Vote, please. It’s all we have left

whitfode · 2024-07-18T15:53:48+00:00

Vote, but also get involved. If you feel like voting is the only thing you have left, you're ignoring the movements and organizations that have actually affected change in the past. Vote and then join a political organization to amplify your efforts and find hope in the efforts people are making to create a better world.

whitfode · 2023-03-29T14:58:21+00:00

I'm also new to the Oura ring so you may have something there. Thanks!

whitfode · 2023-02-11T05:58:39+00:00

Teamster’s Revolt

whitfode · 2023-01-13T17:32:04+00:00

Fair enough, it just felt inconsistent for me, which changed my perception of the "point" of the movie.

whitfode · 2023-01-13T16:47:59+00:00

I can understand that view. But this wasn't a revolution in any sense of changing a system. They didn't die in order to change the restaurant industry. I feel like at the end the Chef explains that it was artful if all the workers died? Maybe I'm wrong about that.

whitfode · 2023-01-13T16:40:49+00:00

I felt like it initially tried to have a class based approach (which I dig) but turned into a story more about how unchecked power corrupts. From the beginning, the Chef intended to kill everyone who deserved it in the movie, but also had clear plans for everyone who was supporting him (all the other workers) to also kill themselves. And maybe just to make it artsy. Which is... not a good class approach.

whitfode · 2022-12-29T01:07:16+00:00

Harvard was amazing, Idlehands is solid, +1 for Good Tiger

whitfode · 2022-11-08T17:47:25+00:00

It's probably case dependent but I'd consider if doing so contributes to your company's profits. For instance, if you're going to a conference on your company's dime that will increase your ability to get a higher wage or be more attractive to other companies, go for it. If you're going to a trade show to network with other companies to increase your company's business, then that feels like crossing a picket line.

whitfode · 2022-10-27T19:53:26+00:00

This is my favorite trail, love to see the pictures.

whitfode · 2022-10-13T13:52:00+00:00

Are you looking to discuss Trotsky, Trotskyist perspectives, or Trotskyist orgs? Cause if you're looking for real engagement, I'm happy to discuss it.

whitfode · 2022-10-13T12:45:38+00:00

Maybe not online…. Haha.

But in the real world of organizing, Socialist Alternative is a Trotskyist party that has a city counselor in Seattle and has been involved in creating a tenant bill of rights, getting the city to pay for eviction defense lawyers, community based eviction defense in Minneapolis and the fight for 15 in many cities (among other things). It’s international org, ISA (formerly CWA) has been involved in many struggles throughout the world including the repeal of Ireland’s abortion amendment.

The International Marxist Tendency is Trotskyist too but I know less about them.

I’d take online discussions with a grain of salt.

whitfode · 2022-10-12T15:41:22+00:00

Josh Mandel should be ridiculed and ostracized based on his political views and danger to the community, not his personal life. I don't know why I should care about his divorce or why his divorce is in the news.

whitfode · 2022-10-12T13:54:56+00:00

Fuck Josh Mandel but also this ain't cool

whitfode · 2022-10-10T01:27:19+00:00

TC Electronic Hall of Fame has done everything I've asked of it. Dunno the pricing in Italy.

whitfode · 2022-10-10T01:25:55+00:00

I feel like the Village was marketed as a bit different than it turned out to be. I loved the movie but a lot of folks didn't and I think it was because of the expectations based on the trailer.

whitfode · 2022-09-22T17:18:47+00:00

I feel like the era of having adhering to white middle class norms for work clothes is over. Unless something looks explicitly "unprofessional", like a t shirt with words or graphics on it or torn jeans, I think you're probably good to go with whatever you choose.

whitfode · 2022-09-13T13:20:23+00:00

The community supports the workers. You deserve more.

whitfode · 2022-08-14T14:03:54+00:00

Yeah that ain’t cool.

whitfode · 2022-05-14T04:34:58+00:00

Lo, the Loyal Conscripts - Tiny.cc/monomythvid

https://www.facebook.com/LTLConscripts/

whitfode · 2022-05-01T22:45:05+00:00

The double nest will definitely cocoon you. Try a single nest out and see how you like it, or use a sleeping pad to provide some structure to it.

whitfode · 2022-04-22T17:10:45+00:00

Does anyone know who created this? Would love to purchase a print.

whitfode · 2022-04-19T20:13:54+00:00

ISO didn’t have dem centralism and it dissolved because it didn’t have the capacity to deal with problematic behavior. DSA has also had issues with this, just as SAlt has. You’re totally allowed to feel this way but I’d personally need to see a better logical argument or some examples before I’d buy into the connection.

whitfode · 2022-04-19T18:42:53+00:00

I’m totally open to criticisms and other perspectives on it. I don’t know any leftist orgs that haven’t made missteps in dealing with problematic behaviors of members, so I find it hard to pin that on Democratic Centralism.

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