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RE: News from the Ukrainian frontlines.

in #riseup8 years ago (edited)

I've had The Crowd on my reading list for quite awhile, since I respect your opinion I'm gonna move it to next. It's like a Bernays - Propaganda type book about controlling people, correct? I'm reading Derrick Jensen - Endgame right now, heard of it? Honestly if I didn't run into you on here I would have probably not become active. It seems to be infested with these yellow/black capitalists self proclaimed voluntaryists who are stealing symbols and reputation of real anarchists to drive their ideology. I've made it my mission to at least try to counter that with some videos and stuff promoting actual anarchism and it's history. Right now seems like the perfect time to expand the movement with all the disgust and anger at "the system". People just don't run into anarchist theory anymore. It used to spread inside trade unions but Democrats destroyed and co-opted them so you will not find it there anymore. I was in the IAMAW (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) and used to print pamphlets and try to discuss anarchism with fellow workers. I was labelled a "nut-job". I was working for TWA the airline and when they offered to give us "employee stock" instead of our wage increases in our contract I was one of a few people at meetings arguing against agreeing to this. Months later after we received our stocks it was revealed Carl Icahn who had purchased control had screwed the company over by selling all the airport gate leases and was selling discounted tickets on the side and the stock was worthless. I went to sell my stocks and received $82 after fees. Even after this people refused to listen or fight. Shortly after most of us were laid off and the airline was out of business and what was left was sold to United Airlines.

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Yes, the crowd will help you influence folks more efficiently, imo.

I have heard of Derick Jensen, I think I tried to sign up to his forum, but they had a bunch of rules to follow, so I called bs and moved on.

I try to avoid any authors from after about 1935.
Up to that point they weren't as controlled by the forces of crapitalism, imo.

Any modern 'anarchists' that are allowed to receive coverage in the press have sold their souls, near as I can tell.

As for the yellow and black, I see some big 'anarchist' names getting blown up as shills once their misdirection is more commonly known.

I had to stop following Larken, and a couple of others, because i was starting to troll them.
Not much you can do to change the beliefs of a true belieber, and honestly, before I read the old books, I made their same arguments.

I'm glad you are here now to be a resource that I can point folks toward.
Not many people reading now days, they all want video.

I got that post up.
I don't know what station I can get them run on, but they sure would hit hard with the message.

Hmm, found this today,...