Recent comments in /f/organize

MHC wrote

I used to teach Organization Theory. Leadership is situational. Not someone is hired to the Leader position, and leads everything thereafter!

Some people are disorganized. My exercise buddy doesn't carry a wallet. And he can't remember appointments. Demanding therefore that I must phone him the day before, to remind him.

To the extent that you are !$% useless, others will organize your life for you, at a cost.

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celebratedrecluse wrote

Reply to by !deleted28183

I don't know, but asking for just social democracy at this point sounds pretty unambitious.

The problems confronting America, and the other empires, are overextension and insufficient supply versus exponential demand. None of the demands listed in paragraph 1 of the summary would address any of that, although I'm sure it would make millions of lives easier, and many thousands saved outright. Despite the human benefits, it matters little if the socioeconomy collapses anyway, right? People need to eat food, they need water, and both of those things are rapidly dwindling...

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lookin4 wrote

Basically a great idea, but -at least in my area- there are many radical, independent newspapers, blogs, magazines, radios etc. out there. But only a handful reach the mainstream.

Some of them are offered to nearly or exactly the same prize as the major, mainstream media. Or they're gratis, pay-as-you-want. Some of them are in a niche, which is not strictly bad, but I think most of them are produced, published/sold on a rather high standard of content, requiring to have certain scene-knowledge or to visit info shops respectively scene locations which may be inconvenient for some people.

It's a balancing act, if you want to spread the word, be part of the counter-public and do not want to preach before the "converted" plus wanting money from them.

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lookin4 wrote

Apply for a project/promotion fund from the state or corporations for a very generic issue and use the publicitiy, the money itself and everything that comes with it to promote alternative, radical ideas.

Maybe an registered alibi-association needs to be established first (or will be helpful for reputation) probably that needs to be done again and again after you may have been disqualified to apply for future funds. note that this can not be done entirely anonymously (afaik)

But here come some advantages

  • it seems very unlikely for me that this will be generally illegalized - at least in western "democracies".
  • it is also provoking the investor, because it could seem that your words and actions are endorsed by them.
  • it can cause trouble not just in their leadership, but in their public relations department.
  • whether they deny, ignore or support it, it can be good for your cause.
  • it redistributes wealth instead of depending on affiliation-fees like many NGO (which may have good-minded but only a handful of rich members. if any)

Sure this requires courage, good knowledge about work with the media, agitating skills and probably a good lawyer or immunity because the laws are clear, court decisions and possible consequences are predictable.

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mockingjanthony OP wrote

co-ops now, expropriation tomorrow, is my stance on this. co-ops are well and good but we cannot compete under capitalism, where capitalists form enterprises with a growth strategy, we need to form co-ops with an escelation strategy, we need to know how many years the co-op is forming, and then spend a couple years growing it, and then a couple years liquidating it into something else, keeping behind only the shell of whats needed to feed into the next level organizing.more or less leaving self sustaining movement infrastructures in our wake. we need printing, we need venues, we need housing, we need transportation and health care, can we form movement co-ops that provide these things to members, develop the personell and tools in our movement networks to help one another, while also sustaining broader resistance with dues and whatnot. we need to support one another economically, we need to develop communal networks, for support as well as resistance.

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DissidentRage wrote

This is the difficulty in trying to make sure people's needs are met in the meantime while trying to upend capitalism. We are in a unique position because, unlike fash and liberals, there is no serious establishment to help us. We are on our own. All the while, we still have to play by their rules to make it day-to-day. Co-ops are probably the best way to do it in lieu of a serious benefactor (which is another reason why the George Soros thing is just downright silly). The other option would be to just fuck off and form a collective off-grid, but most land is claimed by liberals who will, at best, charge fines and taxes for doing stuff off the books.

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