Other leftist tendencies have argued for making strategic alliances with non-leftists in the name of achieving a goal. For example, MLs arguing that anti-imperialism sometimes necessitates making alliances with nationalist groups in opposition of foreign occupation. So I don't see why an anarchist couldn't argue that making an alliance with a LESS authoritarian state to oppose the aggression of a MORE authoritarian one is any different than an ML arguing for making an alliance with the national bourgeoisie against the imperialist bourgeoisie.
Well, because “authoritarian” isn’t actually a real thing, I always got the impression modern anarchists had more complex beliefs than that (and have good reason to have that impression)
This isn’t a case of No True Scotsman, if you’re sending guns to a bourgoisie state you’re not an anarchist lmao
Like imagine someone claiming Pol Pot is indicative of real ML’s or something
Well, if we're gonna go down that route.
Other leftist tendencies have argued for making strategic alliances with non-leftists in the name of achieving a goal. For example, MLs arguing that anti-imperialism sometimes necessitates making alliances with nationalist groups in opposition of foreign occupation. So I don't see why an anarchist couldn't argue that making an alliance with a LESS authoritarian state to oppose the aggression of a MORE authoritarian one is any different than an ML arguing for making an alliance with the national bourgeoisie against the imperialist bourgeoisie.
Well, because “authoritarian” isn’t actually a real thing, I always got the impression modern anarchists had more complex beliefs than that (and have good reason to have that impression)
I was an anarchist for several years and still have friends in that community and the term authoritarian is still very much popular and commonly used