TremulousTetra
prismatic universe
I am just interested in discussing anarchism. I'm particularly interested in the perspectives of anarchist individuals or collectivess, as to how anarchists believe we get from people's power to a stateless classless society, and what distinguishes workers autonomous zones from other models. But obviously, I am not trying to limit the conversation to anarchists, any opinion on the topic is welcome.
I have several questions which have been sparked by a discussion with Athos, but this comment by Athos seems as good a starting point as any;
When speaking to myself, an ex-member of SWP, but I guess Athos would extend this comment to most groups on the revolutionary left, he said;
It might seem a bit silly and obvious to some, but anarchists don't believe we can go straight from capitalism to a stateless classless society overnight do they?
I have several questions which have been sparked by a discussion with Athos, but this comment by Athos seems as good a starting point as any;
When speaking to myself, an ex-member of SWP, but I guess Athos would extend this comment to most groups on the revolutionary left, he said;
so to start with, first question.The big difference is the way that a stateless classless society might be bought about. Essentially, this boils down to whether or not there should be this transition phase of a workers' state. I would say that there should not. This is because I am philosophically opposed to the oppression inherent in ANY state, and because I believe that, in practice, it would be more difficult to move from the workers' state to statelessness as it would to move there in one step.
It might seem a bit silly and obvious to some, but anarchists don't believe we can go straight from capitalism to a stateless classless society overnight do they?