#Anarchism

Had a gripe earlier about misapplication of "choice Feminism" critiques but didn't really elaborate what my problem is.Anarchists (and a lot of the anti authoritarian left) believe that systems of
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The reason anarchism focuses on domination in all forms -- not just specific political systems -- is that someone *only* motivated to seek change because of their class position or
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Excited to listen to Prof. Tyler Stovall's talk about his new book, "White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea"https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691179469/white-freedom Stovall on the Capitol building: Why not
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List of things Vaush has done without apologising: - spread misinformation about black nationalism & anarchism.- call sex abolitionism nonsense that takes gender abolitionism too far.- go on a long
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Double standard: a rule or principle which is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groupsInsurrection: a violent uprising against an authority or governmentTerrorism: the use of intentional
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This week I wrote a newsletter about how studying Bitcoin teaches people about voluntaryism and leads to their de-politicization.A thread People claim that Bitcoin is for everyone, democrats, republicans, and
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Kind of want to expand on this idea, because I remember an Amber A'Lee Frost appearance (Chapo? Red Scare?) where she played normie-whisperer and dumped on people whose political engagement
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A common Marxist critique of anarchism is that it embraces the spontaneity of the masses and ignores the need for an organization of conscious revolutionaries which influences on-going social movements.
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A friend asks me: "as an anarchist, would you say that what's goin on in Seattle is Anarchy?".So, a few considerations:1) "Anarchy" is a just word, so I always find
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I was in a relationship with a police officer for three years of my life.I am an abolitionist.You really sure you wanna go there, Lee?https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1334276442796957696 The fucked up thing about
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Leftism exploded in social cachet for a variety of reasons, and newly minted leftists needed to slap an identity, a brand, a flag of status and association on themselves."Stalin did
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PB Mehta spoke about this paradoxical situation of dissent in a democracy & spoke about how dissent gets normative value when formal processes cease to be truly representative. Thinking about
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How I Got Radicalized (a thread).I was raised in the imperial core by working-class far-right racist evangelical cryptofascists. My dad never went to high school. My pastor was a Christian-identity
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Utah fascists are doxxing “BLM supporters” via a list being circulated with people’s names and addresses. A comrade shared this link with info on digital harassment, how to get through
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I wanted to do a thread on this piece by Sarah Constantin discussing a dichotomy in how people view freedom.Is it optimization (studiously pursuing a single goal) or indifference (when
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“It’s not the abuse that kills you - it’s the silence”The Silencing of Sexual Violence Activism in Social Justice Movements in the UK Left. (Julia Downes)http://www.egpress.org/Julia-Downes-Its-not-the-abuse-that-kills-you “Why Do
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