To be fair, I think that they're the perfect example of the failures of adventurism; it's very often characterised by action for action's sake without carefully considering the context and the potential effects of their activism, it's divorced from the masses, it's intended to be essentially a form of propaganda of the deed with the intent that it will inspire others to come around to their way of thinking spontaneously and that they too will simply join the movement, and it funnels precious resources (energy, time, money, the reputation and criminal history of individual activists, overall zeal) into a burnout culture that achieves nothing because their goals are wishy-washy and their activism is on the whole disconnected from their goals, and it's basically one big exercise in pissing revolutionary potential up the wall.
That's the epitome of all things adventurist.
But I suspect that you already know this and that what you're really saying is that their activism lacks any John Brown-style edge.
no, that's a good point. they're throwing stuff to the wall and seeing what sticks (sometimes literally) and don't do much of anything to connect their actions to the actual problems.
maybe i haven't ever seen it because it doesn't work, but as an armchair jackass I'd think doing spectacle vandalism in undeniable connection with some actual sabotage to bait the media into giving more time to "hey this extractive industry is vulnerable and can be damaged" could actually accomplish something instead of just being the soup jackasses. It is of course, very easy for me to say that from here with my no ability to organize and no logistical support to do more than throw soup.
i think they're not clever or adventurist enough.
all hat no cattle.
To be fair, I think that they're the perfect example of the failures of adventurism; it's very often characterised by action for action's sake without carefully considering the context and the potential effects of their activism, it's divorced from the masses, it's intended to be essentially a form of propaganda of the deed with the intent that it will inspire others to come around to their way of thinking spontaneously and that they too will simply join the movement, and it funnels precious resources (energy, time, money, the reputation and criminal history of individual activists, overall zeal) into a burnout culture that achieves nothing because their goals are wishy-washy and their activism is on the whole disconnected from their goals, and it's basically one big exercise in pissing revolutionary potential up the wall.
That's the epitome of all things adventurist.
But I suspect that you already know this and that what you're really saying is that their activism lacks any John Brown-style edge.
no, that's a good point. they're throwing stuff to the wall and seeing what sticks (sometimes literally) and don't do much of anything to connect their actions to the actual problems.
maybe i haven't ever seen it because it doesn't work, but as an armchair jackass I'd think doing spectacle vandalism in undeniable connection with some actual sabotage to bait the media into giving more time to "hey this extractive industry is vulnerable and can be damaged" could actually accomplish something instead of just being the soup jackasses. It is of course, very easy for me to say that from here with my no ability to organize and no logistical support to do more than throw soup.