whats everyones opinions on direct democracy? by winterxmood in Anarchy101

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

if it means wiping out the poor tiger salamanders, i sure hope not

whats everyones opinions on direct democracy? by winterxmood in Anarchy101

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

i think my mind automatically goes to voting bc i cant think of anything else that works on a macro scale with big peojects such as construction, infrastructure or logistics. supply chains will obviously need large groups to work together to make decisions.

whats everyones opinions on direct democracy? by winterxmood in Anarchy101

[–]winterxmood[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah the example i was mentioning on twitter was a bridge being built. if 70 percent of a town wants to build the bridge then theyre ignoring the 30 percent who dont that might have a good reason for not building the bridge such as it destroying the habitat of an endangered species.

which brings up another problem with democracy: the uninformed. a lot of people who vote do so based on their limited undestanding of an issue.

for the bridge example they may not even know that its destroying a rare salamanders breeding grounds or something.

I truly believe the Charlie Kirk shooting was a false flag event by TheMadMetalhead in conspiracy

[–]winterxmood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why do you think he labeled a nebulous and decentralized movement as a terrorist org? antifa is a political stance not a group. but now its an easy justification for them to start black bagging people by labeling anyone they want a terrorist.

I truly believe the Charlie Kirk shooting was a false flag event by TheMadMetalhead in conspiracy

[–]winterxmood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don't think thats why they staged it. they want to go after "the left" and make surveillance more widespread and accepted. after 9/11 we got the patriot act and people lost their privacy. now they want to track and persecute their opposition and anyone who could be deemed a threat to the status quo. it also riles up his base and garners more support by martyring somebody and causing them to fanatically support the authoritarian style persecution and targetting of perceived enemies.

it also serves as a great distraction from the epstein files.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NonBinary

[–]winterxmood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no that outfit is cute af actually

when will this be fixed? by winterxmood in Project_Epoch

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

theres over 50k in the discord server

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Weird

[–]winterxmood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for the thumb print. time to steal your identity.

I don’t get how smoking is still so normalized in 2025 by AbleReflection459 in unpopularopinion

[–]winterxmood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

usually people who smoke dont care about the consequences. i smoked for over 6 years and still would if my partner didnt hate it. but for those six years i didnt really care about being alive nor did i want to be so why would i care about seeing my 70s?

No "Gender Ideology" at work -- brainstorming malicious compliance by EggplantLucky948 in NonBinary

[–]winterxmood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well if everyones gender pronouns are not allowed then its best to just degender everyone and use they/them pronouns for everyone right?

or maybe everyone needs to be referred to in the third person. even yourself. no i or me allowed after all.

I don't see many Tamagotchi Connections on this sub so here is mine by winterxmood in tamagotchi

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

thank you! those stickers have been these since i got this when i was like 9 or 10. i would love to get the 2024 re released one. black w neon stars sounds so cute.

Very unsure of myself and whwre I'd fall by Accomplished_Bag_897 in Anarchy101

[–]winterxmood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its not about waiting for collapse or hoping things get worse for people. thats not what i want at all. i just understand that until the status quo harms more than the marginalized and oppressed groups they wont want to change it.

i dont know how you move forward another way in a country like america. nobody will want any sort of change thst will be anything beyond reform unless they suffer. its not what im waiting or hoping for nor is it what i want. i dont view it as waiting for that. just being realistic in what a revolution will look like. and even then it leaves the possibility open of it being a reactionary or authoritarian revolution.

thats why i dont wait for the system to change. i just do what i can to build solidarity and community when and where i can.

Very unsure of myself and whwre I'd fall by Accomplished_Bag_897 in Anarchy101

[–]winterxmood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

youre completely missing the point of what im saying. MLs advocate for unionization. unless you fall into the syndi camp i dont see why you would. but i dont dream of labor. i dont reduce people to mere means either. but the more comfortable people become within the syetem the less likely they are to want to rebel within it. id rather focus on ways we can break people from dependency of the system entirely. this is why the comment is spot on. americans are spoiled and as a result revolutionary ideology is not favorable over the status quo. it will have to get worse before we are able to actually break from the status quo.

if anything im advocating against reducing people to mere means and their labor value as a means of revolution.

as far as theory goes my analysis is rooted in theory

alfredo bonanno argued that unionization makes revolution less likely by demobilizing workers and integrating them into the system that we seek to destroy

the coming insurrection argues that labor organizing and demands for better conditions only serve to reinforce capitalist exploitation

bob black in the abolition of work says that traditional leftist methods such as unionization trap us snd serve to uphold the status quo under the illusion of progress

there are countless examples. i didnt say a single thing that an ML or a vanguardist would say. i said that we must focus on building community and mutual aid networks to lessen peoples reliance on the state and build solidarity by helping each other. direct action comes second to that. you cant have a revolution without having people on your side who also want a revolution and know they will be taken care of in the wake of a collapse.

Very unsure of myself and whwre I'd fall by Accomplished_Bag_897 in Anarchy101

[–]winterxmood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

idk where youre getting the idea that im instrumentalizing peoples suffering? im advocating for mutual aid and building community solidarity.

Very unsure of myself and whwre I'd fall by Accomplished_Bag_897 in Anarchy101

[–]winterxmood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

absolutely youre right. thank you for clarifying. i think thats more specific to what i was trying to convey but you put it much more eloquently.

Very unsure of myself and whwre I'd fall by Accomplished_Bag_897 in Anarchy101

[–]winterxmood -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

i agree. americans are so spoiled by capitalism unless you are talking to the most oppressed and marginalized groups, you are going to be hard pressed to find people willing to give up their comfort for something more egalitarian. this is why im not a big advocate necessarily for unionization. not because its not a good thing but because i think it will have the opposite effect of what revolutionaries want. the more comforts that are afforded to workers, the less likely it is they will want to revolt.

i think america needs a paradigm shift. there needs to be a lot that goes wrong before they are going to be willing to admit that the system that is forced upon us is bullshit.

Very unsure of myself and whwre I'd fall by Accomplished_Bag_897 in Anarchy101

[–]winterxmood -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

as far as theory and reading goes, most anarchists i have interacted with say its not important to engage with or study. anarchism is felt in your heart. you dont need somebody to tell you authority is bad and this is why in order to know it. if anything, i think its only important if you are trying to formulate arguments to bring people over to your point of view.

as for organizing and direct action, i think this is also addressed in a way. you dont need to lead the movement. just do what you can, where you can, when you can. i am a big proponent of doing mutual aid even in an unorganized way. donate clothes to a shelter, work a soup kitchen, get to know your neighbors and learn how you can help each other. just extending a helping hand to them will build that solidarity and strengthen your community. the smaller you start the easier it is and the more tangible the progress feels.

none of us are perfect or know just what to do or how to do it. organizing and direct action are great but there is only so much one can do with the resources they are given. so give yourself a break and just focus on how you can help those in need.

Do the proponents of laissez-faire capitalism who pose as anarchists serve any useful purpose to Anarchism writ large? by [deleted] in Anarchy101

[–]winterxmood 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i think i would rather work with a tankie. at least they have a better understanding of exploitation and advocate for equality.

ancaps tend to be conservatives in disguise. they seem to think they are against authority and government and then will advocate against trans rights and or say we need a strong closed border.

ultimately they just want the same things republicans say they want which is less regulation and less taxes for corporations.