IYO, what are the issues anarchists should be addressing?

[phildwyer]

Re: usury...you can second track getting rid of it in the West by also destroying it's credibility in the East, especially China, where interest was being paid 500 years before the Jews were in Egypt...intreresting how the same idea emerged from two very different cultures, and you continue to ignore one of them completely...

All civilized societies have practiced usury. The difference between our society and the others is that we don't stigmatize or restrict usury. Modern Western society is unique in this regard. And where it is neither stigmatized nor restricted, usury will rapidly grow to dominate an entire society. That is its nature.

 

[teuchter]

I've just seen this on another thread:

And the first thing I thought of was this:

I totally agree with getting away from the impression of burning cars, smashing windows, chaos.

Now actually I think that cover is pretty good as a bit of graphics; I like it in itself but when I look at it I amn't led to think of community self-organisation and all these other things that people have suggested on this thread as part of the discussion about how anarchists should present themselves to the outside world. That imagery suggests to me more death, disorder and destruction than cozy let's-all-help-each-other type stuff and I don't think it's going to appeal to or change the preconceptions of those who don't already consider themselves "anarchists".

Just a thought.

 

[trevhagl]

At local, national, or international level.

In order to appeal to a wider audience? If you're not an anarchist, what issues would make you pick up an political newsletter or flyer to read?

What sort of presentation would interest you enough to read it as well?

I know you may end up not agreeing with their POV, but I'd like to know what the non-political people would see as something a political movement / opinion piece would address in order to make them read it or perhaps consider their viewpoint?

jobs housing welfare

 

[cesare]

I've just seen this on another thread:

And the first thing I thought of was this:



Now actually I think that cover is pretty good as a bit of graphics; I like it in itself but when I look at it I amn't led to think of community self-organisation and all these other things that people have suggested on this thread as part of the discussion about how anarchists should present themselves to the outside world. That imagery suggests to me more death, disorder and destruction than cozy let's-all-help-each-other type stuff and I don't think it's going to appeal to or change the preconceptions of those who don't already consider themselves "anarchists".

Just a thought.

Not a good design then. What do you suggest?

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

they should be discusing everydat issues that affect everyone

like weather the recent influx of clichéd tsundere characters is damaging the perception of the tsundereko

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Address local issues as they need addressing by helping people self-organise stuff that will actually help them - local education projects, food purchasing and cooking collectives (people pool money to buy in bulk, swap actual cooking tips for example)...actually getting people used to the idea of having a degree of control over their lives and that they're capable of doing it themselves.

All the bullshit about mass revolution is whistling in the trees without getting people out of the idea that they need be dependent on external leadership to tell them what to do.

I agree with all of this. My personal view is that associating it with 'anarchism' as such is likely to deter people from getting involved though. Get some stuff going because it's worth it for its own sake and it might actually get somewhere.

 

[teuchter]

Not a good design then. What do you suggest?

Something with flowers and babies and kittens and people holding hands and that.

 

[the button]

Something with flowers and babies and kittens and people holding hands and that.

There's more to anarchism than Class War, you know.

 

[cesare]

There's more to anarchism than Class War, you know.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I think it's a great design actually - it doesn't say to me "smash the system lol brick starbucks", it says London, decrepit and damaged and falling apart, yet still standing and moving despite everything. All the broken buildings with their walking sticks and shopping bags; they're victims but they're part of London and not going anywhere.