Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 days agoAnti-Imperialism means recognizing capitalist states like Russia and China as suchlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square389linkfedilinkarrow-up1834arrow-down181
arrow-up1753arrow-down1imageAnti-Imperialism means recognizing capitalist states like Russia and China as suchlemmy.dbzer0.comGrainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square389linkfedilink
minus-squareDoc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·4 days agoThere is anarcho-Communism but Marx’s philosophy is very state-centric, even if it does ultimately oppose the existence of a state. If you’ve read Marx, I’d suggest reading the anarchist criticisms of him by Kropotkin, Proudhon, and Bakunin.
minus-squareorcaAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoI’m not well-versed on those yet, so definitely piquing my interest. Thanks!
minus-squareDoc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·4 days agoConquest of Bread by Kropotkin is an absolute must read.
minus-squareorcaAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoI actually started reading this a while back. This is a good reminder to go back to it.
There is anarcho-Communism but Marx’s philosophy is very state-centric, even if it does ultimately oppose the existence of a state.
If you’ve read Marx, I’d suggest reading the anarchist criticisms of him by Kropotkin, Proudhon, and Bakunin.
I’m not well-versed on those yet, so definitely piquing my interest. Thanks!
Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin is an absolute must read.
I actually started reading this a while back. This is a good reminder to go back to it.