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Surely some remember, but I am the author of this article. I wrote it under the pseudonym, "Kenny," prior to realizing I'm a trans gal. For that reason, I reckon it may be worth the while to give my thoughts on it now. I think a lot of what I said still holds true. The overall spirit of the piece was one of frustration. Sparing the lectures, I was going through a very deep personal crisis regarding my situation as a youth-lover. I was very upset that things were progressively getting worse, and worse, and when the topic of action was discussed, it was met with waves of denial over its danger. I was also experiencing a fairly significant radicalization around the same time, in relation to 2020s Floyd protests, which bulleted me towards anarchism. My frustration still stands, but tempered. I think at the time I did not have complete appreciation for the weight which I would soon feel. I thought there was little to lose, of course, because my life was veritable trash on account of coming from a terrible situation which was more than exacerbated by policing and economic troubles. As I could not see myself as particularly capable of experiencing much positive which did not come from my own actions, the natural conclusion was that it could only be one's own actions which were worth consideration. External consequences were nil. Of course, I still consider this mindset to be of some use. Things must be accomplished by one's own self, in direct opposition to outside conditions. It's not as though I ever stopped my wholehearted defense of anarchism. However, consequences, conditions, if I were to have considered these, I would have given more gravity to them in my writing. I would have spoken more to the practical need to maneuver around the traps and tricks of the state. Frankly, I would've spent more time elaborating on how to create such a radical environment, one which is conducive to planning and organizing with others. However, I spoke to the wrong audience. I would like to say that I hope this article gave, maybe, some inspiration to others. But frankly, I don't think one can start with community when it comes to this. We're too disjointed, and few of us have in-person community. Nowadays, what I think is more necessary is to focus on joining with those who already share aspirations and principles. Realistically, we are likely to start off with smaller, more tight-knit groups before any discussion of fostering community can come into practical effect. Affinity groups, before anything else. Setting aside the ageism which was prevalent, I think people justifiably recognized that I had not given due consideration to the practical, grounded aspects of actually creating such a situation. In my younger self's defense, I was not unaware of this, and again, did largely speak in frustration towards the temperament and attitudes which with I was met rather than the practical questions and skepticism. I suppose that's all there is to say. |