• irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    4·
    20 days ago

    How would left unity work?
    Anarchism and MLism are so different from each other that any unity between supporters of either would be short lived. Like the unity between the USSR and the USA during WW2.

      • irelephant [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        13·
        20 days ago

        Sure, but those methods are severly different.
        FWIW: I think left unity is pretty important now, during another rise in fascism, but I don’t think it will last long.

        we’re just people on a webforum

        That’s a really good take, actually.

        • thelastaxolotl [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          24·
          20 days ago

          Personally, I dont think its important if left-unity its temporary or permanent so long as it last long enough to overthrow the capitalist system.

        • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPM
          3·
          20 days ago

          FWIW: I think left unity is pretty important now, during another rise in fascism, but I don’t think it will last long.

          As a wise kangaroo once said

          We can be friends until after the revolution, after that, naturally, it gets difficult…

      • masquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        31·
        20 days ago

        We all have fundamentally the same goals,

        Since when was it anarchist’s goal to enslave the working class to party bureaucrats?

    • Sphere [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      27·
      20 days ago

      In my ideal postrevolutionary society, there would be special political/economic zones where anarchists could live and try to build a model for the society of the future, sheltered from external threats by the communist state. I don’t think anarchists and MLs necessarily need to be at odds.

        • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPM
          2·
          20 days ago

          You realize that that idea basically means that anarchists would have to help MLs seize power their way, and then hope they stick to their promises (because they’re then at their mercy). For me, It’s an absurd idea on its face and only serves to make us willing tools.

          • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netBanned from communityEnglish
            21·
            20 days ago

            You should actually look up the history of and contemporary anarchism in socialist states. Hell Mao himself was in anarchist circles in his college days. You just like to stir shit for no reason at all. This meme you posted is not a principled critique and is just a tired liberal trope. As anarchists we should do better. But frankly I expect nothing better from you given my past encounters with you.