How do we make sure it's ACTUALLY effective?
Also this amazing clown collar is from @thehushfallarchives
#clown #activism #marxism #history
an hour agoforevertoremain
The inflatable animals protests were brilliant and more effective than any small action I’ve seen for a while. People know about it and talk about it and it doesn’t detract from anything. It was a way of repelling state violence by making it ridiculous. Have you discussed this with the participants?
an hour agovan.tastik
I kinda recoiled inside when you quoted Stalin. I then reconsidered because he initially posited some good theory for the workers’ movement. But if i may, I think using someone like him as a source does a disfavour to the argument certainly for those who only know the propagndized version of history
3 hours agoberlinclowns
I suggest you do some research into CIRCA. There's nuance that is being missed here, and the act of protest clowns do not always fit these objective based narratives. Clowning merely as a tool to achieve a goal, i think misses perhaps the most valuable thing they can offer: their state of being. Much of that cannot be quantified as it deals more with the effect they have on the people, on community. The frog costumes are undoubtedly funny, but this isn't really clowning in the way I'm speaking of it.
3 hours ago6.1.2.3.0
I don't think Stalin is the right person to give advice on protesting. Also, all of this sounds a bit purist. Sure, clowing about doesn't achive anything. The only thing that really achieves anything is when the point tips. And for that rupture to occur you something that clowns and the seriously organized protesters don't have: momentum. Revolution didn't happen in Germany like it did in Russia or China. There will never be momentum in the US or Europe until the people really feel it beyond the promisse of the middle class dream.
4 hours agobircusbeer
I am running for Mayor of Ludlow KY in a few weeks. I have been working to build a chorus to tap the power of Estonia’s #singingrevolution @circusmojo open up in Ludlow in 2009 when many confederate flags flew… Now the stars and bars are outnumbered by the Rainbow 🏳️🌈 Flag. We need to keep singing and start at the local level! Thank you @ladyizdihar - hope to pick this discussion up and amplify clownfrontation (Larry Pisoni’s term) Pickle Family Circus
5 hours agoio.grus
I think its funny how the algoritm knew Im reading Hannah Arendts About Violence where she is mentioning this abit.
5 hours agotakecuva
i feel like costumes that restrict movement should never be worn in what could potentially become a dangerous situation
6 hours agosailor_spaghetti
In the terms of clowning, you're better off being a Fool at a protest than a Buffoon.
6 hours agonanfnf
I know we are healing when aestethic/performance is finally seen neither as bad or good but as a tool for ethics!! This is urgent!
7 hours agochungrob
And hence, we are back at optical allyship again. Perhaps as bad as ever because of the implicit influencer mindset.
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