I’m hoping this doesn’t start a fight, I’m just curious what the political orientation is of this community. I grew up in a liberal (in the American sense) family, and I identify now as a socialist, though a lot of the liberalism I grew up in has stuck with me, like interest in LGBTQ and women’s rights, environmentalism, etc. Wondering where people here land?
Fair enough on the Zapatistias, I just hear about them a lot from anarchists as a workable example of anarchosocialism.
And yeah I actually don’t know a lot about anarchist Catalonia, just that it’s basically the biggest example of anarchism on a society-wide level. Was actually goading you for more information lol.
Yes, them. Also don’t know much about them. I know far more about the Menshevik territories in Georgia and Russia, which were democratic socialist and not anarchist, and even more forgotten about.
Give me a bit and I’ll track down some sources on them. Check back in, like, an hour or so and I’ll have a list edited on this comment.
Revolutionary Catalonia
Here’s a first-hand account from someone who was a child at the time.
Murray Bookchin on the Spanish revolution.
Write up on the Mujeres Libres, a group of women anarchists.
George Orwell was a snitch who did a lot of work to undermine British anarchists, but he did witness the Spanish civil war first-hand here’s a link to what he wrote about his experiences
The Spanish Communist party’s take on the Spanish Civil war because this list was looking a little one sided (this one is a downloadable PDF not a webpage).
Gonna a take a while longer for more on Makhnovshchina. So I’ll edit again when I’ve found sources.
Makhnovshchina
Only found a couple this time.
Here’s a defence of the Makhnovists, chapter 5 discusses the anti-Semitism claims (though imho not very well).
And some Trotsky criticising them for balance (bit of a biased source since he oversaw the Bolsheviks’ purging Makhnovists).
Thanks a lot :) I’ve been meaning to read up on anarchosocialism for quite awhile.
You’re welcome.
I’m a little taken aback that this thread didn’t rapidly degrade into the shit flinging that political discussion is doomed to become online.
how the hell were you able to deal with this shithead
Didn’t check the rest of the thread and therefore didn’t see 'em cisplaining at my queer comrades.
Seemed in good faith so I responded as such, which is how I try to interact with most folks online.
your effort was commendable, don’t let this moron ruin it. I myself have saved your sources to read later, it was very enlightening. Thank you for your posting
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Sorta is now, lol