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I hate waiting two years between elections. You wait for the elections to come, even though there are urgent issues that need attention. Then you vote, wait to see who gets elected, wait for them to take office, and hope they will pass the laws you want. If things don’t work out, you have to wait for the next election and go through the whole process again.

In Norway, parliamentary elections happen every four years, and municipal are held every four years as well, with a two-year gap between them, which means there are long gaps between opportunities to influence important decisions. Syndicalism offers a different approach. It is a movement where workers organize themselves into unions that directly manage their workplaces and communities. These unions make decisions through local assemblies where everyone involved has a voice, and they coordinate with other unions in federations while keeping power at the local level.

Anarcho-syndicalism builds on this by rejecting bosses, governments, and political parties, believing that workers should have full control over their workplaces and communities without interference from authorities. Decisions are made in local meetings that can be held whenever necessary, whether that is weekly, tomorrow, or only when urgent issues arise. People vote on matters that directly affect their lives and address their real needs, rather than waiting for national elections where their influence is limited.

By putting decision-making power into the hands of local communities and workers, syndicalism avoids the long delays that come with traditional elections. It aims to replace capitalism and the wage system with a society based on mutual-aid, solidarity, and equality. Resources and goods are distributed according to people’s actual needs, not based on profit, and that creates a fairer system where everyone shares responsibility and power equally, and where decisions are made by those who are directly affected.

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Anarcho-syndicalism is the idea that workers should work together and make decisions by themselves. Instead of having bosses or governments telling them what to do, when to do it, or how long to do it, the workers share the power equally.

People like me who follow anarcho-syndicalism want everyone to be treated fairly and for resources and goods to be distributed based on people’s actual needs rather than on making a profit. I think that no one should be above others giving orders, and that working together makes things better for everyone.

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I don’t support Kim Jong Un, Putin, Trump, or any modern authoritarian leaders, whether they call themselves fascist, communist, or anything else.

History keeps showing us how authoritarianism destroys lives. Vanguardism is a scam. Russian anarchists were betrayed during the revolution. The Bolsheviks promised freedom but created a one-party dictatorship instead. They took control of the media, the economy, even people’s basic needs, and crushed dissent.

Anarchism proves we don’t need rulers. We can organize ourselves through grassroots, democratic unions where power flows from the bottom up. No bosses. No politicians. Just people working together as equals.

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When you have to add "Anarcho-syndicalism" to your phone’s dictionary, you know you’ve truly arrived.

It’s like your life’s GPS finally said, “Recalculating... to the most rebellious route possible.”

Because nothing says “I’m on the right path” quite like your phone throwing up its hands and admitting, “I have no idea what this word means either, but hey, you do you.”

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I have #autism and can be very shy around new people and friends. Please be welcoming and patient with me as I try to better understand these ideas and connect with the local community here in #Bergen, #Norway.

I want to learn and get involved, but sometimes my autism makes social situations challenging. Your support will help me feel more comfortable and confident in exploring these ideas together.

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If you live in #Bergen, #Norway, and share anarchist ideas like mutual aid, community building, collectivism, or federalism, feel free to reach out.

You can contact me on Signal at @pmarg.01 or email me through my website at midtsveen.github.io.

Collaborating can strengthen our efforts to create self-governing spaces without bosses or profit-driven hierarchies.

midtsveen.github.ioHome - Erik L. MidtsveenAnarcho-syndicalist, gender-fluid individual 🏴🏳️‍🌈
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I’m going to start looking for local communities to get involved with. I don’t want to stay isolated or face this struggle alone.

Taking action can feel difficult because of my autism, but I know it’s important to push past that and connect with others.

Getting involved will help me make a real difference, not just read about change from the sidelines.

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I'm interested in federalism, mutual aid networks, and self-governing communities where people make things based on what’s actually needed, not just profit.

I know I should get more involved locally instead of just reading articles on The Anarchist Library. I feel guilty for spending so much time reading instead of actually helping my community, though my autism can make it harder to take action.

Ideally, I believe communities should be run by and for workers themselves, through direct democracy and federated unions, without bosses, managers, or profit-driven hierarchies.

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I guess it’s obvious I’m an anarchist, given my interest in autonomous collectives and democratic, bottom-up unions.

I advocate for abolishing the state as we know it, and the more I micro-blog about it online, the more it sparks real-life conversations.

Again, if you disagree, move on. Build new connections instead of clinging to the same person who’s now a committed Anarcho-syndicalist.

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I was talking to someone in my Signal chat who said unions are hierarchical. But I don't see how that's true. If we're the ones running the union democratically from the ground up, with no bosses or rulers, how is that a hierarchy? We're not trying to replace one oppressive system with another. We're getting rid of the whole structure that stifles creativity, freedom, and solidarity.

If you're against syndicalism just because we organize through unions where everyone has an equal voice, no elites, no power imbalances, just people making decisions together, then you're misunderstanding what we're doing.

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We are not tearing down democracy, political systems, monarchies, or hierarchies just to create new forms of authoritarian rule. That would be replacing one system of oppression with another.

Instead, the focus is on dismantling centralized power structures, corporate domination, and oppressive hierarchies.

From there, work toward a society where workers collectively organize through democratic, bottom-up unions to build and sustain communities free from control and suppression imposed from above.

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I've never voted for a political party, and I never will. Why should I support a system that puts profits above people's needs?

We need a community-driven approach where resources are allocated based on what people actually need, not just to make money. We should focus on creating things for our local communities, not just for corporate profits.

If our demands aren't met, taking collective action like going on strike is the way to go. I believe in taking direct action and building strong, community-led initiatives, rather than relying on parties that don't address our basic needs.

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I'm only 24, turning 25 this year, and I'm glad I found my way early on. Some people might think @nsf_iaa is just some propaganda group, but to me, they're true to anarcho-syndicalist ideas.

I might not see an anarcho-syndicalist society in my lifetime, but I'm happy to be part of it by joining @nsf_iaa. Even if they're not as big as they used to be back in the 1920s, every little bit helps in making another anarcho-syndicalist's day brighter.

I love anarcho-syndicalist ideas and I won't apologize for them. I hate how money, bosses, political parties, and hierarchical systems control our lives.

What I really want is to make things based on what people actually need, not just for profit. I'd rather create stuff for my local community, not some big company that doesn't care about us. I want to work with my union to make decisions that benefit us, not just some distant corporation.

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I've never been a fan of bosses or systems where someone tells you what to do. I've never voted for a political party, and I'm not into monarchies either. And while I use money because it's necessary in our capitalist world, I've always felt weird about it. The thing is, no one knows what I need better than I do myself.

All these things are exactly what we anarchists and syndicalists are fighting against.

Anarchists, especially those aligned with anarcho-syndicalism, seek to dismantle all forms of hierarchy, to create a society where individuals and communities can organize themselves freely, particularly in workplaces and communities, without external control.

Syndicalists, especially those aligned with anarcho-syndicalism, focus on building democratic unions that let workers manage their workplaces through solidarity and mutual aid, aiming for a society where resources are distributed based on need.

In the end, it's about building a society where workers manage their own workplaces and communities through democratic unions and solidarity, free from the control of bosses and the state, and where resources are shared based on need, not profit.

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@MastodonEngineering @chaosexanima 「Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that seeks to abolish all institutions that perpetuate authority, coercion, or hierarchy, primarily targeting the state and capitalism. Anarchism advocates for the replacement of the state with stateless societies and voluntary free associations.」

In the current climate of rising global authoritarianism and military-expansionism I might be inclined to preserve our (union of) sovereign nation states and their hierarchies (including democratic representation) for a little bit longer at least. 🤔

#anarchism #mastodon

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism

en.wikipedia.orgAnarchism - Wikipedia
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Capitalism's is making me more radical, but I'm surviving in this flawed system. My mom might blame my autism or vitamin levels for my radical views, but the truth is, I'm fed up with top-down structures claiming to know what's best for me.

I'm radical because no one understands my needs better than I do. That's why I'm drawn to anarcho-syndicalism. It envisions a society built on worker-controlled unions and federations, where people collectively decide what to produce based on actual needs. It aims to replace hierarchical systems with democratic, bottom-up organization in both workplaces and communities.

Anarcho-syndicalism isn't just about labor rights; it's a revolutionary strategy for transforming society. It seeks to create a world where workers directly control the means of production and distribution, eliminating the need for both bosses and state bureaucracies.