being cringe is better than doing nothing
This. These groups can be used as a base for more radical organization as they grow an inevitably splinter. People need a path to radicalization and we work with what we have.
lib1
joined 4 years ago
As someone with a YA protagonist inclination, show this to the YA protagonist: https://deepgreenresistance.net/en/organization/structure/basic-structures-network-types/
It explains the social structures used for political resistance. Deciding on a topology is going to get her a lot farther than creating a cipher. And creating a name is only important in more densely populated areas when you’re looking to take credit for direct action and mutual aid. Everything has a purpose.
Also, creating plausible deniability between a political faction and a militant faction is very useful. The political faction disavows militancy and only communicates with the militants through anonymous side channels and dead drops. You could theoretically install communists in conservative city halls this way.
These are all 5-10 year goals that start with getting to know your neighbors and doing mutual aid now.
There’s also the question of how much someone is willing to sacrifice for rebellion, which is often the difference between someone larping and someone who’s serious and is just inexperienced. I’d also recommend the Boy Boy video on torture where they interview the man who was tortured by the US government. It’s heavy and it really puts into perspective what the enemy is willing to do outside of straight up murder.
I think people need perspective and resources. A lot of noobs are going to need to be fast tracked through the stages of radicalization in the near future.
What’s the point of autonomous AI agents if I’m going to have to fix their code either way? Tighten up that feedback loop ffs
My local protest didn’t seem to have any demands. Is that always a red flag?
Wrapping myself in a space suit to keep the politics out
I hear Internet users worship Satan. Is this true?
So a cult leader
Ameristroika is a good one ✍️
I’ve been calling it perestroika
Line go down. That’s all you need to know
Surely delaying another two weeks will solve the problem this time
Jeez that sucks. Thanks for the heads up. A lot of that information and terminology isn’t specific to them though. They’ve just assembled it here in a digestible way.