Hey, I think the only way to counter the more authoritarian aspects of this website is by having more anarchist comrades, not less.
Right now there aren't enough to effectively counter it all so every time you post something critical, you'll get dozens of replies telling you you're wrong. I get it. It's exhausting. You have to frame your criticisms in a way that doesn't trigger that reaction.
But I know that the mods here are good folks. They do their hardest to ban all sectarianism and prevent the smaller communities (like anarchists) from getting drowned out.
One thing people have to remember is that AES countries are still, you know, states. There's oppression there. There's violence. There's everything anarchists criticize a state for. That doesn't mean anarchists want a freaking color revolution in China or Cuba so when people bring that up, it's just annoying.
There's also the fact that I'm cautious of criticizing AES too much. Like, whenever I read 20th century writers who're critical of USSR, it always hurts. Because though they had good intentions and often good ideas and analyses, they assumed that the USSR will be there forever. That their criticism can only improve it...
It hurts, you know? So, I don't want to make that mistake where I somehow end up contributing to something similar happening now. Anyways, sorry for the long reply. Hope you stick around.
Hey, I think the only way to counter the more authoritarian aspects of this website is by having more anarchist comrades, not less.
Right now there aren't enough to effectively counter it all so every time you post something critical, you'll get dozens of replies telling you you're wrong. I get it. It's exhausting. You have to frame your criticisms in a way that doesn't trigger that reaction.
But I know that the mods here are good folks. They do their hardest to ban all sectarianism and prevent the smaller communities (like anarchists) from getting drowned out.
One thing people have to remember is that AES countries are still, you know, states. There's oppression there. There's violence. There's everything anarchists criticize a state for. That doesn't mean anarchists want a freaking color revolution in China or Cuba so when people bring that up, it's just annoying.
There's also the fact that I'm cautious of criticizing AES too much. Like, whenever I read 20th century writers who're critical of USSR, it always hurts. Because though they had good intentions and often good ideas and analyses, they assumed that the USSR will be there forever. That their criticism can only improve it...
It hurts, you know? So, I don't want to make that mistake where I somehow end up contributing to something similar happening now. Anyways, sorry for the long reply. Hope you stick around.
Thanks, this is more or less what I was trying to get at but worded much better.
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