This is just a ridiculous quip, and I can’t say if it somehow sounds to you like it’s enlightened, but it has nothing to do whatsoever with any kind of productive approach to agitating.
Alright, then update your vibe because it just isn’t functional advice and there are extremely few people who will be prompted to useful action by “Organize” because those who theoretically would be generally don’t need a one-word imperative to remind them, while it’s a uselessly nebulous prompt to everyone else.
it’s hard to be super specific because so much is contextual from area to area, but for people in the US on this site i think seeing if you have an active PSL or DSA branch in your area and feeling out the work there is a good plan A (EDIT: oh and i think FRSO has a large presence in the midwest).
if you’re in a union or you rent in a building with a tenants union, feel out getting more involved in that too/instead. if your coworkers or neighbors seem disgruntled and you don’t have either of those things, feel out the possibility of unionizing or forming a tenants union.
but again, these are just common go-tos/“bread and butter” examples of what it means to organize, there are just too many variables to get hyper specific without knowing more about an individual user’s situation. i agree that the sentiment without any follow up can be frustrating, though - and agree that snarky quips as responses are especially unhelpful.
It’s really unhelpful to just say “organize”. The next sentence is a little more helpful but doesn’t really elaborate on the idea of organizing.
Are USians so out of touch that they don’t know what organizing means?
Join the DSA, right?
that’s an option, sure
This is just a ridiculous quip, and I can’t say if it somehow sounds to you like it’s enlightened, but it has nothing to do whatsoever with any kind of productive approach to agitating.
i feel like only USians complain about not understanding what “organize” means.
Alright, then update your vibe because it just isn’t functional advice and there are extremely few people who will be prompted to useful action by “Organize” because those who theoretically would be generally don’t need a one-word imperative to remind them, while it’s a uselessly nebulous prompt to everyone else.
it’s hard to be super specific because so much is contextual from area to area, but for people in the US on this site i think seeing if you have an active PSL or DSA branch in your area and feeling out the work there is a good plan A (EDIT: oh and i think FRSO has a large presence in the midwest).
if you’re in a union or you rent in a building with a tenants union, feel out getting more involved in that too/instead. if your coworkers or neighbors seem disgruntled and you don’t have either of those things, feel out the possibility of unionizing or forming a tenants union.
but again, these are just common go-tos/“bread and butter” examples of what it means to organize, there are just too many variables to get hyper specific without knowing more about an individual user’s situation. i agree that the sentiment without any follow up can be frustrating, though - and agree that snarky quips as responses are especially unhelpful.