A Tacoma Anarchist Book Fair!

Come through for the Gritty City on the Salish Sea’s first Anarchist
Book Fair in more than a decade! Friday, September 22 from 6-9 PM, at
least dozen tablers will be slinging zines, books, art, and connections
to local rad groups at Tacoma’s new Solidarity Spot in Hilltop, 1220 S
23rd St, Tacoma, WA 98405.

Anarchism, that beautiful yearning for the demolition of all authority
and domination, has entered the consciousness of many new folks in the
last few years. This is a chance to make new connections, perhaps revive
old ones, and learn about anarchy together!

We plan to provide childcare and have a vegan meal available during the
fair. If you are interested in helping out with those, or have any
questions regarding this Tacoma Anarchist Book Fair, contact
historicalseditions [at] riseup [dot] net

Accessibility Info: The solidarity spot is unfortunately not fully
wheelchair accessible at this time. The front entrance is wide enough
for entry and flat, but the bathroom is not ADA accessible and lacks a
grab-bar. The outdoor area that will be used weather-permitting includes
a flat sidewalk as well as a flat grass yard.

The bathroom at the Solidarity Spot is gender neutral

We’re asking folks to wear masks to limit the spread of airborne
pathogens, with a bonus of normalizing mask-wearing for personal
security. They will be provided at the door.

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Wtf? “ We’re asking folks to wear masks to limit the spread of airborne pathogens, with a bonus of normalizing mask-wearing for personal
security..”. ???

Who needs cops when even anarchists set the rules invading our personal boundaries? Why cherry pick this one belief to keep people safe? Air pollution is killing 8.8 million people a year. Why not require that we all stop our polluting for our collective own good by walking to your ‘anarchist’ event?

Beyond hypocrisy. Insanity.

Ria,
They're "asking". Cops don't ask, they demand. They're also not asking you to pollute the air.
Calm down, lady bro.

> They're "asking". Cops don't ask, they demand.

not really.

a cop will ask you to move, they will ask you to be quiet, they will ask you to step into the vehicle.

they always ask. that's what they're trained to do.

they don't demand. they ask.

and if you don't do what they've asked, well... we'll see how the Bookfair Organizers(tm) respond to people not doing as they've asked.

Well actually....

You must be really fun at parties.

I am asking you to be less of a drip whomst lives in a fantasy world where anarchist bookfair organizers are the threat to your feral egoist individualismo!

Not that you go to anarchist bookfairs in person where there are real live people congregating and having a good time. Oh no!

"I am asking you to be less of a drip whomst lives in a fantasy world where anarchist bookfair organizers are the threat to your feral egoist individualismo! "

And I shall refuse, cop. ABF organizers are confirmed hyper-legalists, and only that is enough to deny their place in anarchyland. Go find out why!

"NoOooo don't wear masks to protect your identity from our surveillance, ABF attendees! Uh, the ABF is cops controlling your uh individualismo!"
How're the COINTELPROesq tactics working out for you, cop? Too out of shape to attend in person? Yeah likely :-*

Too out of shape to attend in person"

Literally resorting to body-shaming... duuude, that's pooOooor. I'm gunna tell your Mastodon and Raddle mods u did this.

DIfferent anon here. Dude, sloth-shaming is NOT body-shaming. For you to insinuate as much is VERY problematic. Don't be a drama queef.

"We’re asking folks to wear masks to limit the spread of airborne pathogens"

Woah now! I see you fucks are still stuck in 2021... The social psychosis has hit you HARD.

Also "normalizing"? haha fuck off, normies. Your glorified Workers and People and Mass out there don't give a fuck about your petty niche event between socially-insecure uptight liberals who'll later be working for some cadre. You should look into what they acktchually care about.

And why would you expect them to be wanting MORE of "Covid restrictions", when they gladly trashed it as soon as they could? Quit being insecure idiots and get a life.

of course we wouldn't want to normalise obscuring one's face in public, thereby thwarting the authorities and their surveillance state. oh wait, that's actually a great fucking idea. maybe we could use 'helth' as a trojan horse to effect such normalisation. i imagine the only people who would be against something like that would be cops and other authoritarian types.

your stupid covid mask does absolutely nothing to actually obscure your identity, just as it does nothing to protect against actual covid... That would be like using "incognito mode" on firefox or the "encypted" messages of facebook/whatsapp and thinking that that actually protects your anonymity or data security online.

Still virtue-signalling to pwn the right I see.

"your stupid covid mask does absolutely nothing to actually obscure your identity,"

Uh, do you even know what words mean? A mask of ANY sort WILL absolutely do SOMETHING to obscure your identity, you ding-dong.

"... just as it does nothing to protect against actual covid..."

Also, uh, do you even know what the NIOSH classification of air filtration means regarding airborne particles, you ding-dong?

Don't get me started on your FEEBLE understanding of encryption and INFOSEC.

Go for a walk. Your COINTELPROesq tactics do not work here.

"Still virtue-signalling to pwn the right I see."

Oh look, alt-bro, our favourite reactionary in-utero-meconium-poisoning-survivor troll, has resurfaced to impress we humble anarchs with some... wisdom?

masks were never intended to protect the person wearing one; it's to protect other people from your filthy droplets (although a mask will afford the wearer minor protection). likewise, the vaxxes and boosters aren't intended to treat, much less cure, covid but to keep the vaccinated person from getting worse/fatal infections/ hospitalized/ventilated. so many ignorant and foolish people are still using their "own research" to figure out how/why this disease keeps spreading. Don't be an asshole -- wear a fucking mask.

"the vaxxes and boosters aren't intended to treat, much less cure, covid but to keep the vaccinated person from getting worse/fatal infections/ hospitalized/ventilated."

DING DONG!!! That's totally not what it was advertised for, when it came up as "the cure" for Covid, but also as Mandatory measure to get access to most countries as well as a bunch of venues, employment and services. You "anarchists" took the side of the state so fast! Thanks to Qanontards you could use to scapegoat ANY views critical of these despotic measures.

You're an idiot. It's your own ignorant fault if you don't know the difference between a vaccine and a cure. Also, it's hilarious how anarchists can decide that the research of immunologists and epidemiologists is untrustworthy, but the morons promoting ivermectin and coughing on people are extra intelligent when it comes to public health... confirmation bias much? Go suck Joe Rogan's dick

"It’s more likely that any vaccines developed will reduce the risk for contracting the disease and experiencing severe symptoms, according to a May 22, 2020 STAT article."
source: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/covid-19-vaccines-unl...

"A vaccine is a weakened, or non-viable version of the infection that stimulates your immune system to produce antibodies,"
"A cure, on the other hand, treats diseases or infections differently than a vaccine by attacking an illness *after* a person has already contracted it."
source (a for profit syndicate of medical providers): https://goforward.com/blog/covid-19/what-is-a-vaccine

You're quoting an article from May 22 2020, you petulant fool... in the highest moment of the first wave when there was no vaccine around. The first vaxx arrived a year later, and WAS adverised as a kind of cure for Covid, not as a way to prevent from the spread.

Unlike you I have provided two reputable sources to illustrate the fact that as early as months into the pandemic, there were relevant public discussions about the differences between vaccines and a cure. You must have done, as the illiterate ignoramuses who populate your milieu, your "own research" on this exact topic. So please, will you cite at least one reputable medical source that "advertised" any of the vaccines as a "kind of" (hahah, nice walk back!) "cure for Covid"? I'll wait.

My point was since there was no vaccine available back in May '20, and that the first FDA-approved ones were distributed a year later, this is just stupid to take that quote in reference to what an non-existent vaccine does. Okay, come back when you got something better, as this is... hums...

You just keep moving the goalposts. The fact is that vaccines don't cure; not in 1918, not in 2020, and not in 2023. You have not provided even the tiniest shred of evidence that anyone at any time conflated vaccination with cure. No reputable medical professional would do that for the simple reason that they are not the same. Your delusions are stronger than facts, showing an intellectual immunity to reason.

If you are submissive enough to believe that the Covid vaccines were meant to stop or significantly reduce the spread of Covid, well... that failed pretty hard at this goal. The last major wave of Covid, late 2021 was by far the worst in all the pandemic and that came after the majority of the population got the shots.

...then goes the usual discursive "moving of goalposts" or deflection, where online "experts" will counter by saying either that, well, the piurpose of the vaxx ain't to protect against the spread but to reduce its bad health effects. Or like even the Mayo Clinic is doing, to relativize the claimed effectiveness of the vaxx according to...

"How well a COVID-19 vaccine protects you also depends on how the virus that causes COVID-19 changes and what variants the vaccine protects against. Your level of protection also depends on timing, such as when you got the shot."

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coro...

The use of these vaccines was always to reduce the intensity of the infection by pushing the immune system for better responses. I have not seen any data suggesting that asymptomatic carriers have less chances to spread the virus. In fact if a virus gets into your system, even if you are protected from it, you still can spread it through your "filthy" droplets.

But that is a discussion about the sheer stupidity (and/or germ paranoia that the organizers may have contracted) of wearing masks to protect against a virus that's no longer the cause of a pandemic.

THE WAR IS OVER, ZOOMER! Sit down and RELAX, instead of keep feeding your social anxietyt that IS harmful for your heart...

Different anon here.

I sincerely hope you're getting paid for this because I refuse to believe anybody is actually this stupid and has found their way to spend time with anarchists on an anarchist website. Please be a fed. Please.

Yesyesyes! I got PAID by the Feds, with regular juuuuuiiiicy fat checks to not only denounce the legalism of ABF organizers but also toward their aggressive conformity to the state's Covid politics, which promotes TOTAL subservience to the billions dollars interests of pharmaceutical corporations. Gotcha!

And u want more cheese? It was aaaaall paid from behind by PFIZER and BILL GATES so that I could spread disinformation from Mayo Clinic to counter-promote their agendas so they have a better reason to look like the good guys n shit... CONSPIRACY!

OHHH THAT'S TOTALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING WHEN ABF ORGANIZERS POLITELY ASK ATTENDEES TO WEAR MASKS TO CUT DOWN ON THE TRANSMISSION OF AIRBORNE VIRUSES WITH THE ADDED BONUS OF HELPING TO OBFUSCATE IDENTITIES FROM THE FEDS LIKE YOU! MAKES SENSE NOW THANK!

Different anon here.

Do you masturbate to Infoward or WinterOak while trolling Anews all day?

Not shaming, just very curious and slightly aroused by your broken brain (I have a retard fetish).

The Vs are supposed to have acute prevention effects which this 'vaccine' never had. At best it was always a mitigator which is not what conventional vaccines were. They essentially changed the definition. I myself never got it, did the homebody thing and got omikron later on.

It is wild to see how anarchists have completely forgone any quality criticism of scientific soft power authoritarianism and expertism. This used to be standard fare back in the 80s and 90s. Oh how far @ thought has fallen.

The *modern* collectivist anarchists aren't representative of the entirety of contemporary anarchos. Just that these are the ones usually found at the above-ground level of activism, as they'll prefer remaining under the robe of the nanny state they are serving instead of going for the wild chaotic realms of the Uncertainty.

i'm not sure why covid conversations immediately get so polarized. it is true that covid's spread is probably hindered by some of the measures recommended.

it is also true that the state is an opportunist, and took the opportunity yet again to maximize its surveillance and control.

why can't both of those be true? why can't we disagree while acknowledging that some of this is personal choosing between two not-great options.

wearing a mask is good for surveillance, but also bad for human to human contact, and they can be quite uncomfortable when it's really hot (everywhere these days?) and/or when people are working.

i don't think we should be "getting along" or whatever, but the immediate binary is super boring at this point. no new ground is being covered and the arguing is not interesting, convincing, or helpful

"wearing a mask is good for surveillance, but also bad for human to human contact, and they can be quite uncomfortable when it's really hot (everywhere these days?) and/or when people are working. "

You know what's also bad for human to human contact and quite uncomfortable? Being sent to prison by the state for being an anarchist enemy of the state who was too dumb to wear a fucking mask at a gathering of anarchist enemies of the state.

Nobody gets arrested for going to an ABF.. You are suffering from delusions of grandeur. Nobody cares about your petty niche social gathering of edgy hipsters and uptight churchlady liberals.

Nice try FBI!

Good luck identifying us behind our masks, ugly!

> Being sent to prison by the state for being an anarchist enemy of the state who was too dumb to wear a fucking mask at a gathering of anarchist enemies of the state.

anarchist bookfairs have been going for a half century in the US and not a single person has ever gone to prison for attending one. you're getting desperate.

"i'm not sure why covid conversations immediately get so polarized"

unfortunately it's because from the beginning nearly everyone turned it into a team sport, showing everyone which team they're on by wearing/not wearing a mask or whatever. for these people there are only two simplistic positions, right and wrong.

Why not just let people wear (or not wear) masks if they want to, and just let people do their own thing? If someone feels threatened by covid or possibly getting arrested for being a bookfair nihilist or whatever (???), then by all means, wear a mask. But why try to compel me to do the same? What if it's hot? What if they're uncomfortable? What if I just want to breathe normally without filtering everything through a mask? What if I just want to connect with people, see and be seen?

ABF: "We’re asking folks to wear masks to limit the spread of airborne pathogens, with a bonus of normalizing mask-wearing for personal security. They will be provided at the door."

ANON 15:21*: "YOU FUCKING STATECUCK MONSTER LIBTARD HOW DARE YOU COMPEL ME TO WEAR A MASK!!!!!!!"

* - has never been to an anarchist bookfair and doesn't plan on ever going anyway.

"Why not just let people wear (or not wear) masks if they want to, and just let people do their own thing?"

Coz we are libertarian anarcho-communists and believe that only until ALL ARE FREE we must bow down to the Community and enforce its myriad of by-laws. If you have any say about it -YOU CISHET QANON RIGHTIST!!!!- you gotta get vouched by one of our collective members so this can be expressed on our organizing Central Committee.

Real anarchs don't worry about diseases and germs, we are OVER them, we are stronger and more resilient and ready for the great free mind-over-microbe consciousness!

Voluntary association includes voluntary exclusion. Right or wrong, when someone sets the terms for a space it isn’t the same as a law. Don’t want to wear a mask? Suppose you shouldn’t go then. The book fair owes you nothing (nor do you owe them)

Voluntary association includes voluntary exclusion. Right or wrong, when someone sets the terms for a space it isn’t the same as a law. Our bookfair requires **anyone with long hair to cover it up. It's good for hygiene and security culture**. Don’t want to cover your hair? Suppose you shouldn’t go then. The book fair owes you nothing (nor do you owe them). Oh and don't dare try to talk about it on the internet or I'll lose my shit and tell everyone you watch Infowars.

"Don’t want to cover your hair? Suppose you shouldn’t go then."

That's not how it works, chump. If you call it an ANARCHIST Book Fair, the organizers and their cops are the ones who gotta endorse the meaning of it, or just call it a "socialist book fair" or whatever.

So feel free to make any privately-run book fair you'd like with your buddies and along predefined authoritarian guidelines, as this is America anyways and that's not just allowed but supported by political institutions. Your shit is just as bad as that Anarchopulco thing, or the Right-wing "anarchist' Youtubers. Nothing else than recuperative bullshit by exclusive, self-interested groups with agendas.

I posted the comment you parodied on voluntary association. Why do you assume I have anything to do with the book fair? Why do you assume I support the book fair requiring masks? I just think it is silly to complain about it. Not everyone needs to be included in everything. If you don’t like how someone else lives, maybe you should just go your own way? At least if you are going to complain you should do so with humor, like show up in a full hazmat suit or naked except for a mask. Unless you enjoy whining that others are not the same as you, then I suppose you do you. But it seems kinda woke to me.

All the more reason to not show up to these has been events.

The future of @ theory and practice is clearly in salonical spaces that are upstream of politics. Anarchist bookfairs are downstream sewage runoff.

We are nearing SE's Broken Clock Hour, so let's prepare for a SHEEEEET celebration!

Upstream of politics still means joining the bureaucracies and hierarchies. That are run by some of the brain-dumbing authoritarians you'll get. But then even if your anarchist elite cadre of entryists succeeds at gaining the upper hand on society, or even some social institutions... then what? Top-down social change!? Thank you, try again!

Oh geez oh man we were so hoping Ziggy would leave the house this year too :-(

Might as well cancel the ABF. Back to the salonical spaces (4chan) with we anarcho-ego-egregores!

Is not an example of a salonic space. The example I give all the time is The Stoa which is/was a metamodern meet up space with open minds toward other extreme ideas including some of the post-left spot.

I'd like to see a new thought structure of anarchism/anarchy take that approach to ideas and exit the spoiled milk milieu spaces.

We'll ask you again after you've attended your first in-person anarchist bookfair and again after you've had actual sexual interaction with another living human being.

Which is far better then doing it with myself which in turn is still better then going to a bookfair:)

No true anarch need coerce another being into sexual intercourse with the promise (threat) of currency. We true anarchs know that this is a replication of capitalist exchange.

We true anarchs entice our many sexual partners with our superior physiques, intellects, and beautiful genitalia.

Everybody knows this.

Another poster here, I couldn't help but become agitated concerning this BS "is a replication of capitalist exchange." NooOooo! This is called bartering if the exchange is without seething ressentiment in either the barterer or the barteree, even if currency has been institutionalised by the State's bank, it can still be utilized by non-capitalists for their own empowerment. Every anar h knows this!

It is wage labour. Not barter. It is a replication of capitalist exchange and power dynamics. If not enduring the sexual transaction, the coerced party could starve or not be able to pay their rent and get evicted. SirEinzige knows this and exploits it by dangling state currency in front of their starving, days away from eviction face. The coerced party would never lower themself to sexual intercourse with one so vile otherwise. This is not true anarch behavior. It is cruelty.

Every anarch knows this.

heh! hey look, that troll got baited in to an actually interesting debate about sex work! HA!

sex work is not inherently more or less exploitative than the rest of the hellworld

something something - a true anarch would use their superior analysis of power to see who's playing who or whatever

*throws meme in the flames*

Nobody mentioned communism yet lumpy appears?!? What is even happening?

Obviously lumpy was the sex worker that SirEinzige hired to lose his virginity to. Keep up!

I am predominantly the barterer, NOT the barteree, yet this does NOT make me a more powerful person than the barteree, we are equally satisfied. If I bring the barteree to ecstacy they are therefore NOT exploited, even if they fake it, in which case the barteree COULD be accused of fraudulent conduct towards their client, but usually as the barterer, I don't object to this dishonesty, I got what I wanted, they got what they wanted (my beautiful body) Everyone is even ;)

''''We'll ask you again after you've attended your first in-person anarchist bookfair''''

who is the person in this thread who 's so proud of themselves for attending anarchist bookfairs?

"who is the person in this thread who 's so proud of themselves for attending anarchist bookfairs?"

Obviously NOT the cringe coward who criticises them outright without ever having actually attended one? Does that answer your silly pee pee poo poo?

Yep, @theory/praxis is 9/10ths of the aspiration to attain and maintain a free mind and desire for apolitical existence. Rather than ideology spawned political literature telling us how to think, anarchs look inside at their own autonomous blueprint and just create their own ideas and models of living outside authority.

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