![]() ![]() This dynamic is described well in Jo Freeman’s “The Tyranny of Structurelessness”, which we are elated to republish here. ![]() Noble as the intentions here may be, horizontalism typically results in informal and fluid group structures that are easily preyed upon by dominant and psychotic personalities. Too often, in the name of egalitarianism, activists will spurn basic democratic practices in favor of a loose “horizontalism”-a practical philosophy often involving much abstract discussion, consensus decision-making, and non-hierarchical and decentralized structures. Democracy is demanding: it means a willingness to put forward arguments, to tolerate disagreement and conflict, and to respect processes of collective decision-making. ![]() We at Damage like democracy and think there should be more of it. ![]() Jo Freeman’s classic essay on the perniciousness of informal structures on political group life. ![]()
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