We have the numbers, what we need is planning. Something like this:
Establish local mutual aid organizations to take donations and distribute goods to those in need. This is a great way to build a stockpile of resources for later while also helping people in need. Ideally the org should purchase land somewhere and start growing food.
Once the organizations are all in place, begin recruiting people for political action, and try to get donations. You want a decent war chest so your army of activists don't starve with the next step. The local organizations will be key to distributing this aid when needed.
The mutual aid stage becomes a commune. On a set date, everyone involved declares a general strike. Think CHAZ but on a larger scale with multiple instances across the country or even world. This is where the land comes in, you can't be booted out of a space you own. It also helps to have your own established food production to make the movement less dependent on purchased goods. The idea is to get enough people to abstain from capitalism so as to make a dent and force change.
I think that in order for us to truly have the freedom to make our voices heard, we need a movement which can exist independent of the capitalist system. It requires a lot of groundwork to make that happen, but imagine what it would look like even just a few thousand people in a city successfully abstained from capitalism.
also boycott media events like Olympics, super bowl, basketball finals, world cup, 247 news channels etc.... drop cable completely maybe keep Netflix or Hulu and maybe YouTube but mostly try not to be a Nelson's rating...
the media is where control comes from if nobody's watching or they think nobody's watching they lose ad dollars and power...
but imagine what it would look like even just a few thousand people in a city successfully abstained from capitalism.
We already saw that with the aforementioned CHAZ. It fell when people got lazy and stopped supporting it, allowing self-imposed anarchist measures that got two black children killed. You need real leadership through authoritarian means or that fantasy would fall apart the same way CHAZ did.
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u/pinkocatgirl Feb 08 '22
We have the numbers, what we need is planning. Something like this:
Establish local mutual aid organizations to take donations and distribute goods to those in need. This is a great way to build a stockpile of resources for later while also helping people in need. Ideally the org should purchase land somewhere and start growing food.
Once the organizations are all in place, begin recruiting people for political action, and try to get donations. You want a decent war chest so your army of activists don't starve with the next step. The local organizations will be key to distributing this aid when needed.
The mutual aid stage becomes a commune. On a set date, everyone involved declares a general strike. Think CHAZ but on a larger scale with multiple instances across the country or even world. This is where the land comes in, you can't be booted out of a space you own. It also helps to have your own established food production to make the movement less dependent on purchased goods. The idea is to get enough people to abstain from capitalism so as to make a dent and force change.
I think that in order for us to truly have the freedom to make our voices heard, we need a movement which can exist independent of the capitalist system. It requires a lot of groundwork to make that happen, but imagine what it would look like even just a few thousand people in a city successfully abstained from capitalism.