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2026-03-04 17:54 UTC

There are plenty of Socialist revolutions but they happen outside of the first world. Coincidentally anticolonial movements are Often opposed by Anarchist because the victims aren’t perfect enougy. on the side lines selling political newspapers Anarchist 'zines are literally a meme

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@zeezee@slrpnk.net 2026-03-04 20:51

yeah that’s fair - but I feel they serve different purposes? like I see anarchism as a form of counterbalance to state power irrespective of where it is - without needing to be dogmatic as in undeniably Uruguay is materially much better now than its ever been (while still being at the peak of it’s colonial project even under socialist governance) same with Bolivia giving relative power to indigenous peoples while improving living conditions even under a corrupt government neither is perfect but vastly better than western powers seizing their resources and wage enslaving their populations - same goes for other socialist Global South countries and yet I see the value of anarchist “purity” criticism in that it should continue to challenge all governments when the time is right - even socialist ones - as at the end of the day we all want a stateless society - and until then I dont see why anarchism and socialism can’t strive to achieve that through productive structural tension?

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