As I’ve begun my journey in exploring for organizations to join I have come across a few anarchists. They get shit talked alot on here (often times rightfully so), so I’m wondering what you guys think about it. Is it hot garbage? Or is it necessary for successful revolution?

  • @TheConquestOfBed
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    2 years ago

    I don’t think it’s possible to do any organizing in the US without encountering anarchists or radlibs in orgs, even people with just adjacent thought processes.

    My two cents: socially privileged radlibs (white, middle class, straight, etc.) are going to be the most entrenched in liberalism. They will need to be asked to practice what they preach and let the less privileged members have their say in things. And you also need to be on the lookout for sex pests who are just there to abuse comrades and/or gain powerful positions in the org. They will tend to have more patriarchal or violent tendencies.

    When dealing with less privileged comrades, no matter their tendency, it would be best to embody Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed. You’re not there to dominate them as they will be rightfully suspicious of your hunger for control of the org, esp if you’re privileged yourself. Ideally you will want to listen to their concerns, internalize them, and thoughtfully come up with solutions or plans to alleviate them together. Being concerned with the well-being of the masses is a dialectical process and will gain you more allies.

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      92 years ago

      Realized a bit late that this is sort of a reply to multiple comments. Oops. 🤷‍♀️