As the hexbear cadre becomes dug in for the protracted people’s posting war I find myself reflecting on what makes Hexbear a great place. IMO there are a lot of things; our trans comrades (who we love unconditionally), a pig w/ poop on it’s balls, a dope ass bear. But I think it’s you scattered few that really help maintain that special hexbear vibe that we all appreciate.
I, like the majority of users here, would not describe myself as an Anarchist. But an opinion I often see and one I tend to agree with is that we cannot and should not ignore the tactical contributions of past anarchist struggles. Even further, I read a very thought provoking comment somewhere the other day (can’t remember who made it) that as ecological conditions deteriorate to below the level of stability necessary to maintain a state, anarchist theory could become more relevant and important to grapple with. I found that idea to be very thought provoking.
But what I’m really getting at here is that I appreciate the ideological diversity you precious few contribute. Here’s the thing; I think the magic ingredient for any enjoyable social media experience is a certain level of friction. Echo chambers are genuinely boring. Thank you for your contributions here.
Don’t be afraid to generate some friction because the struggle that generates sharpens all of us. My liberal ass is proud to be here in the posting trenches with you folks.
as ecological conditions deteriorate to below the level of stability necessary to maintain a state, anarchist theory could become more relevant and important to grapple with.
That may have been me, I also simultaneously understand that on the other side of the coin, we are running out of time and while I would love to be able to patiently help build the world we all want to see by building community solidarity and providing mutual aid for people undertaking direct action we are also running out of time and more “authoritarian” measures need to be considered just to keep the world livable.
Also that take applies mainly to the imperial core, wherein the formation of a real vanguard seems like a far off fantasy at this point and more immediate forms of praxis and decentralized organization and networks might be advantageous and even necessary to prevent more people from falling into the arms of reactionaries.
I’m an ML but anarchist comrades are fucking awesome. FULL STOP!!!
I’m not asking anyone to give up on having a leader. I’m just saying that “leadership” is itself a contrived concept and largely a product of bourgeois society.
Even if I don’t have a firm confidence in a vanguard party, I think that vanguard parties would make themselves more resilient by not revolving around one figurehead as an anchor and potential choke point.
