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Throwing Soup at Paintings (share.tube)
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A discussion on the recent incidents in which climate protestors targeted some paintings, as part of a larger conversation on direct action and bureaucracy.

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[–] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The narrator seems to attempt a false dichotomy between, on one hand, action by a central power or bureaucracy (or rather inaction), versus, on the other hand, action by individuals or very small and ad-hoc groups. He criticizes the entrenched dysfunction and apathy of elite systems, and then he gives historic examples of action that has succeeded only when undertaken by individuals acting alone.

From such an assumption, he encourages the listener to aspire dominantly to assert personal responsibility.

However, considering the issue from an anarchist perspective, I am inclined to challenge the fundamental assumption.

Most anarchists rather emphasize collective action and mass movements, aspiring to a high degree of coordination while resisting centralization.