I think one problem is that by its very nature anarchism is less obvious in its existence. The existing anarchist communities (Rojava, Zapatistas, Smangus to name a few) aren't themselves states, but exist within states. Because of this it's easy to think that China is "working" better than the anarchist examples just because it has more power, especially when coming from the point of view of someone raised in the west where nations are seen as the building blocks of our societal structure. But this doesn't mean anarchism hasn't worked, it just means that anarchism and Marxism-Leninism work differently than each other when implemented (:shocked-pikachu:).
And I think there are advantages to not standing out, not making it obvious that you're growing an alternative to capitalism. China is and has been a target of capitalist nations since it became communist. On the other hand, outside of their geographical neighbors, the anarchist communities are left alone because they're seen as less of a threat.
By the marxist definition of the state, they are a state.
Rojava, and many anarchists, aren't marxists, so I don't think they'd care much about marxist definitions.
The fact is, anarchism is very diverse in its values and goals, and many anarchists disagree about what is and is not "real" anarchism. In my opinion, gatekeeping anarchism is pretty lame.
I think one problem is that by its very nature anarchism is less obvious in its existence. The existing anarchist communities (Rojava, Zapatistas, Smangus to name a few) aren't themselves states, but exist within states. Because of this it's easy to think that China is "working" better than the anarchist examples just because it has more power, especially when coming from the point of view of someone raised in the west where nations are seen as the building blocks of our societal structure. But this doesn't mean anarchism hasn't worked, it just means that anarchism and Marxism-Leninism work differently than each other when implemented (:shocked-pikachu:).
And I think there are advantages to not standing out, not making it obvious that you're growing an alternative to capitalism. China is and has been a target of capitalist nations since it became communist. On the other hand, outside of their geographical neighbors, the anarchist communities are left alone because they're seen as less of a threat.
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Like this American anarchist? Rojava is inspired in part by American anarchism.
Rojava, and many anarchists, aren't marxists, so I don't think they'd care much about marxist definitions.
The fact is, anarchism is very diverse in its values and goals, and many anarchists disagree about what is and is not "real" anarchism. In my opinion, gatekeeping anarchism is pretty lame.
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I think this is wishful thinking, but as ong as you see Rojava as a success, i won't argue,