Comments for Rethinking Anarchism http://rethinkinganarchism.com Making the Necessary Possible Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:36:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Archaeology of the Workers Movement by Nate http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/12/10/archaeology-of-the-workers-movement/#comment-89 Nate Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:36:54 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=190#comment-89 hey there - I think this is awesome, as is your review of those three books posted just before this. Would you be willing to put this post and that review together and submit it to Ideas and Action? Or, could I take a crack at editing the two together, if you don't have time? take care, Nate hey there –
I think this is awesome, as is your review of those three books posted just before this. Would you be willing to put this post and that review together and submit it to Ideas and Action? Or, could I take a crack at editing the two together, if you don’t have time?
take care,
Nate

]]> Comment on The Battle of the Sandwiches: What does the bosses’ offensive look like? by Nate http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/12/06/the-battle-of-the-sandwiches-what-does-the-bosses-offensive-look-like/#comment-88 Nate Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:35:11 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=174#comment-88 Hey dude, will you submit this to workers power, please? If you need the info on how to do so, let me know. xo n8 Hey dude, will you submit this to workers power, please? If you need the info on how to do so, let me know.
xo
n8

]]> Comment on Archaeology of the Workers Movement by Brendan http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/12/10/archaeology-of-the-workers-movement/#comment-82 Brendan Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:15:33 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=190#comment-82 Awesome! Really good distillation of this stuff into simple, easy points that tie together successful organizations. Only gripe: this sounds like paleontology, not archeology! Awesome! Really good distillation of this stuff into simple, easy points that tie together successful organizations.

Only gripe: this sounds like paleontology, not archeology!

]]> Comment on Obsolete Lenin by rethinkinganarchism http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/10/14/obsolete-lenin/#comment-81 rethinkinganarchism Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:55:36 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=165#comment-81 oh, the workers aren't stupid, just misled? once you get out of grad school, we'll be streaming into the ranks of your vanguard party to fight and die under the leadership of your genius. oh, the workers aren’t stupid, just misled? once you get out of grad school, we’ll be streaming into the ranks of your vanguard party to fight and die under the leadership of your genius.

]]> Comment on Obsolete Lenin by When is it to be done? http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/10/14/obsolete-lenin/#comment-80 When is it to be done? Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:14:50 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=165#comment-80 i'm glad i've helped you to realize that your bland generalities are just that. but please don't think that you are stupid when you are only misled, or that we admit no professional revolutionaries in our cadres, when we only admit workers. i’m glad i’ve helped you to realize that your bland generalities are just that. but please don’t think that you are stupid when you are only misled, or that we admit no professional revolutionaries in our cadres, when we only admit workers.

]]> Comment on Obsolete Lenin by rethinkinganarchism http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/10/14/obsolete-lenin/#comment-79 rethinkinganarchism Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:45:31 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=165#comment-79 yeah, you're right. i'm just a stupid worker. what right do i have to draw on my personal work experiences to criticize theories of working class revolution? i should probably just leave it to the professional revolutionaries, since they have the time to do an amazing amount of historical research, unburdened as they are with the trouble of working for a living. yeah, you’re right. i’m just a stupid worker. what right do i have to draw on my personal work experiences to criticize theories of working class revolution? i should probably just leave it to the professional revolutionaries, since they have the time to do an amazing amount of historical research, unburdened as they are with the trouble of working for a living.

]]> Comment on Obsolete Lenin by When is it to be done? http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/10/14/obsolete-lenin/#comment-78 When is it to be done? Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:55:35 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=165#comment-78 Wow, your six, short paragraph personal essay detailing your extensive work history did an excellent job refuting a whole school of thought. I can see you did an amazing out of historical research and immersion in modern marxist-leninist parties and am greatful for all the time you spent writing it. Wow, your six, short paragraph personal essay detailing your extensive work history did an excellent job refuting a whole school of thought. I can see you did an amazing out of historical research and immersion in modern marxist-leninist parties and am greatful for all the time you spent writing it.

]]> Comment on The Battle of the Sandwiches: What does the bosses’ offensive look like? by Robert http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/12/06/the-battle-of-the-sandwiches-what-does-the-bosses-offensive-look-like/#comment-77 Robert Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:22:58 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=174#comment-77 Always counter ie. no more sandwiches, then immediately go for a pay claim equivalent. No strikes but you might all get sick on the same day. Remember your bosses reputation is only as good as the workers make it, poorly performing workers indicate an ineffectual and soon to be replaced boss. Always counter ie. no more sandwiches, then immediately go for a pay claim equivalent. No strikes but you might all get sick on the same day. Remember your bosses reputation is only as good as the workers make it, poorly performing workers indicate an ineffectual and soon to be replaced boss.

]]> Comment on The Production of Gender by Liberte Locke http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/12/05/the-production-of-gender/#comment-76 Liberte Locke Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:48:47 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=171#comment-76 "Why are they so invested in producing men and women?" Yet another strong division between working people. As you know, the bosses and heads of state thrive because of their ability to make us believe that we are all so different, and therefore less likely to join together and rebel. “Why are they so invested in producing men and women?”

Yet another strong division between working people. As you know, the bosses and heads of state thrive because of their ability to make us believe that we are all so different, and therefore less likely to join together and rebel.

]]> Comment on The Production of Gender by Gwen http://rethinkinganarchism.com/2009/12/05/the-production-of-gender/#comment-75 Gwen Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:15:17 +0000 http://rethinkinganarchism.com/?p=171#comment-75 <blockquote>Would anyone know what was right for women and men if the corporations didn’t tell us? I doubt it.</blockquote> I have been immersing myself in gender lately, particularly people who transition from one gender to another. One notable thing I have found, again and again, is a challenge to the feminist notion of gender being highly constructed and arbitrary. It seems that folks who hormonally transition (take the sex hormones associated with the sex opposite in order to achieve secondary sex characteristics) consistently report certain changes in their emotions, thinking and sexuality. For example people who have been hormonally male and female (no matter which direction they were going) seem to say that as a female, emotions are "easier to access" and "closer to the surface," vs as male when they are "deeper down" and "easier to ignore." It's really interesting to me, as I had always assumed that these differences were social constructs which were favoured because of their benefit to patriarchy. One notable aspect that is often noted <i>not</i> to be obviously affected by male hormones within normal ranges, is aggression levels. In these examples, the presence of male or female levels of testosterone seems not to do anything to the person's levels of aggression. Just thought I'd share all this because I have been doing lots of learning and it is really shaking my view of the world... If you have the time/inclination to read books I highly recommend <i>Whipping Girl</i> by Julia Serano which lays out many kinds of contributions transexuals (particularly trans women) can make to feminism, as well as talking about why they have had such difficulty doing such... A very interesting take on gendered experience and I think worth taking on board. Gwen

Would anyone know what was right for women and men if the corporations didn’t tell us? I doubt it.

I have been immersing myself in gender lately, particularly people who transition from one gender to another. One notable thing I have found, again and again, is a challenge to the feminist notion of gender being highly constructed and arbitrary.

It seems that folks who hormonally transition (take the sex hormones associated with the sex opposite in order to achieve secondary sex characteristics) consistently report certain changes in their emotions, thinking and sexuality. For example people who have been hormonally male and female (no matter which direction they were going) seem to say that as a female, emotions are “easier to access” and “closer to the surface,” vs as male when they are “deeper down” and “easier to ignore.”

It’s really interesting to me, as I had always assumed that these differences were social constructs which were favoured because of their benefit to patriarchy.

One notable aspect that is often noted not to be obviously affected by male hormones within normal ranges, is aggression levels. In these examples, the presence of male or female levels of testosterone seems not to do anything to the person’s levels of aggression.

Just thought I’d share all this because I have been doing lots of learning and it is really shaking my view of the world… If you have the time/inclination to read books I highly recommend Whipping Girl by Julia Serano which lays out many kinds of contributions transexuals (particularly trans women) can make to feminism, as well as talking about why they have had such difficulty doing such… A very interesting take on gendered experience and I think worth taking on board.

Gwen

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