releaseTheTomatoes

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Hey yall, dunno if this is the right community for this kind of talk. I was just wondering if anyone has read up on Michael Malice' and his work. I've been watching some of his interviews and debates, and one thing that I've noticed is he seems very staunchly anti-communist. I found it's quite common for fellow leftists to be critical of the Soviet Union etc, but he makes the point of communism being the failure of the Soviet Union and China, not authoritarianism. And on more often occasion, he never really talks about collectivization. I noticed he always kind of talks from this sort of individualist point, that anarchy requires "everyone fend for themselves." He never really makes a case for anti-capitalism.

This guys an anarcho-capitalist, no? Is it common for anarcho-capitalists to nab socialist anti-state talking points but then justify them by doing capitalism the libertarian way? If yes, it seems like a very disingenuous way of presenting anarchism. If I remember correctly, there were a lot of libertarians in the tech-bro sphere, who naturally turned to monarchism, because (surprise, surprise) anarchy for them just meant "I get to do business MY way, with no rules.

I feel like it's a very important discussion to be had. There's anarchy being presented the wrong way. And it should be called out. Because right-wing libertarianism and libertarian socialism are two very different pairs of shoes. It'd be interesting to read what your peeps' thoughts are.

[–] releaseTheTomatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 147 points 6 days ago (11 children)

A monarchist abusing his position of power.

Who. Would've. Thunk.

[–] releaseTheTomatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Spoiler: He's gonna fix the "missing" information with MISinformation.

[–] releaseTheTomatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you don’t mind, I’d love to chime in with my own perspective :)

My path to anarchist ideas was pretty organic. I grew up in a rural area, lots of farmers, my school was just a short walk away, and most of our food was locally grown or raised. It struck me that even if the government had suddenly disappeared, our community probably would have been okay. We already relied so much on each other.

I’m not here to tell you what to believe or what label to adopt. Over the past four years, I’ve done a lot of reading and reflecting myself, and what helped me the most was trying to apply different leftist ideas to the place I knew best, my own hometown. That process helped me figure out what might actually work for the people there and for me, that led to anarchism.

So I’d suggest doing something similar: take the ideas you’ve encountered from socialists, communists, anarchists, or whereever and ask yourself "If we did this and this, could this work?" "If we stopped using money in these areas and these areas, could that work?" Even just exploring things like reducing reliance on money in certain areas can be revealing. (It’s worth noting that many anarchist ideas hinge on an optimistic view of human nature, but that’s a whole other conversation.)

At the end of the day, if you’re trying to identify both an ideal society and a realistic path toward it, I think the key is understanding that socialism, whatever shape it takes, requires a culture built on cooperation. That has to come first.

[–] releaseTheTomatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's no secret that anarchists are being silenced in China. A lot of it is underground and for good reason. You might have a tough time looking for these circles.

[–] releaseTheTomatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yup, The Association of German National Jews or Verband nationaldeutscher Juden.

And with that I can confirm I will continue to use adblock.

[–] releaseTheTomatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a fundamental issue with centralizing that ideology into a political party.

Dude if I were in her position, I'd be shitting bricks. Big ups to her.

[–] releaseTheTomatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 month ago (3 children)

They're already calling it a terrorist attack.

Military grade FPV drones... Used to destroy military targets.... A terrorist attack...

I don't think Elon is that smart to realize what 'delete all IP laws' entails. He probably thinks it in the sense of an anarcho-capitalist.

Anarchy for me not for thee.