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Revolutionary syndicalism rejects bosses and rigid hierarchies, proving that the working-class can run things themselves collectively.

I actually like working, but it’s frustrating to see others get rich from my effort while I do the labor. That imbalance feels extremly wrong.

The idea of genuine democracy and shared management in the workplace offers a real alternative, where decisions are made collectively and power isn’t concentrated at the top.

What I’m trying to say is that I actually enjoy working, but not when others profit from my labor under rigid hierarchies. I want real worker self-management and direct democracy, not some boss bossing me around, if that makes sense.

I'm #ActuallyAutistic, and I hope I made my point clear with this post!

"The battle between direct democracy and representative government isn’t new, and it hasn’t always been the domain of just Republicans. Democrats have done the same thing, although perhaps not with the same frequency, when voters have taken steps they had campaigned against.

What’s different now, political observers say, is that the tension has reached a new level. State lawmakers, primarily Republicans the past few years, are routinely trying to undermine voter majorities.

“This is very much connected to the rise of authoritarianism that we’ve seen across the country,” said Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, a nonprofit that tracks and supports ballot measures across the 26 states and the District of Columbia that allow some form of direct democracy. “They can’t win fairly, so they’re trying to rewrite the rules to get their way no matter what a majority of folks in their state wants.”"

propublica.org/article/red-sta

ProPublicaRed State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
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