Had an interaction where I was talking about 2A stuff, homesteading, minor prepping, backwoods survival stuff, in a call of duty lobby. Some dude pipped up and was like “are u married? U’d make a great wife” etc and I was like nah, and they were like y? And I was like, cuz I’m a raging communist.
Interactions like these firmly cement my belief that the word “communist” is useless in todays vernacular if you’re speaking to normies. Much to the chagrin of anarchist memelords, optics are important in creating solidarity, and also weeding out undesirables. Y’all aren’t out here talking to folks.
Like dude I get it, I really do. But why alienate the uneducated or under informed off the rip. It’s like watching liberals get into petty Facebook arguments. You’re not changing anything in a comment section, and your not accomplishing praxis by burning down a mom and pop.
it's part of why i removed communist out of my bio because like yes i am but now i get liberals following me who go "hey katie you're right about this" and that's what matters
everyone in power in the imperial core! it shouldn’t really have a name to be fair, since it’s just “what actually successful political actors do”. like how every RNC intern is a groyper now!!!!
I see an interesting parallel. So many folks seem to go Communist as a first move into Leftist from Liberal in part because for so long U.S. society saw Us vs Them as Freedom vs Communism and when you figure out "Freedom" is bullshit just flipping over is the obvious path forward.
There's clear and omitted by me divisions: social media and adjacent V committed forums V local action.
The former has felt like it had the most folks like I said, mid a balance, and local action heavily anarchist, at least in PDX.
entryist anarchism is rare ime, but like you said, anarchist direct action is thicker on the ground. i think it’s bc anarchist action is easier to plan and carry out when you live by anarchist principles!
however, not being an anarchist, i don’t think “more street action” = “more legit”
I'm an anarchist, but I agree. Diversity of tactics and working in other spaces including existing structures can be the best usage of energy to move toward justice while holding each other up.
Details always matter, and I'm often willing to move toward common goals with people I disagree with.
yeah personally i do not even slightly give a shit about denomination as long as someone's heart is in the right ballpark because we are SO not in a position where that matters
I interviewed a number of WWII resistance vets. Communists worked with conservatives. Before the war they'd literally been fighting in the streets. But now Nazis were occupying the country, so that took presidence.
Yeah, i try not to get stuck in the sectarian bickering anymore (unless someone is being a complete dipshit) and instead try to find points of unity where we can work together on something productive.
A friend of mine likes to say “if you disagree with them, then out-organize them”
