tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post2066299686344577176..comments2024-02-18T00:19:57.959-08:00Comments on Two Rivers General Membership Branch: Fire the Boss and Get to Work!Montana Wobblieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13806076081064077508noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-64027436427735168282016-07-22T09:35:08.089-07:002016-07-22T09:35:08.089-07:00Thank you for posting such a great article! I foun...Thank you for posting such a great article! I found your website perfect for my needs. It contains wonderful and helpful posts. Keep up the good work!<a href="http://www.stardollgamesbaby.com" title="stardoll game" rel="nofollow">stardoll game</a><br /><a href="http://www.fr9juegos.co" title="fr9 juegos" rel="nofollow">fr9 juegos</a><br /><a href="http://www.9games.me" title="9games" rel="nofollow">9games</a><br /><a href="http://www.iogamesonline.com" title="io games" rel="nofollow">io games</a>frizhttp://www.friz2.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-40220504065417566292008-07-13T09:54:00.000-07:002008-07-13T09:54:00.000-07:00Hello. Matt here: a twin cities wob. I really li...Hello. Matt here: a twin cities wob. I really like the line about the ontological project of becoming subjects not subjugated. It reminds a lot of the parts of Deleuze and Guattari and Foucault that I really like--particularly the stuff about "ethics" as the habits and practices of everyday life out of which our subjectivity emerges. I was also thinking that it might be useful to contextualize the argument within ongoing discussions of feminism and gender politics within the union. Often "natural leaders" end up being "bossy white guys." Anyway, nice post. I really hope to get out to Montana and visit with y'all at some point.Ursahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603621072026988769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-61112336311948205042008-07-06T07:51:00.000-07:002008-07-06T07:51:00.000-07:00Let's not forget that democratic collectives are a...Let's not forget that democratic collectives are also difficult to control. VERY inefficient from the controllers point of view.Jim Del Ducahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976471233476769762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-5546058262065315352008-07-06T05:53:00.000-07:002008-07-06T05:53:00.000-07:00The other thing about "leadership" is it's tendenc...The other thing about "leadership" is it's tendency to speed things up, be more efficient, create clarity, etc.<BR/>But what are these so called benefits? As Che bob said, lets examine our basic assumptions such as this great value we put on expediency. Aren't these "Fordist" notions developed to speed up production, create more profit, exploit workers more? We all want to "save time" because we are robbed of our own by the bosses.<BR/><BR/>Democratic processes and non-hierarchical structuring is slow and messy and indeterminate, hence frustrating to us because of our programming. I was talking to a friend who said he admired ant colonies and thought they were highly evolved! So did Mussolini, I suspect.troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-1355925809031680962008-06-17T19:30:00.000-07:002008-06-17T19:30:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-58480519068350629232008-06-15T07:06:00.000-07:002008-06-15T07:06:00.000-07:00It is a challenging historical moment when talk of...It is a challenging historical moment when talk of emancipation only gets you looks of shock and then condescension. Most folks say,"look, I'm free to dance and sing!", not realizing the hegemonic nature of capitalist ideology. They will resist sexism or racism and other hierachical systems but not their own exploitation at the point of production.They understand they are being gouged by profiteers as consumers but not that they are being ripped off as they sell their own labor!<BR/> <BR/>This is a problem with liberalism and "identity politics". Talk of "cultural revolution" tends to make exploitation at the point of production more opaque. "Identity" antagonism is mediated through bureacratic processes (State approved, laws,courts, votes, etc)and resistance is turned safely into "protest".troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-69338809306740628282008-05-30T18:11:00.000-07:002008-05-30T18:11:00.000-07:00Hey! We would just like to let everyone know that...Hey! We would just like to let everyone know that Bozeman has a Wobbly family, the Del Duca's. I'm working as a structural ironworker (dual carder), Kristin is a therapeutic dance instructor when she has a spare moment from caring for our twin girls, Clotilde and Isadora (future IWWs!). <BR/><BR/>Please let us know about any happenings. Tel 860-0331<BR/><BR/>Also, we have to say that we are impressed by the writing and thinking expressed by the folks here. Yea!<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Jim & Kristin Del DucaJim Del Ducahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976471233476769762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-60095926835304330532008-05-21T09:04:00.000-07:002008-05-21T09:04:00.000-07:00Well said Herb! "Followership"! I really like th...Well said Herb! "Followership"! I really like that one. I agree that we can learn to stop following, but it's a hell of a big project.<BR/><BR/>Graeme, the routine is real threat. The work we all have to do as individuals and as groups is immense, and a routine that keeps us from feeling and experiencing the overwhelming enormity of life is often preferable even if it isn't desirable for human evolution.Ché Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911352668702266493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-30088279291346672382008-05-21T08:30:00.000-07:002008-05-21T08:30:00.000-07:00Non-hierarchical organization is possible, but fir...Non-hierarchical organization is possible, but first we must confront our conditioning and abandon followership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457190292104368289.post-28688913565853750512008-05-20T00:05:00.000-07:002008-05-20T00:05:00.000-07:00Wonderful advice. I was a Wobbly for over a year u...Wonderful advice. I was a Wobbly for over a year until I finally got off my ass and found other like-minded individuals. It is so easy to get into a routine. <BR/><BR/>"Fire the boss and get to work"<BR/><BR/>A perfect call to action!Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230080850680753260noreply@blogger.com