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You do not have to vote whatsoever.
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Most historical Black movements within u.s. borders that were stridently anti-u.s. are also suppressed in memory & history by patriots of all colors. Particularly veterans of the BLA:
types.mataroa.blog/blog/jaleslie/
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More elaborations against electoralism here:
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CrimethInc.'s affinities for colonialism & liberalism have been noted before:
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A compilation meant as a resource for challenging this shit where feasible:
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Here are some links related to that for the genuinely curious.
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Not commenting on the video itself, but would like to provide links elaborating 2 points:
1) Electoral politics is generally oppressive, not just the "u.s." 2-party system.
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2) PSL, the organization that person recommended, is bad news.
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Enough standing around politely with signs, more anticapitalist & anticolonial direct action.
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Perhaps we could also get some support for prisoners & crowdfunds that haven't been able to reach six figures in less than 48 hours?
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There's far more where that came from.
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Colonialism is (not was) indeed a humanitarian venture, explicitly justified & sometimes genuinely understood as a necessary or commendable effort to assist, protect, “develop” the colonized. It frequently takes the form of NGOs today, similar to the church in the past:
types.mataroa.blog/blog/ngo/
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This blog does a lot of themed link compilations as well as republished/recovered articles, many of them from the past year. There should be some things covering what you're looking for but feel free to point out what's missing.
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There are some more detailed analyses of the limits of Occupy & Palestine solidarity action in these link compilations:
types.mataroa.blog/blog/occupy/
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All that is more or less to say that the disagreements & different emphases collected in the link can be used, as you have, to deepen your understanding of anti-oppressive politics more broadly, & it's cool that you found them helpful in that way.
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Anarchists, like radicals more broadly, are politically far more diverse than generally understood from "the outside". While CrimethInc.'s influence on this milieu in the 21st century is enormous for the anglophone world, their clout & trajectory in recent years obscures much of that dissensus.
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Interested in your perspective on any of them you end up reading.
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If you're interested in more substantive critiques, including one on their comments regarding suicide & martyrdom, you can find a few here:
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Aust's work is counterinsurgent - would rather point people to The Red Army Faction: A Documentary History if we're going to look at how nazis thriving post-WW2 motivated the emergence of armed struggle. This is the website run by the editors:
germanguerilla.com
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A stark reminder of how NGOs have always related to anti-oppressive movements - as tools of their funders.
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This collection includes some critical work predating & postdating INCITE!'s book as well:
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More variations on this theme:
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Would either of you consider throwing that money to political prisoners, refugees, & others who've been in desperate need of support for months now instead? Here are some links if you don't know where to look:
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Indeed, the end of the yankee entity would be a fitting opening act to the demise of the entire nation-state system, capitalism, & colonialism.
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It's not your country, colonizer.
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Lots of advice & starting points collected here:
types.mataroa.blog/blog/antirep/
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If you're interested in deepening your understanding of anti-voting radical politics, here's a collection of defenses of that position:
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As for CrimethInc., it's worth noting that many (including other anarchists) have criticized some aspects of their project for a long time. A few of these criticisms can be read here, & some.of them are probably applicable to IGD as well.
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As a starting point, www.anarchistfederation.net collects updates from many anarchist & similar websites in english. The list of websites is here:
www.anarchistfederation.net/sources-list/
It's useful to find & follow organizations more specific to your interests, as the main feed may overwhelm.
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The movement does not have a strong analysis of the role of [SWANA] states in general, even when evidence is readily available. Some other shortcomings explored here:
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Since you're talking shortcomings of Palestine solidarity activism in the "u.s." context, maybe you'll appreciate these:
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If you're genuinely interested in anti-electoral radical/leftist politics, below is a collection of arguments. You could read an article (or watch a video) that seems like it addresses your concerns; if it doesn't, come back & I could suggest another.
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Here's a collection of answers to your question:
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It's hard to say which will best get at the specific questions you have, but if you share feedback about any of the texts or videos linked, maybe I can make a more specific suggestion.