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thirdnature wrote

while i tend to agree with the first part (had a convo with a coworker about this the other night, they thought 'russia' invented communism), communism is more than just the workers isn't it? it's everyone in a community wanting to actively participate in the life of the community, especially anarcho-communism, it's about communities that foster freedom and evenly distribute power and resources to all its members and foster individuality/free choice.

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ziq wrote (edited )

Definately. But it's also an ideology that came out of the industrial age, and puts a lot of emphasis on that.

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thirdnature wrote

i'm not tryin to be annoying or pedantic hah i just wanna get my stuff straight: i don't see that over-emphasis on workers that would make communism irrelevant td. reading kropotkin, goldman, bookchin, graeber, among others gives me the impression that communism has always been an inclusive thing, it was moreso marx who elevated the workers as the primary concern rather than communist theory as a whole. anarcho-communism goes beyond the whole class analysis into psychosocial models of hierarchy which wouldn't allow it to restrict itself in that kinda way.

sorry if sound like a fuck hah like i said im just tryin to dot my i's and cross my t's. i've only been reading into this stuff for a couple of months, so i take every opportunity to try and straighten my shit out

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Defasher wrote

I think this thread is post-left propaganda in disguise, and I love it.

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thirdnature wrote

HAH well im pretty sure the idea that communism gives precedence to the workers isn't true, unless you think communism=marxism, so yr prob right heh

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