Amir
Member
Hi everyone! My name is Amir and I just joined this website yesterday, I believe. It's been a lot going on all the time literally lol. Anyways, here's my brief background. I was born in raised in the U.S. As a kid and while growing up, I witnessed hardship that a lot of people go through. Raised by a single mother, financially struggling, living in a women's shelter for victims of abuse, moving from apartment to apartment. I remember finally moving to a house for the first time in years and it was a moment of celebration for the family. Fast forward to 2019... I was finishing up a bachelor's degree in graphic design and my mom suddenly passed away. I had already been struggling with my relationship to my mom and mental health and then I was suddenly grieving. Then there was suddenly covid, other loved ones passing away, mental breakdowns, and I struggled through it but finally graduated. Shortly after I graduated and in the middle of my mental struggles, my brother and sister in law who had moved in with me and my sisters, kicked me out of the house, minimizing it and saying that they thought it would be good for me. So I was in a rush to find a place and no less, a place that was "close to home" because my family members who kicked me out wanted to pretend everything was fine and pretend they weren't being cruel. I was stupid lucky to find a place in less than a month and I moved in but I was struggling to pay rent from my work pay and I kept having to dig into savings. I was trying to pursue a good paying creative career by joining a software engineering boot camp and applying to graphic design jobs amidst continuing mental health struggles and financial struggles. I knew that all along, my desire and calling was to help people and in particular, the struggling homeless and starving in our local communities and eventually around the world. I ended up having to drop out of the boot camp 2 days in because my mental health was still a struggle for me and I started having more frequent anxiety and panic attacks and started having full on black outs. Somehow with help from the universe itself, I was able to take care of myself, I tried out multiple therapists, psychiatrists, medications, self-help books and podcasts, spirituality practices and exercise and I finally got to a more stable place mentally. I began going back to my passion and deciding to learn about community development while brainstorming ideas for fully autonomous, self-sustained, environmentally friendly communities. After all that I had experienced in life and all of the studying about communities, zoning law, and homelessness, I started to realize that the system of capitalism is broken with a broken foundation based on valuing a few more than the masses, a hierarchy based on the premise of how much private property you own. After one year of living in my apartment, they raised the rent by $200. And at the same time, I was going back and forth with a pizza company that refused to pay me the amount that was already negotiated during the interview. I decided to "drop out." I called off work without explanation to go attend a protest about the whole bodily autonomy, health care access, and abortion rights that the government voted against and has since made laws in several states to limit people's rights. The next day, I quit. Then, shortly after, I packed up some of my things, donated a bunch, and left the apartment to live out of my van with my partner. So much has happened since then that has continued to open my eyes to the solution that will help everyone: anarchy. Now, I am making it my mission to revolt against capitalism, revolt against the hierarchy, and help people to see and know the solution is anarchy. I want to help people empower themselves and I want to connect with others. I'm not sure on the exact how of taking down capitalism but I know that I need to connect with people and develop a community with them so we can use a diversity of tactics and personal abilities to help empower our fellow humans and get rid of the parasite that is the system of capitalism.
Tldr
My name is Amir. I started living in a van after a series of events that opened my eyes to the irreparable issues of capitalism. Now I have found anarchy and I am on a journey to find other true anarchists who are aware that there is no viable "reform solution" in a system with a broken foundation based on corrupt principles.
Tldr
My name is Amir. I started living in a van after a series of events that opened my eyes to the irreparable issues of capitalism. Now I have found anarchy and I am on a journey to find other true anarchists who are aware that there is no viable "reform solution" in a system with a broken foundation based on corrupt principles.