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“In every State, the government is nothing but a permanent conspiracy on the part of the minority against the majority, which it enslaves and fleeces.”

  • Mikhail Bakunin

Queer/trans gender abolitionist | anarchist | piracy enthusiast

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  • Jonah Goldberg's "Liberalism Fascism" appropriates and inverts a genuine anti-fascist argument.

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  • Phil Ochs' Love me, I'm a liberal sums it up quite nicely for me. It's still as relevant today as it was back in the 60s. Agree with the other comment though, this is a good post.

    Edit: Maybe consider posting to !libjerk@anarchist.nexus?

  • Flattening the Zapatista Military Pyramid

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  • That was such an interesting read! I really like the philosophy.

  • Miracle Whip is better than mayonnaise

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  • On what basis, mf?

  • ‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared

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  • I bet the tech bros will be lobbying hard to kill this. It's gonna hurt their userbase.

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    It's been a while, which Lemmy instances should I be on?

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  • I'm honestly embarrassed by the comments on this post. Is this really the best advice we can offer a newcomer to Lemmy? This internecene warfare between instances is not doing us any favours.

  • The worst month of climate news in my entire career | Simon Clark

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  • Honestly, climate anxiety is always with me nowadays.

  • I would like a simple way to find instances that federate to the ones I like

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  • ANTI PEE PAINT

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  • If enough public toilets were actually provided, this would not be a problem that needs solving.

  • Lemmy.world thinks "(reverse oppression|misandry)" exists

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  • This seems like a CLM situation. Those comments should be restored. There was no misandry here.

  • Fediverse vs Disinformation @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Unruffled [they/them] @anarchist.nexus

    As support for Israel drops, the mainstream media is becoming even more Zionist

    mondoweiss.net /2025/10/as-support-for-israel-drops-the-mainstream-media-is-becoming-even-more-zionist/

  • Propaganda

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  • “It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Krishnamurti

  • What are some of the core ways that the marxist end goal is different than anarchism?

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  • I quite like this summary from https://www.skeptic.ca/Anarchism_Introduction.htm because it points out a few key differences.

    The basic tenet of anarchism is that hierarchical authority -- be it state, church, patriarchy or economic elite -- is not only unnecessary, but is inherently detrimental to the maximization of human potential. Anarchists generally believe that human beings are capable of managing their own affairs on the basis of creativity, cooperation, and mutual respect. It is believed that power is inherently corruptive, and that authorities are inevitably more concerned with self-perpetuation and increasing their own power than they are with doing what is best for their constituents. This is equally true in Totalitarian and Communist states as it is in Democracies. Anarchists generally maintain that ethics are a personal matter and by definition must be based on concern for others and the well being of society as a whole, rather than upon laws imposed by a secular or religious authority (including revered laws such as the U.S. Constitution). Not unlike existentialist philosophers such as Jean Paul Sartre, most anarchist philosophies hold that individuals are responsible for their own behavior, life goals and ultimate purposes in life. The anarchist needs no one to tell him what he ought to do and how to create a meaningful life. Paternalistic authorities foster a dehumanized mindset in which people expect elites to make decisions for them and meet their needs, rather than thinking and acting for themselves. When an authority arrogates to itself the right to overrule the most fundamental personal moral decisions, such as what is worth killing or dying for (as in military conscription or abortion), human freedom is immeasurably diminished.

    Anarchists acknowledge the connection between various forms of oppression -- including sexism, racism, heterosexism, classism, and national chauvinism -- and recognize the futility of focusing opposition on one form of injustice while others continue to exist. Anarchists believe that the means one uses to transform the world must be in accord with the ends that one hopes to achieve. While anarchists disagree about strategies and tactics, including the need for formal organizations and the use of violent action to overthrow existing oppressive institutions and injustice, most agree that the focus must not be on merely destroying the current order, but on fashioning new, more humane and more rational alternatives to take its place.

    While many anarchists value cooperation, communalism and collectivism, anarchists reject both the plutocracies of capitalist states based exclusively on greed and envy and the totalitarianism of the existing and recently fallen communist, or more accurately Marxist-Leninist, states. The rift between anarchists and Marxists developed as early as the 1870s as anarchists perceived that the Marxists were perpetuating authoritarianism under a different name. Marxist-leninists groups have traditionally emphasized the need for a vanguard party and the dictatorship of the proletariat, ideas which are fundamentally opposed to the anarchist focus on anti-authoritarianism and maximum individual freedom. Although orthodox Marxism predicts that the state will "wither away" with time, we have repeatedly seen in communist regimes a consolidation of state power and its attendant repression and insistence on conformity. The same oppressive authoritarianism has emerged in capitalist democracies.

    I just re-read your question btw, and realized I kind of answered the wrong question here, because the quotes focus on the differences in the means rather than in the end goal. But it's still good context, because communism has so far never been able to move beyond the authoritarian stage, so you could reasonably argue that the actual end state of communism is an authoritarian state with a socialist economy, especially if they have to co-exist in competition and conflict with capitalist states. So the end goal of the state "withering away" is more or less impossible to achieve via communism while western hegemony exists.

  • The illegal cigarette industry in western Canada is booming. Why?

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  • tldr - price

  • Lefty Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Unruffled [they/them] @anarchist.nexus

    The empire has no clothes

    lemmy.ml /post/36714692

  • the empire has no clothes

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  • Flippanarchy @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Unruffled [they/them] @anarchist.nexus

    The Real Violent Extremists Are The Freaks Who Run The US Empire

    caitlinjohnstone.com.au /2025/09/26/the-real-violent-extremists-are-the-freaks-who-run-the-us-empire/

  • 25-09-25 PieFed meeting is starting tonight ! at 8pm GTM :)

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  • GTM or GMT? ;)

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    Our Stop Censoring Abortion Campaign Uncovers a Social Media Censorship Crisis | EFF

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  • Gotta say, this article really pissed me off. Fuck corporate social media. Anyone who wants to open a pro-choice community on our instance with helpful guidance is more than welcome.

  • Fediverse vs Disinformation @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Unruffled [they/them] @anarchist.nexus

    National Post quietly rewrote wire stories to push pro-Israel narrative, analysis finds ⋆ The Breach

    breachmedia.ca /national-post-rewrote-wire-stories-to-push-pro-israel-narrative-analysis-find/

  • The anti-militarism of fools

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  • Honestly, they are less hassle than the libs nowadays.

  • Banned from Lefty Memes for not agreeing with the complexity of Stalin having to ally with Hitler to invade Poland.

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  • Israeli forces deploy explosive robots at 'unprecedented pace', obliterating homes and displacing families.

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  • Supplied by USA?Manufacturer : Kaiser Aluminum, FMC Corporation, BAE Systems, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, General Motors

  • Announcing anarchist.nexus and the launch of the Fediverse Anarchist Flotilla [GenAI] [Flotilla]

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  • We usually post to ask our users to nominate themselves and then the existing admins review the applications to make a selection. But we could bring in a confirmation vote after the selection of a new admin, just to make sure the instance is ok with it? Or do you have any other ideas?

  • Fediverse vs Disinformation @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Unruffled [they/them] @anarchist.nexus

    Google’s $45 Million Contract With Netanyahu's Office to Spread Israeli Propaganda

    www.dropsitenews.com /p/google-youtube-netanyahu-israel-propaganda-gaza-famine
  • Fediverse vs Disinformation @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Unruffled [they/them] @anarchist.nexus

    The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war

    www.theguardian.com /global-development/ng-interactive/2025/sep/01/israel-gaza-war-media-palestinian-journalists-killed-cpj