Just to refine the concept a little, propaganda in capitalist society is often less ‘what to think’, and the more subtle ‘what to think about’. Define the terms and limits of allowable discourse by direction or misdirection, and most people don’t notice.
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Yes, though regarding distillation the equipment is a bit specialized. Being friendly with a neighbour who has a productive still is our approach.
Thank you! Our household has 90% of this list up and running, which we recognize is unusual, but it took decades of learning and effort and focus, and we still aren’t fully confident. We started being intentional about it in the’90s.
Today was a good example. Source Canadian beta-Amylase for oat milk (actually failed though), operate on a chicken foot, hang housing for mason bees, sharpen a chainsaw; replace a laptop battery, convert EDE database files to .vcf, troubleshoot bluetooth DRM bugs; casual cabinetry and a curry feast. Technopeasant reality.
Oh and download 40GB of family data in preparation for deleting Amazon Prime. We’re going with Syncthing and Immich. Divest and Deny!
This is a great list, and considering I am approaching old, happy to report that it’s almost like my non-work CV. Feeling nearly prepped, never fully.
ADHD has been good for gathering a basic set of skills in a wide range of situations.
Next is to play with community mesh networks and work on the Ham radio experience.
11·21 hours agoOr at least put on a mildly humiliating show of making an exception to our strict border laws about letting felons in.
All of us around the world need solidarity in opposition to aristocracy and fascism.
However, being a citizen gives you responsibility for your government no matter how you vote, this is basic civics.
Yep but that’s a separate issue, geopolitics at play. Fascists and conservatives support each other internationally. I guess you can only assassinate character with a meme lol.
I see this misguided gripe all the time, people forget how important cultural and political messaging is for organizing and motivation.
I interviewed an old guy who fought in the spanish civil wars and he had this massive collection of pamphlets and leaflets and newsletters and posters from that period and, let me assure you, other than design, style, and medium, the messaging was consistent with current sarcastic memes and even shitposts. They made a lot if it, propaganda and useful info wrapped together, like in all struggles. That stuff is important.
Effective resistance strategy incorporates many tactics. You look to your expertise, and draw strength from others where you can.
Fukan A, always follow the money!
Try the apps, they might work? Not sure. There’s Gem which is video and CBC Listen which has news, great radio journalism and podcasts, and music playlists.
If that doesn’t work just seek out the many CBC podcasts, I recommend starting with Ideas for lecture or documentary style, or Quirks and Quarks for short form science journalism.
Ah, good point, trade liberalization like this is best supported by equalizing access for smaller producers. Example: via support programs for smaller producers in the way of funding for, or even direct establishment of, co-op style distributors with scaled agreements for transport and processing.
41·3 days agoNah bud, it’s part of a rising tide. Swim.
Yeah that whinging from that source tells us it’s an adequate target.
Voting and selective consumption…. That’s the barest definition of citizenhood. Resisting an aristocracy is always going to require more than that. Not everyone can be a dedicated activist but c’mon, some perspective from history here.
If rioting is your only tactic, you’ve lost in advance.
Mostly just the impact of intellectual property abuse on your food sovereignty, not so much any direct effect on your biochemistry.
Here’s how it works:
You live in a country that has declared war on a much smaller neighbour. (Sure, for now it’s just economic, but cf. Warren Buffet.)
The victims of the aggression from your region are under no obligation to investigate your personal innocence in the matter.
If you are an ally, the responsibility to demonstrate that is entirely yours. Also, the bar is naturally high, as your fascist government has repeatedly threatened our sovereignty and territory.
So suck it up and read up on Denmark or France in 1940.
1·5 days agoUh, that’s a whoosh, cap’n!
Oh, thanks and good question!
Well, in the spirit of the moment, don’t forget to take stock and maybe figure out how far along you are, and acknowledge your successes. Over time, they will build up, and it takes so long to do some of this stuff that you kind of forget that it is even an accomplishment. This whole thread is a good example.
Being genX, and thus cynical by nurture, it’s easy to be discouraged or give up in advance. I had to kind of gamify bits and pieces to keep going. Also, we had to adjust our risk scaling: yes nuclear annihilation is there, and fascism even in Canada (well here we fuckn are eh), but really not as likely as an earthquake or fire so start there. Likewise, living with financial risks, like contract work or job mobility is more of an art and skill than I thought, but helped with pursuing these overall goals.
And the biggest warning maybe is that I have ADHD so the jackofalltrades thing kind of works, but it requires hyperfocus then the ability to move on without abandoning a skill, so YMMV. Assess your strengths and work from there.
First principle of an emergency response: am I safe? Overreach is risky for all.