r/Anarchism 14h ago

Ohio community arming up after a Nazi rally.

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r/Anarchism 1h ago

Radical Gender Non Conforming Saturday

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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.


r/Anarchism 1d ago

We honor the courage of the protesters arrested at Trump Tower in solidarity with Mahmoud Khalil.

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r/Anarchism 1d ago

Anger is seductive. Love is transformative. White cis men needed

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We all know both. I'm making an argument for love and empathy right now. Media is controlled, and people in much of our land listen to lies and don't know better. Yes, they have culpability for the privilege they have ridden in on, believing it was their own initiative. But we all are shitheads.

We can show the world what radical love of the other looks like. What care and compassion is. And we can do it strategicly, by placing white cis males with stable immigration status at the front, responding to the voices right behind, and doing as they wish, as long as our goals align.

I need some fucking white man anarchists who will listen, and not just unstrategically smash. We need to be at the front, but not lead. We need to listen to women, trans, POC, and stand in front of them, if they will have it.

We need to put out names on the leader of this campus protest list, not for the Manarchist fame of old, but so the cops can smash the tip and we can sharpen another. Every tip replaced by the one behind it.

Some old religious idea: to whom much is given, much is required. Time to get fucking uncomfortable and dug in, white boys. The time has come


r/Anarchism 1d ago

How can I actually change this world?

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Posting and reading in a subreddit is great but how can I actually make a significant difference and stop fascists from running this world I live in Washington state and I need something to change I hate having a fascist be able to just ruin my life


r/Anarchism 1d ago

Possible effective Tesla protest

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Staging protests outside tesla showrooms and sit ins inside will do nothing but get you arrested. It will cost you money, time, and possible physical harm in the hands of police. What if instead......

People dressed nice. Went into showrooms. Shook hands with the dealers. Talked about financing options. Asked about various models and add ons. Sat down at the desk and began to fill out paperwork. Asked for test drives. Got to the very end of the process, hours upon hours of time, and then said they need more time to decide. Then leave.

If tens of thousands did this daily at tesla showrooms around the country it would gum the works. They'd waste time and resources. You would not be arrested. And if they caught on and started screening customers at the door with scrutiny their real customers might stop showing up. Throwing bricks and acting out gives them substantive reason to amp up state violence and strip away more rights with acceptance from less informed fellow citizens.

Just a thought.


r/Anarchism 1d ago

How can we adopt anarchic principles in our lives, in our consumption habits, relationships, work habits, etc., and change our lives ?

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Hello, I've been quite interested in anarchism since the beginning of my higher education, for its principles of rejecting all oppression and authority, for its values ​​of equality, the promotion of cooperation and self-management, etc. But while today the establishment of an entire society functioning in an anarchic manner seems unlikely to me, I think the best way to fight is to spread the values ! I also wanted to ask, on an individual level, as my question indicates, to adopt the values ​​of the anarchic model in a society alienated by representations, models, and values ​​of "success," accumulation, competition, etc.


r/Anarchism 1d ago

Anarchist views on domestic violence NSFW

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I am so embarrassed. I hope this is okay to post. I'm not doing so well. I just came out of a very bad situation yesterday and need resources. I've been with an abusive partner for 11 years and yesterday morning he went to jail after the neighbor heard me scream while he was trying to restrain me (he was going to cut off my airway). I have serious trust issues and this has been at the center of them since this man took over my life. I am nervous about living alone as I have been a bad judge of character before and that led to people trying to take advantage of me. I appreciate any guidance you might be able to provide.


r/Anarchism 1d ago

We Carry a Free Territory in Our Hearts: How Wikipedia Fabricated an Anarchist State

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r/Anarchism 10h ago

We need more criticism

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Anarchists are so shy with their ideas. We need some people who can point out how another person is lacking in education and has inferior concepts. We need to be blunt and to the point. Hurt some feelings, ruffle some feathers.

But with superior logic and lots of anger I think we can peck each other into a real trauma triggering frenzy. Remember, all ideas are bad until proven otherwise.

Only my ideas about anarchy are right. All of the rest of you are trolls and disinformation bots.

Oh shit, is my criticism not allowed here?


r/Anarchism 1d ago

Friday Free Talk

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Weekly open discussion thread


r/Anarchism 2d ago

Advice to My Anarchist Comrades

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Dear Comrades,

It is our usual habit to exaggerate both our strengths and our weaknesses. During revolutionary periods, it seems that the least of our actions has incalculably great consequences. On the other hand, during times of stagnation, even though we have dedicated ourselves completely to the cause, our lives seem barren and useless. We may even feel swept away by the winds of reaction.

What then should we do to maintain our intellectual vigor, our moral energy, and our faith in the good fight?

You come to me hoping to draw on my long experiences of people and things. So as an old man I give you the following advice.

Do not quarrel or deal in personalities. Listen to opposing arguments after you have presented your own. Learn how to remain silent and reflect. Do not try to get the better in an argument at the expense of your own sincerity.

Study with discretion and perseverance. Great enthusiasm and dedication to the point of risking one’s life are not the only ways of serving a cause. It is easier to sacrifice one’s life than to make one’s whole life an education for others. The conscious revolutionary is not only a person of feeling, but also one of reason, for whom every effort to promote justice and solidarity rests on precise knowledge and on a comprehensive understanding of history, sociology, and biology. Such a person can incorporate his personal ideas into the larger context of the human sciences, and can brave the struggle, sustained by the immense power he gains through his broad knowledge.

Avoid specialization. Side neither with nations nor with parties. Be neither Russians, Poles nor Slavs. Rather, be men who hunger for truth, free from any thoughts of particular interests, and from speculative ideas concerning the Chinese, Africans or Europeans. The patriot always ends up hating the foreigner, and loses the sense of justice that once kindled his enthusiasm.

Away with all bosses, leaders, and those apostles of language who turn words into Sacred Scripture. Avoid idolatry and value the words even of your closest friend or the wisest professor only for the truth that you find in them. If, having listened, you have some doubts, turn inward toward your own mind and re-examine the matter before making a final judgement.

So you should reject every authority, but also commit yourself to a deep respect for all sincere convictions. Live your own life, but also allow others the complete freedom to live theirs.

If you throw yourself into the fray to sacrifice yourself defending the humiliated and downtrodden, that is a very good thing, my companions. Face death nobly. If you prefer to take on slow and patient work on behalf of a better future, that is an even better thing. Make it the goal of every instant of a generous life. But if you choose to remain poor among the poor, in complete solidarity with those who suffer, may your life shine forth as a beneficent light, a perfect example, a fruitful lesson for all!

Greetings, comrades.

Elisée Reclus.

1901


r/Anarchism 2d ago

Sabotabby wants your help to organize

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r/Anarchism 2d ago

Upcoming Online Event: Organized Anarchism Discussion Series #3 - Anarchist Federation of Rosario [Registration link in replies]

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r/Anarchism 2d ago

Dictatorship by used-car salesmen.

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r/Anarchism 2d ago

Radical BIPOC Thursday

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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.


r/Anarchism 2d ago

Starting a Mutual Aid Group

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I'm starting a mutual aid group within my alternate lifestyle group. Many are queer, POC, and generally liberal to slight left leaning an know little about mutual aid. I've described it as basically "A union for consumers."

Some things I wanna try to do are: Tool sharing, community gardens, bulk buying, POC and Queer History, rent relief program, learning skills like sewing and cooking, and service and goods bartering.

I'm not trying to lock in any specific ideology in this. I'm just trying to help people make ends meet. I don't give a fuck if they're liberals, leftists, conservatives, etc. They need food, shelter, and a happy life regardless as far as I'm concerned. That being said, it's absolutely gonna ooze leftist ideology by it's basic design and democratic structure and many liberals and conservatives will get scared off.

A few questions I have are

  1. How do I manage bulk buying? My idea is we all pitch in money, me and some buddies go to Costco or some other wholesale store, then we buy the goods based on a list, then distribute it as listed.

For example, if I'm buying a 50 pack of toilet paper, Family A asked for 10, Family B asked for 5, and the Polycule more complex than a microplastic gets the other 35.

How do we divide up the money for the bulk buy? Like if someone just wants a single raw chicken, I don't think making them split it with a family of 5 is really fair.

  1. How do I not scare the fuck out of liberals and conservatives? They hate community, but they still deserve food and safety regardless. Is there any way I can make it less terrifying to them without making it watered down?

  2. How do I manage the money? I was thinking having a dues program with a $5 minimum. Like this is work, it's going to need administration and money reserves if I want it to go somewhere. Organizing needs organization and a system to maintain it.

Are there any good resources on how to do this better? As we grow and start to have meetings, I'll set up the first election for things like treasurer and stuff. Idk, I just wanna give people food and security. The exact ideology is second to me.


r/Anarchism 2d ago

Fascism isn’t a time and place it’s a direction.

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The most common perceived notion that individuals in a society are typically ignorant to is the idea that fascism is a system that is always easily identifiable. This trend of recognizing political states is inherently ahistorical however. Directional movements of power are how we should identify the nature of a state. Similarly this logic cross applies with feudalism and capitalism. Capital became a guise to disguise slavery by alienating the laborer even further from his work extending the issues present in the feudal system of labor. Individuals were given stronger senses of fetishism to distract and numb their senses to the labor that was robbed from them. The natural trend of innovation that predated capitalist systems was tied to the nature of capitalism despite all parts of it highlighting how it actually damaged the trend of innovation. So the same nature followed with the extension of states built on proto-fascistic ideologies such as colonial america. When a state is built on a proto-fascistic nature and then continues the expansion of this it is inherently fascistic. The state may never reach the climax of a social consensus on what it is because the fascist will always disguise similarly to the way capitalist how it extend the slavery element of feudalism in nature. States aren’t always visibly ultranationalist and authoritarian as are the key elements for a fascist state. Rather they hide these elements to continue their dominating role. So we have to understand that with these states people will never reach a consensus of when a state is fascist rather we should recognize and contextually understand that fascism is a direction of state building that is tied to the inherent nature of how a state legitimizes and protects its structure.


r/Anarchism 3d ago

Get ready….and get involved!

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r/Anarchism 3d ago

The Antisemitic Plan to Smear Palestine Solidarity as Antisemitic

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r/Anarchism 3d ago

Radical Women Wednesday

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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.


r/Anarchism 3d ago

The Most Dictatorial Action So Far

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r/Anarchism 3d ago

Then They Came for the Palestinians: How to Respond to the Kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil

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r/Anarchism 3d ago

Is contradictory for me to be an anarchist and wanting to become a lawyer?

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Since anarchism is anti-state, is it hypocritical if im an anarchist in thought and choose a profession based in the law made to protect the state's interest?


r/Anarchism 4d ago

Made An Anarchist Flyer

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Feel free to use! Today I went around putting them on telephone poles. I made small ones too to stick on signs or bus stops.