live in more rural area but desperate to minimize parasitism, i can barely donate to palestinians as much as i'd like cause my dream job has low pay sadly and i'm stealing more than providing by not giving up everything to them

i want to do things to enemies to vent my anger

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Focus on your immediate surroundings and use your knowledge of theory to subtly drop hints to people around you. Take advantage of the spaces you are forced to cohabitate with people to get the discussions going. Get people thinking and asking questions themselves. "What is all of this for?" in the break room at work. "I don't feel like this is really giving me much helpful information for later in life, shouldn't we be thinking and learning about this other thing instead?" in the school lunch room. "It would be kind of nice to be able to take a bus if my car breaks down, don't you agree?" Talking to people on their level is key, and anyone can learn how to do this.

When I was working as a volunteer with Standards Not Force, something we were encouraged to do was something called "Gift Giving Mondays". Where people were meant to do something small, the example Dr. Dillard gave was a gift card for neighbors that basically said something along the lines of "Hello neighbor, I hope this finds you well and I hope you have a great week. You are loved, you are seen, please remember that". And the idea behind this gesture was to start cultivating a community back into neighborhoods be it suburban, rural or urban. I have since stopped working with them, but the practice I carry on into my own org as it stuck with me enough. It does work. This in itself may seem silly and small, but in fact nurturing your community into an interconnected health instead of the hyper-individualistic nature so many are in is in fact one the most important first steps to a revolution. This works in tandem with my previous paragraph to start unlearning the capitalist programming in people, without the use of the scary buzzwords that set people off. These two notes are key to any successful movement, and they are so easy that you can do these things from your very own living room.

When you focus on the area you can immediately influence, you may find yourself more powerful than you think. From there, once you get enough support, you can start talking about how you as a community can host a community center if your community lacks one. It's all about seeing to people's needs in your area. Giving a safety net where people obviously are truly lacking. Giving relief from the parasitic system that oppresses us now is how we give people the energy to start working together for a better tomorrow.

Edit: I know this is long, I kind of just got carried away! Hopefully this is helpful to anyone that wants to start making a difference in more than just posts on the internet. :) I'm of the belief that the sooner we abandon the internet for our cause, the better. We are surveilled here, after all, and the first rule of security culture is to be wary of any and all electronic communications. The internet is full of a lot of noise and pollution, trying to organize on it is like trying to set up a meetup in a mosh pit. Sure, you can probably do it, but most of the time there's so much noise and bumping around that you're more likely to drop your phone! Hence my focus on the local and in-person stuff a person can do!

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