tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.comments2022-12-01T02:14:10.894-08:00BAMF: Badass Marxist FeministUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-54288766472323093632016-08-10T13:39:24.195-07:002016-08-10T13:39:24.195-07:00I meant that they are one of the only groups which...I meant that they are one of the only groups which isn't a complete front for FRSO (USF SJP doesn't seem like a total front for them to me) which still collaborates with them. USF SDS is of course a total FRSO front. <br /><br />Eric used to be a FRSO member. It seems like people in Gainesville think that he is no longer a FRSO member and just hangs out with them. Proscriberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575238219199865192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-18071137918954113692016-07-19T00:01:20.253-07:002016-07-19T00:01:20.253-07:00Thanks for the positive feedback. I hope you'l...Thanks for the positive feedback. I hope you'll commit to the Strategy at the highest level you're willing and able to enforce. <br /><br />Your detailed accounts of FRSO's various shape-shifting front groups would be a great asset to the Listkeepers. I encourage you to reach out to the provided email address in order to be put in touch with a Listkeeper to see how your insights can help implement the Strategy.<br /><br />"USF SJP is one of the only groups in Tampa that still unabashedly cooperates with FRSO": Are you suggesting that the USF chapter of SDS isn't a front for FRSO? I find that hard to believe. <br /><br />What is Eric's stake in this? FRSO member?<br /><br />Good for Gainesville! <br /><br />Thanks againAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-39292750355154074282016-07-13T09:19:28.741-07:002016-07-13T09:19:28.741-07:00Great article and strategy! I think the list of FR...Great article and strategy! I think the list of FRSO's front groups is a little off. USF SJP is one of the only groups in Tampa that still unabashedly cooperates with FRSO (at least as of FRSO's IWD event in March) but I don't think most other chapters are linked to them and I think UF SJP is hostile to FRSO. FRSO might be totally out of Dream Defenders and Gainesville Dream Defenders helped kick FRSO out of that city. <br /><br />FRSO was not able to regain control of the group when UF SDS denounced them. One individual, Eric Brown, helped FRSO take over their facebook page, and UF SDS changed their name to Radical Student Alliance rather than try to get it back. FRSO then attempted to start up a new group called UF SDS, but it was shut down by RSA and others. Gainesville may be the city where FRSO has been most completely shut down.Proscriberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575238219199865192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-57725702631498945262016-02-11T11:14:36.128-08:002016-02-11T11:14:36.128-08:00(I responded previously but noticed a misphrasing ...(I responded previously but noticed a misphrasing that ruined the point, so here it is without it)<br />And what an interesting thing to be curious about! Thank you for making me think about it, too. <br /><br />My initial, knee-jerk inquiry would be "what type of bread did the crumb come from?," but that seems an irrelevant query if we are to approach things consistently, critically, thoughtfully, Correctly. The nature of the crumb might not matter; focusing on the "sort of social momentum" you mention seems more useful. So, in this instance, said "momentum" would refer to the massive self-righteous liberal response to the indictment of these pro-forced birth activists, right? How could that be "tapped into" when its basic premise is inherently flawed? You're onto something (if I understand your words) that after the indictments, the usual anti-forced birth narrative - which consistently oscillates between "we know it's bad, but it's a woman's choice" and "defend Planned Parenthood!" - shifted to an angry outcry of some sort, perhaps a unified public display of justification(?). They key phrases there being "angry outcry" and "unified public." Indeed, how to tap into that... <br /><br />Then there are other crumb-throwing examples that might be easier to address.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-84655057322893021902016-02-10T22:01:14.810-08:002016-02-10T22:01:14.810-08:00It is refreshing to see an appeal to in no way app...It is refreshing to see an appeal to in no way applaud the bourgeois state for anything, even when it does good things, and does them 'right.'<br /><br />Divide and appease and repress and rule. <br /><br />Though while keeping guard against falling in line with the state politically; tapping into the sort of social momentum that may come about (or is at its zenith) when the state throws a bread crumb is something that i am curious about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-65445361683382689302016-01-21T10:29:34.526-08:002016-01-21T10:29:34.526-08:00Thanks for reading, Tristan. What did you think of...Thanks for reading, Tristan. What did you think of some of the terms I threw around in Pro-Abortion Activism: The Most Dangerous Type? Did any resonate with you or strike you as off-putting/ineffective/vague? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-55457239242920016972016-01-18T17:55:53.732-08:002016-01-18T17:55:53.732-08:00oh hell yes. this is exactly right up my asshole b...oh hell yes. this is exactly right up my asshole by which I mean i have for a long time heavily invested my ego and sense of self worth in the idea that I can help hack the symbolic order for the forces of good. and I've thought a lot about it in relation to this issue as well. I wish I could remember the author, but I particularly liked an article I read that suggested we start talking about pregnancy and abortion as an issue of /consent/ instead of the current discussion that focuses on personhood and privacy. Imagine if women had the same ability to consent to participating in reproduction that men did. Consent.trissypissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222231104540731834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-29854674083678692932015-06-23T12:21:25.291-07:002015-06-23T12:21:25.291-07:00Hi there, and thanks for reading. Unfortunately, I...Hi there, and thanks for reading. Unfortunately, I can't find anything factual or interesting enough in your comment to warrant a substantive response (then again, I'm not the author). However, this might help clarify things a bit: <br /><br />"This is the reality of modern U.S. liberalism, whether its subscribers realize this or not: not a fundamentally progressive politics, not an ethic, but the political expression of the ongoing work of the dominant class to co-opt impetus from below. It is the politics of a capitalist hegemony that has been repeatedly stressed to the point of crisis by the tenuousness of its underlying compromises. Its claim to universality should be seen in this light: it is the political expression of the suppression of real conflict." You'll have to read the whole thing for context, obviously, but I think it would be useful to you. https://medium.com/@nmashton/liberalism-in-the-united-states-386f4662d49fAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-15532921805162263342015-06-22T22:46:59.457-07:002015-06-22T22:46:59.457-07:00Many states don't allow voters to cast a ballo...Many states don't allow voters to cast a ballot for anyone outside the Democrat and Republican party. It is a glaring testament to the author's PRIVILEGE that this fact isn't mentioned. If any candidate has less of a chance than Bernie, it's Stein. Of course, we could all just boycott the election and let a Republican win, who would immediately set about destroying all of the victories that the LGBTQ community made last year. And get us into another war. And destroy what's left of organized labor and public education. I understand Bernie isn't enough of a purist for you haughty Marxists, but you all need to pull your heads out of your asses so you can think about what is at stake for communities that are infinitely more marginalized than you are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-66901840214391840342015-03-03T16:13:04.370-08:002015-03-03T16:13:04.370-08:00Hi there. Thanks for reading. My claim is that BDS...Hi there. Thanks for reading. My claim is that BDSM (and the other "items" in that list) is an "alternate kinship model," and therefore marginalized. Perhaps that sentence is poorly structured.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-78671711563457515622015-03-03T12:52:31.534-08:002015-03-03T12:52:31.534-08:00BDSM practitioners are not radical at all. They re...BDSM practitioners are not radical at all. They rely heavily (if not completely) on normative power dynamics and relationships which they fetishize and recapitulate in their bedrooms. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-57336683371293708962014-03-21T18:19:12.309-07:002014-03-21T18:19:12.309-07:00Oh my goodness! Awesome article dude! Thanks, Howe...Oh my goodness! Awesome article dude! Thanks, However I am going <br />through troubles with your RSS. I don't understand why I can't subscribe <br />to it. Is there anyone else getting similar RSS problems?<br />Anyone that knows the solution will you kindly respond? Thanks!!<br /><br /><br />Stop by my web site <a href="http://tinyurl.com/oddhyae" rel="nofollow">mobilabonnement priser</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-12966832105127997462014-01-08T13:44:03.843-08:002014-01-08T13:44:03.843-08:00
Hi Vivian,
My name is Alex and I just had a quic...<br />Hi Vivian,<br /><br />My name is Alex and I just had a quick question about your blog. Please email me back at your earliest convenience!<br />Alexandra@barnard.edu<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-1484710702505109772013-10-28T17:53:55.882-07:002013-10-28T17:53:55.882-07:00Would love to read more of this as thur the freed...Would love to read more of this as thur the freedom of information actgfkorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390496742998456127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-68458352630105423722013-09-09T04:08:26.590-07:002013-09-09T04:08:26.590-07:00Great article! I hadn't been following this s...Great article! I hadn't been following this story that closely, but it sounds like a familiar story line. It reminds me of how the Democrats in Wisconsin were praised before they squandered the rebellion against Scott Walker. I think everyone's expectations are so low that if a politician does anything at all to stand up for people, they are worshiped. The idea of actually winning struggles though has become an idealistic notion.<br />I'd like to hear more about your idea of "excess." It's not a term I've heard before. It reminds me of the last time I was at an anti-war demonstration in DC. Some people got arrested in front of the White House. It was completely choreographed. The police even had a tent on Pennsylvania Ave to process and release them. The problem isn't with the act of demonstrating or getting arrested, but the fact that it is predictable and not threatening. It's like a re-enactment of the real thing. The cops and politicians must feel like things could get out of control or else there's no pressure. Matthew Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194015053893153073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-13995095476177586442013-08-06T06:08:22.677-07:002013-08-06T06:08:22.677-07:00Thanks for reading! Thanks for reading! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-56706738019252807592013-07-19T09:52:43.125-07:002013-07-19T09:52:43.125-07:00Love to read the posts - very thought-provoking. Love to read the posts - very thought-provoking. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683133986218728650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-65038089729398498142013-06-18T05:22:38.316-07:002013-06-18T05:22:38.316-07:00Thanks for reading and commenting. I'm so plea...Thanks for reading and commenting. I'm so pleased that you like it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-37828260073875503102013-06-17T15:25:14.090-07:002013-06-17T15:25:14.090-07:00This is the most amazing thing I have read in so l...This is the most amazing thing I have read in so long! so informative, brilliantly written. thankyou for putting this up it's been a pleasure (allbeit depressing) to read.angrybunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599394336744986416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-40299979451637670262013-06-14T19:12:29.566-07:002013-06-14T19:12:29.566-07:00Cool (author here).Cool (author here).J.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06486343927258998646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-70844431208571927662013-06-14T18:18:36.634-07:002013-06-14T18:18:36.634-07:00And thanks for your comment.
If I presented anyth...And thanks for your comment.<br /><br />If I presented anything in what I wrote as an "iron law" this was a mistake. What I see is a determinate possibility. The opposition to programs like this cuts across nominal political divisions large swathes of the population see that this is not in their interest, and the support is nearly universal in the political caste. When one sees a division like this, one should throw oneself into it. Hence my enthusiasm. J.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06486343927258998646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-70144861223956829612013-06-14T18:06:35.812-07:002013-06-14T18:06:35.812-07:00Author here,
Well, yes. For a long time the U.S. ...Author here,<br /><br />Well, yes. For a long time the U.S. government has used "private" entities to sidestep limits on what they are allowed to do, and save money. However, I wonder whether your examples do the work you want them to. The Pinkertons and Wackenhut after them were always, at least in my circles, considered unofficial extensions of the intelligence apparatus. Not only did they depend on government contracts, but often turn out to be founded by old Company men. In the tug of war between state and corporate power, the state is clearly winning in these cases. <br /><br />With the NSA contractors, the situation is even more clear cut. (If my anecdotal sources are correct.) Unlike folk like Wackenhut, they are purely creatures of state power. They are not allowed to share their data with anyone else. Their existence is purely as organs of the state. <br /><br />Finally, there seem to be a lot more of these "contractors" then before, no?J.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06486343927258998646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-31760019221599621082013-06-14T14:14:53.363-07:002013-06-14T14:14:53.363-07:00Thanks for the red love.
Just a heads up, I had ...Thanks for the red love. <br /><br />Just a heads up, I had some domain issues, so your link back might not work. If you could fix it, we would appreciate it. Sorry for the hassle. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-60421649944642979692013-06-14T14:12:53.307-07:002013-06-14T14:12:53.307-07:00May I also mention that we object to any harm that...May I also mention that we object to any harm that comes to Snowden? I'm certain John Wolfe would agree. Our analysis is not limited to Prism and the evils of the capitalist state. We want to both point out the panoptic power of the state and be champions for Snowden.<br /><br />Again, thanks for reading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975144224837314771.post-87107946535976871072013-06-14T14:10:31.297-07:002013-06-14T14:10:31.297-07:00Hi Gavin,
Thanks for reading and sharing your th...Hi Gavin, <br /><br />Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. Now, I have a few:<br /><br />1.) Even before Prism was revealed everyone suspected it, as you note when you refer to the "already omnipresent surveillance state." Perhaps the blurring of the distinction between Prism and your OASS is exactly the thing that makes Foucault relevant here. The apparatus has become visible; it has been confirmed. In any case, we have already been modifying our behavior, as displayed by precautions such as "Security Culture" and Guy Fawkes masks. We have been aware of the invisible eye. <br /><br />2.) I'm not sure of the intentions of Prism, but its intentions have little effect on its consequences, which I think are worth considering and discussing.<br /><br /> 3.) Oh my, if you object to this use of Foucault, I dread your reaction to my use of Fanon on Monday. :\Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201903186751873107noreply@blogger.com