I'm really sorry this happened to you Clementine. It absolutely is violent abusive behaviour and nothing justifies it.
I used to be really involved in leftist spaces for about 6 years, I eventually left because of how much infighting there was. People were more interested in policing each other and attacking each other than working on con…
I'm really sorry this happened to you Clementine. It absolutely is violent abusive behaviour and nothing justifies it.
I used to be really involved in leftist spaces for about 6 years, I eventually left because of how much infighting there was. People were more interested in policing each other and attacking each other than working on constructive solutions to oppression. It was deeply depressing.
I wonder if part of the vitriol is inherent to the nature of anarchist spaces? People can be drawn to them for noble idealistic reasons, but they can also be drawn to them because they feel anarchy allows them to get away with abusive behaviour easier?
While I agree that sometimes violence as a last resort is necessary, I've seen "anarchists" who seem to fantasize about violence to an unhealthy degree. Who are drawn to the political ideology because it often validates and even glorifies destructive behaviour and makes it seem morally righteous.
I start to wonder whether the "firebombing a Starbucks" rhetoric is really appealing because Starbucks is a harmful company, or rather because "explosions are epic, fuck the system, breaking things feels good when I'm angry".
I'm really sorry this happened to you Clementine. It absolutely is violent abusive behaviour and nothing justifies it.
I used to be really involved in leftist spaces for about 6 years, I eventually left because of how much infighting there was. People were more interested in policing each other and attacking each other than working on constructive solutions to oppression. It was deeply depressing.
I wonder if part of the vitriol is inherent to the nature of anarchist spaces? People can be drawn to them for noble idealistic reasons, but they can also be drawn to them because they feel anarchy allows them to get away with abusive behaviour easier?
While I agree that sometimes violence as a last resort is necessary, I've seen "anarchists" who seem to fantasize about violence to an unhealthy degree. Who are drawn to the political ideology because it often validates and even glorifies destructive behaviour and makes it seem morally righteous.
I start to wonder whether the "firebombing a Starbucks" rhetoric is really appealing because Starbucks is a harmful company, or rather because "explosions are epic, fuck the system, breaking things feels good when I'm angry".