It’s understandable, we are used to the illusion of democracy we’ve so far enjoyed under liberal capitalism. That’s changing, and capitalism’s pathologies are becoming grossly apparent again.
“revolutionary action is any collective action which rejects, and therefore confronts, some form of power or domination and in doing so, reconstitutes social relations—even within the collectivity—in that light. Revolutionary action does not necessarily have to aim to topple governments. Attempts to create autonomous communities in the face of power (using Castoriadis’ definition here: ones that constitute themselves, collectively make their own rules or principles of operation, and continually reexamine them), would, for instance, be almost by definition revolutionary acts. And history shows us that the continual accumulation of such acts can change (almost) everything.”
Graeber, David, Fragments of an Anarchist Amthropology
I question the part about a “breakdown in democracy.” Capital has never been democratic, and democracy has always been compromised by capitalism.
..and I happen to agree with you. I guess I meant our “idea of democracy”, which has never really materialised
It’s understandable, we are used to the illusion of democracy we’ve so far enjoyed under liberal capitalism. That’s changing, and capitalism’s pathologies are becoming grossly apparent again.
You might like this then, cheers: https://open.substack.com/pub/georgetsakraklides/p/the-great-illusion-of-freedom-surely?r=4mkmev&utm_medium=ios
“revolutionary action is any collective action which rejects, and therefore confronts, some form of power or domination and in doing so, reconstitutes social relations—even within the collectivity—in that light. Revolutionary action does not necessarily have to aim to topple governments. Attempts to create autonomous communities in the face of power (using Castoriadis’ definition here: ones that constitute themselves, collectively make their own rules or principles of operation, and continually reexamine them), would, for instance, be almost by definition revolutionary acts. And history shows us that the continual accumulation of such acts can change (almost) everything.”
Graeber, David, Fragments of an Anarchist Amthropology
No lies detected. Good work, I guess?!?! 😂 My emoji is both crying and laughing, you see.