50 Ways to Prepare for Revolution

by admin on May 9, 2011 at 7:4 am Posted !n: "ssays#!deas

$edited 5#10#11: added %42, &ombined %2' ( %2 ) "dited a*ain 5#1': added %'1, &ombined %2 and %27, &+an*ed ,ordin* of %'5by .tep+anie M&Millan /+e people of t+e 0nited .tates are &urrently unprepared to sei1e a revolutionary moment) We must fi2 t+at) 3o, &an ,e raise our levels of revolutionary &ons&iousness, or*ani1ation and stru**le4 Raise &ons&iousness 15 Raise &ons&iousness ,it+ t+e purpose of buildin* or*ani1ation and raisin* t+e level of stru**le) 25 !nvesti*ate before formin* opinions) Resear&+ +o, t+e ,orld and t+e system fun&tion) '5 Read foundational and +istori&al ,or6s about revolution, by t+ose ,+o +ave parti&ipated in and led t+em) 45 7naly1e t+e system8s &urrent &ondition and tra9e&tory) 55 :earn about t+e resistan&e, uprisin*s and revolutions *oin* on in t+e ,orld today) 5 Read t+e material t+at &urrently a&tive *roups are issuin* and dis&ussin*) 75 ;ontinuously develop, elaborate upon and refine prin&iples, t+eories and strate*ies for our movement) <) Raise our voi&es) 7rti&ulate revolutionary ideas, and *ive t+em a publi& presen&e) 95 :isten and spea6 in t+e spirit of mutual &larifi&ation) 105 Parti&ipate in dis&ussion, to develop our ideas and +one our s6ills in e2pressin* t+em, and to +elp ot+ers do so) 115 =i*ure out +o, to use all our various talents, positions, ener*y and resour&es as effe&tively as possible, to e2pose t+e system8s evil, irredeemable and unreformable nature) 125 7naly1e and e2plain t+e many ,ays t+e system dominates and e2ploits) 1'5 .tand ,it+ t+e dominated, e2ploited, invaded, &oloni1ed, t+reatened and oppressed) 145 >isplay a revolutionary spirit and &elebrate it in ot+ers) 155 "2er&ise patien&e in ,innin* over relu&tant potential allies and supporters) 1 5 Ridi&ule and dis&redit t+e enemy) 175 ;reate revolutionary &ulture) Ma6e videos and art, spea6, sin*, and ,rite blo*s, boo6s, &omments, leaflets, r+ymes, stories, and arti&les about t+e enemy s &rimes and t+e people s resistan&e) 1<5 "2&+an*e ideas lo&ally, nationally and ?,it+in t+e la, or safe &+annels5 *lobally) 195 "n&oura*e ot+ers to parti&ipate in t+e revolutionary pro&ess) @r*ani1e 205 @r*ani1e as a ,ay to raise &ons&iousness more broadly and to build stru**le) 215 .tart ,it+ people ,e 6no,)

225 !f our friends dis&oura*e us, ma6e ne, friends) 2'5 Aet,or6 sensibly ,it+ people online) =ind lo&al people online ,+o e2press similar ideas, and meet ,it+ t+em) 245 =ind a *roup t+at ,e basi&ally a*ree ,it+) Wor6 ,it+ it) 255 !f t+ere8s no lo&al *roup ,e ,ant to ,or6 ,it+, start one) 2 5 Write a leaflet ,it+ &onta&t info) Pass it out in publi& to find potential &omrades) 275 W+en ,e meet people, assess our points of a*reement) !f ,e a*ree on basi& essentials, de&ide +o, to ,or6 to*et+er) !f not, say *oodbye for no,) 2<5 Build stron* ties lo&ally and nationally, and build solidarity *lobally) 295 >efine allies a&&ordin* to overall outloo6 and *oals) '05 >on8t let se&ondary differen&es prevent &ooperation) 3andle differen&es bet,een allies nonC anta*onisti&ally) '15 >o not tolerate oppressive ?se2ist, ra&ist, +omop+obi& et&)5 dynami&s ,it+in t+e movement) ;onfront t+eir e2pression and put a stop to it) '25 Refrain from sayin* anyt+in* aloud, on t+e p+one or ele&troni&ally t+at ,e ,ouldn8t ,ant to +ear played ba&6 in &ourt) ''5 Deep ille*al dru*s a,ay from our politi&al life) '45 Resear&+ and pra&ti&e *ood se&urity &ulture) '55 Prioriti1e t+e ,ellbein* of our or*ani1ations over personal benefit) ' 5 Ready our ran6s to sei1e on any brea6s in t+e le*itima&y of t+e system) .tru**le '75 0se stru**le to spread revolutionary &ons&iousness and build or*ani1ation) '<5 ;olle&tively determine ,+at ,e ,ant, and de&lare our demands) '95 7&t as far as possible ,it+in our &apa&ity, not eit+er beyond or belo, our &apa&ity) 405 ;ontinuously strive to e2pand and &onsolidate our &apa&ity and stren*t+) 415 7ssert our ri*+ts and our responsibilities) 425 Brin* our revolutionary perspe&tive into stru**les already o&&urrin*) 4'5 >efend, support, and en&oura*e our allies) 445 7s opportunities arise, ,ea6en t+e enemy and its ability to rule) 455 @bey t+e small la,s) >on t *et ta6en out of t+e *ame for somet+in* un,ort+y) 4 5 =or ille*al a&ts, ma6e sure you &an trust your &omrades ,it+ your life and t+e lives of everyone &onne&ted to you) 475 7void bein* distra&ted and diverted into symboli& a&tionCforCa&tion8s sa6e) 4<5 >on t e2pe&t t+e enemy to a&t a*ainst its nature) !t +as no mer&y and &an not be reasoned ,it+) 495 /urn every atta&6 by t+e enemy into an opportunity to spea6 out, or*ani1e, and *ro, more po,erful) 505 Be ,illin* to ,or6 +ard) Be smart) Be brave) Remember ,e re all in t+is to*et+er)