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Basics of Resistance: The Practical Freedomista, Book I
Have you looked around lately and felt like something's fundamentally wrong? Are you tired of having to ask permission to live your life? Are you angered by the level of control and surveillance you see everywhere? Are you sick of everyone wanting your data?
If you want to do something about it but aren't sure where to start, this book is for you.
Well-known resistance author Claire Wolfe ("The Freedom Outlaw's Handbook" and the "Hardyville Tales") has teamed up with counterintelligence analyst and liberty activist Kit Perez to pen a beginning "how-to" for those who are ready to do more than complain on social media. You'll read about how to get properly set up, ideas for action ranging from easy to dangerous (but never violent or harmful), and how to find and collaborate with like-minded folks in a way that will help keep you safe and out of jail while still getting stuff done.
You'll get an overview of how resistance works, why it's important, and how you can get started--today--in an easy-to-read, entertaining format. If you often think that "someone should do something," then this book will tell you how to be that someone.
If you want to do something about it but aren't sure where to start, this book is for you.
Well-known resistance author Claire Wolfe ("The Freedom Outlaw's Handbook" and the "Hardyville Tales") has teamed up with counterintelligence analyst and liberty activist Kit Perez to pen a beginning "how-to" for those who are ready to do more than complain on social media. You'll read about how to get properly set up, ideas for action ranging from easy to dangerous (but never violent or harmful), and how to find and collaborate with like-minded folks in a way that will help keep you safe and out of jail while still getting stuff done.
You'll get an overview of how resistance works, why it's important, and how you can get started--today--in an easy-to-read, entertaining format. If you often think that "someone should do something," then this book will tell you how to be that someone.
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Published March 1, 2021
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April 5, 2018If you think you’re ready to really #resist, you might want to hit the books first. A good place to start might be Basics of Resistance, co-written by Claire Wolfe and Kit Perez.
Billed as book #1 of a promised upcoming series of “Practical Freedomista” books, Basics of Resistance gives a birds’-eye overview of the practicalities of resistance activities. It covers lessons from past resisters, with an eye to bringing them up to date so they remain relevant in an era of ubiquitous networked government surveillance and modern internet-fueled people power.
As the emphasis on “freedom” suggests, the authors represent the libertarian wing of the #resistance, and so some of their rhetoric and of their activism bailiwick will probably not appeal to people of a more leftish or government-tolerant bent. But their practical advice about resistance, which is the main focus of the book, will be useful to people anywhere on the political spectrum, and the authors are ecumenical in the examples they draw on and the predecessors they consult. “Whether or not we agree with the politics or methods of other resisters,” the authors write, “we can learn from their successes and failures.” So immigrant rights activists and the Animal Liberation Front appear side-by-side with foes of Planned Parenthood and paleoconservative anti-tax crusader Vivien Kellems in some of the real-world examples the book illustrates, and the authors aren’t ashamed to recommend left-winger Saul Alinksy’s Rules for Radicals as required reading.
If you’re interested in upping the ante of your activism, this book will help you consider how to lay the groundwork for taking that next step.
Billed as book #1 of a promised upcoming series of “Practical Freedomista” books, Basics of Resistance gives a birds’-eye overview of the practicalities of resistance activities. It covers lessons from past resisters, with an eye to bringing them up to date so they remain relevant in an era of ubiquitous networked government surveillance and modern internet-fueled people power.
Freedom needs fighters. But it also needs people who can perpetrate a damn good joke at a tyrant’s expense, then slink away into the night. It needs tricksters who are willing to throw a monkeywrench into the system. It needs communicators who use unconventional techniques to change hearts and minds. It needs Robin Hoods who remind ordinary folks that someone clever and daring is on their side.
Freedom needs dedicated people who can see past instant gratification or personal validation in favor of making a difference that could echo for generations. The activities those dedicated souls pursue are boundless and varied. All come under the heading of resistance.
This book is for you if you’ve realized that polite political action is not enough. You want to do more. You want to be more than just somebody who grouses about the present and hopes for change.
As the emphasis on “freedom” suggests, the authors represent the libertarian wing of the #resistance, and so some of their rhetoric and of their activism bailiwick will probably not appeal to people of a more leftish or government-tolerant bent. But their practical advice about resistance, which is the main focus of the book, will be useful to people anywhere on the political spectrum, and the authors are ecumenical in the examples they draw on and the predecessors they consult. “Whether or not we agree with the politics or methods of other resisters,” the authors write, “we can learn from their successes and failures.” So immigrant rights activists and the Animal Liberation Front appear side-by-side with foes of Planned Parenthood and paleoconservative anti-tax crusader Vivien Kellems in some of the real-world examples the book illustrates, and the authors aren’t ashamed to recommend left-winger Saul Alinksy’s Rules for Radicals as required reading.
If you’re interested in upping the ante of your activism, this book will help you consider how to lay the groundwork for taking that next step.
October 15, 2018
A good primer on how resistance groups are organized and work.
Talks about the basic hows and skills needed to run a resistance and be successful. It speaks to talents needed by people to be successful resisters without preaching a specific ideology. Covers basic statecraft and security issues in a clear understandable manner.
Talks about the basic hows and skills needed to run a resistance and be successful. It speaks to talents needed by people to be successful resisters without preaching a specific ideology. Covers basic statecraft and security issues in a clear understandable manner.
August 28, 2018
Quick, superficial, but with several good ideas and admonitions. Only about 140 pages, so this is not a tome. But I didn't disagree with anything in it. Good links and appendix.
December 21, 2020
A good overview. It delivers exactly what the title would suggest in a very readable manner.
September 6, 2023
A great intro to resistance, with practical examples and insight. Not the end all be all on this topic, but a great starter.
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