militancy

Night Owls #3: Autumn Offensive

From It's Going Down

Diversity of tactics is a concept that has been used to break the hegemony of non-violence in social movements. The term can be understood as a shared principle that advocates respect and solidarity across different approaches with the aim of breaking down moralistic and ideological divisions. Tactics, however, are often confused with methods, leading to a dangerous misuse of the idea of diversity of tactics to advocate for tolerance of or collaboration with authoritarian, populist, or democratic initiatives

Stop Mucking About

Spoiler alert: It's as bad as it sounds.

From DIY Conspiracy By Gabriel Kuhn

Catechisms, Straight Edge, and Why It’s Not as Bad as It Sounds

There are things in one’s past that one doesn’t necessarily make a point of telling everyone about, even if (or, perhaps, because) they say a lot about your personality. What would fall into this category in my case? Shouting along to “Firestorm” by Earth Crisis, digging John Zerzan’s Future Primitive when it first came out—or, a few years earlier, believing that Sergey Nechayev’s Catechism of a Revolutionary ought to define your life.

Why Anarchists Can’t Be Absent From the New Wave of Labor Militancy

tfw workerists think the anti-work moment is a time ripe for workerism

via It's Going Down

As mentioned before I get the sense that most people don’t like or don’t care for anarcho-syndicalism. From some articles IGD published few years ago I take it that most people see anarcho-syndicalism as antiquated, that is either/or/and ineffective, un-revolutionary, or counter revolutionary.

R.I.P. Matt Cicero: Anarchist Militant, Journalist, Organizer

from Enough 14

Ottawa. Canada. On March 16, 2021, our comrade Matt departed for the spirit world. We have lost one of the most committed anarchists in our part of the world, and the loss is felt intensely due to the tragic circumstances of his death.

Originally published by Montreal Counter Information and Upping the Anti Facebook page (facebook.com/permalink.php?id=171811939515993&story_fbid=4056151467748668)

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