London Anarchist Bookfair 2022

[Dystopiary]

Where did this idea come from that if you're an anarchist you should just put up with any old bullshit, because you're supposed to be welcoming of some kind of free-for-all in every area of your life? Why even bother to get people to book a stall in the first place, let anyone turn up and do what they like cos "you're supposed to be an anarchist. Gotcha." Why even have a front door? Why bother flushing the toilet.

You could argue that someone's got it together to run the bookfair, if they hadn't it wouldn't be happening at all this year, and it's up to them who they allow a stall or not.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

 

[The39thStep]

Magnus' newfound hunger for data collection seems to know no bounds.

Are anarchist groups Data Protection compliant these days or do they have a more laissez-faire attitude?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Magnus' newfound hunger for data collection seems to know no bounds.

I am minded of the a time when Butchersapron lost his shit, after Kea posted an address-related detail about something or other, and he thought she was doing some dark magic voodoo shemozzle rather than a WHOIS directory search on publicly-available information

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Are anarchist groups Data Protection compliant these days or do they have a more laissez-faire attitude?

Looks like the AF has a safer spaces policy but not a data protection one.

Whereas the ACG would appear to have a data protection policy but not a safer spaces one.

I shall leave it to people to draw their own conclusions from this.

 

[LDC]

Need to mash them in to a single safer data spacer policy, maybe SolFed will do that.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Those with The Files don't talk about The Files

 

[Pickman's model]

Those with The Files don't talk about The Files

but they do have a data protection policy whereas the groups without files don't

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Those with The Files don't talk about The Files

We just continually add to them…

 

[Red Sky]

but they do have a data protection policy whereas the groups without files don't

Has gone a bit Lord of the Files. If 2017 was the conch getting smashed.

 

[hitmouse]

but they do have a data protection policy whereas the groups without files don't

Trying to submit a Subject Access Request to those with The Files rarely gets positive results either.

 

[hitmouse]

Looks like the AF has a safer spaces policy but not a data protection one.

Whereas the ACG would appear to have a data protection policy but not a safer spaces one.

I shall leave it to people to draw their own conclusions from this.

It seems that my browser's safer spaces policy does not like the AF:

 

[DaveCinzano]

Trying to submit a Subject Access Request to those with The Files rarely gets positive results either.

I told you, the SAR is only supposed to be for your own info

 

[krink]

So in the spirit of equality, a sentiment that most anarchists would agree with, we should be informed of the employment details of the organisers and all stall holders to ensure there aren’t any other conflicts of interest in our midst. Would be a shame to be part of building a culture where being open and honest leads to censure which encourages deceit.

If they're choosing to work for fascists like Putin then yes. Otherwise there's no line and coppers and screws and mi5 agents can all have a table too.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

If they're choosing to work for fascists like Putin then yes. Otherwise there's no line and coppers and screws and mi5 agents can all have a table too.

I don't personally agree with Ms McKenzie writing articles for RT. But neither am I willing to pony up to put food on her table and her articles don't appear to be supporting Putin.

 

[Red Sky]

I don't personally agree with Ms McKenzie writing articles for RT. But neither am I willing to pony up to put food on her table and her articles don't appear to be supporting Putin.

RT is a pretty blatant Kremlin propaganda outfit.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

RT is a pretty blatant Kremlin propaganda outfit.

And most 'free' press have their own burdens to carry.

 

[Red Sky]

And most 'free' press have their own burdens to carry.

Are there many people who write for the Times applying for stalls?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Are there many people who write for the Times applying for stalls?

Are there many anarchists applying for stalls?

 

[Red Sky]

Are there many anarchists applying for stalls?

Presumably.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Presumably.

So we presume most. But expel the known. LOL.

 

[Red Sky]

So we presume most. But expel the known. LOL.

So we presume most. But expel the known. LOL.

Lisa should do her own bookfair.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Lisa should do her own bookfair.

I've heard her speak at many. I've seen you heckle at one. If that now makes you the lord of it all.

 

[tim]

Lisa should do her own bookfair.

In a Cereal Cafe.

 

[Red Sky]

I've heard her speak at many. I've seen you heckle at one. If that now makes you the lord of it all.

I've spoken at a couple iirc.

What did you see me heckle?

 

[tim]

Are there many people who write for the Times applying for stalls?

I'm sure Simon Jenkins from the Guardian will have one.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

 

[danny la rouge]

Who's.

 

[planetgeli]

Who's.

Might be a theological debate.

 

[andysays]

Who's.

You're banned (for pedantry...)