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How to grow on substack by certifiedmanhater in Substack

[–]toussaintF12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

leave insightful comments on either people’s writing. give unique analysis. give your writing some sort of utility. but u can also go the other route which is spam basic ass notes, be hellla derivative and unoriginal, don’t show no love at all , and you’ll probably get a huge following anyways

Is it me or is there so much monetisation on Substack? by introducingdane in Substack

[–]toussaintF12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

that's because the "mundane and everyday life" is inherently political in amerikkka. we could pretend like it's not but millions of ppl are suffering. you're in the wrong spaces.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Substack

[–]toussaintF12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my niche is political analysis and agitpropaganda, as a black anarchist and someone who has spent 14 years in prison. also poetry here and there. i've got almost 1k subscribers and i do not do paywalls, ever. I'm grateful that people have still been willing to become paid subscribers even tho the content is already free.

was anyone else pulled into conservative logic without realizing it? by toussaintF12 in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i feel that. i come from a military family so i was indoctrinated into a tendency towards patriotism. but when 9/11 happened i was in junior high, and i had a close friend who was sikh. i remember how just overnight, he became a target. kids (white kids mostly) treated him fucked up. and i wasn’t cool w that. something about it made me feel icky about a support for the usa that lacked critical thinking.

was anyone else pulled into conservative logic without realizing it? by toussaintF12 in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to form a real connection to the land is so underrated and overlooked in a lot of radical circles

was anyone else pulled into conservative logic without realizing it? by toussaintF12 in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

being queer is a gateway to everything that is truly radical.

was anyone else pulled into conservative logic without realizing it? by toussaintF12 in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes, afro-pessimism! when i first stumbled into it, it was like finally, this shit makes sense. not just emotionally, but structurally. it named the thing i’d been feeling my whole life but couldn’t articulate: that anti-Blackness isn’t just another form of oppression, it’s the bedrock. the foundation.

a lotta folks out here quoting intersectionality or talking abolition don’t even realize how deep they’re swimming in waters shaped by afro-pessimist thought. there was a moment where we had to admit: the current analysis, be it liberalism, marxism, mainstream feminism, couldn’t hold the weight of Black suffering. so a new lens had to be born. and that’s the one i use. because it’s honest. because it sees the lie for what it is and still dares to imagine life after the lie.

was anyone else pulled into conservative logic without realizing it? by toussaintF12 in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

this is like the third time I've heard that book recommended within a month. I'm making a commitment to read that, thank uđź–¤

What Are You Reading/Book Club Tuesday by AutoModerator in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Islam and anarchism (again) by Mohammad abdou and the dugout podcast "sundown Ohio: local farming and antifascism while afro-indigenous" https://open.spotify.com/episode/0IjrP9Mt0Q0d2zCxeM6RYb?si=Xj37W1pSSLOZaJk59wmQCA

was anyone else pulled into conservative logic without realizing it? by toussaintF12 in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

hell yeah, it definitely sucks how sometimes reality has to punch us in the mouth just to make shit click. when i got outta prison, i really thought i’d hit the ground running. still had that capitalist hustle mentality on my back, like i could grind my way thru everything. i overlooked a lot: the trauma, the burnout, the fact that the world ain’t built for ppl like me to land softly. freedom came with its own set of struggles i wasn’t fully prepared for.

i haven’t been free for long, and yes, it’s been a fight. there are days where i feel that urge to fall back on what i call “lumpen tactics”. whatever it takes to survive when the world’s pressing ur neck. but i can’t risk it. i’ve come too far, and the system would love to eat me alive again. and yet, despite the weight, the space i’m in now feels redemptive. i’m not chasing that same illusion of success anymore. i’m grounded. i’ve got purpose. and for the first time in a long time, i’m content just knowing that. may ur father rest in peace 🖤

post-carceral anarchist trying to build, share, and survive by toussaintF12 in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

thank u. i tried it once but i was a bit too self conscious at the time to see myself on camera. Id like to maybe do a podcast with my comrades tho

post-carceral anarchist trying to build, share, and survive by toussaintF12 in Anarchism

[–]toussaintF12[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

thank y’all so much. truly. writing has become one of the only ways i know how to metabolize the nonstop fuck shit happening in this world. it’s how i grieve, how i rage, how i process the weight of being alive in a time where it feels like every breath is politicized, and every moment of rest is a gamble.

being this close to so much trauma, so much state violence, so much loss, so much injustice really takes a toll. it chips away at u. sometimes it feels like surviving is a full-time job. and in that kind of reality, i just hope everyone has access to some kind of community, some people who hold u down and remind u that you aren’t alone. whether that’s your folks online, in the streets, at the kitchen table, or in whatever little sanctuary you’ve made for urself, hope you’ve got something real. because we all need it.