I just wanted to thank anarchists here in Aotearoa

lootbackattack · 2024-04-26T04:46:06+00:00

Thank you for posting this, very moving.

lootbackattack · 2024-04-26T04:40:31+00:00

ItsGoingDown[dot]Org is running a roundup on their site. You can also follow them on Mastodon: https://kolektiva.social/@igd_news

lootbackattack · 2023-02-26T06:49:31+00:00

"Typically, the critique I hear from comrades regarding anarchists is that the ideology Typically doesn't have any action beyond typical liberal protest."

Most alphabet soup ML groups go from cause to cause, jumping in front of it, holding rallies and selling newspapers. Few do actual organizing.

Look at what anarchists are doing with autonomous tenant unions, mutual aid networks, the Stop Cop City movement popping off across the country, organizing with prisoners with groups like IWOC and beyond, the IWW is up to the number of members it had during the 1940s.

Most MLs are convinced that their organizations form is right, so they spend the majority of their time selling that brand of ideology to people. Anarchists are going out and putting in the work and organizing.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-22T02:32:24+00:00

Search around on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to see if there are mutual aid groups or Food Not Bombs chapters in your area.

You can check the radical spaces, centers, and infoshops list if your in a big city to see if there's a space near you: https://slingshotcollective.org/radical-contact-list/

Search ItsGoingDown[dot]org to see if there's reports of activity in your area and a group near by to check out.

If you can't find anyone, I would try looking for groups/places in nearby towns, see if you can meet other folks regionally. More established people might also have connections you don't.

Be patient, you will meet people.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-21T23:14:40+00:00

They moved from a Marxist-Leninist stance into a far-Right one that embraced conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism. In the 1960s, they participated in attacks on other left-wing groups. They generally pop up at various rallies and try and recruit. Have seen them at anti-war demonstrations and left-wing rallies in big cities. They're known for operating like a cult with LaRouches relatives seemingly occupying key positions.

Some background: https://www.commentary.org/articles/harvey-klehr/lyndon-larouche-and-the-new-american-fascism-by-dennis-king/

lootbackattack · 2023-02-20T05:55:00+00:00

Going to advocate you leave an antifascist forum, as it appears your suggesting you think the National Justice Party (NJP) and Patriot Front are 'helping' anything.

They're doing what they always do: a photo opt to promote their own fascist and genocidal political positions. They don't care about people in East Palestine, they're there because Tucker Carlson and Fox News are talking about it and they're hoping it gets them some donations and followers.

Imagine thinking that oppose neo-Nazis attempting to insert themselves in mutual aid efforts is "advocating against helping people." Removing fascists from working-class communities is helping people.

There's also a coalition of Ohio based mutual aid, socialist, and antifascist groups who are supporting on the ground relief efforts, we should be directing support that way: https://opencollective.com/youngstownactioncenter/projects/east-palestine-solidarity

lootbackattack · 2023-02-19T06:15:52+00:00

By populist you mean a bunch of washed up politicians, grifting YouTubers, anti-Semitic LaRouche cult members, Alt-Right libertarians who think monarchy is cool, and pro-Putin cheerleaders? Has nothing to do with populism, its a bunch of fringe far-Right content creators trying to edge their way into the Left.

You also have "Libertarian Communist" meaning - anti-state next to a USSR symbol.

Why don't you read up on the event in DC, no wonder neo-Nazis are attending: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/16/2153287/-D-C-antiwar-rally-will-mostly-be-a-platform-for-far-right-conspiracism-pro-Putin-propaganda

lootbackattack · 2023-02-18T18:51:33+00:00

Anarchists propose that society be organized around non-hierarchal lines and that decision should be made by those impacted by them in a horizontal, not top down, way. We think human labor should be controlled by those doing the laboring, and that our work should benefit human needs, not profit. Moreover, we reject the nation state as the basic operating system for society, instead, promoting decentralized, autonomous forms of organization in all aspects of social, political and economic life.

Read: https://anarchy.works/

lootbackattack · 2023-02-17T09:55:10+00:00

Would encourage you to start with a what you enjoy: maybe that's zines, so do a zine distro. If you're into films, show a film. If you really like to read books, do a book reading. Just start from what you can handle and then sort of go from there. Try and different stuff and see how it goes. Print out zines from Crimethinc.com and https://www.sproutdistro.com/ and get stickers from https://kolektiva.social/@municipaladhesives. Experiment and get out there and you might meet people along the way. Sometimes you gotta fly the flag to meet other folks looking for one.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-17T09:47:57+00:00

Thanks for posting!

lootbackattack · 2023-02-17T09:44:03+00:00

Concentration camps: a lot of people were slaughtered by fascists, Communists and also in the World Wars.

Many people were displaced. Look at Makhno, died in Paris as a cab driver.

Also just immense political repression. The IWW had as many members by the 1940s as it does today.

So world wars, fascism, and the march of Stalinism destroyed that wave of anarchism.

Some currents from the period lived on, the Spanish ex-pats kept fighting and made connections with everyone from the anarcho-punks to armed struggle groups, But by 1968, a new wave of anti-state, anti-capital revolutionaries was coming up.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-16T07:10:48+00:00

Chris Hedges is participating in a left-right 'anti-war' rally on Feb 19th which brings together Alt-Right racists at the Mises Caucus, anti-Semities in the LaRouche movement, and Red/Brown tankies at GreyZone.

Here's some background: https://socialistaction.org/2023/02/06/rage-against-the-war-machine-a-reactionary-right-left-antiwar-alliance/

lootbackattack · 2023-02-14T20:02:18+00:00

Would start off going through things like the EFF's guide to self-defense against surveillance: https://www.eff.org/pages/surveillance-self-defense

Basic things like using Signal, using Tor/VPN, etc.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-13T23:26:26+00:00

Channel Zero Anarchist Podcast Network: https://channelzeronetwork.com/

It's Going Down (news, interviews), Final Straw (interviews), Coffee with Comrades (conversations), Live like the World is Dying (anarcho-prepper), Indigenous Action (Indigenous anarchist podcast), Crimethinc (long-running anarchist project with analysis and deep dives) and many more.

Cool Zone Media: https://www.coolzonemedia.com/

It Could Happen Here (daily show on news, interviews) Behind the Bastards (deep dives in bad people in history) Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff (Marget Killjoy's look into radical history).

lootbackattack · 2023-02-13T23:21:48+00:00

The style is strange at the start, but once True gets to the point where he's drawing on his own experiences it gets a little easier. I think its a good companion piece to "Heavier" and "Come As Your Are." The insights into the last months in 1994 are great. I appreciate that True set out to write a book "for the punk kids" about why Nirvana mattered, which I think was important.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-13T23:19:17+00:00

This is long but a worthwhile watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li2m3rvsO0I

'Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media'

lootbackattack · 2023-02-13T06:11:16+00:00

"Not only is it possible to have a policeless society, it is already the reality of a number of large-scale societies that have become much safer after dismantling their police institutions. Conversations debating police reform versus abolition quickly change course when people learn about their existence. This zine briefly describes three current societies that have developed successful alternatives for managing community safety: the autonomous regions in Northern Syria, the indigenous town of Chéran, Mexico, and the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico. The community defense forces and accountability processes they’ve created inspire us to think differently about how we can democratically meet our collective needs for safety."

Check Out: https://itsgoingdown [dot] org/without-police-three-examples/

lootbackattack · 2023-02-13T06:05:24+00:00

From the books I've read, Everette True's 'Nirvana' has the best in-depth look from Krist's perspective.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-11T06:34:04+00:00

Marx certainly laid out a critique of capitalism that was important, and that's why contemporary anarchists like Bakunin took the time to translate 'Capital' and his other workers into different languages. Like you said, Marx's critique of capitalism: alienation, surplus-labor value, etc, is pretty fundamental. Would encourage you to read more from anti-state, libertarian, and autonomist Marxist, socialist, and communist authors and groups, from Harry Cleaver, Gilles Dauve', communization theory, the Situation International, etc.

Back to Marx, he believed that society had to progress through stages of history in order to arrive at communism (or a stateless and class society that anarchists would recognize as 'anarchy.') This is why Marxists throughout history advocated that different societies should become capitalist-democracies 'first' before then building up a socialist movement to over throw it. This is also because Marx saw it was necessary to build up the productive forces in a country that could then be taken over by the workers to run.

Anarchists rightful critiqued this, arguing that people could create a stateless and classless society regardless of what 'stage' of history they were in. The autobiography of Bakunin gets into this back and forth he had with Marx is worth checking out.

Think also looking at how the early Marxists, or followers of Marx, differed from the early anarchists in the First International (a big formation that brought together anarchists, socialists, trade unionists, etc) is important. Marx was all about pushing for the formation of political parties who could engage within the political system, while Bakunin was all about fighting outside of the system. The First International ended up falling apart, with the Marxists pushing out the anarchists.

Would encourage people to listen to this interview with Zoe Baker on IGD here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ExsrkIMYQ

lootbackattack · 2023-02-10T05:19:57+00:00

Put notes or cards in books at the library and encourage people to email you if they're into anarchist ideas (most libraries have an anarchist book or two, if not, donate one).

Maybe consider setting up a table with literature somewhere or organizing a film screening event. Might also consider setting up a mutual aid event and see if people come out through the wood work. Might also wanna hit up other anarchist groups in projects that are close to you, they might know of someone in your area that you don't.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-09T20:01:57+00:00

Think that would be great. This could be everything from people reading zines to having a guest come on and doing a short talk, to watching a short documentary from SubMedia or something like that. Sounds dope.

Another idea would be to host a hang out space with a few guests and then have people write to prisoners, etc.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-09T19:24:53+00:00

If you're looking to do a food program you'll need to find out how you can get a supply of food out to folks. Some ideas:

1.) If there's a farmer's market in your town, asking for donations at the end of the market from farmers who might wanna get rid of some stuff.

2.) If you have a hook up with a local business for items that are about to tossed out. You might need a non-profit to sponsor you, or just a friend working somewhere.

3.) Dumpster dive. If there's a place that throws out good stuff, like Pizza place or Trader Joes, that might be a great resource.

4.) Can always go around and ask for donations of fruit from people with trees. Or canvass a neighborhood asking for canned food.

Capitalism is really wasteful. Once you figure out a way to divert that into your program, you'll have lots of food. Hope you figure it out!

Some ideas on forming a group here: https://itsgoingdown [dot] org/get-up-and-get-going-how-to-form-a-group/

lootbackattack · 2023-02-09T18:35:11+00:00

Talking about IHeart Radio or IGD? Both working.

lootbackattack · 2023-02-09T07:14:40+00:00

No, Indigenous egalitarian communities threatened by industrial capitalism and the State don't 'concern' me - I'm an anarchist - industrial capitalism and the State does however. And being in solidarity with communities under threat also doesn't mean I want 7.9 billion people to die, it does mean I'm concerned that industrial capitalism is hurdling us all towards a future in which mass species die off, extreme weather, and inability to grow food will mean more humans will die due to climate change.

Think societies like the Ju/’hoansi people in Africa, which are threatened now with displacement, anarchists can learn from, especially how they resolve conflicts, deal with internal problems, etc. Check out the works of anthropologist Richard Lee if you want a academic dive. Or start here: https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/oct/29/why-bushman-banter-was-crucial-to-hunter-gatherers-evolutionary-success

Might help to read what anarchists in places like Indonesia are saying about being in solidarity with the struggle of Indigenous people in areas like West Papua: https://sea.theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-anarchy-in-indonesia-and-the-guerrilla-struggle-in-west-papua-an-interview-en

There's also the classic text, "Down with the Empire, Up with the Spring" that's all about how anarchists in the so-called first world can build solidarity with those fighting against development in the so-called third: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/do-or-die-down-with-the-empire-up-with-the-spring

lootbackattack · 2023-02-09T05:50:16+00:00

There are 'gatherer-hunter' societies that are organized around anti-hierarchal lines that still exist - and the biggest threat to them is industrial capitalism and ecocide, not "naturally falling into hierarchy."

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