Sasha
@Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Yes, that Sasha
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
We don’t need a government for that
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
Ah right, I guess I hadn’t heard the name but I know the vague concept (imo it’s a bad name because anarchy is usually democratic) Is it just the idea that instead of organising locally and then at larger and larger scales, you just have everyone everywhere voting without the intermediary steps? Even with the technology to do that, it seems like a bad idea.
When I say we would still enforce rules, I’m not saying we just ask nicely, there are still consequences for breaking rules and this person would have to face them. I’d say the idea that someone only responds to threats of violence is probably more a product of police almost exclusively using violence and violent threats. That said, it’s not like violence is a tool we can’t use, but I’m not well versed enough in the theory for community defense/justice to get into details.
Being idealistic is one thing, but there’s plenty of us here who are actively building anarchist communities, I’ve been heavily involved in one myself. There’s work that can be done to move things forwards, I hope we see something better in my time even if it’s operating within/alongside the current system rather than replacing it.
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
I’m really not sure how anarchy leads to any kind of state when it’s specifically stateless. I’d say it’s far more resistant to corruption and centres around a more robust and empowering form of democracy than any representational system, which is inherently corruptible.
Horshoe theory is silly
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
Can you explain why a government is the only way to keep people in line?
People will continue to be problematic, but we don’t need this one specific structure to deal with it. Imo it’s actually a particular ineffective and often cruel way to go about it.
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
Right, that’s what I thought you might have meant, simple misunderstanding then. I’m not saying we don’t enforce things, just that we don’t need hierarchical systems of authority to do so. Someone putting the community at risk like this can be stopped without the use of violent state thugs, probably with much better outcomes too.
Sure, revolution isn’t on our doorstep, but I still want things to be different. I don’t think there’s anything wrong or objectionable about aspiring to a better society. Why would we talk ourselves out of the idea just because change isn’t right around the corner?
Demarchist? I afraid I’m not familiar with the term, so I won’t make assumptions. Regardless I still don’t think we should give up so easily.
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
There is a cultural belief that we elect people and it’s good and fine and works, but that’s observably false. It’s a fantasy idea of what government is supposed to be, but that’s not what it is in practice.
The reaction to people wanting their “representatives” to actually represent them has been an increase in oppressive violence, things like ramping up state violence and introducing anti-protest laws.
The people in my community have been hospitalised, deported, raped and even killed because they wanted things to be better. We’ve gone through all the officially sanctioned channels, we’ve used protest to make ourselves heard, but we’re only being beaten.
How are roads going to be maintained and garbage collected?
As you said, any group of people are going to create rules, but they don’t need to create hierarchical government to effectively enforce those rules, or organise the day to day activities of society. We’ve organised without government plenty of times before.
We’re not just saying things purely out of anger, there’s a massive amount of theory behind it. If you really do want to understand, then if recommend you read some of the anarchist faq or any leftist theory tbh. At the very least, you’ll likely find the ideas interesting even if you don’t agree with everything. I tend to find most people who seriously engage with these ideas agree with a good deal of them. All we’re asking for is society to organise in a more just and equitable way, while disabling or limiting the avenues for corruption to take hold.
I once thought the same as you, we’re literally drowned in propaganda from birth so it’s extremely hard to break out from the dominant ideology, but there are better ways if you decide to evaluate the alternatives on their own merits and not pre-concieved notions of what they are.
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
If you say so, but I don’t think there’s a read of your reply that comes across that way.
In that spirit, I don’t much care for the article given the way it frames all dissent as violent extremism from the far right. There’s no meaningful discussion of legitimate criticism from those of us on the left who want the government gone. We’re just lumped in with conspiracy theorists and sov-cits as “others”.
Not to mention the whole idea that they just need to do things a little different is laughable, for the reason I’ve stated previously.
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
I don’t quite understand what your example is meant to demonstrate, but I think you’re confusing me with a libertarian (the weird fascist kind) or something which I am absolutely not.
We don’t need a government to keep everyone in line, that’s a fact. We can organise, decide rules, enforce them and have actual justice without a violent system of domination built on hierarchical power.
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
You’re putting words into my mouth that I didn’t even remotely say.
I never said we should go around murdering people, I never said I wanted to accelerate fascism. I kind of want to avoid both of those things actually, they’re among my main complaints with the government.
Things have needed to change for a very long time, these people have been inflicting violence on a frankly absurd scale against first nations people, immigrants, sex workers etc etc.
One politician being attacked being the trigger for “change” is insulting given the context of what they’re inflicting on the populace. They don’t care about being less shit, they just want a licence to continue brutalising the innocent without consequences.
Call it incoherent rage if you like, but I’m allowed to express frustration and anger by commenting relatively meaningless things. You can read into it more if you like but can’t someone just be upset and express a desire for real radical change without it turning into a huge debate?
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
Let me rephrase then: I think the government is fundamentally corrupt, so we should abolish it regardless of whatever half-assed attempts they make to placate the majority. They’ll undoubtedly continuing to assault and disempower the same oppressed people that they currently do, for the profit of a select number of corporate elites.
Because that’s what I mean. It can’t be fixed, they can just put in measures to retain power.
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
we don’t need a government to do those things and be organised as a community
- Comment on Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policing 4 days ago:
fuck the government, we don’t need masters
- Comment on 9 months ago:
sure thing 😊
- Comment on 9 months ago:
oh hey that’s my group ❤️
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫠 Wednesday 24 December 2025 9 months ago:
Sure do, it’s a bit of a full house right now
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫠 Wednesday 24 December 2025 9 months ago:
I actually started the whole thing at urgent care, who took one look at me and immediately sent me to the ER haha. I don’t expect to be back anytime soon, things are going well healing wise, it’s just freaky as hell that the standard is to not stitch up the big hole in me.
Merry Christmas to you to 😊
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫠 Wednesday 24 December 2025 9 months ago:
I had emergency surgery a couple of days ago, and I’ve been home trying my best to recover but this is a new level of body horror I was not prepared for. I’m so glad the whole thing was free though, and the hospital stay was genuinely quite pleasant (I got lucky and ended up with a private room).
Here’s hoping I get through the next couple of weeks without any complications, I just want this thing to be over and done with.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🏵️ Monday 24 November 2025 10 months ago:
I have to keep doing that for mine, it has a stupid built in plug that’s too complicated so it constantly clogs with random stuff like hair and mysterious black slime…
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦊 Saturday 11 October 2025 1 year ago:
Ayyyy congrats!
I’ve learnt this lesson twice over now haha, once to know things were mysteriously easier around E# and then a second time to realise that was only the case when I started using chest voice properly and embraced being a baritone.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦊 Saturday 11 October 2025 1 year ago:
Oh yeah, I wasn’t alone. The lady I ran into there took off with a huuuuge tray of shaved ham, a roast chicken and some massive steaks
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦊 Saturday 11 October 2025 1 year ago:
It’s a good day. The woolies bins were full of tapioca pudding that hadn’t even been unpacked, and I’ve got a party today. Chocolate pudding for all!
- Comment on Katter says he was unaware man at rally was wearing neo-Nazi insignia 1 year ago:
- Rally organised by neo-nazis
- Rally to reaffirm australian values
That tracks, fuck the state.
- Comment on Australia Post halts transit shipping to US as global carriers face 'chaos' 1 year ago:
Guess I’m not sending care packages this year… Though they’re probably needed more than ever tbh
- Comment on Police escort neo-Nazis in early morning march through Melbourne’s CBD 1 year ago:
Every interaction between them and the radical community inevitably devolves into a fucking joke. They either run away immediately or shout about how tiny their dicks are. Antifa and related loose orgs around Naarm could stamp them out if the cops wheren’t protecting them all them time.
- Comment on Sydney Harbour Bridge reopens after 90,000 march in pro-Palestinian rally 1 year ago:
Oh haha, cool I saw myself. Yeah I tried getting some photos when we went down Bourke St, but it was so massive that it actually looks small. The crowd disappeared over the hill heading west and went around the corner back up Swanston. In the photos the crowd just blurs and looks like part of the road or something, so you can’t get a good idea of the scale. I was really hoping for aerial footage, though tbf I haven’t gone looking.
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- Comment on Victoria's draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech — and won't keep anyone safe 1 year ago:
They could really use the support, it’s important.
- Comment on Australia's protester crackdown didn't start with Hannah Thomas — and it won't end with her 1 year ago:
That’s a pretty standard and accurate description of most protests, I don’t think it’s intended to hide anything. It’s just highlighting the simple fact that there’s no reason for police to use violence on a peaceful person. There’s essentially no way this could be justified anyway, it’s not like she was about to attack someone. That SMH article kinda points out the big thing, the protestors were talking to the police trying to understand exactly what was happening from a legal standpoint, and then the cops escalated for no apparent reason.
This happens a lot. It’s really important to understand exactly what powers cops are exercising and if they’re allowed to, because they lie constantly in order to manipulate and intimidate people. This whole thing is rotten with the smell of authoritarian crap. It’s not illegal to protest, but our right to do so is rapidly being incriminated and things like this will only become more common as the police are praised for beating the communities they claim to protect.
- Comment on 'A lifetime of disasters': Young protester interrupts PM's major announcement 1 year ago:
Yep, sure am vegan. I’m not making a both sides are the same argument, sorry if I mistakenly said so.
While I despise attempts to unfairly shift blame on the consumer, I generally do as much as I’m to not support things that are either harmful to the environment or unethical. I am vegan because I believe in animal rights before anything else though.
- Comment on 'A lifetime of disasters': Young protester interrupts PM's major announcement 1 year ago:
I’ve said what I’ve said, I stand by it and don’t really intend to keep arguing, but I’ll add that focussing on energy production is misleading and a distraction from the fact that there are far larger sources of emissions that we are responsible for. As I understand it the targets they’ve set are the way the industry was going regardless, I could pull the data and analyse it but I honestly can’t be bothered putting that much work in, the report here has some nice charts to give you an idea of how those gains where locked in prior to the 2022 election. If you’ve got data to backup that Labor is directly responsible for a significant portion of this I’d love to see it, because it’s very hard to find any analysis for that.
The economy argument is often thrown out by Labor, but it’s an exceptional flimsy one on two fronts. For one the wellbeing of people and the environment are significantly more important (fight me, the economy is a form of violence), but also resource extraction doesn’t really contribute that much to tax income anyway, it’s pretty much only good for the wealthy elites. They take in enormous profits, contribute next to nothing to the greater good all while writing off the immense harm as an externality. It’s a wealth transfer project, in short.
If Labor wants to show that they actually care, they’d nationalise all those extraction projects and put in a plan to halt all exports while securing the livelihoods of those in the industry.
