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In reply to the discussion: We need a new system [View all]Taverner
(55,476 posts)And that is OK for me - what works in MS might not work in CA.
As per vandalism - I am not advocating a scorched earth policy, but a very targeted, very specific vandalism.
Only what is needed, and without harm to anyone.
As for what would be a specific definition of what is needed - that's not something I can predict. The Boston Tea Party was needed to build morale against the British East India Company, and was an acceptable example of the "Propaganda of the Deed."
Again, I have no beef with Marx OR Bakunin. I think now is the time to start re-investigating radicalism. Status Quo does not work, and the time for a Keynesian solution like which got us out of the Great Depression has long passed.
Now onto Anarchist Sucess stories - yes, the list is short. But that is exactly what Monarchists said about Democracy. There is one, however, and it is thriving: The Zapatista Autonomous Zone. It is not officially recognized by Mexico, but it runs itself and through community development it has become a living example of a Socialist/Anarchist body.
There have been some, but to me you need Anarchists, Socialists, Communists and Mutualists at the table. The Anarchists keep the Communists from becoming despotic, the Communists keep the Anarchists on task, the Socialists protect the working classes while the Mutualists keep the economy humming.