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this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2026
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Crazy that merging everything within the state so nothing can be against the state would do that huh
The ML cry under their pillows at night so the cameras don’t see them.
I would love to see what this person has to say but 2 hours is absurd lol.
Do they have transcripts? Video is the least accessible thing ever.
I feel like responding to BadEmpanada is just a trap and anyone who doesn't know it by now is just feeding into it. He's just going to keep trying to sow and reap controversy.
Real talk (the video is in my to-watch queue): I am completely convinced by anarchism tenets, but the apparent lack of a path towards total liberation kinda frightens me. Where can I lear more about said strategy ? (Not about anarchism in general)
Concrete strategies are pervertable. Values are less so. If you know what you're aiming for, you should be able to evaluate any strategies you encounter to see if they align. It's also not possible to build one strategy for everyone. How could you make it right for all communities? How could you force everyone to follow it? You'd need a state...
Reading more about anarchism in general should expose you to concrete examples of what has been tried, how it worked, and how it was destroyed. I'd start with Orwell in Spain and the Anarcho-Syndicalysts.
Based on my understanding, the method by which we get from the world today to the an anarchist society is often conflated with the social revolution of socialism. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I doubt it. What I do know, is that anarchism isn't just a theory - it's a practice. We are meant to live it, not just talk about it.
Start with anarchism as a spice. Any time you're in a position to influence the governance of something, a project, club, society or council, insist on making sure that all use of authority is justified.
Get involved in everything you can, be the person that brings the anarchist perspective. You don't need to call yourself an anarchist and proclaim your actions for the cause. This isn't a crusade, you're not killing in the name of. It's about making sure that use of authority is justified. Offer the anarchist options, show others how to live a different way.
Finally, always be aware someone will recognize what you are and what you're about. Anarchism is about making power justify itself, and if it can't, abolishing that power. This means that those that seek power will always notice you're the problem to them acquiring more power. They will seek to eliminate or neuter your ability to interfere.
If you're making small waves in a small community, the response will likely be similarly small. If you've succeeded in making a whole region change to a different way of life, maybe it's a national guard with guns that comes knocking. Both can be devastating.
If that sounds like a lot of effort, it is. That's why the world hasn't switched overnight. I would say however, that it's no more effort than is required anyway. Every strategy picked must be checked for suitability - the ends cannot justify the means.
I know all this and it wasn't my question. It's good to have values at your core, do what you can around you etc... but then building a nice community with people around can be enough. And I completely agree with that, you cannot change the world on your own. What I'm interested in is, how do you keep the flow going ? What makes it so that the end, is liberation of everyone and not just liberation of your community/region ? How not to conflate the end and the means ?
I feel like aiming for the ultimate liberation of absolutely everyone as your goal is sort of missing the point a bit. To force everyone to be free is an oxymoron, and a path to a kind of totalitarianism.
If you want to help more people, then implementing anarchist values around you is a great place to be! Sharing those values, and educating other people with useful tools can help them help the people around them too.
Yes, I do want everyone to be liberated. Crucially I never said that I, or an organization, should liberate everyone, because I don't believe in this.
Yes, I know how it works, start around you etc... that's not what I'm curious about. That doesn't answer my question. How to make sure that, collectively, we don't stop in the middle ?
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