American Leftists Seem Extremely Focused On Anti Imperialism (good) But Rarely- If At All- Discuss Decolonization

american leftists seem extremely focused on anti imperialism (good) but rarely- if at all- discuss decolonization in their own fucking country, despite acknowledging that it is a settler colonial state.

I just died, this killed me

Ways to Live in Direct Opposition to Capitalism

I am by no means an expert in any of these things I’m gonna talk about, so keep that in mind! I am just making a compilation of things I know of that we can do to lessen the stranglehold the capitalist lifestyle has on us while enriching our lives, our surroundings, and the lives of others. Please add anything I miss or correct anything I may be getting wrong! Anyway here goes!

Use what you have, fix what’s you can, make what you can, accept from others, thrift what you can, and finally purchase as a last resort.

This is advice I have seen float around here a couple of times that can apply to a lot of things including clothing, furniture, food, and more besides. It’s meant to be done roughly in that order as it applies to what you’re wanting/needing/doing. It’s about preventing waste, promoting self-capability, having a heightened reliance on your community, and consciously rejecting the ingrained habit many of us have to just purchase things or services.

Here’s where you can read about growing an indoor garden!

Here’s where you can read about sewing things yourself!

Here’s an online site for giving and receiving items for free!

Here is where you can find a local Mutual Aid to get things from, learn skills from, give do, volunteer for, etc. (in the U.S.)

Be politically active! (from a U.S. perspective)

Vote for every election. Know your representatives and those who will be competing in the next election. Vote without ignorance and without falling for unfounded claims. While operating within the system that actively oppresses us will not bring about the future we want, it can serve as damage control (preventing worse candidates from taking office) and it can potentially create a national atmosphere more open to change.

Here’s a good article about getting more involved in the U.S. political process.

Here’s a site that will show you how to register to vote, when and where elections are held, and more!

Here’s good advice on finding protests in your city!

Here’s some readings on unionizing! It’s your legal right to unionize!

Here’s a more user friendly site for learning about unions!

Be active within your community!

Developing strong, motivated, capable, knowledgeable, and inclusive communities is the ultimate way to combat the relentless and bleak present and future. When you’ve worked on the things above and have gotten good at it (or even if you haven’t gotten good at it yet), start spreading what you know and what you can do with others!

Give your neighbors, coworkers, and friends some of the vegetables you’ve grown.

Invite your community members to volunteer events.

Talk to folks about how to vote, when you’re doing it, etc.

Take part in Mutual Aids to teach what you’ve learned or whatever you may be an expert in! Invite neighbors, friends, and coworkers when you take part in the Mutual Aid!

Accept your community. Take them for who and what they are. Discrimination is the enemy of cooperation. You have much more in common with everyone in your community than a single billionaire or corporation. We’re all passengers on this spaceship earth.

Do it one step at a time!

Obviously we can’t do all of these things at once. Do what you can when you can, and you’ll start to notice real change in your life!

Our online communities where we talk about our visions and hopes are fantastic, but they have little impact if we don’t actually get up and do the real work that change requires.

Want to be better, and keep hope for the future!

Harbor and nourish that desire to be a better person and to be the change you want to see in the world. You need to be hungry for a better future if you plan to make it through the rough times when everything feels pointless and without hope. Reach out to others when you’re down, and be someone others can lean on when their lives get hard.

That’s it! Please interact with this, spread it to others, and add your own thoughts and ideas! It’s important that we do the real work to get the change we crave!

[ID: Screenshot of Congofriends fundraiser that says, “Friends of the Congo is mobilizing to support Frontline Grassroots Organizers in Congo. Our goal is to raise $100,000 by December 31st to support our partners in the Congo.

**100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO DIRECTLY TO OUR PARTNERS ON THE GROUND IN DRC**

Our partners on the ground are involved in:

- rescuing children from the cobalt mines

- providing food and housing for internally displaced Congolese

- protecting biodiversity and the rainforest

- providing education and meals for street children in the capital city of Kinshasa

- caring for women who have been victims of sexual violence

- delivering professional journalistic reports from the Frontlines of the conflict in the east of DRC

- documenting stories via film from Indigenous and grassroots communities in the DRC

They represent 10% of the Congo’s 145 territories and have a reach of about two million people. They have the answers to the major challenges in the Congo. They simply need to scale their self-sufficient models.

With your help, we can accelerate the process of reaching a critical mass; an inflection point that can trigger large scale change in the heart of the African continent.” end ID]

As of 12/25/23 FOTC is just shy 21k of their 100k goal. If you are able to spare even a $1 it could make a wealth of a difference to supporting Grassroot Organizations trying to make the lives of the Congolese better. We owe it to them to see our brothers and sisters safe amongst their brutal and silent holocaust.

Link to Congofriends instagram

Link to the Fundraiser

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