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  1. RovingAnarchist

    The Church Of Carl Sagan Squat

    I love to see people doin' it right! One of these days, I'm going to take my tools on the road and tour around fixing up squat kitchens and plumbing. There's no reason we can't have nice places. :)
  2. RovingAnarchist

    Love STP

    It is wonderful to have found a place where I don't feel like a misfit!
  3. RovingAnarchist

    David Allan Coe wrote FILTHY songs.

    Anyone who can do a 4 hour show playing both hardcore metal/punk AND old school country is a hero in my book!
  4. RovingAnarchist

    David Allan Coe wrote FILTHY songs.

    Rebel Meets Rebel! DAC, Dimebag Darrell, and Rex Brown! (Yeah, I know Vinnie's on here too. I do my best to pretend he doesn't exist.)
  5. RovingAnarchist

    Civil Disobedience in the Pacific North West

    I respect diversity of tactics, but Rule One for me is simple: Don't Get Caught. Big flashy civil disobedience is basically a party- a reward for doing the organizing and the sometimes frustrating and dull work of community building. Day to day personal resistance is easier- everything from...
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    Civil Disobedience in the Pacific North West

    It may be a lost cause (I'm not completely convinced on that- seems like we're starting to hit a good stride with alternatives that people can afford). It's still a whole lot of fun to try! For me personally, it comes down to a choice between fighting or literally committing suicide. I'm a...
  7. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    Same deal in Quebec. QC are hardline French separatist types, and down the road in Montreal, the people are super accepting and laid back.
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    Give me some meaningful mail

    Everyone's super nice when they think you're a tourist. Once they figure out you live there, they're absolutely mean. I was working really hard to improve my French, and they wouldn't even speak to me except to condescend in broken English. Yuck.
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    Give me some meaningful mail

    QC?I used to live there. Pretty to visit, nasty if you live there and aren't French...
  10. RovingAnarchist

    Civil Disobedience in the Pacific North West

    As some of you may know, Seattle and Portland have both got battles brewing with the oil industry as activists blockade ships heading north to participate in Arctic drilling. If you happen to be heading that way, spend some time helping them out! http://350pdx.org/ (Portland) or...
  11. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    Awesome! A good friend of mine was born and raised in SF. Last year she was forced to move away from the city she loves because she flat out couldn't afford to live there any more. That shit ain't right.
  12. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    Lol.. In one of your earlier posts, you used the term lumpenproletariat. The first thing I thought was that I would never in a million years use that term anywhere near anyone without a heavy duty liberal arts education. "Lumpen? Who you callin' fat?!"
  13. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    I figure if you did that right, the vast majority of people might not even notice the change!
  14. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    I have to admit, I would have great admiration for anyone who could manage to jam a major radio station and run their own broadcast on that channel. Especially in America, where you could reach a ton of what we might think of as our "target market" by choosing the right station- I'd say classic...
  15. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    Mass emigration wouldn't help a lick. We're talking about multi-national corporations here- they'll just cut wages in those "decent foreign countries." Which they can/will do because of all those fancy international trade agreements like NAFTA and the upcoming TPP. There's nothing to do except...
  16. RovingAnarchist

    NY Post - 'Urination, Defecation, and Masturbation' outside NYC college.

    Oh, but if we did those simple things, then the damned homeless people would be "comfortable," and not have any reason to "improve" themselves by getting a job! /sarcasm. Anyone else suspect the reason governments don't do anything about street people is scare everyone else into staying in line?
  17. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    There's also a rather large problem with EndCiv in that the vast majority of people won't get behind a movement that's fundamentally against basic things like modern medicine and housing. That's all well and good if you're 20 and have never been sick or had a sick family member; no one else will...
  18. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    “It's no wonder we don't defend the land where we live. We don't live here. We live in television programs and movies and books and with celebrities and in heaven and by rules and laws and abstractions created by people far away and we live anywhere and everywhere except in our particular bodies...
  19. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    They're transphobic... They're racist- see the same video. The section where she talks about "what if I decided to be Native American?" is chock full of offensive stereotypes. http://deepgreenresistance.uk/faqs/ The last question about 'Why did Derrick Jensen and Lierre Keith call the FBI on...
  20. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    I do love the Endgame books. Too bad Deep Green Resistance turned out to be such a morally vile organization.
  21. RovingAnarchist

    Give me some meaningful mail

    Debt: the first 5000 Years by David Graeber. He's accessible, funny, and really knows his stuff. He's written a bunch of books from an anarchist perspective that are quite well-balanced because he's not just an anarchist, he's also an anthropologist. He's a hands-on activist as well. His book...
  22. RovingAnarchist

    The Neighbourhood Hippie Squat that Seceded from the European Union

    So many people claim to do drugs because it helps them deal with their life circumstances. If you join an intentional community, those circumstances should disappear. Therefore there's no reason to do drugs (on the regular) in a free place- you have nothing to escape. Sure, everyone likes to tie...
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    The Neighbourhood Hippie Squat that Seceded from the European Union

    My take on the trouble in Christiana is that any group of people with an anything goes attitude are going to attract people who will take advantage of the situation. Any time there's a place with a lax attitude towards drug use, it's obviously going to be a magnet for dealers. Once you've got a...
  24. RovingAnarchist

    StP family IDs - Sock Monkeys!

    Ugly Sam is awesome! He's so punk! Sock monkey already spoken for- ATX is at my place now. He'll be taking the monkey when he moves on. If anybody else wants one, speak up!
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    StP family IDs - Sock Monkeys!

    My first attempt at an STP sock monkey. (Be kind! It's also my first ever sock monkey!) Needs a little work, but I think the bones are pretty good.
  26. RovingAnarchist

    News & Blogs Ask Google Maps 'Are We There Yet' Several Times And It Will Tell You This

    Love it! Google will eventually turn out to be the instrument of all our doom (presumably when the founders retire and take "Don't be evil" with them), but til then I'll be a fan.
  27. RovingAnarchist

    StP family IDs - Sock Monkeys!

    Andrea, You're totally right on the matching issue. I hadn't thought of it that way. @MattDerrick, have you thought of perhaps asking the super creative members here to contribute a proper STP logo? (Hint hint to anyone reading this with drawing skills!) I'm going to do up a trial monkey and...
  28. RovingAnarchist

    StP family IDs - Sock Monkeys!

    Andrea, could you post a pic of your monkeys so mine will match? If we're aiming for sock monkey as STP ID, some similarity might help!
  29. RovingAnarchist

    StP family IDs - Sock Monkeys!

    I can't imagine that he'd object... (plus if i'm not mistaken as long as we don't sell anything, it falls under fair use.)
  30. RovingAnarchist

    StP family IDs - Sock Monkeys!

    I'm both a recycler and a craft junkie. I'll do my part in the making of the STP monkeys! I feel like they ought to have a little something extra that makes them uniquely STP. There are already a lot of sock monkeys in the world. What if we put the little STP planet logo (up top in the left hand...
  31. RovingAnarchist

    Up Into the Trees

    Cotton trees are very beautiful. I wonder if living in one would protect it from loggers, or if they'd go ahead and cut someone's house down?
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    The Neighbourhood Hippie Squat that Seceded from the European Union

    Aw. Thanks. I make a point of collecting info about groups and people doing good work for the world. Spreading the word is sometimes the only thing I can do to help. I like to pretend that it'll inspire someone out there. Right now I'm hunting for anarchist groups in Florida... There's the Black...
  33. RovingAnarchist

    The Neighbourhood Hippie Squat that Seceded from the European Union

    http://trumbullplex.org/about/ Detroit anarchist housing collective, active since the 70s... http://www.miufi.org/#!about/c560 Michigan urban farming Initiative... their site has lovely photos of downtown blocks turned into community farms. Heart warming stuff, really...
  34. RovingAnarchist

    Depressed,Drifting,Help?

    If you feel like seeing Canada, you can always come visit me.
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    The Neighbourhood Hippie Squat that Seceded from the European Union

    The most interesting thing about this place is that it wasn't started in the middle of nowhere. These folks took part of a city and said "it's ours!" Miraculous they weren't all shot. I like to think that parts of Detroit could evolve into something like this.
  36. RovingAnarchist

    "Once a 'bum' always one"

    For some reason, possibly because as people we rely so heavily on made-up junk to categorize people (race, gender, etc), it's easy to forget other humans are people. You never know why someone opted to be a homebum. I don't use that term pejoratively- it's a valid choice. I'm friends with a...
  37. RovingAnarchist

    This is simply phenomenal.

    Hi Max! You'll find tons of people here willing to help you out any way they can. STP's got the market cornered on travelling experts- you'll be hitching all over in no time, and will be so well-prepared you won't think to be scared.
  38. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    You can email them and they'll hook you up with everything the best they can. The 7 principles are a good place to start. http://ica.coop/en/whats-co-op/co-operative-identity-values-principles My journal has a bunch of entries about a collective I want to work on, rescuing and fixing up...
  39. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    I happened to be at Pride this weekend, and http://www.comeasyouare.com/ a local co-op sex toy store was handing out leaflets about anti-capitalist business. They are one, so they would know. It really made my day to see an alternative laid out so clearly. As a collective, they have no bosses...
  40. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/dylann-roof-plan-charleston-shooting His roommate KNEW for 6 months?! And didn't think the thing to do was open his fucking mouth and SAY something?! Even something as simple as "um, no. That's a bad plan. Don't do it!"? I can't even begin to comprehend...
  41. RovingAnarchist

    Oh so Lost

    Like I said, the background check is pretty much just a threat. Unless it's a place big enough to have an HR department (now those bitches haven't got anything better to do than fuck you around), background check *might* mean a phone call to an old employer. Maybe. Usually they'll forgo that if...
  42. RovingAnarchist

    Oh so Lost

    A few things: a) a trade is always good to have. b) Burning down a Marriot is a fine thing, and I applaud your good idea! Maybe we could get together and do one that's next door to a bank as a two-for-one. c) if you've got track-tested skills but no proof, lie. Seriously. My resume is more or...
  43. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    The odds are always against us. That's no excuse for not trying to do what's right. I have the privilege of being a white North American, which comes with a responsibility to stop the assholes who claim to represent my interests. A few years back, I was a pretty serious summit hopper. I've been...
  44. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    I try REALLY HARD to believe that if us outliers can get out there and show people there's a better way, they'll adjust their thinking. Over the last few years, there's been all this action around the concept of the sharing economy, and tons of people are getting in on that. Where I live, a...
  45. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    Related to this thread: If there are 300 rich sociopaths destroying the planet and the lives of pretty much everyone else here, why do we put up with it? I'd say that 2000000 to 1 are pretty good odds. We can take them!
  46. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    Michael Franti is one of those musicians who manages to really uplift the spirits. It's a rare quality. He appears to be a fully decent person- i'm baffled at how he slipped through the cracks and managed to become successful.
  47. RovingAnarchist

    A snazzy thread title!

    HI! A tree-climbing, dumpster-diving, DIY anarchist queer goat-lover? You are my kind of people!
  48. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    Thanks, Kal. I've heard that song before. I think it's high for a little Spearhead.. "every single soul is a poem written on the back of god's hand." That line and another bit that goes "all the freaky people make the beauty of the world." Days like today, I need to try and remember that there...
  49. RovingAnarchist

    Stop the planet, I want to get off

    Yesterday, I was doing my thing. I taught a stranger to knit on the subway, I made some plans to expand my furniture rescue and restore project (essentially, dumpster dive for busted furniture, make it cool, and sell it to hipsters to raise money for my local chapter of the Anarchist black...
  50. RovingAnarchist

    Up Into the Trees

    I belong to a site that's theoretically dedicated to "doing the inner work" via creative/art journalling to connect with your "inner magic" to "make your dreams come true." It's a lot of drawing symbols for aspects of yourself and conducting conversations with them to get past psychological...