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Anarchism can work at a larger scale, look at the success of revolutionary Spain. Anarchism can take many forms, the people can decide how they want their gover

Anarchism can work at a larger scale, look at the success of revolutionary Spain. Anarchism can take many forms, the people can decide how they want their government to look. Anarchism merely rejects any form of authoritarianism. Well I don't agree with the author because he appears to be a right-wing, or American libertarian, who overlook the inherent authoritarianism and tyranny of corporations.

mike_hearn 11y ago
What are you referring to? Spain has never been a long term example of anarchy. It has been a dictatorship many times though.
- Synaesthesia 11y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Catalonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Catalonia It was quickly crushed by all the other global powers together, the Soviet Union, the West, and the Franco Nationalists with the Nazi's. But while it existed, it was very successful. Read Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" to get an impression of it.
  - mike_hearn 11y ago
    Revolutionary Catalonia wasn't anarchist - your own source says "Although the Catalonian Generalitat was nominally in power, the trade unions were de facto in command of most of the economy and military forces." Socialist trade unions and anarchists are pretty much at opposite ends of the spectrum (assuming the anarchists are actually anarchists .... my experience of such people is that they often claim to be, but when the rubber hits the road they turn out to be communists too)
    - icebraining 11y ago
      Anarcho-syndicalism is a well known concept. If you are of the opinion that it isn't actually anarchist, you should just say so, otherwise people will just talk past each other.
- Synaesthesia 11y ago
  Can't reply to your post down the thread for some reason, but your characterisation of trade unions as being anti-anarchist is a strawman. Go read about Anarchist Spain, it was a huge success, literacy shot up, productivity went up massively, it enjoyed broad popular support, it wasn't perfect but it functioned well, well enough to be considered a threat by the existing powers. Another example of a successful anarchist society is the Rojava government of the Kurds in Syria, as mentioned in the thread.

mike_hearn 11y ago

What are you referring to? Spain has never been a long term example of anarchy. It has been a dictatorship many times though.

Synaesthesia 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Catalonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Catalonia It was quickly crushed by all the other global powers together, the Soviet Union, the West, and the Franco Nationalists with the Nazi's. But while it existed, it was very successful. Read Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" to get an impression of it.
- mike_hearn 11y ago
  Revolutionary Catalonia wasn't anarchist - your own source says "Although the Catalonian Generalitat was nominally in power, the trade unions were de facto in command of most of the economy and military forces." Socialist trade unions and anarchists are pretty much at opposite ends of the spectrum (assuming the anarchists are actually anarchists .... my experience of such people is that they often claim to be, but when the rubber hits the road they turn out to be communists too)
  - icebraining 11y ago
    Anarcho-syndicalism is a well known concept. If you are of the opinion that it isn't actually anarchist, you should just say so, otherwise people will just talk past each other.
Synaesthesia 11y ago
Can't reply to your post down the thread for some reason, but your characterisation of trade unions as being anti-anarchist is a strawman. Go read about Anarchist Spain, it was a huge success, literacy shot up, productivity went up massively, it enjoyed broad popular support, it wasn't perfect but it functioned well, well enough to be considered a threat by the existing powers. Another example of a successful anarchist society is the Rojava government of the Kurds in Syria, as mentioned in the thread.