How would an anarchist society compare to statist and capitalist societies? It is apparent that hierarchical societies work well according to certain criteria. They tend to be extremely effective at conquering their neighbors and securing vast fortunes for their rulers. On the other hand, as climate change, food and water...
I've seen this piece pop up as some counter in forums or elsewhere online. Its very bizarre, at least in my opinion....
Turns out the anarchists have a piece of theory larger than Capital. I haven't seen any of my comrades talk about this in any community. The writer has read Marx, Engels, and Lenin....
Capitalism’s grow-or-die imperative stands radically at odds with ecology’s imperative of interdependence and limit. The two imperatives can no longer coexist with each other; nor can any society founded on the myth that they can be reconciled hope to survive. Either we will establish an ecological society or society will go...
This isn't any article in particular, but rather a fantastic resource for anyone who wants to research leftist theory, or improve their praxis....
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/18399875...
Leftwing activism of recent decades exhibits an anarchist turn evident in quantitative indicators like mentions of anarchists in news reports and by activists adopting anarchist modes of organization, tactics, and social goals-whether or not they claim that label. The authors of this Element argue that the very crises that...
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10182171...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/18399878...
I recommended this book in another comment, but I think it's an important book, especially considering how we can often feel isolated and helpless to effect change
I think it's an interesting work for solarpunks as it describes the blueprint for what is one of the most democratic and ecological societies around the world.
Warning: this book will not save your life...
This is quite a long text, but you don’t need to read the chapters in order and each chapter is on a different urban experiment. It looks at “radical municipalism” or a communities taking back power of their city and rebuilding it into what they want to make of it. The rebel cities are:...
Simone Weil (1909 — 1943) was a French philosopher, labor activist, ascetic and mystic....
