"For example a church or governemt would never be able to do mutual aid. That is all charity. Churches and government are the organizations with power and money to solve these problems of poverty but choose not to. Same goes for millionaires and billionaires. Churches, specifically those that ask for prayers before recieving the help they give is still asking someone of something. Prayers from churches and begging the government for help will not solve the problem of poverty. These mechanisms are designed to keep the underclasses under the bootheel of oppression. Mutual aid is the process where we as vagabonds of the streets and of the idea, the underclass, help us out of the struggles of oppression. For example when the working class folks help the local vagabonds of the street get the needed care items to go on with their days. Direct action is when we take the other edge of that praxis sword and turn it to the enemies of the underclass. These acts stir up the pavement and the ground we walk. This could be as peaceful as blocking the road with a dignified unsanctioned protest or it could be as dangerous as punching a nazi in the face. Praxis is the idea of meshing theory that of which we have written down in our ancient books of activism with the practice of when we get into the streets and actually do things. What i call the sword of the oppressed/ the sword of praxis is when we take the handle of that sword(theory) and use both edges of the sword(mutual aid and direct action) as a weapon against the oppressors."