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Question specifically for anarchists, but non-anarchists are welcome to respond as well. What is your opinion on the part of the communist manifesto titled "Critical-Utopian Socialism and Communism," located in Section III: Socialist and Communist Literature?
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/
#anarchism #communism #socialism
Manifesto of the Communist Party

Manifesto issued by Marx in 1848, regarded as founding documents of Communism

Jul 17, 2024 at 3:00pmMastodon for Android
Show threadClaireJul 17, 2024

@Radical_EgoCom I'm not too big on theory, but I'm not sure how this pertains to anarchism...

Also please add alt text for those who use accessibility tools. A link to the source text would also probably work.

Show thread𝗖 𝗔 𝗧Jul 17, 2024

@ClaireH

This section critiques early socialist and communist movements for not providing a practical path for achieving socialism through historical and materialist analysis, a critique that extends to the anarchists propositions of idealized visions of stateless societies without outlining a concrete path to achieve them.

Show threadJ.D.FitzRoy 🏳️‍🌈🦾🎮🪬🏴‍☠️Jul 18, 2024

@Radical_EgoCom I am 100% a fan of post-scarcity economics and I think it will have a strongly communist flavor because you'll always need collaboration and centralized decision making, which hopefully takes on a democratic flavor.

I think the trouble is the precariat has grown faster than the proletariat and nothing happens spontaneously. If you want working people revolting, it takes education, intentional organization and the improvement of their material conditions/power.

Show threadJ.D.FitzRoy 🏳️‍🌈🦾🎮🪬🏴‍☠️Jul 18, 2024
@Radical_EgoCom The precariat is ideologically aligned with the lumpen proletariat in most instances and is a reactionary force used to protect the fascist regime. They are so insecure that psychologically they are afraid of any change, even change that might promote their own liberation, and look towards strong leadership for their protection. If you want to end fascism tomorrow, find a way to lift the precariat out of poverty. That will move us further left than anything else we could imagine.