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1. Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2024 22:54:55 JST Jay Baker

   Will Aaron Bushnell’s Death Trigger Anarchism Witch Hunt? https://theintercept.com/2024/03/07/aaron-bushnell-fbi-anarchism-extremist/ #AaronBushnell #anarchism

   • Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2024 22:54:52 JST Jay Baker

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     "Anarchists are simply people who believe human beings are capable of behaving in a reasonable fashion without having to be forced to. It is really a very simple notion," as David Graeber explained so well. "If there’s a line to get on a crowded bus, do you wait your turn and refrain from elbowing your way past others even in the absence of police? ...Do you believe that most politicians are selfish, egotistical swine who don’t really care about the public interest? Do you think we live in an economic system which is stupid and unfair?" https://davidgraeber.org/articles/are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-maysurprise-you/ #anarchism #DavidGraeber

   • Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Friday, 08-Mar-2024 22:54:54 JST Jay Baker

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     "An internal FBI threat advisory obtained by The Intercept defines Anarchist Violent Extremists as individuals 'who consider capitalism and centralized government to be unnecessary and oppressive,' and 'oppose economic globalization; political, economic, and social hierarchies based on class, religion, race, gender, or private ownership of capital; and external forms of authority represented by centralized government, the military, and law enforcement.'" You know what? I can barely believe I'm saying this but - wow - credit to the FBI for putting anarchism in such simple terms as to make its appeal obvious. This must help provoke so many more people into turning towards anarchism that it's basically free publicity. Nice! #anarchism #anarchist

     Aral Balkan repeated this.