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As long as the structure of the group is informal, the rules of how decisions are made are known only to a few and awareness of power is limited to those who know the rules. Those who do not know the rules and are not chosen for initiation must remain in confusion, or suffer from paranoid delusions that something is happening of which they are not... See more
Jo Freeman • The Tyranny of Stucturelessness
This form of anonymous, procedural power, which I’ve characterised elsewhere as “swarmism”, has emerged as a central feature of post-liberal governance. To supporters, it’s innocuous: just well-designed institutions functioning as they should.
[“deep state” (Bannon) “the Cathedral” (Curtis Yarvin)]
Why the Right loves a Great Man Mary Harrington... See more
[“deep state” (Bannon) “the Cathedral” (Curtis Yarvin)]
Why the Right loves a Great Man Mary Harrington... See more
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Labor Activism
Austin Robey and • 4 cards
Teal Organizations, in contrast, keep staff functions to an absolute bare minimum.
Frederic Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
What if the People Governed? Lessons from Chile, Paris and California
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Whiteness is what allows for such oblivious neutrality: it is the premise of blankness, the presumption of the universal.
Johanna Hedva • Sick Woman Theory
Starting in the 1960s, the social and legal institutions of America were remade to try to eliminate unfair choices by people in positions of responsibility. The new legal structures reflected a deep distrust of human authority in even its more benign forms—a teacher’s authority in the classroom, or a manager’s judgments about who’s doing the job,
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