I wrote a paper once how second wave feminism in the UK only really started because men in all the uk maoist organizations literally couldn’t stop themselves from hating women

some “socialists” or “leftists” want to be cult leaders and use “organizing” as their way of fulfilling their fantasy

Ive seen a lot of queer people use queer organizing as a way to create toxic polycules which take over the org which is sus

“Because elites are informal does not mean they are invisible. At any small group meeting anyone with a sharp eye and an acute ear can tell who is influencing whom. The members of a friendship group will relate more to each other than to other people. They listen more attentively, and interrupt less; they repeat each other’s points and give in amiably; they tend to ignore or grapple with the “outs” whose approval is not necessary for making a decision.”

Fun fact there are like three different trans socials in dublin. One is irrelevant. One sucks, and the other is for trans fems.

The one for trans fems was TAKEN OVER BY A FUCKING POLYCULE AT SOME POINT. SO if you went it would be super fucking awkward to try to socialize because a fucking polycule would be 80% of the people there and if they didn’t find you hot or interesting enough to join the polycule they wouldn’t talk to you.

So now the transfer social has a representation with local transfems (who aren’t babytrans) of just being a big weird anarchist polycule. IDK if its still like that or if it still goes on. THe trans rights non profit shit down its building where it was hosted.

But this article is reminding me how these anarchist “no organizer” shit always ends up being toxic.

I will also say the big difference I’ve noticed between joining local ML/maoist groups and anarchist groups is that ML groups are usually mostly men who watch the deprogram and hasan and use too much reddit have never read theory. Anarrchist groups will contain more women, who do not watch hasan or the deprogram, but they also don’t read theory.

Trots usually do read theory, but its literally only ever trot theory and nothing else, and every trot group Ive seen has been very equal in gender %.

IDK what this means

I have let to encounter any local anarchist, ML, DSA, etc group which wasn’t led by like 3 of the most vile clout and Twitter-obsessed assholes with zero social skills.

The trots here in Ireland are really annoying (and have sex pest problems) but at least you can join a local group and its not being used by someone who wants to use it just to hold power over people.

Local trans groups are also like this but they’re also usually led by trans anarchists who want to have power over people and yell at people.

its always “erm you SLIGHTLY disagreed with Sarah. YOU NOW NEED TO FUCKING DO A PUBLIC HUMILIATION RITUAL TO THE GROUP AND APOLOGIZE ABOUT HOW EVIL AND BAD YOU ARE OR YOU’RE KICKED OUT!”

Its like they want to run a cult not anything useful