Its not about politics.
The 1%, and the next 5% (their enablers), have no intention of being "reasonable" or magnanimous, and they have no intention of ceding even an inch of their power or wealth to anyone. They will use spying, propaganda, coercion, intimidation and even force, to keep us compliant, vaguely hopeful, ignorant and divided in order to protect their privilege.
The war on the middle class and poor must be seen for what it is. The plutocracy and its aspiring henchmen collectively shit their pants in the late '60s, and realized that an educated, empowered and Just society would not continue to tolerate their callous disregard for human life and dignity. They vowed to never let that happen again, and have been pushing ever since, for a restoration of a neo-guilded age.
What we can do is apply some practical anarchism. Stop consuming the news. Turn off the TV completely. Invest some of that time listening to the cicadas, crickets and katydids and accept that we have more in common with nature than we do with do with corporations. Then start talking to your neighbors, and get to know your community. Create bonds based on kindness and empathy. Exchange the currency of knowledge, goodwill and mutual respect. Defend homes. Mic check bullshit. Question authority. Physically stand up to brute force. Don't consume what you don't need, share what you have. Slow productivity at work. Jam culture.
But we must also realize that the measure of our success is not the polluted industrial skylines of the 1960s. We don't have much to win if we measure our success in terms of returning to our glory days of consumption and waste.
However as it stands we have everything to loose. If successful we may reclaim our humanity, and possibly abundant food and shelter, some fresh air, and clean water for future generations who can then use their free educations for the good of all.
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