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In practice anarchism sets up social institutions that serve as a quasi state apparatus without the centralized power structure, believe it or not often including activities close to “policing” .

Like all political ideologies it must function in a flawed reality operated by flawed humans. I have no doubt that the belief when taken to an extreme caricature is unrealistic.

Nonetheless it serves as a direction for political organizing towards an ideal, just as liberalism or facism.

Fine if it doesn’t suit your political ideal - for me it is helpful as a guidepoint to a just society.

Please don’t just sit here feeling superior with reductive takes that are frankly biased by the powers that maintain the status quo. Unless of course your political program is “perfect” if so - enlighten me.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago*

    I mean I understand some young’uns may have legitimate concerns about their job prospects being on a list- but you can believe if they ever start to use these lists to come after or outright suppress people, I’ll have my hand on the stock of gun by then

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    Bryan José Rojas Galofre wanted to give his wife a lovely honeymoon to see the beach for the first time and perhaps a glimpse of President Donald Trump, whom she supports.

    Their January 2025 road trip from Wisconsin to Miami, however, turned into a nightmare, according to the couple: Rojas, a Venezuelan immigrant whose wife and young children are U.S. citizens, was detained following a stop at a Trump hotel security checkpoint.

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    “In the end, it was a bad decision,” Rojas, 34, said

    “I’m his fan. I believe Trump is a good president,” she said. However, Zaragosa noted this political loyalty co-exists with the disappointment she feels over the months her husband spent in detention.

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    Guess I shouldn’t have poked the bear…

    Anyways Hexbear banned me.

    I had audacity to post my opinion as a leftist. Interesting there is no space for civil discourse in a USSR apologist community.

    This comes from someone who is active in left organizing, political places, and listens to Chapo (way better when Matt C was there).

    Anyways, these edgelords would get laughed out of any real leftist communities once they started regurgitating agit prop. Guess it’s good they have their safe space online - no loss

     

    We are just finding out about a child sex trafficking ring involving politicians and billionaires, the world’s richest man does a Nazi salute at a political rally, and the President being an adjudicated sex criminal is probably not the worst thing he has done…

    Meanwhile I’m standing here in the checkout line feeling guilty about whether or not I should tip a barista

    Something is wrong with our collective notion of morality, and my individual understanding (Oh well, here we are)

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