As the hexbear cadre becomes dug in for the protracted people’s posting war I find myself reflecting on what makes Hexbear a great place. IMO there are a lot of things; our trans comrades (who we love unconditionally), a pig w/ poop on it’s balls, a dope ass bear. But I think it’s you scattered few that really help maintain that special hexbear vibe that we all appreciate.
I, like the majority of users here, would not describe myself as an Anarchist. But an opinion I often see and one I tend to agree with is that we cannot and should not ignore the tactical contributions of past anarchist struggles. Even further, I read a very thought provoking comment somewhere the other day (can’t remember who made it) that as ecological conditions deteriorate to below the level of stability necessary to maintain a state, anarchist theory could become more relevant and important to grapple with. I found that idea to be very thought provoking.
But what I’m really getting at here is that I appreciate the ideological diversity you precious few contribute. Here’s the thing; I think the magic ingredient for any enjoyable social media experience is a certain level of friction. Echo chambers are genuinely boring. Thank you for your contributions here.
Don’t be afraid to generate some friction because the struggle that generates sharpens all of us. My liberal ass is proud to be here in the posting trenches with you folks.
I’m sad I found this post so late because this is exactly what my line has been for a long time regarding western anarchists, and why they are so frustrating. I see our potential but it can only grow when we reign in the constant focus in online spaces on “tankies” who have literally never held any meaningful power in the imperial core and many of my comrades are socialists who I am fairly certain have no impending intent nor the power to do any sort of Soviet style purges. And lastly they have no reason to because there is no revolution to betray at this juncture and frankly assuming the same exact beefs from 100 years ago will play out exactly the same despite vastly differing material conditions is ironically anti-materialist, and this goes for MLs and Maoists too.
We have to get our shit together before any of that can even possibly become a cause for concern again. TLDR touch grass and do work, we’ll figure it out as we go along and as material conditions continue to deteriorate, but right now our responsibility is to offer a clear alternative that isn’t just genocide.