A horizontalist group member publicly declared it over without others’ consent

Evidence

In 2015 as Lava Jato blasted holes in Brazil’s democratic system, Lucas “Vegetable” Monteiro published an open letter with a devastating message. “Is the Movimento Passe Livre Over?” the headline asked, and his text immediately rendered his verdict. The Movimento Passe Livre had “reached its end.” This was not a decision the group had made itself. He was speaking out of turn and representing the group in the media without the others’ consent. One could not imagine a less horizontalist move. — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 626

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Consensus-based horizontal structures let tiny minorities veto prominent allies — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 266; Consensus decision-making and fear of bureaucracy stalled a mass movement’s momentum — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 455; Surveillance capitalists used unilateral declarations to take without asking. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 606

Broader Connections

• Surveillance capitalists used unilateral declarations to take without asking. #exemplifies (0.78) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 606