In light of the recent weight of contentious, obsessive threading here and in counterpoint to a lot of other heavy, theoretical, and confrontational discussions I've been personallbumping into elsewhere ....

(re: the frou-frah over "Are We Addicted To Rioting? news.infoshop.org/article.php
and news.infoshop.org/article.php ]
and the further wrangling over "Give Up Activism" - eng.anarchopedia.org/Give_up_Activism , libcom.org/library/anti-activism )

...... I found an old post of mine to Practical Anarchy ongoing theme and tips-for -living thread. I found it refreshing as a reminder, and as a renewal of an essential foundation:

www.practicalanarchy.org/index.html

11/20/04
my contribution to "How to put some anarchy into your life"

"
-Don't call the cops to solve problems. Try to confront the issues on our your own without authority.

-Live free of welfare, handouts from the state etc.

-Resist taxation with barter, reuse and cash based work.

-Live, hangout, talk with non-anarchists. (Seemingly obvious and inevitable, but cliques and 'ghetto-ization' are everywhere.) It's the front line for "hearts and minds" plus who says YOU know it all.

-If you work, in authority, or under authority, work against commands and coercion with cooperation and communication.
-Give something away every day.

-Be good at whatever you are doing.. Half asses never get anywhere. Try to do what you are afraid to do or what you aren't good at. TRYING COUNTS. (plus you are being good at 'trying'.)

-Say "please" and "thank you". Treating each other like human beings is always a step towards becoming one. (Same goes for "Sorry" and "I was wrong.")

-Share your skills. Teach someone who wants to learn and vice versa. It's what you have to give and ISOLATION is the enemy of REVOLUTION.

-Take a vacation from "the struggle" if you need it. Living a life defined only by making revolution leads to burnout and obscures the wellspring of your own desires, a free life and all that it might include.

-Pause before excluding someone because of how they look or seem. Odds are you will be surprised. You don't know where someone is coming from just cuz they don't dress or smell, or talk, or live like your milieu."



So hey.... What do you personally have to add? relate from your daily life?