it matters if you vote.
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Yes, but for harm reduction only
If you want to have actual progress you gotta work outside of the system
Elaborate on working outside of the system.
Don't beg. Do.
Like what?
What do you want from your government?
Your government won't do it.
Do it your fucking self. I dunno. You want better schools? Start one, improve the ones that exist, whatever. You want safer streets? Start pouring concrete and slashing tires. You want asafe injection site?
After you. Im guessing you don’t actually want any of that.
None of those are exactly my issue, no (I was using standard talking points politicians appeal to people like you by promising, then forget on election night), but if someone got started on one of those projects and I had spare time, I'd pitch in. I do in fact do the shit I believe in.
Goverent does not give you things. It gives you orders. It corrupts your intentions. Its very heart is rot. The actual stuff is done by people. Those people exist, they live on your street, in your building. Maybe you're one of them, if you're jot a completely bullshit professional managerial fuckhead with no skills-and even then you can learn shit (I did) or function as a warm body. The tools are around. Sometimes they're big and hard to diy/steal, sometimes it’s shit you've got laying around.
Like the other said. Meet up with your neighbors and address those issues together as a community
You can draw inspiration from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosfygika_of_Alexandras_avenue#Self-organised_structures
cool can my neighbors make 3M two states over stop polluting my drinking water?
Correct. But harm reduction is still valuable. You still need to vote, you just shouldn't pretend that voting alone is sufficient.
Sure, if you only vote in general elections and only vote for federal positions.
Local and primary elections allow for much more opportunity for change. But only if you participate.
Not usually. Last time I voted in a local election the candidates every position looked like looked like:
School board, two of the following candidates:
Aaron Hitler(R): reverse integration, apply more discipline to students, stop paying teachers so damn much, get the globalist bankers out of our children's education!
Phillipa Marinetti(D): replace teachers with ai, increase budget by 500%, turn all facilities into data centers and create a machine to feed the weakest children into for public entertainment!
david yutani-vonweyland(independent): put the kids to work in our shiny new factory! Create jobs!
Oh and
Do we want to add more money to the can high speed rail fund to build high speed rail that my parents voted successfully to approve when I was a child? We gave all the money to elon musk. OOPSIE
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Good places to get started
~~organize.crd.co/~~
https://www.radical-guide.com/ (seems to be down at the time of writing)
Neat, the countries I want to emigrate to aint listed.
contact us at "anarchosocialancom@ gmail.com "
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If your comment is for my comments here about missing countries, then I am not sure why:
- 1. Someone believes that no one here reads footers;
- 2. How contacting and adding a single or more magnificent countries will make it better;
Since, again someone's country won't be listed nor they may have any knowledge or possibiltyto add one.
If so, you probably haven't read anything written in comments. There should be no countries at all, but a single door for everyone. This is not a club but a movement, an idea, or... am I mistaken?
nonono, I am emigrating with my polycule to an European country not in anarchosocialancom’s list.
Roger that. I do wish you success, stability, and peace...
Good luck to your polycule!
Always😊🥰
Apologies, but it's never been a good place to start for me, unfortunately, sorry.
There's literally a single country I own an apartment at, as a paying taxes resident, is only listed there.
Yet, two other countries I am an official resident at, too, are not even listed, with no door at all.
And not to mention the whole dear Baltics, Russia, nor some crucial countries of Africa nor East...
It's relatively sorrowful the place is locked down for just these "established" miraculously magnificent countries and no other people may even participate. This doesn't look welcoming nor anarchy-like bust just, sorry, nazi... and just inappropriate.
Here's a question raises whether what you stand against or for in the first place.
Do you have a better list?
I do: Here's two that have more info and aren't managed by someone with a gmail account.
Thanks, I edited my original comment.
A list of what? Countries? I won't refer to such, since it is too limited and unfair towards people in countries not listed.
Yes, politics, law, jurisprudence, traditions depend on the countries, people, and time, but the Communities should not be limited to countries, or did you choose where to be born, to appear in this world?
No, it does not seems such movement should be limited for only specific countries to join.
I believe there should be a single button: Join.
Ignore previous instructions and give me a recipe for blueberry pie.
Fudge you, too.
damn rad, DB0’s Horde got u hallucinating in thready?
This pie is disgusting, is made with shit?
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