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Montgomery, Nick (Community organizer), carla bergman: Joyful militancy (2017) 5 stars

"Why do radical movements and spaces sometimes feel laden with fear, anxiety, suspicion, self-righteousness, and …

worth the read, but lengthy

4 stars

ok so I really liked this book in the beginning, but the authors repeat the main talking points over and over, which was a little tiresome. still, it had a lot of eye-openers and I liked the general direction, idea & tone of it.

there is also a critique up on the anarchist library: theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anon-on-the-poverty-of-joyful-militancy

I am not a great fan of lumping everything one fights against into one big thing and calling it Empire... I think most thoughts in the book would have gained some clarity if it had called capitalism, racism, patriarchy, etc. by their name.