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ProdigalFrog
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In addition to Dbzer0 (which is a superb instance), Slrpnk.net also welcomes anarchists :)
in your settings page is an export button, which lets you download your subscriptions and block list, which you can then import into a new Lemmy account on a new instance.
Personally I'd recommend picking an instance that at least has Hexbear and Lemmygrad blocked, as that removes 95% of the toxicity you'd see on the platform. You can check what an instance blocks by scrolling to the bottom of their main page and clicking the instances link.
Sopuli.xyz is a really solid medium sized general instance, with good admins and an updated lemmy.
Lemmy.cafe is a nice small instance (not much local activity, so you'll need to rely on the All view and your subscriptions for that one), but it also blocks lemmy.ml, which only you can determine if that's a trade-off worth making or not.
If you have affinity with Anarchism (or environmentalism or sailing the high seas), Slrpnk.net and lemmy.dbzer0 are both excellent.
But if you'd like a more themed instance that appeals to a particular interest, by all means go for that instead. https://lemmyverse.net/ or the instance finder tool at https://join-lemmy.org/ are good places to find one. :)
It warms my heart to know that damn parrot is burned into someone else's memory too
modern digital thermal scopes can often record to internal storage.
This requires people willing and able to do so. Considering most Americans live paycheck to paycheck I don't see this as real and viable currently.
I can't dispute that. More of the US workforce would need to unionize for it to be possible.
This issue i see with this approach is that some people will always try to be the opposite and we end up in a stalemate. Also, people can be ignorant and not even understand that there is something that needs to be done. There's so much misinformation in the world today.
I think if it reached a certain point of popularity, it would become so self evident of its benefits for the working class that it would snowball. But it would take a lot of education and time.
If we look at how Spain was able to have a libertarian socialist revolution, it apparently took 75 years of steady education (some through independent ferrer schools) and organizing before the populace as a whole was educated enough on the concepts and practiced enough through militant unionization to finally attempt a mass resistance movement.
I suspect the U.S. higher literacy rate combined with the internet may reduce the time needed.
The wealth disparity is the same, but the populace and circumstances are a bit different:
- There was not a literal fascist propaganda news network brainwashing half the voter base (Fox news)
- There wasn't a significant population which believed any ol conspiracy tossed at them
- His political opponents didn't have a cult, comprised of anti-intellectuals
- We didn't have an enemy state attempting to influence our elections (at least, not nearly on the same level)
- Had a serious left-leaning populist political opponent in Huey Long (before his assassination) preaching his Share the Wealth progam.
I don't disagree that it was a hard fight for the working class to even get that much, even without those externalities
ah! my bad, they looked like aluminum so I assumed it was the same product. And you're right, the aluminum ones don't seem to be designed to be disposable either.
If a significant portion the US population went on general strike, things would change quickly.
The other option, which is slower, is to build up alternative systems in a network of mutual aid, like cooperatively owned insurance, businesses, housing, energy systems, etc. Essentially slowly replace the state with hundreds of interconnected coops.
They seem to be explicitly marketing them as disposable cups for 'eco conscience' events. So, likely for rich corporate conferences or something.
They definitely seem reusable, but probably not durable.
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The Anarchist Collectives: Workers’ Self-Management in the Spanish Revolution, 1936–1939
(theanarchistlibrary.org)
Archive.org came through with another all-time favorite!
Where Eagles Dare was directed by Brian G. Hutton, and was based on the novel written by Alistair MacLean. The setup is a rescue mission; A brigadier general is being held captive and interrogated in a Bavarian mountaintop castle by the Nazis, and the SOE tasks Major John Smith (Richard Burton) with leading a team of commandos to bust him out.
Where do I even begin with this film? It has everything you'd want in a WWII spy thriller; the slowly building suspense is absolutely masterful, not a single actor was miscast and everyone put in a damn good performance, the locations, the way the plot unfolds, Gah! I can't say enough good about it.
It was filmed on location in Austria and Bavaria, which results in some really lovely authentic shots of snow covered peaks and towns. The cinematography is workmanlike, perfectly capturing the important bits but never lingering for an artistic shot, which serves the movie well.
The first time I saw it, I was surprised how relatively strong the women characters in it are, an uncommon sight for that period.
For the 60's, this is just a god dang masterpiece, right up there with The Great Escape, and IMHO is one of the finest WWII films ever made. A slow burn with an incredibly satisfying finish. Give it a shot, you won't regret it!
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No prob, hope you find a good instance to call home :D