Note: The Hexbear People's Committee is an RPG/LARP and has no bearing on anything outside of being a "Model UN" style simulation of a political party.
Voting on HPC Resolution 001-1 isn't closed yet, but it looks like it will pass, so in the interest of "getting this show on the road" I'm going to open discussion on the initial topics from the "schedule" section of that resolution. If there is a last second wave of "Don't Pass" votes, this will all be deleted and the revolutionary cause will be dead.
It passed yay!
I think it's best to focus on roles over the resolution process, but the two are intertwined so there is discussion to be had on both. Hopefully we can get these section drafted into a Resolution as soon as tomorrow to be put for a vote.
A side-topic is to nominate names for the Party that we should start considering.
Same here, comrade. The main reason this party is exciting to me is it feels like a chance to work through that in as many scenarios as possible. At the end of the day, in the real world, we do whatever works and it all comes back to which of our weaknesses the feds and other unfriendly parties decide to exploit.
We communists are often constantly on edge while working together, because history has made us hyper-aware that anything from an unnecessary meeting to an off-color comment can spiral into chaos, even violence, if exploited. But I'm confident that if everyone makes constant efforts to keep a clear head and resolve internal issues peacefully, the threat posed by fed/police infiltration is significantly dulled. Our real project ends with millions acting collectively, but it always starts within, through self-discipline and cooperation.
Another guideline to follow is always prioritizing meetings, referendums, or other group activities by importance to a movement's goals. We can make a point to save the least consequential decisions for last. That way instigators (lumping feds and difficult party members together here) struggle more to talk us into wasting time. I keep thinking back to that 1940s OSS manual for sabotaging this type of organization (if anyone knows + has it consider dropping a link!), and how many of the tactics listed are just ways to deliberately exaggerate or prey on the genuinely useful urge to carefully consider and fine-tune our actions.
That perspective has made me more confident about dealing with bullshit - COINTELPRO isn't some paradox or unsolvable riddle, it's just a fucking scam run by absurdly powerful scam artists. They can be caught off guard and outsmarted just like the poor bastards in those Scam Caller EXPOSED videos posted everywhere, just with more care and precision. The entire trick, played over and over, is just exploiting the flaws we are MOST AFRAID TO ACKNOWLEDGE, and the LEAST FLEXIBLE TO CHANGE. THAT is whats been tearing us apart this whole time. I'm far from the first to realize this, but I hope someone can learn something from hearing it stated. So in order to bypass that, we must be able to address ANYTHING calmly, carefully, and rationally. If the reader of this remembers one thing, make sure its that.
I definitely understand your mindset as we work through this, Comrade @Grimble, party infiltration and wrecking were things that Comrade @LiberalSocialist discussed in both of your most recent replies. From my perspective, I think it's worth taking a step back and examining the conditions under which the Party will exist:
In contrast to many of the movements of the past which might inspire us, our small online territory is nearly unanimously neutral or friendly to our cause. The Hexbearians (??) are relatively content to be under the leadership of the "benevolent council" (aka "admins"), and it seems to be working out so far. It is key to acknowledge that the rulers of our environment are not in opposition to our Party as they are in so many other places (whether historically, current, online or offline). How fortunate this is for us! I can only imagine that security forces of the BC (mods) would clear out explicit expressions of reactionary sentiment during a Party vote or discussion for us, would they not?
My inspiration for leading the effort to create this party is not that there are reactionary elements on Hexbear that must be defeated (certainly "quelled" to the extent that they may exist, but it's already a nominally communist website/territory). I think that it's time to give ourselves a voice! Let's experiment with the democratic process to bring our humble territory of Hexbear.net to something more than a simple shitposting corner of the internet!
That is a brilliant observation, comrade. I agree wholeheartedly. Let us let the Benevolent Council and their security enforcers deal with reactionary forces for the time being, while we gather allies and resources.