Amazing. It will definitely help to have bigger organizations targeting him.
I've been wondering about this. It seems like one of the best ways to work against this administration is to get them to fight amongst themselves.
I don't know the best way to do this, but we could learn from them. Going into online spaces and sowing division works great against the liberals and leftists alike, so why not the right? Also, we already know they are open to conspiracy theories.
I obviously have not thought through this much, but hopefully better minds than mine can run with this idea.
Manosphere is (to my understanding) Andrew Tate, Joe Rogan, etc. Basically content that promotes men acting like Neanderthals. Why any percentage of women found that attractive is beyond my comprehension.
Absolutely. My comment was just a quip/ meme, but I do worry that what you laid out is their goal.
They have indicated in Project 2025 that they plan to rollback various safety nets. Unfortunately, the US is already lacking in that.
The children yearn for the mines.
Never go full Taliban.
Except financial harm. Oh and getting people addicted to pain killers. And over prescribing antibiotics. And....
You can turn your mobile browser to desktop view and it loads fine. You don't need to tell them that though 🤫
Just gonna wait for the "Well actually...!" posts 🍿
Absolutely. The only time I see an issue with this is when someone only spams "America bad". Yes, the government is bad, but that ignores a lot of the nuance of the situation. Similarly, people who only want to talk about how China, Russia, other colonizing power, etc is bad and refuse to understand that it isn't the people of those places as a whole.
The same people would operate a hospital. There are already anarchists from every walk of life, so in a hypothetical post capitalist society they could continue to work together in a hospital.
As I have put forward in other comments, anarchism does not spring up overnight. It would take years of work to get to (if it ever does). They main thing is that we take responsibility for ourselves and work together in a system of mutual aid.
This all will look different in each community. In communities that are able to grow larger with many people, there will be larger hospitals with more specialized departments. In smaller communities, there may not be a hospital or it may have limited services. But that is already the case in our current system. The major difference is that people will not have to second guess going in for care for fear that they cannot afford it.
There are many obstacles to a truely anarchist society. But that doesn't mean that we can't work towards one. People do not lose the desire to care for others, to research, or to organize because they don't have a government.
If you are interested in learning more, I suggest looking at the Zapatista movement in Mexico. They have built multiple hospitals and clinics since they took the region. Again, this will look different in each area as anarchism is not a one size fits all approach.
The true answer is "it depends". Each community may be slightly different.
The main thing is that there is no state that holds a monopoly on power. This reenforces the idea that anarchism probably won't come about from a quick revolution. It needs to be built over time and with trust and the understanding that we must work together.
An answer would be that the community uses some combination of restorative justice, therapy, arbitration, or in the worst cases exile or violence towards the offender.
It would be worth reading more about criminal justice on theanarchistlibrary.org.
Of course you can. Anarchism is not (but can be) a pacifist ideology. However, the idea is to build up strong communities and relationships with those around you. I certainly would not sit by idly if someone came to hurt me, my loved ones, etc. An anarchist society would look to extend those bonds to those you live with/ near and associate with.
Anarchism can work (it is working everyday currently). It just does not look the same everywhere. The idea would be for many communities to build strong mutual aid such that they don't need to rely on an oligarch. We need to move away from capitalism and form communities that can associate with each other and help one another. It isn't so much of a one time revolution, but a process that needs to be worked towards over time.
Like he would even pay attention to it 🙄
They are not. All the more reason to vote!
Current Program
I'm looking to get engagement going in some of the fitness related communities.
So, what program are you running? What do you like about it? Dislike? How is your progress going?
I'll start with what I'm doing: Dan John's Easy Strength using push press, pullups, overhead squats, thick bar deadlifts, and some sort of loaded carry.
Likes: I am only in my first week of the program, but I like how quick the sessions are. It also leaves room for auto regulation, so if I'm not feeling it that day or have something else going on I can go lighter. For instance, tomorrow I'm going to do a bike ride, so I'll keep it light and get through quick.
Dislikes: I have not run the program long enough to say much. Only complaint is that it is 5 days per week, which is a time commitment.
Progress: I will update when I am further into the program.
With that, hello all and I hope to hear from some folks!