Accountability and Anonymity of Revolutionaries

[StoneFrog]

Since in countries that host bourgeoisie nests, like US, UK etc.. any sort of revolutionary group would face issues revolving around trying to keep anonymity from the state. At the same time, revolutionaries will need accountability to the masses; how would this be juggled.

Im sure revleft has some issues with the same thing, if you allowed total anonymity to the users you'd have issues with keeping the reactionaries at bay; yet without you by nature accumulating information on a person.

[Sensible Socialist]

There aren't two distinct groups of revolutionaries and "masses." There won't be proclaimed leaders of the revolution who guide the "sheep" to the promised land. People will rise up, people will protest, and people will fight. The key word is not revolutionary, but people. I don't see social change coming through the actions of a few, but through the collective force of the majority. No matter how many people call themselves revolutionaries, it will be all of us, all of the people, who will make the difference.

[chegitz guevara]

It ain't easy.

[StoneFrog]

There aren't two distinct groups of revolutionaries and "masses." There won't be proclaimed leaders of the revolution who guide the "sheep" to the promised land. People will rise up, people will protest, and people will fight. The key word is not revolutionary, but people. I don't see social change coming through the actions of a few, but through the collective force of the majority. No matter how many people call themselves revolutionaries, it will be all of us, all of the people, who will make the difference.

Agitators will feel the whip long before a real revolution breaks out.

[The Idler]

Its an interesting question, look into debates about the black bloc. Anarcho-capitalists are sometimes obsessed with anonymity, look at bitcoin for example.