Has /r/socialism_101 been compromised? I have noticed over the last 2 or so months some incredible takes in the comments and this thread is even locked.
I usually don’t really care but this kind of thought is on par with libs that use “utopian” when talking about Marxism. Just so confidently wrong. I’m not even that well read yet on theory but, Jesus, this set off my lib radar bad.
One thing that really helped me out is finding an existing project, and helping that. If you work circles around them without denouncing them, you will attract new members and gain allies that already have a presence. It was so wierd that the people defending me, the open tankie, were the anarchist famous in my area for being confrontational bullies. They simply appreciated the help that me and my friends could bring, and saw that we were willing to defer to their judgement when it came to their projects. When I say cooperate with an existing project, I don’t mean take it over, and they were actually really grateful for that.
Protests in general always seemed more like parties than real activism to me. I agree with you.
Once you have allies and members you can think of a goal and try to achieve it. Perhaps you will have more vision than me lol.
I have 2 groups in mind that are already established and one just had a facelift and new president and with that, they seem to have a lot of new energy. But I sort of know the previous president and she was an old guard Democrat on her 70s or 80s. I might start by reaching out to them. The other I mentioned above is our local FNB group and I’ve worked a small bit with them with a food drive and they had tasty vegan soup lol. I can try and reach out to them but I don’t have FB so I’d have to figure that out.
Hell, maybe I should be focusing my unemployed energy on this.
I also have a potential contact that might be interested in helping start said org chapter if I ask but he’s already pretty busy.