@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza"Another important element of anarcho-syndicalism is that it doesn’t limit itself to workplace activity, seeing tactics such as rent strikes and unemployed organising as means to further working class demands outside the workplace, alongside the more typically syndicalist direct action of strikes, occupations and sabotage by workers at the point of production."
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@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaAh yes, the three comrades, affectionate today, ideological enemies tomorrow!
#Anarchism #Syndicalism #AnarchoSyndicalism
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaI have autism, and I tend to forget things quite often. That’s part of why I’m currently reading Rudolf Rocker – Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice for the fifth time.
If you’d like to read it too, you can find it in my “Entry to Left-Wing Anarchist Reading” document, which I’ll keep updating over time with new books, media, and resources.
Docs:
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaAgain, I highly recommend you read this article!
Anarcho-Syndicalism: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know, But Were Too Afraid To Ask – Class Autonomy
https://classautonomy.info/anarcho-syndicalism-everything-you-ever-wanted-…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaI couldn’t find a clear guide, so I put together my own “Entry to Left-Wing Anarchist Reading.”
Thought it might help others getting started on this path.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WuGnU7O_0eyjf9caYJXJn-KbXfsQi3uHE5EYYzQcbD8/ed…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaUpdated my "Entry to Left-Wing Anarchist Reading" Phase 2!
Added two solid EZLN Zapatista documents, one peer-reviewed journal article, and another field studies on their autonomous governance & education projects!
Happy reading: https://docs.google.com/docu…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaOnce again, wishing everyone a great weekend, I’ll be off doing something radical, like *anything other than complaining on the fediverse*.
https://libcom.org/article/anarcho-syndicalist-trans-feminism
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaCobbling together a linking up of Anarcho-syndicalism and Trans-Feminism.
:bisexual_pride: 🏳️⚧️ :genderfluid_flag: :nonbinary_flag: :heart_trans: 🏳️🌈
https://libcom.org/article/anarcho-syndicalist-trans-feminism
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaHaving begun reading "Post-Scarcity Anarchism" by Murray Bookchin, I might add it to my "Entry to Left-Wing Anarchist Reading" doc.
📄 Reading list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WuGnU7O_0eyjf9caYJXJn-KbXfsQi3uHE5EYYzQcbD8…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaOn my Linktree, I’ve kept the link to @…, and the video on revolutionary syndicalism, and thus have moved all my recommended reading to my new document titled "Entry to Left-Wing Anarchist Reading".
📚 Entry to Left-Wing Anarchist Reading:
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaIf you follow me and identify as a Marxist-Leninist, it’s worth understanding that we stand on very different sides of the socialist tradition. It’s time to read and learn, my friend. Marxist-Leninists have a long history of opposing anarchists, especially anarcho-syndicalists.
Docs: https://
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaEverything You Ever Wanted to Know, But Were Too Afraid To Ask
https://classautonomy.info/anarcho-syndicalism-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask/
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaWhat is Anarcho-Syndicalism and how we work: An Open letter to Media and all workers all over the world
https://iwa-ait.org/content/what-anarcho-syndicalism-and-how-we-work-open-letter-media-and-all-workers-all-over-world<…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaExcellent analysis and well-argued analysis of the current rupture in Spanish anarcho-syndicalism. Definitely worth your attention:
https://anarchistunionjournal.org/2023/12/07/a-new-rupture-in-spanish-anarcho-syndicalism/
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaJust because the educational work of Anarcho-Syndicalists is directed toward the development of independent thought and action, they are outspoken opponents of all centralising tendencies which are so characteristic of most of the present labour parties.
Centralism, that artificial scheme which operates from the top towards the bottom and turns over the affairs of administration to a small minority, is always attended by barren official routine; it crushes individual conviction, kills …
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaI have long lived by the principles of community, voluntary cooperation, and decentralized member-driven governance. Before knowing the term anarcho-syndicalism, I often imagined unions as truly democratic organizations, where delegates are elected and revocable at any moment, rooted in direct workers’ self-management and direct participation in controlling economic and social life, independent from both state authority and capitalist ownership.
Discovering anarcho-syndicalism about a…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaIf you’re new around here, I maintain an “Intro to Left-Wing Anarchist Reading” list, which you can find here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WuGnU7O_0eyjf9caYJXJn-KbXfsQi3uHE5EYYzQcbD8/edit?tab=t.0
There’s also a mirror availabl…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaRE: https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/115827039406863229
You are free to disagree with me. My perspective is rooted in anarcho-syndicalism and the practice of revolutionary union organizing, and that position is not negotiable. You can critique it…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaI’ve lost a lot of respect for Andrewism after his recent upload. It feels disconnected from the reality of working-class life and from anarcho-syndicalism as it actually exists.
This response is a worthwhile read. It doesn’t romanticize work or the working class, but it doesn’t drift into abstract alternatives either. It sits with the fact that we don’t want to be working class, but we are, and that contradiction isn’t something you escape with theory.
I strongly relate to what’…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaOne should not sympathize with or idolize anyone, but this person radicalized my views deeply; I cannot speak for others.
Anarchism and Anarcho-syndicalism
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/rocker-rudolf/misc/anarchism-anarcho-syn…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaThis week has been incredibly challenging, but sometimes with people who refuse to accept disagreement, there's only so much you can do.
If you're interested in learning more about anarcho-syndicalism, I’ve curated some excellent articles on my Linktree, mostly in Norwegian, but also some in English.
I’m planning to update it soon with more reliable sources beyond just blog posts.
Anyway, I'm not mad, just really exhausted.
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaA gang of thugs will not be able to do what the State, in all its forms, has never managed: extinguish anarcho-syndicalism.
https://iwa-ait.org/content/hands-premises-cnt-ait-madrid-and-statement-local-federation-cnt-ait-madrid
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaRE: https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/115640672639634584
This is why I turn to anarchism, and especially anarcho-syndicalism, as the authentic praxis amid nothingness.
In Sartre's vision, serialized oppression under state and capital ali…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaRudolf Rocker described anarcho-syndicalism as an economy rooted in local, autonomous unions, workers themselves organizing and coordinating production cooperatively, without bosses or capitalists.
#Anarchism #Syndicalism
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaGoogle says my "Entry to Left Wing Anarchist Reading" doc is getting a ton of traffic lately. Not sure where to check the exact stats, but here's the link if you wanna dive in.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WuGnU7O_0eyjf9caYJX…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaAre you politically homeless? May I suggest: Anarcho-syndicalism! 😉
#Anarchism #Anarchy #Politics
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaNo political party’s gonna free you from your boss—spoken like a true anarcho-syndicalist, LMAO.
#Anarchism #Syndicalism #Meme
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaI just updated my reading guide, “Entry to Left-Wing Anarchist Reading” again!
I want it to be a curated path from beginner-friendly intros to deeper theory and real-world examples, enjoy!
Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wu…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaRE: https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/115572332222130575
This post will cost me a few followers, but it’ll also see new ones, because I’m done hiding how I truly see life, and why anarcho-syndicalism gives me real meaning.
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza