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Am I working class enough?

Lord Fontleroy | 11.06.2012 12:17 | Workers' Movements

How working class do you have to be to join the anarchist club?

 http://ianbone.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/plan-b-is-the-new-ian-duncan-smith/#comments

Just reading Ian Bones blog about Plan B:  http://ianbone.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/plan-b-is-the-new-ian-duncan-smith/#comments

Enjoyed it I agree that Plan B is a hypocritical twat but the comments on the blog seem to suggest that you can´t be an anarchist unless you can prove a working class lineage. Isn´t that just mirroring elitism?

I´m not personally from a council estate, grew up in a small flat. The flat was in a suburb though so maybe that rules me out of the anarachist club. Is there an anarchist board I can send my credencials to to see if I´m working class enough to get in?

Or maybe there´s a generally accepted guideline for being working class enough. Any ideas?

Lord Fontleroy

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Working class

11.06.2012 12:36

Class is not the issue, there are however 10 things you do need to be an Anarchist:

1 - a misunderstanding of basic economic theory

2 - a belief that your views are shared by the population but they are unable to support you because of (insert conspiracy theory here)

3 - a patronising tone that is adopted in any discussion with anyone who has an alternative viewpoint

4 - an inability to recognise the short comings in Anarchist collective society theory and a failure to understand why it might have failed when it has been tried.

5 - a persecution complex combined with a degree of paranoia when it comes to the State.

6 - an inability to understand why people who shared your view when they were younger changed their opinions as they grew older and gained some life experiences.

7 - a belief that collective decision making is actually viable combined with an absolute inability to understand why it is not.

8 - being unable to understand why the police are required in society.

9 - not being able to understand why Michel Onfray is not taken seriously

10 - a feeling that what you are doing is just silly and others are laughing at you.

Ann Archist

Cor blimey guv'or

11.06.2012 13:11

to be honest with you 99.9% of class struggle anarchists are not working class so you'll fit in fine.

Just pretend to never went to school, cut your hair and get a job etc etc

Malt Er Witty