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I was organizing with a group of (mostly) anarchists today. In my experience every anarchist I've organized with in real life is cool af and takes their praxis very seriously with major time commitments focused on improving the lives of workers and lumpen. They are usually hotter than any other tendency too shrug-outta-hecks. No whining about "tankies" or Kronstadt, just showing up to meetings, finding creative solutions and putting in the work.

Despite our nominal non-sectarian rule, I feel like there is still general derision towards anarchists here so I just wanted to remind everyone that these internet anarcho-Atlanticists on [insert dunk_tank instance or subreddit here] are just an online phenomenon and not real life. (Have I met those guys IRL too? Yes, but not in real organizing just in book clubs etc and they are tedious but there's still more to work with than than a lib.)

So here's to our anarchist comrades maduro-coffee keep keeping it real

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[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Irl anarchists have a super wide range IME

I've seen multiple that just destroyed/vandalized random signs or aesthetic structures right in front of cops with 0 escape plans and immediately got chased down and arrested

Wasted all our time making sure they were alright, gave the cops an excuse to escalate with riot gear and reinforcements and dispersed the protest early. All to inflict like 2 thousand dollars of damages at best to a multi-billion dollar company

[-] voight@hexbear.net 16 points 8 months ago

First "anarchist" I ever met was stanning Tulsi's primary run, it can mean a variety of things

[-] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 22 points 8 months ago

I used to know an anarchist who wanted the US to invade Iran.

Yeah even offline is a crap shoot.

[-] voight@hexbear.net 17 points 8 months ago
[-] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 16 points 8 months ago

Believe it or not, everything said online is said by actual humans who exist irl.

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 12 points 8 months ago

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[-] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 7 points 8 months ago

ChatGPT still counts, it's a parrot repeating humans

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

At least one guy had pretty legit opinions and knowledge. Was a professor for African American studies and active in mutual aid groups and what not. Just a complete idiot that thought destroying random aesthetic property was praxis

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 7 points 8 months ago

On the other hand I was once at a riot-lite thing where I met an anarchist who was a lawyer. They spent the whole night advising people on their rights and fucking with cops by highlighting how they were breaking constitutional rights lol. Gave their card to everyone who got arrested.

[-] StellarTabi@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

destroyed/vandalized random signs or aesthetic structures right in front of cops

sicko-flipped

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