Post #2441215

2026-05-09 20:07 UTC

Anarchism isn&#39;t *just* anti-statism, it&#39;s a deep opposition to domination and thus the entire ecosystem of power relations, but I never feel more embarrassed than when I see &quot;anarchists&quot; who treat anti-statism as an afterthought to anti-capitalism. States precede capitalism by thousands of years.

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@neonsnake@kolektiva.social 2026-05-10 10:31

@rechelon@mastodon.social I suspect I can be guilty of this in my "sloppier" moments. Tentatively, I wonder if it's because capitalism is something that feels "easier" to attack, something a bit more solid, and something that (at least on the face of it), we deal with every day, whereas statism *feels* a little more nebulous? It's not *quite* that, and it's a poor excuse; I also suspect that such an excuse probably exposes me as being hugely privileged because I don't *feel* like I'm dealing with the state every day? Not sure I've made total sense, but I wonder if that's part of it.

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@JAReisberg@kolektiva.social 2026-05-24 16:21

@rechelon@mastodon.social I hear ya, but it's a sign that anarchists are thinking for themselves, albiet of assorted levels of quality. I'll take that any day over all the Stalinists who worship unthinking conformity.

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