Cheeks

Cheeks wrote

There is always something more to do. Don't let that sound exhaustive, it's not meant too. As always, a diversity of tactics is necessary. As someone who got involved in anarchism and activism in the 90's through Anti Racist Action, what attracted me was the fact that it was extremely hands on and accessible. Direct action and mutual aid at the core of its operating, and that's what what made it so effective. I spent 3 years roaming around the Midwest and southern US setting up new chapters and helping smaller, already existing, ones get organized and running effectively. I've seen a lot of comparisons over the past 5 years or so comparing antifa and ARA. I don't think that is entirely accurate as antifa is more of an idea that groups and individuals participate in blocs or other actions for mainly defense purposes. As with ARA, we operated more like the black panthers did, confederated groups working in tandem, running food drives for marginalized communities, car repair and maintenance clinics, as well as putting the proverbial(and literal) boot to the racists boneheads. Look around there is always something to do to combat this shit that's more meaningful than waving a sign and singing kumbaya.

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Cheeks wrote (edited )

I would imagine that most of us here are anarchists. Anarchism as a whole is reliant on science to further prove our ideologies. The behavioral biologist Dr. Robert Sapolsky has written extensively about forced hierarchical social structures regarding humans and also baboons, pointing out that thier hierarchical situation is one that is cultural and not only can be dissolved but has been in certain troops, resulting in a more egalitarian troop of baboons that tackle aggressive alpha male behavior from new comers and shut the shit down. Im gonna assume what you are referring to as science is the BS pseudo science that merely supports those in power like social Darwinism. Also I doubt any of us are opposed to doctors other than the fact that professions as a whole are not a human trait. That shit is serfdom and a perpetuation of capitalisms continuation. Modern medicine is bullshit, it has more to do with making money than healing or preventing issues in people. Plus some of what has worked for 100 thousand years medicinally is now shunned by drug manufacturers though the same plants are used to make their pills. Do some research.

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Cheeks wrote

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Anarchism doesn't need more devisive meetups. This shit always aggravates me. Structuring shit so that it fits your main interest and ideas of anarchism is counter productive to what the central core of it actually is. This shit turns, not only other anarchists away but possible future anarchists.

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Cheeks wrote

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Lucky for them I'm no longer wrapped up in that bullshit institution. Unlucky for many others that will have to deal with this shit.

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Cheeks wrote

Wow. This is from 27 days ago! Keep up the good work mofungo!,

If they didn't care so much mofungo would've got the ban hammer long ago. Lol

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Cheeks wrote

Fair. Programmatically yes. But quality and simply mutual aid reigns Supreme in this environment. Share always articles that align with far left, usually anarchist ideas as that's the crux of what's here, and engage with other posts.

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Cheeks wrote

Call him out on any and all of his bullshit. The worst that can happen is you get fired. Then you get to tell HR that your boss is a racist misogynistic prick and you get to go work somewhere else that you also, most likely, don't want to work at.

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Cheeks wrote

You're deluded. Obviously a conspiracy theorist considering youre throwing around cultural Marxism as it has any bering on reality. And anyone who praises the free market is obsessed with economic theory to the point the are blinded by how it actually works in practice.

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Cheeks wrote

I will just say this, as an economist and critic of capitalism Marx is relatively coherent and on point, but he lacked major revolutionary praxis. Don't get me started on the Hague congress and Marx expelling Bukunin and his followers from the first international working mens association.

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Cheeks wrote

Reply to comment by yaaqov in by !deleted8445

It's an ideal situation for me, usually. It really depends on you and your partner. As u/bloodrose has pointed out, intimacy is multifaceted and doesn't have to suffer. On nights that your work, hobbies, and volunteering lives allow you to spend time together, make a routine of spending the last couple of hours cuddling and talking or watching a movie. My ex used to wake up a couple hours before me a few days a week. On those days, when she would hear my alarm, she would crawl into my bed and throw her arms around me while I hit snooze for the next 10 minutes. We both got a good night's rest and I still got to wake up next to her. Just like all relationships, intimate or not, the little things go a long way. If the two of you have different sleeping patterns or sleep hygiene issues, or if either of you generally need your own space to be alone and recharge, I definitely suggest separate bedrooms.

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