Basta, enough.
I’m leaving Jura. Hey, I may well return at some point. But for now, I’m freeeeeeeeee!
Why am I leaving? Its that ofld cestnut: Patriarchy again. Or will we call it "interpersonal dynamics"? I’m a bit sick of being undermined, however subtly. I’m a bit sick of not being thanked and given my due by one particular member of the collective, who nonetheless, relies heavily on my work. I’m a bit sick of having every achievement of mine first derided, then appropriated out from under me by this same person.
I’m a bit sick of having other people think I’m a bit loopy - because it doesn’t happen to them.
I’m a bit sick of the passive-agression. I’m a bit sick of having my natural agressiveness and assertiveness stifled because it is uncomradely and unseemly to be pissed off.
Don’t get me wrong: I love Jura. I love the space, I love what I and others have acieved there. I love what the website has become. I hope other people can do some good there. But I can’t handle the hierarchies. I can’t handle the passive-agressive shit. I can’t handle being treated badly anymore. I can’t handle the hypocrisy with regards Rebel Worker. I can’t handle the mistrust of other anarchists (with better track records than Rebel Worker). I can’t handle the covert sexism. I can’t handle the lack of politics. I can’t handle the lack of organisation and process which entrenches that informal authority.
Let’s face it: Jura isn’t the only game in town. I can be stimulated, not abused, while I do my lovely revolutionary work.
Paint it how you want to, S, I am leaving because of you.
