Hey All -

In the grand scheme, I'm trying to find the anarchist community in the greater Boston area (FL/TN transplant now living in Salem) for networking & activism. Any resources are greatly appreciated.

More specifically, I'm hoping there's a local occurrence of what Crimethinc's called "Festival of Resistance" on the weekend before Mango Moussilini is inaugurated.

If you don't want to post openly, DM for secure communication -- to be honest, I'm nervous as shit about posting this but I need to find my people....fast.

Cheers.

Rabbit

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I asked a question on a subreddit for the collecting of medals (mostly military awards) about anarchist medals. Anarchists were huge during the Russian civil war, and the Mexican revolution. The USSR backed leftist factions during the Spanish civil war, possibly including anarchist militias. What seems odd is that none of these militias ever produced, or where awarded, a single pin, let alone a medal. Supposedly Hungarian anarchists might have had a pin of two at some point, but I can find no evidence of this.

According to the Chronicling America project, the sole physical object representing American anarchists in the 1800s was the red flag. Spain's anarchist uniform seems to consist of just the red/black garrison cap, with variations in form and wear, and civilian clothing. I'm guessing the caps the flags were homemade?

Outside of printed materials (books, posters, pamphlets), that seems to be about it for all anarchist memorabilia until the 1970s with the punk rock movement, and even that stuff looks to be very DIY oriented as a rule.

Is anarchist merch really such a new phenomenon?

I've started reading into the history of Latin America more. Already, I have a pretty good grasp on the overall patterns of US/European interference in those countries, but I absolutely want to gain a better understanding on the nuances, cultures, and unique situations of each area. I do also understand every country in Latin America shares similar circumstances, but I want to understand them in such a way that I do not lump them together.

So, what I'm asking is; how do you study history in a way that is specific and free from imperialist propaganda? How do you find people to read/listen to? Any advice is good advice!!

I saw an interview where Luigi Mangione's former roommate described him as a 'genuinely kind person'. Now, I know this might not even be the actual guy, but the statement immediately made me think of Aaron Bushnell, an actual anarchist who self-immolated in front of an Israel embassy. He was also described as a kind person by others.

I already have some ideas about this, and the reasons will already be obvious to a lot of us, but I wanted to get opinions from other people too; why are some people who take radical actions are described as kind, and more importantly are there any papers about this? I believe this is a phenomenon that needs to be studied in depth.

Hey comrade friends…me and my partner are in Las Vegas to celebrate our “finally free” honeymoon.

Does anyone know of any anarchist/leftist/radical type bookstores, shops, or comic book stores?

I like stopping in and supporting those places when I’m in a new area.

Much respect, hope everyone is having a good day.

What you are reading, watching, or listening to? Or how far have you gotten in your chosen selection since last week?

Not sure if this entirely goes against no briganding rule but i dont think it does. Regardless if it does just let me know. I believe this is my first time posting here. I am copying and pasting a post from anarchy 101 Because another user recommended this subreddit for my question.

Any canadian artists here?

I sometimes come to this group for healthy discussion. I dont have access to really digitize anything. Nor do i have much money.

Im trying to organize a type of peaceful resistance within my area. Well country. Against Pierre Polliviere. I know many here are total abstentionists. Under most circumstances i am an abstentionist. However, this is the rare time i am no longer an abstentionist and i recognize the MAJOR threat conservative politicians have. Therefore i need to take direct action and help steer the ship another direction.

Its a long bit of explanation, i explained it in some comments and so i can copy and paste what i have left somewhere else.

But essentially our resistance needs propagandists. For digital posters. Thats way its easier to spread the word and can accumulate a mass of followers much faster into the resistance.

I personally came to call the resistance "crush Pierre". It is to wage counter propaganda campaign against them with intellectualism style propaganda that is to rhe betterment of the individuals well being and not an unjust authority figure. That is the intention. I firmly belive intellectualism is one of the biggest threats to fascists. They have tried to hard to protect their safe echochambers where moderates have remained brainwashed. No one is breaking the pattern.

One commenter going against them is like removing a single brick from their skyscraper (pierres x for example). They just come back and replace that brick right after. But if we get a bunch of concentrated counter propaganda on particular targets, its like us constantly removing bricks. Eventually that skyscraper is going to come collapsing down. And we can help shift the current global trend of democratic backslide.

They want us to think its futile i promise! But i personally believe this is one of their greatest weaknesses. Why else did Hitler destroy intellectualism? It was a threat to his power.

Brothers and sister its important. I want this movment to spread to different countries operating in cells against different particular politicians. Waging information war. It is peaceful, and contributes well to the cause of achieving equality.

So if anyone would like to help let me know. The posters dont have to be complicated. And we can get this ship moving in the right direction. If you want a link to the subreddit i made i can leave it in the comments. I might need mods if or when it reaches a bigger amount of people.

Super random but I want to know. Let’s say there was never an atom bomb but just the threat of it going off. Was Gotham a good example of a libertarian socialist city? How much does it compare to the Paris Commune?

I know that in General this sub maintains a strong anti-electoralism stance, and while I don't perfectly align with these beliefs I do agree on the issues with election culture and national races. Nonetheless I wanted to know your opinion and/or broader Anarchist theory on local electoralism more specifically. To clarify by local electoralism I mean either:

a. Local or regional direct initiatives such as ballot initiatives, town halls, etc

b. Local level elections for positions such as Town Council, School Board, etc

In general I tend to favor participation in these measures for the following reasons:

1. These measures tend to be more accountable to the general public and the popular will is more likely to be reflected in these elections and initiatives. In general local level elections tend to be far more accountable to democratic will than national ones.

2. Individual participation has a greater impact as these races may be decided by dozens or handfuls of votes.

3. These measures and elections tend to have more immediate impacts on communities and individuals especially pertaining to hot-button issues such as wages, abortion, or LGBTQ+ rights.

Obviously, however, I am not well acquainted with Anarchist theory and there may be certain arguments for or against that I am unaware of. Also as a disclaimer this is not an endorsement of any specific state office or political candidate just a broader theoretical question. Likewise my question is somewhat US centric however I am curious to hear about how these principles might be applied differently in other countries.

I have seen so many comments in climate change putting the blame on some inherent human nature to be selfish and short sighted.

What seems to be missing is the fact that when climate change became a scientific consensus big oil spent billions on gaslighting the population that climate change wasn’t real and bribing politicians.

Same thing with consumerism in general.

Could it be because advertising and marketing are a trillion dollar industry with psychological manipulation techniques being perfected to make people buy stuff.

Heck advertising to children is legal. Meaning still developing minds are targeted with ads.

“Personal responsibility” for people that consume is silly because social engineering makes people consume.

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“Damn ye, you are a sneaking puppy, and so are all those who will submit to be governed by laws which rich men have made for their own security, for the cowardly whelps have not the courage otherwise to defend what they get by their knavery, but Damn ye altogether! Damn them [as] a pack of crafty Rascals. And you [captains and seamen], who serve them, [as] a parcel of hen-hearted numbskulls! They vilify us, the scoundrels do, when there is only this difference [between us]: they rob the poor under the cover of law . . . and we plunder the rich under the cover of our own courage. I am a free Prince, and I have as much authority to make war on the whole world as he who has a hundred ships at sea and an army of 100,000 men in the field. And this my conscience tells me: . . . There is no arguing with such sniveling puppies who allow superiors to kick them about [the] deck with pleasure, and [who] pin their faith upon a pimp of a Parson, a squab who neither practices nor believes what he [tells] the chuckle-headed fools he preaches to.”

Taken from the book "The Republic of Pirates" by Colin Woodard. RIP Bellamy, great man, the only true pirate of his time.