I’m in a small-ish org. There are about 60 members total, but only 10 are actually active in any way. There are another 15-20 or so who are semi-regulars, or who will sometimes attend meetings, or sometimes attend demonstrations or actions etc with us.
It’s gotten really bad over the past few years as people have sort of started fading away. People are flaky, and it routinely takes several weeks to get an answer or an update from some members for even trivial things.
Several of us have tried doing social activities of all kinds, but they always end up the same.
This gets really embarrassing when we try to do things with other groups and can’t muster the numbers to be effective.
We’ve tried to do outreach to members to see what’s going on, and we just get the same explanation - I’m busy.
Has anyone here faced something similar? Any tips to get us out of this rut?
I don’t think so. A fed has the full backing of the US government for training and material conditions. They don’t have to worry about normal concerns (food, missing a day of work, rent, etc), the government takes care of that. They are an infiltrating fed. More than likely, their entire job is working this organization.
Compared to a leftist with a day job that’s disillusioned with the system (usually because they’ve been oppressed by it), who has a whole life outside of the org to worry about. For most, the org comes second by necessity. They don’t have the same privilege that the government confers upon the pigs. So, I think it’s no wonder at all they’re able to outperform the typical member.
It should be the expected outcome that the fed is able to be a more effective member, and that should be planned against. I don’t think that should diminish from the efforts of others in the org, and I don’t think it bodes one way or another, it’s another obstacle we can analyze and overcome.