reposting some classics

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I think a lot of leftist struggle sessions about/against anarchism come from rather valid dislike of "DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DOOOOOOOOOOO" unexamined ideology enjoyers that slap anarchy symbols on things and really do have a "no veggies on the table, no bedtimes" empty hedonism take on life.

      • BeamBrain [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Funny, my issues with anarchism have very little to do with that and more to do with how often I see anarchists voice support for NATO and American hegemony. Thankfully, the ones here on Hexbear don't have that problem.

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          If a self described "anarchist" stans for hegemony and NATO that's just an "anarcho" capitalist, where the latter word cancels the meaning of the former.

        • notceps [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          Ok how much do you see actual anarchists do this, like as a general rule people online are not to be taken seriously otherwise I could make a 'commies all are actually patsocs, gonzalites and whatever red guard bullshit' but I don't because I know that shit would be stupid, hell in real life I know a guy that calls himself a marxist/communist and is a full on NATO head, some people are just vibes based and will proclaim any ideology.

          That's why anarchism isn't something you say you are it's something you do, and I know that not everyone can do praxis or direct action but ask an anarchist actually doing anarchism what they think of NATO and american hegemony.

    • culpritus [any]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      from my other post:

      Ideologically I'm an anarchist. Which means that pragmatically I'm a communist. Which means that currently I'm a socialist.

      It's mostly calling out boot-licking 'anarchists' that repeat ruling class propaganda and an-caps.

    • SootySootySoot [any]
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      1 year ago

      RATM certainly whacked the 'China bad' drum recently, so I read it as more of a point in that direction.

      • BeamBrain [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Raging against the machine by checks notes supporting the machine's attempts to stoke a new Cold War