After the U.S. Election of a Semi-Fascist

by Wayne Price

After the U.S. Election of a Semi-Fascist: A Few Thoughts by an Anarchist

Since the November 2024 national election there has been a mountain of reevaluations, recriminations, reconsiderations, and desperations—by liberals and radicals. Some blame popular racism and sexism for the defeat of a Black woman candidate. Others note that a racist nativism led to an hysterical fear of Mexican and other immigrants. This was a fear which the Republicans played up but which the Democrats also played to. The arrogance and elitism of the Democrats has been referred to. Others focus on the economic suffering of working class people, their stalled wages, the effects of inflation, the housing shortage, and so on. All of these were undoubted factors—especially the economic problems of working people, which Harris did not really address, Yet these, and similar influences, seem to leave something out. How could a person such as Donald Trump win a majority of the population—a slight (1.6%) majority, but consistently in most “demographics?” Were the price of eggs that high?

“Should Anarchists Vote?” is the Wrong Question

by Wayne Price

As I write this, we are moving ever closer to U.S. Election Day November 2024. (Although if this is read after that election, the issues discussed should still be relevant.) The small number of people who regard themselves as anarchists are discussing whether to vote. From Michael Bakunin and Peter Kropotkin in the late 19th century onward, revolutionary anarchists have rejected participation in elections.

Anarchists Outmaneuvered as Godzilla, King Kong Join Democratic Party

Anti-authoritarians gnashed their teeth in frustration Monday, as apex Kaiju Godzilla and primeval ape King Kong both announced their intentions to campaign with the Democrats, bringing an abrubt end to a long but fruitless campaign to recruit the legendary monsters into the North American anarchist milieu.

This Is America #190: Block Cop City Tour and Mobilization

From It's Going Down

On this episode, we speak with Sam about the recent Block Cop City speaking tour across the US and the upcoming mass actions in Atlanta against the Cop City project from November 10th – 13th.

We also speak with hosts of the Final Straw podcast about the recent Asheville Anarchist Bookfair about organizing anarchist and autonomous events in the current terrain with COVID-19 still a looming threat, how to make gatherings accessible and engaging to as many people as possible, and much more.

Why Do Anarchists Burn Ballot Boxes?

by ziq

Anarchists have been burning ballot boxes for generations because anarchists have a keen understanding of the way the act of voting, and the system of democracy more broadly is used to destroy our agency and rapidly shrink the range of acceptable discourse that is tolerated by the government in the public sphere.

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