This statement has its own limitations. We have realised that we cannot take care of a Common, or of others, if we do not take care of ourselves, any more than we can share a flame if we let our own campfire go out.
We believe that everyone (including us!) is on a journey. We therefore seek to deconstruct the purist reflexes that would make us pass moral judgement on the practices and paths of others, whether to legitimise or condemn them. We also take great care not to value our own modes of action to the detriment of those adopted by groups with whom we share values and ideals.
We know that we are only one piece of the puzzle. What we do is bound to be piecemeal and insufficient. This is why we try to maintain solidarity with other collectives, acting in other fields, with their own methods. In our opinion, the diversity of the modes of action is essential to their impact.
We don’t want to look any higher than our foundations. We don’t hesitate to use jokes to relieve the pressure, even if it means offending the serious. If humour is at the heart of our practices, it does not detract from the substance of our actions.