I think it's funny when people say that I'm not living in the real world because I'm an anarchist despite the facts that
A) I am actively involved in local politics
B) I used to work in politics for a living
C) If they're not actively in a political org, they tend to not be as involved as I am
I just wish more people gave me the benefit of the doubt that these beliefs are a response to me witnessing personally the limitations of change under our current system, and not just the thoughts of an angsty teen. I'm not a rebel for a rebel's sake, I'm focusing on the strategies that I know can help people right now while still trying to make change via electoral politics. Like fuck off
"Try living in the real world" fuck off. Seattle had incredibly low voter turnout in last year's city council elections despite a ton of money funneled into those races, which lead to the predictable outcome of a pro-business pro-cop anti-homeless city council who won't listen to people unless they're moderate Dem NIMBYs but sure, I'm the one who's unrealistic to think that we need community action to support folks on the street
Exactly!! Additionally, the strategies for change that we've seen work lately are ones inspired by, and executed in collaboration with, anarchists. Public demonstrations/protests, civil disobedience, mutual aid networks, unionizaton, community organizing: anarchists have had an influence in all of these things. And all of them are built off the premise that simply obeying the law and behaving as the state and big business want us to are insufficient for making real change. If you support those strategies, you are at least acknowledging that the state needs to be resisted in order to negotiate with it, and I'm sorry, but there's some anarchism in that, even if that is not your political end goal
I'm a communist tho, hope that's not a dealbreaker
