Not really arguing the main point, but I do find it important to mention that the reason there isn’t the same level of scale when it comes to anarchist projects is because communists actively sold them out, killed them, and jailed them. There were multiple anarchist communes and councils but they were systematically destroyed during the rise of the USSR and Stalinism. WW1 and 2 didn’t really help either, and it wasn’t only communists going after them either but I feel their role shouldnt be understated either. Obviously with an ideology opposed to state hood and wielding political power, it makes sense that the rhetoric and political machines communists used at the time won out, even if there was mass popularity for the anarchist cause amongst the workers.

Critique is important and so is being wary ornrepeating history. But at this point working together is our best strategy and fighting over petty differences is just doing the feds work for them.

In theory yeah, but squatters rights do exist for a purpose of keeping abandoned buildings from just decaying if you can show you’ve been maintaining it in the owners absence. Now I’m not saying that they’re used like that now but that is their actual purpose.