Wouldn't be opposed honestly. I'm an ML whos not a big fan of the Bolsheviks squashing the Free Territory. If they left it be I think it would've been fine
ML wants to know more about Anarcho-Communism
Carson Baker
Jackson Diaz
why?
Liam Murphy
When workers in the cities on free territories asked Makhno for food he went "lol grow your own", he's Pol Pot tier
Jackson Robinson
Andrew Jones
Entirely disagree. He was not a dictator or even a government official. He was the leader of the army that was protecting the soviets and the communes in the area from the Whites and eventually the Bolsheviks. Saying that he "denied" food to anyone is "Stalin killed a bagillion Ukrainians" tier
Isaiah Davis
user I have news for you, food literally grows out on trees
Ethan Smith
This is incorrect. There was no malignancy towards or disregard for the workers on Makhno's part, rather (theoretical) incompetence. They did in fact trade with neighboring cities, albeit only occasionally. Legitimate criticism should point out that he – as far as we know – did not initiate systematic trade of goods between the rural areas under their control and the cities. It should also be pointed out that what we know about the communes under their control are very vague, not because they wanted to keep it a secret, but exactly because they had a rather spontaneous and naive understanding of economics, similar to this genius, btw:
It's not a matter of disagreement. What he states is unfounded.
Really depends on our definitions. It should be pointed out that Makhno chaired almost all committees and governmental bodies formed under his guidance. You could interpret this as some kind of dictatorial vein of his (I wouldn't) or as a realistic response to the realities of the situation (high illiteracy, high % of peasantry in his territories, etc.)
And the (centralized) propaganda department founded by him, and several workers' committees, and of diplomatic functions, and… the list really goes on.
I recommend for both of you .pdf related on the limitations of Makhno's practice.
Wyatt Green
I hope these boomer "theorists" of "social imperialism" are happy now that the USSR dissolved, was nowhere near in catching up to the US and that we are living in a neoliberal hellscape right now where a girl sells her bathwater on Instagram to cater to pedophiles.
Fucking cunts. I swear to god these people were the equivalent to modern Leftcoms.
John Gomez
It depends on the branch. Ansyns organize mainly through radical unions/radicalizing unions, Platformists through explicitly anarchist organizations that attempt to influence and direct other organizations and movements, Insurrectionists through cells or affinity groups.
Could you clarify? Under communism healthcare would be freely available and be a priority as it would be under production for need.
I don't think I've come across any anarchist theorist whose strategy was "spontaneous revolution", many anarchists in fact think heavy organizing, educating, and agitating are necessary for change.
Carter Robinson
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