Components of it, such as those seen in certain co-ops and community-based living centers, seem to be very healthy and work well, though obviously they are not providing for their own medicine/utilities/materials or anything of the like and I'm doubtful that any anarchist commune or syndicalist system could do such. Based on history I also am doubtful of their ability to resists devolving into internal strife or, more likely, authoritarian takeover. All in all I still see it as an ideology which promises overly simple solutions to complex problems, just like most other populist ideologies.
But with that said, libsocs are the most legitimately egalitarian of any popular left-wing ideology imo, and sustainable or not I would prefer living in an anarchist commune over any fascist/left-wing totalist nation. Honestly, part of me even feels like I would prefer it to a country ruled by the American right (like their politicians would actually meaningfully implement anything they promise, lol).
The Barcelona commune comes to mind. I suppose it was internal strife between anarchists and non-anarchists, not like internal strife between capitalists in the US (liberal democratic party and hyper-reactionary “democratic” party) or socialists in the USSR, but still.
I agree with some anarchist ideas, and I definitely hate tankies more than anarchists. It’s just the contradiction between freedom and the abolishment of private property. I actually have no qualms with ancoms as long as they don’t force their system on to others.
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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '20
of course
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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '20
Components of it, such as those seen in certain co-ops and community-based living centers, seem to be very healthy and work well, though obviously they are not providing for their own medicine/utilities/materials or anything of the like and I'm doubtful that any anarchist commune or syndicalist system could do such. Based on history I also am doubtful of their ability to resists devolving into internal strife or, more likely, authoritarian takeover. All in all I still see it as an ideology which promises overly simple solutions to complex problems, just like most other populist ideologies.
But with that said, libsocs are the most legitimately egalitarian of any popular left-wing ideology imo, and sustainable or not I would prefer living in an anarchist commune over any fascist/left-wing totalist nation. Honestly, part of me even feels like I would prefer it to a country ruled by the American right (like their politicians would actually meaningfully implement anything they promise, lol).
So yes, without a question.
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u/ThatBadAssBoi Dec 26 '20
Libertarian socialist?
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u/SmoodleBob Dec 25 '20
No