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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Catalonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Catalonia It was quickly crushed by all the other global powe
by 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 agoRevolutionary 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 agoAnarcho-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.