this may very well not be a thought topic but i didnt know where else to put it, and besides, liberate from labels.....feel free to move it somewhere more appropriate.
what emphasis do you put on your politics and why? what i mean is, ive worked with, participated with, or known a lot of different types of anarchist and socialist so far, and it interests me why people decide to focus on one element of anarchism rather than others, why they think certain issues are more worthy of their time, or why they decide that certain issues just arent worthy of anyones time.
for example, im from a very 'class' background, but am interested in many types of liberation; vegan issues, mental health and anti-medical establishment stuff, ethnic/national lib, gender/sexual lib etc etc. however a lot of people i work with seem to focus solely on one strand, where i think theyre all quite integral and important. i know people who only do eco/animal stuff, or who only do sexuality stuff. and i know people who really dont seem interested in educating themselves about other peoples struggles for liberation - even if these struggles relate to them directly. they would rather focus on things on the other side of the world which relate to their chosen cause, than try to change things in their own locality, or even working group which they dont see as equally important.
so why do you put the emphasis you do on your own strand, and do you make the effort to educate yourself about things which arent as obviously related? how can we talk to people who maybe dont understand other peoples struggles and dont value them?
thankyou!
