askchapo

Not quite like a school group project as there are actual near-term consequences for not getting something done in that case; more like volunteering. You can't actually hold anybody accountable to anything because everyone there is donating their time. If you're too hard on them they'll just stop showing up and you'll be down a volunteer. Most of your adversaries in government, administration, and elsewhere organize as their full-time paid job. Your other adversary is a nice lazy Sunday staying home playing video games, which is what people will do absent a particularly good reason to keep showing up.

I don't think anybody has really cracked the code of organizing effectively in a present-day capitalist society. I'm a bit doomerish about it because there are just so many more enjoyable ways to spend time. I think organizing around an activity is a good idea. You can read about those white nationalist "active clubs" that go out to parks and do MMA training. The SRA is decent for this reason but guns are an expensive hobby that don't mesh well with poor mental health. One thing is for sure - I won't be joining another reading group.