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Growing an Anarchist Movement

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Shevek

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Have been interested in @narchism for some time. Am currently unemployed but looking for work. Believe passionately in @narchist ideas.

How do we grow an @narchist movement and popularise @narchist ideas. I believe in a widespread and democratic TU movement but also lifestyle @narchism as we are not wholly defined by our work. How do we grow this???
 
I was just doing it for effect. But seriously what do ppl think. I know these boards can be cynical at times but I am trying to be serious.
 
rioted said:
slowly. With a sense of humour. And an understanding that many "socialists", "radicals" and "left-wingers" are the enemy of progress. :)
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Well I am going from the fact that I have read a lot of Chomsky and have been convinced pretty much by his arguments.

Do you care to elaborate on your point?
 
Shevek said:
.....I have read a lot of Chomsky....
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Neither necessary nor sufficient.

Just keep plugging away at it. You'll be denigrated by hardened lefties as being a lifestylist or activist (yes, even some on the "left" use it as a term of abuse!). You'll be slagged off for reading the wrong books. it's a long hard road and sometimes the disparagement can be, well, disparaging. But it can be a lot of fun and you CAN make a difference. You'll probably get slagged off for that, too!:)

Remember, what you DO is far more important than what you say or type on a bulletin board. But there is no set way.
 
Shevek: wonders why people can't have an adult discussion about anarchism. He thought this was a political forum.
 
Wash a yoghurt pot and either peel off the wrapper or paint the outside of the pot white.

Glue on some eyes a nose and a mouth, to make a face.

Wet some scrunched-up kitchen roll and push this into the pot followed by a thin damp layer of cotton wool, leaving a gap of about 2cm below the top of the pot.

Sprinkle the @n@rchism seeds on top of the cotton wool pressing them down lightly.

Leave the pot in a warm light place, and look daily for signs of growth which should happen after about 7 days. (Check that the cotton wool remains damp and add a little water if necessary.)
 
Shevek said:
Shevek: wonders why people can't have an adult discussion about anarchism. He thought this was a political forum.
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Many people make that mistake.

Reminds me of one glastonbury, during a wet year. It's early in the morning (or late at night, depending), and in the green fields, despite the mud, the wreckheads are at play. Every so often you'd head this massive cheer and a round of applause. So you thought, what's going on here? And you stumble up the slippery hill to see what's gwanin. Another cheer, another round of applause. Intriguing. There are a load of people standing just over the steep bit. You slip your way towards them and splash down onto your face and roll down the hill in the mud. The crowd cheer and applaud. You force your way up the crest and there's about 50 mud-covered soaked people welcoming you into their fold. Meanwhile, down the hill, someone new has heard the cheers and wonders what is happening...
 
I had a really good one growing under lights in the basement, but the leccy board spotted something up and tipped off The Man :(
 
Shevek said:
Shevek: wonders why people can't have an adult discussion about anarchism. He thought this was a political forum.
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You could try and organize grass-roots non higherarchal groups within your community to campaign and make a real difference.

Alternativly you could call yourself an anarchist, dress like one, cause trouble at protests and meet very little of your aims.
 
moon23 said:
You could try and organize grass-roots non higherarchal groups within your community to campaign and make a real difference.

Alternativly you could call yourself an anarchist, dress like one, cause trouble at protests and meet very little of your aims.
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good idea. Im going to go to the WCML to read anarchist literature.
 
Shevek said:
I guess I'll have to read some more @ books and do some real @ctivism b4 ppl will take me srsly.
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They are really cliquey, the anarchs. There are very few ways of gaining acceptance.

1. Wear a big cloak and a wide-brimmed hat. Carry a spherical bomb, marked 'BoMb!'. Laugh in a sinister manner.

2. Change your name to Ian Boner and start a blog advocating every tactic anarchists have ever opposed.

3. Rush to the support of Islam. Sharia is the new freedom. Execute homos and women in the name of Allah.
 
JHE said:
They are really cliquey, the anarchs. There are very few ways of gaining acceptance.

1. Wear a big cloak and a wide-brimmed hat. Carry a spherical bomb, marked 'BoMb!'. Laugh in a sinister manner.

2. Change your name to Ian Boner and start a blog advocating every tactic anarchists have ever opposed.

3. Rush to the support of Islam. Sharia is the new freedom. Execute homos and women in the name of Allah.
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:hmm: hmmm dont really fancy any of that. I fancied reading anarchist literature and doing vaguely anarcho things.
 
Shevek said:
:hmm: hmmm dont really fancy any of that. I fancied reading anarchist literature and doing vaguely anarcho things.
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