuine individualist, whose ideas radically questioned and rejected the state, one of the first ever in history to do so. His ideas have anachronistically been labeled Daoist, and he almost certainly influenced Zhuangzi. I do a comparison with his ideas to Stirner and settle the possibility of his influence upon Stirner (no influence it appears). This then is the latest comparison of Egoist and Yangist thought that may be of interest to Anarchists today.

The influence of these two figures is hard to convey given how unknown they are, but many of the anarchic tendencies we eventually see in Confucianism and Daoism originate in these two thinkers.

The next piece in the series will dive into Daoism, the Daodejing, Ursula K. Le Guin&#39;s bastardized translation of it, and analyzing how &quot;anarchist&quot; the Daodejing actually is.

I would appreciate a read and would love to answer any questions people have.

Here&#39;s the link:
https://medium.com/@1over0equalsundefined/uncovering-chinese-anarchy-part-2-mohist-activism-and-yangzis-individualism-d55867a64bf2


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