1. The people of the United States are currently unprepared to seize a revolutionary moment. We must fix that.
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3. How can we raise our levels of revolutionary consciousness, organization and struggle?
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5. ==Raise consciousness==
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7. 1) Raise consciousness with the purpose of building organization and raising the level of struggle.
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9. 2) Investigate before forming opinions. Research how the world and the system function.
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11. 3) Read foundational and historical works about revolution, by those who have participated in and led them.
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13. 4) Analyze the system's current condition and trajectory.
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15. 5) Learn about the resistance, uprisings and revolutions going on in the world today.
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17. 6) Read the material that currently active groups are issuing and discussing.
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19. 7) Continuously develop, elaborate upon and refine principles, theories and strategies for our movement.
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21. 8. Raise our voices. Articulate revolutionary ideas, and give them a public presence.
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23. 9) Listen and speak in the spirit of mutual clarification.
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25. 10) Participate in discussion, to develop our ideas and hone our skills in expressing them, and to help others do so.
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27. 11) Figure out how to use all our various talents, positions, energy and resources as effectively as possible, to expose the system's evil, irredeemable and unreformable nature.
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29. 12) Analyze and explain the many ways the system dominates and exploits.
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31. 13) Stand with the dominated, exploited, invaded, colonized, threatened and oppressed.
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33. 14) Display a revolutionary spirit and celebrate it in others.
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35. 15) Exercise patience in winning over reluctant potential allies and supporters.
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37. 16) Ridicule and discredit the enemy.
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39. 17) Create revolutionary culture. Make videos and art, speak, sing, and write blogs, books, comments, leaflets, rhymes, stories, and articles about the enemy's crimes and the people's resistance.
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41. 18) Exchange ideas locally, nationally and (within the law or safe channels) globally.
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43. 19) Encourage others to participate in the revolutionary process.
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45. ==Organize==
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47. 20) Organize as a way to raise consciousness more broadly and to build struggle.
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49. 21) Start with people we know.
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51. 22) If our friends discourage us, make new friends.
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53. 23) Network sensibly with people online. Find local people online who express similar ideas, and meet with them.
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55. 24) Find a group that we basically agree with. Work with it.
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57. 25) If there's no local group we want to work with, start one.
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59. 26) Write a leaflet with contact info. Pass it out in public to find potential comrades.
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61. 27) When we meet people, assess our points of agreement. If we agree on basic essentials, decide how to work together. If not, say goodbye for now.
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63. 28) Build strong ties locally and nationally, and build solidarity globally.
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65. 29) Define allies according to overall outlook and goals.
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67. 30) Don't let secondary differences prevent cooperation. Handle differences between allies non-antagonistically.
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69. 31) Do not tolerate oppressive (sexist, racist, homophobic etc.) dynamics within the movement. Confront their expression and put a stop to it.
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71. 32) Refrain from saying anything aloud, on the phone or electronically that we wouldn't want to hear played back in court.
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73. 33) Keep illegal drugs away from our political life.
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75. 34) Research and practice good [[Security Culture]].
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77. 35) Prioritize the wellbeing of our organizations over personal benefit.
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79. 36) Ready our ranks to seize on any breaks in the legitimacy of the system.
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81. ==Struggle==
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83. 37) Use struggle to spread revolutionary consciousness and build organization.
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85. 38) Collectively determine what we want, and declare our demands.
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87. 39) Act as far as possible within our capacity, not either beyond or below our capacity.
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89. 40) Continuously strive to expand and consolidate our capacity and strength.
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91. 41) Assert our rights and our responsibilities.
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93. 42) Bring our revolutionary perspective into struggles already occurring.
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95. 43) Defend, support, and encourage our allies.
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97. 44) As opportunities arise, weaken the enemy and its ability to rule.
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99. 45) Obey the small laws. Don't get taken out of the game for something unworthy.
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101. 46) For illegal acts, make sure you can trust your comrades with your life and the lives of everyone connected to you.
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103. 47) Avoid being distracted and diverted into symbolic action-for-action's sake.
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105. 48) Don't expect the enemy to act against its nature. It has no mercy and can not be reasoned with.
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107. 49) Turn every attack by the enemy into an opportunity to speak out, organize, and grow more powerful.
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109. 50) Be willing to work hard. Be smart. Be brave. Remember we're all in this together.
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