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Neoliberal capitalism suffocates the capacity to even imagine alternatives.

So when one that is both desirable and clearly articulated pops up, it is important to pay attention.

Library Socialism is a beautiful idea.

And we could just choose to do it. No magic tech, no hero needed to save us.

What if we ran the economy?
youtube.com/watch?v=vW5EVNT--D

#Andrewism continues to be the best in youtube.
#LibrarySocialism #antiCapitalism #utopia #anarchism #stDrew #ecosocialism #solarpunk #hopepunk

I've been toying with the idea of some sort of Solarpunk/Library Socialism Movement in St. Louis for a while. I do not feel like any current organization deals with the specific issues I'm concerned with in a comprehensive, local way.

As a result, I have a vision I've been toying with that I feel ready to share: nextcloud.nullarch.com/s/qkkis

I'm very open to feedback or interest in this idea/project.

NextcloudA Solarpunk STL.mdNextcloud - a safe home for all your data
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Eine geballte Ladung Hashtags:
(weil Vernetzung im Fediverse damit besunders gut funktioniert ...)

#Bern
Beschäftigt mit
#LibrarySocialism #SolarPunk #ClimateJustice #DisabilityJustice
#NachhaltigerAktivismus #RegenerativerAktivismus #RadicalResilience #Journalismus in der Krise #Prozessgestaltung #CriticalMass #KollapsPolitik #TalkCollapse #Obsidian #FreeSewing
#Partizipation und #Adultismus im Medizinwesen
und mehr kommt mir gerade nicht in den Sinn ...

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#LibraryEconomies are a crucial part of
#LibrarySocialism
a term for a utopian political movement that wants to take the logic of the lending library and apply it to society to create a democratic egalitarian society.

Three concepts form the underlying philosophy:
1. a freedom: usufruct
2. a responsibility: the irreducible minimum
3. an orientation: complementarity

2/n
(wording with @srslywrong, illustration by Samantha)

Migrating back here from my previous, now-defunct, account @nix@social.stlouist.com. if you know me please boost so I can reconnect with followers.

This is a good time for an #introduction I suppose.

I'm an #educator from #stl that firmly believes in decentralized self organization, such as #anarchism, #socialecology, #solarpunk, or #librarysocialism.

Also I'm a big #urbanism and #foss nerd and #ebike commuter. I'm very involved in the local #freestore and trying to help organize larger #postcapitalist ventures.

With the election of Donald Trump, and the further cementing of far-right and fascist rhetoric in the systems of empire, we have two choices. To despair and be paralyzed with fear. Or use our resistance to create persistence.
anarchosolarpunk.substack.com/

Ideas within #solarpunk can carry over into concrete resistance and action. We can combine convivial and low-tech solutions to use and reuse the waste of capitalism to provide everything we can for people. We can resist the fascist takeover by building systems based on #librarysocialism, ensuring free and equitable access to the things people need to live outside of the monetary system.

Within the ashes of a fascist take over, our resistance to it can be the seeds for lasting change. Not only do we need to carry out antifascist action, but those actions should act as a catalyst for building collective liberation.
We will see a massive protest movement arise. We need to be sure that these protests don't remain just shouting and marching demos, but form them into mass movements of action. Every step the fascists and the empire takes needs to be met with concrete action.
The battle for the future is two fold. By undermining the powers of capitalism by taking the proverbial 'carrot on a stick' away from capitalist systems - we also make it easier to resist fascist street gangs and ideology. Our resistance will become our persistence.

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@Ivor You might also be interested in Library Socialism which has a lot of overlap with degrowth such as focusing on durable and repairable goods at the point of production, but also with an emphasis on sharing these goods where possible (hence the library part). Here's a good primer: medium.com/@wrong_shon/the-bas #degrowth #librarysocialism

Medium · The Basics of Library Socialism V0.3 - Shawn Vulliez - MediumBy Shawn Vulliez