Post #1741932

2026-04-28 10:07 UTC

"Anarchists often note that there is a difference between protest and direct action: Protest is an appeal to the authorities to behave differently; direct action, whether it’s a matter of a community building a well, trying to shut down a meeting, or occupying a factory, it is a matter of acting as if the existing structure of power does not even exist. Direct action is, ultimately, the defiant insistence on acting as if one is already free." - David Graeber #anarchism #activism #DirectAction #MutualAid #Protest

Replies (5)

@Layan2002@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 11:06

@aby@aus.social We need all this courage; we cannot stop. Life will go on whether we stop or move🇵🇸🕊️

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@VladimirN@piaille.fr 2026-04-28 13:09

@JeanXavier@mastodon.social j'espère que tu lis l'anglais sinon... Je traduirai. @aby@aus.social Reading this known David G. quotation keeps being an inspiration. We miss him to keep telling us we're FREE

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@ZoidbergForPresident@kolektiva.social 2026-04-28 14:48

@aby@aus.social I saw DA as the thing you go to because protesting was ignored, but this is even better. RIP.

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@mapachin@novo-atlantis.null.media 2026-04-28 20:14

@aby@aus.social Protests are for networking and broadcasting a message, why do people think protests are only for appealing to the government? There's so much more that they can be used for in terms of community organizing.

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@vegafjord@bustyvelbolet.no 2026-04-30 19:48

@aby@aus.social "Maktløysrar skiljer ofte mellom markeringar og rake taksel: Markeringar vender seg til dei overske i eit krav om brigding; rake taksel, om det er snakk om at fellesskapet lager ein brønn, røyner å stoppa eit møte, eller tilgriper eit bekeri, er det snakk om å taksla som om koggeriet ikkje ein gong fantes. Rake taksel er, til sjuande og sist, å setja foten ned for å taksla som om me var frie." - David Graeber

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