https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about

its not about red vs blue states. It’s About The Country Vs. The City

A successful propaganda campaign by the owning class.

And a quote from an anonymous mutual:

many people will unfortunately need to learn this the hard way it seems at the expense of those who take the time to see the writing on the wall those ignorant to their exploitation will seldom listen to those who try to tell them how horribly theyre being fucked “if it were really so bad id notice” theyll say “this isnt so bad” theyll say, standing on the peak of the mountain that is dunning-kruger unknowing all we can do is wait, and watch to find out what what it is that throws them into the valley of unfathomable uncertainty in the meantime we must work for each other, for those who do see how good things could be. maybe then, our greener grass will coax them into giving us a fair listen

Fwiw (I sure hope this is not an empty platitude), as a trans woman who’d love to be able to feel safe outside of cities in blue states, who very much knows and experienced that it’s not free:

You’re absolutely right.

I read this back early 2016, been reeling from it ever since: https://morecrows.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/unnecessariat/

We have been divided by the american mythos of “pinko city slicker vs rugged indvidualist rednecks” and the truth is it’s all so the boss can take the whole plate of cookies, while scapegoating your brown/queer/whatever co-worker “He’s gonna eat your cookie”

I refuse, at least for my inner child anyway, to surrender the love I have for my fellow common person, regardless of where you’re from. Sweeping generalization.

There’s lots of blame to go around. Big Pharma, Politicians, the way in which the midwest and south’s entire economies that were always built on the idea of very high capital using extractive methods to get resources out of the land either cotton or mining or oil or water or agri business, those economies always depend on a few people with a lot of money, and then a whole bunch of people who are poor.

I blame them, not you. I see you. We are not alone. There has got to be a better way.

Heh, ty dor saying so. I got sick of seeing it.

Where was the solidarity when the choice was an obvious fascist or literally anything else?

Im not being condescending here:

In every city.

It even happens to exist outside of cities!

You can find mutual aid groups wherever you are. If you’re asking, you need to engage beyond the bare-minimum of electoralism.

Here’s a short vid from like past 48? hours about finding yours:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcZjj0NGIaY

Now go re-read and find me where I’m telling you to go cozy up to a maga-hat of any life-experience at all, and strike up solidarity with them.

No. Quit with the doom obsession. It is a distraction so as to avoid doing something more meaningful about the root causes.

To quote a friend: (speaking on such quislings)

many people will unfortunately need to learn this the hard way it seems at the expense of those who take the time to see the writing on the wall those ignorant to their exploitation will seldom listen to those who try to tell them how horribly theyre being fucked “if it were really so bad id notice” theyll say “this isnt so bad” theyll say, standing on the peak of the mountain that is dunning-kruger unknowing all we can do is wait, and watch to find out what what it is that throws them into the valley of unfathomable uncertainty in the meantime we must work for each other, for those who do see how good things could be. maybe then, our greener grass will coax them into giving us a fair listen

So, I repeat: Quit with this dopamine loop. You feel so strongly? Then go be about it.

Ooh ooh i have something for this!

Right so, certainly a topic worth caring about. “So much against voting” is a simplifcation. Kinda gross one, one could even say

https://crimethinc.com/2016/04/29/feature-from-democracy-to-freedom

But you dont have all that time for giving a fuck about the way representive modern neoliberal democracies fall short, so let’s leave it at this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7KUhBxpD14

If you spend the next 2 or 4 years building the expectation that their wont be an election, you are doing their work for them

So, whats yr deal? Are you here manufacturing consent on bebalf of fascists, or are you going to build Muatalism style in your physical proximity. Riding the fence doesnt make sense. ✨️

Oh and everybody fucking clapped. Get over yourself because while you do whatever the fuck this is, real ones are out there building solidarity and dual power. Snap out of your neoliberal yesteryear and into the reality that what matters now is a.) channels/orgs for mutual aid b) Solidarity Economies (aka folks having a foothold in their local economies and c) Encouraging anti-authoritarian parenting methods.

We are in this mess because we want that EZ fix. Just vote against (obtuse, christo-)fascism so you can go back to bed for 4-8 years (while magrinalized folks get to suffer) – Instead of looking at the big picture.

You know who looked at the big picture and built (astroturfed anyway) grassroots? All these right wing ghouls.

Im not gonna rewrite this for every clown at the top of every thread playing the blame game.

Get involved. Engage prefigurative politics. Identify the root causes and move on to the solutions.

Or keep yelling at scarecrows you imagine. Just dont be surprised if that turns you into someone people dont want to be around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq2I08cQhis

I’d like to call em that, but this has changed my mind.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Anarchism/comments/jp3q4p/comment/gbesw1p/

About preventing crime, the short version is that it starts in the home.

Much violent crime can be traced back to cultural factors. Violent crime, such as murder, would probably decrease dramatically in an anarchist society because most of its causes — poverty, televised glorification of violence, prisons and police, warfare, sexism, and the normalization of individualistic and anti-social behaviors — would disappear or decrease.

The differences between two Zapotec communities illustrates that peace is a choice. The Zapotec are a sedentary agrarian indigenous nation living on land that is now claimed by the state of Mexico. One Zapotec community, La Paz, has a yearly homicide rate of 3.4/100,000. A neighboring Zapotec community has the much higher homicide rate of 18.1/100,000. What social attributes go along with the more peaceful way of life? Unlike their more violent neighbors, the La Paz Zapotec do not beat children; accordingly, children see less violence and use less violence in their play. Similarly, wife-beating is rare and not considered acceptable; women are considered equal to men, and enjoy an autonomous economic activity that is important to the life of the community so they are not dependent on men. Regarding child-rearing, the implications of this particular comparison are corroborated by at least one cross-cultural study on socialization, which found that warm, affectionate socialization techniques correlate with low levels of conflict in society.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-anarchy-works#toc42

As for the re-emergence of hierarchies, I think that the notion of anarchism is essentially ‘checks and balances’ turned up to 11. You get to a society that’s an ecosystem of fluid social relationships, and an anti-authoritarian culture which makes it impossible in a million ways for anyone to accumulate power. If we could get there, I think it would be more robust than current liberal democracy, where the branches of government can cooperate and you need buy-in from less people to enable power to be accumulated.

IMO, good anarchist praxis is to 1) encourage and popularize anti-authoritarian parenting methods and 2) build strong community groups and mutual aid networks.

In the now, I believe in Mutualism and Solidarity Economies as a means for preserving liberty and keeping one another safe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OspMIhmbn8Q

You might find this helpful. There will likely be another this year (fyi Beau took a sabbatical for workaholism and his wife Belle and collaborators are doing an excellent job of carrying it forward)

Edit: was meant as a reply to someone who is getting ready to endure sitting at the table with red hats; and had accidentally instead replied to OP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OspMIhmbn8Q

You might find this helpful. There will likely be another this year (fyi Beau took a sabbatical for workaholism and his wife Belle and collaborators are doing an excellent job of carrying it forward)

Passing this on:

A uterus is NOT disposable even when you don’t want to have kids - it serves a purpose in women’s bodily health. If you need to get it removed for health reasons then absolutely do it, but please don’t ever think uterus + breasts serve no purpose when you’re not having kids. They greatly participate in the hormonal health of the body & brain, in the lymphatic structure, keeping other organs in their place, and it has been now proven by studies that if you do a hysterectomy when young it greatly affects your risk to get alzheimer’s/dementia. This is not to say you shouldn’t take care of your reproduction or get yourself sterilized if you want. But patriarchy has already commodified every body part of ours; please, let’s appreciate our natural bodies and health and not take it for granted. Please do not think your bodyparts are disposable if you are not having kids. That’s what men think. Your body parts are valuable and an important part of YOU. They serve YOU and your health, no-one else. You are not a barbie doll that can have parts taken out without consequences. You do not consist of parts, you are a whole person. You are a lovely, important human, and your health and body parts belong to you. I know we are taught to think about ourselves as a collection of body parts and to nit pick them apart, but I want to stress this is a patriarchal way of thinking. Your womb does not suddenly become irrelevant if you’re not in relationships with men. It is still hugely important to YOU.💜

So yeah, as usual, why in the world should anyone except the person with the uterus, getting a say in the matter?

https://www.optionsri.org/post/chattering-classes-activism-is-the-best-remedy-to-authoritarianism

Rest, recuperate, get into a sustainable rhythm. Only we will keep us safe.

Words have meanings. “Gay for” would be an acceptable attraction. Children cannot Consent [There is a power imbalance which cannot be reconciled] to a relationship with an Adult. Please dont do their work for them by mincing words: There’s nothing predatory abour being gay, and thats’s what this bigot is, a predator.

Fascism is a virus all of it’s own, a weird evil in a bad way, the only kinds of degenerates with the only kind of kinks society must stop. Their bloodlust is the poison. This White-Supermacist, Eugenicist Cancer asks you to turn your neighbor in and destroys every nation that obliges.

Lots

Drag yr fckin with the status quo and I love that for drag. We do not need to cling to our comfort zone with regards to social constructs and asserting one’s autonomy is never policing others – regardless of how indignant those who are have become accustomed to policing tran’s people’s expression may loudly take difference.

Whatever other disagrements we might have, in fighting for freedom from/of gender expression, we fam 🫶

Didnt downvote but ill bite.

Dont self-hate. There’s so many self-proclaimed misogynistic chauvanists to hate.

You offer your humanity. That is unique and not about the gender binary.

Your intrinsic traits mean people are more likely to listen to you.

If you’re into a long form video essay, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBn5VF_On2k

You get to be inclusivity batman

If your up for a punk song https://propagandhi.bandcamp.com/track/refusing-to-be-a-man

Gender is made up. A social construct used to divide, for the purpose of economic imperialism. If youre up for a book:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781557100238

Self-love is needed if you’re going to uplift others. Your intentions seem to be in the right place. Meet that with humility, humanity and accountabilty to learn and grow from mistakes and you’ll do fine.

One more thing that feels relevant, a sentiment from a friend:

I think that a lot of people on the left are focused on the idea of forgiveness coming from the people who were wronged, but I think that’s a misguided notion. It’s not my place to seek forgiveness from those I have wronged, and I don’t have any obligation to forgive those who have wronged me. I think that the harsh reality is that we live in an unjust world, where justice only exists if we fight tooth and nail for it, and will it into existence with our choices and actions.

So then if you believe what you’re saying, be a part of the fight to make our grass the greener

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Well said, please know and be reminded this sort of message inspires, has reach, and does good for sisters and siblings more than one can ever know 🫶

Facts

Ahahahaha thank you.