Vladimir Innit Lenin

No worries.

You're kind of caught in an odd place, being a left com/lib. socialist. On the other hand, it provides a diversity of ideas and theories that could be beneficial in the long run. The important thing is to strive for this diversity when it comes to the movement itself. As you said, it sometimes seems as though the only people represented are the M-Ls and anarchists, leaving those on neither side caught in the middle. It's frustrating, to say the least.

Nominations close later this month, then they'll be done in early December.

It's too bad there's not really a sizable left-com presence in the movement - why is that? I'm not really up to date with the history of left-coms. As for the polarization of the rev. left, it's nice to have others who can bring a little much-needed sanity to the movement. It's obvious there's more to it than just Leninists and Anarchists; the problem is we're just the loudest (especially on here ).

DNZ never fails to amuse me (gotta admire his/her persistence, though).

If you're interested, I could send a couple of links your way about self-management (that is, if you're willing to read long articles). If not, I'd suggest getting your hands on books that go in-depth about structures and management styles under anarchist theory and practice. As I'm sure you know, there's a ton of literature on the subject. Goldman's pretty good, too.

I get frustrated with the black bloc on a fairly regular basis. Their tactics don't strike me as especially in tune with anarchist theory, much less practice. But who am I to really say? They serve a necessary purpose, and they often provide some much-needed militancy (it's when things get out of hand that frustrates me).

Every day man, every day.

And hey, I'll take your sympathies over outright hostility any day!

also a very good book about the underlying politics of the european squat/autonomous movements is this one (free download on the site but its a quite big book so you might just want to order it)

from the sticky in the DIY section:
"Table Bed Chair- Short film about the system of dutch squatting before the recently enacted ban
Kraak Forum- Dutch Squatting Forum with English-language sub-forum
Cracking The Movement- The best book about the history of amsterdam squatting (influenced by critical theory)
De stad was van ons/The city was our- The best movie about the history of amsterdam squatting."

http://www.revleft.com/vb/squatter-g....html?t=158792