Thank you for sharing this. I’ve bookmarked it to read later when I can focus.

It’s so hard to correct misconceptions once they’ve taken hold in the public consciousness, especially something that’s been used as an excuse to uphold an inherently inequitable system. Often, people will change their view once they’ve had time to process. As someone who is rather stubborn and learned about the tragedy of the commons in college, I have some firsthand experience with this lol

👍 https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution

Could it be in the realm of possibility that people in Michigan, and other states, view the conflict in the Middle East as more complicated than “Israel bad”?

Of course it’s in the realm of possibility. We have two rabid conservative parties running this coutry, so does it surprise you when the right-wing propaganda sticks? It’s clear that many people support the genocidal state of Israel. That’s the problem.

Genocide apologists smh

Now, a centrist Democratic pro-Israel group is running an ad campaign in the state to persuade Michiganders to be vocal in their support of Biden — and tick the box next to his name on the primary ballot.

What a coincidence, these same centrist democrats are infesting every thread on this community as well!

What makes you think I’m not involved? Every time I say something, people tell me to do things I’m already doing! I’m on local committees, I meet with my city council rep, I’ve even considered running myself, except my work schedule is too unconventional.

Go find your nearest anarchist group and join them

I live in South Dakota, but I get the sentiment. Closest thing I have are my husband and my friends on Discord.

contribute to small scale local issues and convert people to a better way

This is my entire line of work and my personal thing. 100% do this. I can always do better, but again, what leads you to believe I’m not? I am, and I STILL think we should demand more from our president. I thought if we voted for him, that we were allowed to complain about him. Why not? Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t demand of a sitting president that he open the border?

you’re also going to have to suck it up and realise fascist Biden is damage mitigation from an even more harmful fascist Trump

OK, and if this is the case, then I will, but no one is going to convince me to vote for this colossal waste of human potential by shitting on me every time I get upset by one of the many horrible and atrocious acts he commits. If we’re not going to work together to demand more of him, then why even vote at all? Things just keep getting worse, no matter who is president. Sure, they throw a few bleached bones to certain groups of people every now and then to maintain some popularity, but they keep doing horrible, horrible things to other groups of people, such as Palestinians, Latin-American immigrants, and even our own poor and homeless. I’m thankful I was able to marry my husband, but that doesn’t make it ok to do what he is doing.

Case in point…

Right-wing liberals: We’re not as cultlike as MAGA!

Also right-wing liberals: Oh, you’re upset Biden is imprisoning, torturing, and deporting innocent people? Well too bad, you dense motherfucker! LALALALALALALALA

And then he continues to imprison and deporting innocent people, and whenever I complain about that, a chorus of right-wing liberals like that Pug person silence me by accusing me of supporting Trump? Do you know I have friends and family who’ve been harmed by this? Do you think they care who put them there? Whoever is making that happen is a fascist, and I should be allowed to call them such. I was assured (lied to) that Democrats are the good ones, and that they’re not as cultlike as MAGA. Look at the replies I have. This is not the case.

What are you going to do? What realistic option do you see right now that will lead to less Hiter?

Exactly my point! Fuck this system. We have no good choice.

Biden supporters are

What?

So I should vote for someone who’s actively causing harm and whose supporters see this as acceptable (at least 70% according to that Pug person)? That’s the best our system can do? What a fucked up system

You don’t know the least thing about anarchism. Please read.

It is if a large proportion of the voters believe in terrible positions

And you’re just fine with that, so the answer to my question was “yes”

And that’s… not how anarchy works. People are only excluded if they are doing something really egregiously antithetical to anarchism – for example, attempting to introduce hierarchical structures or otherwise treat others inequitably.

Read the table of contents to find the relevant section. I understand not comprehending anarchism because anarchists too have been historically oppressed and our ideas muddied.

Do you support open borders? If so, what’s the most effective way to make that happen, considering the many innocent people who are imprisoned, raped, and tortured?

You know it’s not, and anyone can see for themselves

Same botlike regurgitated lines. So tired and timeworn…

I know this may blow your mind, but some of us want to advance past this fourth grade

fix the stupidity that has been going on with asylum rules

So you don’t support open borders?

I do believe in democracy. A democracy is not “vote for this terrible person who’s less terrible than the other terrible person.”

Anarchist communities have democracy, we don’t