uspol, "Don't Mourn - Organize!"
105 years ago, a labour union activist called Joe Hill was put to death by the state of Utah, for a crime he did not commit. In his letter to his union, The Industrial Workers of the World, he wrote "Don't Mourn - Organize!", urging them to channel their grief for him into work that will benefit the workers.
Sanders Supporters, it's not too late to do the same. Here's some nationwide organizations you may be able to get involved with in your communities (with what they do in brackets)
Black Cross Federation (Prisoner support) http://www.abcf.net/
Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (Platformism) https://blackrosefed.org/
Black Socialists of America (Co-operative economics) https://blacksocialists.us/
DSA Libertarian Socialist Caucus (Libertarian-Socialism) https://dsa-lsc.org/
👨🌾 Family Farm Alliance (Agricultural association) https://www.familyfarmalliance.org/
Food Not Bombs (Mutual Aid) http://foodnotbombs.net/
Industrial Workers of the World (Labour Unionism) https://iww.org/
🌱 Land Stewardship Project (Agricultural association) https://landstewardshipproject.org/
⚙️ Mutual Aid Network (Mutual Aid) https://www.mutualaidnetwork.org/
🚜 The Rural Coalition (Agricultural association) https://www.ruralco.org/
Symbiosis Revolution (Municipalism) https://www.symbiosis-revolution.org/
(If you know of any other groups for organizing, please post them in response)
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Seriously, I waited hours expecting to see Reimu and Marisa try to wrestle each other into submission and fuck each other and I just got generic hentai. Then again, I suppose that's what I get for expecting anything good out of something that uses the term "futanari"
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Dear hentai makers:
If you're going to make "futa porn", at least do something interesting with the idea of women with dicks.
Sincerely,
Someone who waited hours for a 1 GB archive to download only to find out what she thought was Reimu and Marisa wrestle-fucking was actually just them getting fucked by incredibly generic hentai protags.
Pol
A lot of the solutions that can be implemented electorally won't help tear the system down. But stuff like universal healthcare or guaranteed housing? It removes worries that keep you from participating in other political actions. No need to fear, say, retribution for unionizing if your basic needs are covered outside of your job. It removes a large barrier for trying stuff that currently you can't do for fear of being fired and losing basic needs.
Pol
And to be clear, voting is the *only* effort you should expend. Don't bother volunteering for campaigns. Spend your time doing other things outside the extant systems that will help tear them down. That's the end goal. Voting won't help achieve that. But what it will help achieve is not having all the people who you're trying to help die. It may even give them the ability to spend more time (or any time at all) helping as well.
Pol
And, again, if you *can't* vote for whatever reason, that's fine. I will even accept arguments of indigenous sovereignty for that. But to be able and refuse is ridiculous. It's simple and it *does* help. Whether it be showing up during the primaries to vote for Sanders or during the general election to vote against Trump, voting can help. It is not an end-all-be-all solution. Don't waste time helping candidates. But at least take the time to fucking vote.
Pol
Because this is a topic coming across my timeline again, let me be clear about something: voting *is* harm reduction. However, voting is harm reduction ≠ expend all your effort towards electoral politics. Voting is a simple action that you should do if you are at all able. To be able and refuse is to be indirectly complicit in the deaths that would occur under, say, a second Trump term. But you should be doing stuff outside the extant systems *alongside* spending time at the voting booth.
Anyway, in my ideal utopia, no one would ever have to pay for any necessities ever which means:
- free food
- free housing
- free healthcare
- free education
- free wifi
- unlimited library access
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