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FWIW > It's foolish to believe that we actually know a surefire to fix injustice That's why I'm not an accelerationist. I think (specifically in the US and mo
by hnbad 6y ago
FWIW
> It's foolish to believe that we actually know a surefire to fix injustice
That's why I'm not an accelerationist. I think (specifically in the US and most Western countries) incrementalism is preferable and building dual power is a more fruitful path than attempting a revolution. But when incrementalism fails, direct action can become necessary. Incrementalism wouldn't have achieved universal suffrage, wouldn't have abolished racial segregation, wouldn't have decriminalized homosexuality and will not end capitalism.
Incrementalism rarely manages to topple hierarchies, it mostly just shifts them or tips them in one direction or the other.
I'm an anarchist but I don't fully believe a purely anarchic society is possible at a global scale today. I think mutualism or democratic confederalism is a more pragmatic goal but that's certainly not something we can jump into just by overcoming one power structure alone.
But as the saying goes, "it's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism" (or unjust hierarchies in general, for that matter).
Thanks, I appreciate it.