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We've been a bit quiet here for a while so I'd thought I'd ask a general question.
Anarchist revolutionary organisation. How best to go about it and how to identify flaws in current methods? Platforming, as strong as they say? Insurrectionism, is it a haven for lifestylists and hippys? Can trade unions really help in the modern situation? What are your thoughts?
I prefer Especifismo, which is mostly the same as platformism. I don't find insurrectionary positions specially useful and I think trade unions can be used, but carefully.
I would say more, but I'm not used to writing very long posts (I don't normally post)
why not say more? post as long or short as you like. I don't think anyone here is against reading a wall of text.
why do you find insurrectionism unhelpful?
personally I think that especifismo etc all have their place. I also like the maoist mass line idea. It depends on the situation in hand for which tactic would be best suited, there might even be a situation where vanguardism might be useful, maybe....I don't really think it's about which is better, just which works better when.
on an unrelated topic, did anyone here of the university fire in Bristol UK? In the bio-chem departments.
arson or accident?
I was just giving an explanation on why I didn't expand the opinion
My sincere congratulations to The MT Army for their WA Security Council Commendation!
I admire the commitment and integrity of their squad, and the little interaction I have had with players such as 
Vippertooth33 has been nothing but positive.
I have to say that I am surprised that this resolution passed despite the predictable backlash. Credit is due to Caelapes for their authorship.
Seeing Antifa members go from strength to strength at the moment only makes me wish I had more time for NationStates!
United Provinces of Atlantica, Caelapes, Libertarian Australia, and Freien ii
One thing I will comment is that debate on the issue of organisation/method is often unproductive because the purpose/role of organisation in different viewpoints is not made clear (in fact, in many polemics I read, the writers seem unaware that there is any differentiation on this matter at all). A classic example of this would be when those inclined to formal organisation criticise the method of informal organisation for failing to create mass-movements or failing to gain the support of the public. Also it is quite common for people to argue for or against a method of organisation as if it is an ideological commitment that one must apply in all circumstances, seemingly unable to process the idea that specific methods may be useful in one context but not another.
Hello, I'm the founder of the Democratic Socialist Alliance. We're a democratic left wing region. We are seeking embassies with other democratic left wing regions that share our values. We would like an embassy with your region to establish closer relations between our regions.
Stroznia, Kassimo, and Maupof
In an effort to streamline things a little, I have re-organised our regional dispatches. The old "Federal Agreements" and "Voting Procedure" dispatches have been combined into the new "Administration" dispatch. Added to the Admin dispatch is a note of our anti-fascist and anti-oppressive zero-tolerance policy, and a record of our alliances as a Federation. The "Region Handbook" dispatch has been abridged accordingly. These are always open to editing if there are any suggestions.
Introductory works on anarchism:
Other useful links:
Activity in the FAC mostly revolves around discussion and debate on the Regional Message Board.
Everyone is encouraged to participate in the decision making process. Anyone can put forward a Proposal for the region to consider, and we encourage everyone to make their voice heard in debating and voting throughout the process of free agreement.
Contribute to the next issue of our anarchist publication, "Cry of Rebellion".
Volunteer for The Red Fleet to join the struggle against fascism in addition to defending our allies.
The World Assembly is a matter for individual nations to treat as they wish: all nations, including the Delegate, vote in the World Assembly however they desire; all nations endorse each other as they so choose; anyone can hold the WA Delegacy.
Feel free to bring up any ideas to change the region, so that we may continue to grow and adapt, reflecting the changing ideas of a community of equals.
Federal Agreement Voting Process
All ideas and issues concerning the F.A.C. begin as the subject of free discussion, initiated by anyone, on the Regional Message Board. It is encouraged at this stage that any differences in views are made clear and that the subject of discussion is fully explored.
PROPOSAL
Any member of the F.A.C. may follow up on ideas expressed in open discussion by putting forward a Proposal, which must be formally announced on the Regional Message Board.;
DEBATE
The Proposal must be put under the collective scrutiny of the F.A.C. The full consequences of the Proposal should be considered, including whether it reflects our anarchist principles and whether it meets the desires and requirements of the members of the F.A.C. without quelling the autonomy or dissent of any member.
VOTING is initiated once the debate reaches its conclusion, as determined by the Enactor.
The vote remains open for 4 days;
All members of the F.A.C. may vote once and may vote either FOR, ABSTAIN, or VETO;
The Proposal is accepted and becomes a Federal Agreement if it has at least one vote FOR and no VETOs.
EXCEPTIONS
A seperate process of free agreement has been established to determine the opening and closing of embassies.
If any member of the F.A.C. suspects that this process of free agreement is being abused they may propose that the accused party be disenfranchised.
The disenfranchisement of a member of the F.A.C. is agreed upon by the process set out in this document, and may be revoked by the same process.
A disenfranchised member may not put forward Proposals and may not vote, but may take part in discussion and debate.
A disenfranchisement does not change the result of any vote before the disenfranchisement was agreed upon.
Embassy Voting Process
Any member of the F.A.C. may propose that an embassy be opened with another region, or that an existing embassy be withdrawn, by stating any such proposal on the Regional Message Board. All embassy requests from other regions will be considered unless otherwise agreed.
The Enactor will directly initiate a vote on any internal embassy proposal or external embassy request;
The vote remains open for 4 days;
All members of the F.A.C. may vote once and may vote either FOR, ABSTAIN, or AGAINST;
The embassy proposal passes on condition that:
At least three-quarters of votes are cast FOR, excluding abstentions; and
More votes are cast FOR than ABSTAIN.
The Federation of Anarchist Communes affirms a zero tolerance anti-fascist stance. As such, both the Enactor and Founder may (1) Eject and ban fascist nations, (2) Reject embassy requests from fascist or fascist-associated regions, without prior agreement by the Federation. If a nation or region has been incorrectly/unjustly identified as fascist, any member of the Federation may challenge the decision and propose that it be reversed.
The Federation of Anarchist Communes affirms an anti-racist, anti-homophobic, anti-transphobic, anti-sexist, and anti-capitalist stance. As such, both the Enactor and Founder may at their discretion: (1) Eject and ban nations which propogate positions of bigotry in violation of these stances, (2) Eject and/or Ban nations banned from other regions for propogating similar bigotry if they move to the FAC, (3) Supress posts made by such nations, and finally (4) Eject and Ban any nation who spams/trolls/or harasses members of the FAC; without prior agreement by the Federation. If a nation or region has been incorrectly/unjustly ejected, banned, or disenfranchised, any member of the Federation may challenge the decision and propose that it be reversed as per the federally agreed Voting Procedure.
The Federation of Anarchist Communes is a member of the Solidarity Pact of the NSLeft; committed to resolving conflict through dialogue, actively defending one another when threatened or invaded, and promoting interregional activity.
LINKS: Member Regions | 
NSLeft Forum | NSLeft Discord Server | Red+Black News Service
The Federation of Anarchist Communes is a Voluntary Member of Antifa; we encourage willing militants to join The Red Fleet to coordinate our antifascist resistance.
LINKS: Member Regions | Antifa Page
-Kassimo
Libertarian Australia, Maupof, and Freien ii
I agree with most of what you write here, especially about the seeds of sectarianism which can be planted by those who see an organisational form as a economic or social platform in itself.
I believe almost any form of organisation has it's uses depending on the situation, and personally support many different types. My main aim with the original post is to look closely and criticise these ideas to find ways we can make them and use them more effectively.
how come your region isn't tagged communist?
I'm not too impressed with democratic socialism, i see it as giving bourgeois concessions in order to mollify the mob, can you explain why I'm wrong?
I try not to involve myself with regions we don't hold embassies with, however as members of NSLeft I feel it is important to to make aware what the Democratic Socialist Alliance is. Over 6 years ago, the founder of this region abused their powers, triggering a mass exodus into what is now the Democratic Socialist Assembly. As fellow members of NSLeft, we ask the members of FAC to consider this in their vote.
Well, beggars can't be choosers! Our puny region of well under 100 nations, trundling along with only occasional activity, never refusing entry on the basis of statistics or WA classification, never having elected a government, unfortunately doesn't meet our allies humble standards. ;) But we thank you for deigning to visit our anarchic dustcupboard. :P
Libertarian Australia and Maupof
not too sure how a spat between demsocs effects us. Both sides are equally counter-revolutionary from my perspective.
did you really believe that the powers of hierarchy and authority wouldn't be abused if allowed to exist? silly demsocs.
so we've voted for the embassy with dsa and we've had another embassy request. from The Fist of the Working Class this time.
Che the leader, care to send an emissary to explain your reasons?
I understand what you mean talking about demsocs, and I agree when you say that their spats should not affect us. But, I would like to ask you, what do you prefer? An embassy with a region founded by someone who abused their powers or a region with people who haven't still abused them? I still think that having embassies with both is not incompatible, but I wouldn't dare to put them at the same level.
United Provinces of Atlantica, Maupof, and North American Communists
of course, we should take each case on it's own merits. And in this case the only knowledge of these abuses are the words of an admitted rival community of demsocs. I appreciate them letting us know, but we don't even know what happened. I'm not sure how much I can judge one side against the other without more knowledge of the situation. So i have to fall back on the knowledge I do have, that they are both demsocs.
That being said why don't we have an embassy with both? We should have embassies with all the NSLeft members shouldn't we?
Just to clarify: DSAssembly is an NSLeft member region; DSAlliance is not.
Libertarian Australia and Maupof
I know, we've just opened embassies in Alliance, but not in Assembly. It was more of a question towards other FAC members about whether being in NSLeft together is a good enough reason to open an embassy with Assembly, even though we don't fit their criteria.
what's this? Turkey invading rojava? quelle surprise
Libertarian Australia and Freien ii
I was hoping turkish culture would focus on the "secularist" side of nationalism rather than the flags aspect. But it seems religion is seeing a resurgence there too.
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