I thought this article from over at Anarchist Writers was fitting given the recent debate about anarchists joining mass movements versus anarchists hoping the mass movements join us.

By Aileen O'Carroll

Educate, agitate, organise. The phrase has been around for years but the ideas it encapsulates are still radical. We live in a world where we are encouraged to be passive. We are all consumers. We watch, we read, we observe, and some of us wait, hope and dream. These words go against the grain. You can't build a revolution by watching from a distance. There comes a point where many decide that they are tired of sitting on the sidelines.

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