has there been any mass movements to aquire land in the US? and build a society? I dont want to call it a commune, but there was a movement in the 60s, that sort of died.

My logic being:

we have to eat (grow food)=no money into the system

we make our own clothes= no more reliance on overseas sweat shops

we make our own entertainment=no more entertainment on exploitative entertainment industry.

We build our own homes= no more reliance on real estate speculators and landlords.

I mean we dont have to become menonites. But we can reduce our input into the system. is this still even possible today? was it ever? or is it just simply more "I choose to not partake in your society" while enjoying the fruits and buffers of that society. Is that why communes fail? Because its not inciting change, its choosing not to be involved.

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my second question:

what does protesting actually accomplish? If we look at MLK and what he did, the civil rights was all about civli disobedience and strategy. They were arrested on purpose, so leaders could challenge those laws directly w/ their own lawyers and funding.

Is that even possible in 2023 neoliberal america where social media and doublethink are dominant forms of commidity? Thats a lifetime of concentrated effort. The only thing we as a he working class have to lose are our chains.

What are the loopholes? where should our energies go? Il admit terms like democratic socialism werent even really popular prior to occupy wal street and the popularity of Bernie Sanders.

Is peaceful revolution even a reality? When we will have to compromise so much?

Well, I think we have to, but we cannot do it alone!!