Being against bad things outside of the recognition of the context of the reality of global geopolitics is not really being against bad things if the outcomes turn out worse. Look at the USSR collapsing: anarchists like myself usually argued that the USSR was just state capitalism and as bad as the USA. But that collapse has been a disaster for the working class both in Russia and globally. I’d rather fight the worst imperialistic capitalist hegemon and work our way toward fixing the bad things in less-bad countries. To do otherwise is to strengthen the hegemon.

In the past, as an anarchist, i once celebrated any resistance by anarchists or working class people against any oppression no matter what. But having seen that rebellion be used seamlessly by the global capitalist hegemon over and over to tighten its grip globally on control and power, thereby making things worse overall for the global working class, I have changed my mind and think there are irresponsible ways of rebellion that actually strengthen global capitalism even when they sometimes overthrow a local node of oppression. The only path to anarchism is through state communism that builds power against the capitalist network of world power until it can crush it. It’s literally the only way.