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Tuesday February 18, 2020 08:37 by Wayne Price
Should Anarchists be (Libertarian) Socialists? Should Socialists be Anarchists? **Many people regard anarchism and socialism as contradictory programs. This is based on the conception of "socialism" as state ownership of the economy. Yet historically, anarchists have regarded this program as "state socialism" or "authoritarian socialism." They have rejected such views in favor of "anarchist-socialism" or "libertarian socialism." This concept of anarchism as a variety of socialism remains important today in opposition to pro-capitalist "libertarianism" and to "democratic socialism"--that is, reformist state socialism.** Many U.S. anarchists, or radicals interested in anarchism, are surprised to hear of “anarchism” as being “socialist.” Like most U.S. people they have learned to think of “socialism” as meaning state-owned industry—which would be the opposite of anarchism. (Similarly “communism” is usually thought of as Stalinist totalitarianism.) Also “the Left” is often interpreted as support for such state-oriented economic programs. This was the view of socialism propagated by the U.S. ruling class as well as by its opponents in the Soviet Union and similar states. |
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Spring zu Komment: 1 2 3 4Readers of this essay may be interested in seeing some comments on it and my response--at anarchistnews.org. They may be found at:
https://anarchistnews.org/content/are-anarchists-socialists#comments
Looking at the provided link, some of the arguments are truly embarrassing -- some clearly think that having no coherent or sensible ideas is a good thing! Still, I'm impressed that Wayne bothers to reply -- I gave up on that a long time ago, as life is too short. And, let us be honest, that sort of thing is boring both in its unoriginality and in its lack of even a basic understanding of the politics involves -- when I want to spend time refuting people who know nothing about anarchism, I turn to Leninists :)
Anyway, keep up the good work Wayne -- and I'm glad my books have proved helpful!
Iain
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Comrade Wayne,
Thank you for this insight at the current state of events our region of the globe is experiencing. I will be sharing this with comrades here in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. I believe you make excellent points about anarchist's relationship to socialism in a broader context, and not state socialism, which capitalists like to exploit for gains that socialism is evil. Thank you also for pointing out the Sanders's version of democratic socialism mirroring the Nordic regions of the earth in how it takes care of its people or lack thereof. It seems now, including myself as an anarchist that I am, how we like to hear his words about the billionaires and millionaires, who are making inequalities unattainable because of their factual dominate wealth.
I know when the presidential election comes around later this year, I will stay back, and witness how elections for a capitalist democratic-republic pans out where people's vote absolutely doesn't mater in this electoral college. It has happened twice in my life time, and I predict it will happen again. Thank you for sharing Wayne, as I will share your written piece too!
These latter are against the bureaucratic-centralized state but do not object to bureaucratic-centralized corporate monopolies