Camille E. Acey @kavbojka@mastodon.social

Land reform is my Exhibit B -- coops being Exhibit A -- of what happens when you attempt to introduce radical economic changes without the commensurate radical political transformation.

(BBC) South Africa risks 'Zimbabwe-style land chaos' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45099915 #cooperatives #landreform #southafrica #platfomcoop #venezuela

@wu_lee
Unfortunately cooperativism is an economic project without any associated political project, so history has already borne out that the answer to this question is clearly NO.

@wu_lee
I have been involved in coops for 20 years and have mentors who've been involved in coops since the 70s. I struggle to point to examples of coops being forces for broader radical sociopolitical *systemic* change. I'm all ears/eyes if you know of any. But effecting sociopolitical change is not some thing that is "baked" into the cooperative structure and that is why I call for an accompanying explicitly political project.
@Antanicus @vfrmedia @alanz

@Antanicus
My point is that the lion's share of cooperatives in the world would not describe themselves this way. I believe the majority of the world's cooperatives are, indeed, capitalist and pro-capitalist. I don't have data at hand, but I welcome it and am enjoying this debate immensely.
@wu_lee @vfrmedia @alanz

"Amazon is creating the problems it purports to solve. So why don’t we solve the problem, and take it over?" - The Case for Nationalizing Amazon https://theoutline.com/post/6587/nationalize-amazon-make-bezos-our-bitch
#amazon #hq2 #latestagecapitalism #nationalization

Dublin Story Slam Podcast has emerged as a true delight in my life. Heartwarming stories told in a range of lovely Irish accents. Some days it's the little things that pull me through. #podcasts #irish

Here is the Anarchism of Blackness btw https://roarmag.org/magazine/black-liberation-anti-fascism/ Well worth a read....as is everything in Roar magazine.

Racist attack? Pickup that cellphone and hit RECORD. Black people get more justice from exposing racism on Facebook or Twitter than any appeals to the state https://blavity.com/white-woman-called-a-black-man-a-nr-over-a-parking-spot-and-his-wife-wasnt-having-it I think this is the point Samudzi and Anderson were trying to make in the Anarchism of Blackness. We can't try to reform what is so patently antiblack. My point is FB and Twitter are no substitute for true security/justice.

That said, I do think that the impulse here comes from a sense that there is wisdom and solution in the polity and this has been evidenced in many cases. Racists lose their jobs, their apartments, their social status . Call-out culture undoubtedly has its limits, but call out culture/ostracism is a step up from outright impunity which is often the result of appeals to the state. However, embracing and strengthening non-state security and justice could move us further.

Siwatu-Salama Ra, a black mother and community leader in Detroit was incarcerated earlier this year after attempting to defend her family from a violent attack. Yesterday after 258 days in jail and fierce community advocacy, she was released on bond. Learn more about her case and how you can contribute at https://www.freesiwatu.org #freesiwatu #survivedandpunished #selfdefence

I mean just look at the unit economics. For the amount of money I'm sure Weiner was paid, Terence Nance could probably make like two more seasons of Random Acts of Flyness. You get max enjoyment from a quality black creator versus continuing to toss money at mediocre white dudes who produce mediocre white fare.

Every time I hear an ad for The Romanoffs, I think "Why did they give Matthew Weiner money to make ANOTHER showwith all white people?" To be honest, every time I see an ad for ANY show with all white people I'm like "COME ON, Y'ALL!"

"Humanity, liberation, justice, belonging and, yes, paradise will never be on the ballot. But if we know where to look, we can still find them — in each other"
https://itsgoingdown.org/bonds-not-ballots/ #mutualaid #mutualaiddisasterelief #climatechange #florida