I'm an anarchist thats what the black flag and A in my handle mean

That means a lot of things to a lot of people although there are principles on power, authority, the nature of the state and how to do revolution (sometimes called praxis) that anarchists broadly agree on its that last part that we most often disagree on ime

A part of my theory of change is that revolution cannot be forced, broadly I mean that if you try to change society now with the customs and beliefs that people individually hold they will reconstruct hierarchies of oppression either consciously or not

One subject that often gets left out of leftist and anarchist spaces is non-human oppression, say we seize the means of production tomorrow and we organize society democratically and horizontally, with the rest of the culture unchanged would humans stop killing and oppressing non-humans? I choose this example bc I believe its the most stark.

The system has deeply poisoned our culture and our psychology, we have developed a learned helplessness so pervasive that for many it is easier to imagine the end of capitalism than the end of authority and hierarchy

So what do I propose: social revolution and prefigurative revolution, the first being that revolution starts at the interpersonal level, work with things that are inside of your control and embody your ideals to the best of your ability without giving into perfectionism or pessimism. The second idea prefiguration is linked, create social relations and organizations that are modeled after the world you want, build the new in the shell of the old.

It will be small at first, a book cycle club, a community fridge, a neighborhood group chat for emergency preparedness or community event planning. But if the ground is fertile and nurtured lovingly it will blossom, the benefits of community cooperation are material and compounding.

The road from these beginnings to what we could confidently call an anarchist society would not be straightforward it would be full of setbacks just like early capitalism faced and a full consideration of revolutionary organizing past this point is beyond the scope of this toot (check [1] you're interested in an essay recommendation about that)

but if I am right and this is the most resilient road to revolution then by the time we win the collapse of the state will have long been a forgone conclusion, just as a united but dispersed mycelium network can topple the tallest tree: we will have rotted the state's pillars of power by stumbling up onto our own feet and rendering it obsolete

I invite discussion and disagreements I will try to respond to as much as I can

[1]
Anark Constructing The Revolution, 2020
Essay version:
http://libraryqxxiqakubqv3dc2bend2koqsndbwox2johfywcatxie26bsad.onion/library/anark-constructing-the-revolution
(this is tor onion link it can't be opened in most browsers use the tor browser if you dont know where to start)
Video Essay Version:
https://youtu.be/W9K6ISx8QEQ
(please use an alternative youtube front end of your choice if possible google is evil)

#Anarchism #Prefiguration #Revolution #SocialRevolution #Speciesism #HumanSupremacy #Capitalism

"Let all our forests and meadows bloom.
All power to all the people. Peace."
🌲🌳🌷🌻🌺🍄

A message from the always inspirational Andrewism.

What Can We Do When The System Fails Us?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vByJLFvb4kQ

#anarchism #prefiguration #antiCapitalism

Extra! The results are in! Poverty makes outcomes worse! One small group of people deciding who is in poverty and who gets human rights, anywhere in the world, is global autocracy!

Social scientists and the rest can take a break from our research talks now and form a fucking labor union to re-write international monetary policy! 👏👏

#geopolitics #labor #economics #politics #democracy #prefiguration

Reading this at the moment in case anyone wants to join me: https://alor.org/Storage/Library/PDF/Ussher%20-%20Keynes.pdf

#economics #MonetaryPolicy #geopolitics #anarchism #prefiguration

CrashCourse: *A World Without Governments? #Anarchism Explained*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Ibq-9wulQ

I must admit (as an anarchist) that this is pretty good. Remember that #CrashCourse is part of #PBS, the US public broadcaster. Therefore I'm worried about their future under the Trump-regime.

But yes I have some criticism and that's about their attempt to have some criticism. At the end they give some bad examples of anarchism, as part of the criticism that because of a lack of central control, everyone against the government can call themselves anarchist. Yes of course everyone can, but that doesn't mean that they are.

Let me explain. Anarchism is not only about anti-government or anti-state. Anarchism is about no authority, therefore no hierarchies and against authoritarianism. As a result anarchists are against every form of #oppression, including economic oppression like #capitalism, gender oppression like #sexism and the #patriarchy, #racism, #fascism, #LGBTIQIA-hate, oppression against #nature and #animals (#ecocide), and yes also against nation #states (and their oppressing tools like the #police, the #military and #nationalism) and of course their governments.

Some call this #intersectional, some call it total liberation/struggle. Our tools are mutual aid, direct action and #prefiguration.

Hey, I am working with a few people on completely remote, horizontal game dev worker cooperative to fight against exploitation of game developers and to create awesome games. We are looking for Visual Artists and Musicians. Please contact me if you are at least slightly interested, I will share details with you, or please share this with people who you think could be interested in this project. We try to have a very constructive, deliberative culture to create non-oppressive environment where our collective creativity can shine to hopefully create something awesome.

#cooperative #gamedev #godot #anarchy #prefiguration #games #videogames #fedihire #indiedev #coop

Another great video from #Andrewism that I advise to watch. But please take your time, make notes and don't take it as a blueprint, but as inspiration (like all of anarchism) to start or continue the social revolution.

*How Anarchy Works*

🎞️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrTzjaXskUU

"Anarchism is the political philosophy and practice that opposes all hierarchies along with their “justifying” dogmas and proposes the unending pursuit of anarchy, where free association, self-determination, and mutual aid form the basis of our society. But what does that mean? Let's explore how we might organise anarchy."

See also https://todon.nl/@joenepraat/112231879416626058.

#anarchism #anarchy #SocialRevolution #prefiguration