Anarcho-Syndicalism vs Anarchism

[sithsaber]

What differentiates anarchosyndicalism in comparison to various other anarchist schools of thought? http://www.revleft.com/vb/revleft/buttons/edit.gif (http://www.revleft.com/vb/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=2407692)

[Luc]

Seriously? :confused:

Anarcho-syndicalism is a tendency of Anarchism so, no

[Railyon]

What is this I don't even.

One is a strategy while the other is an umbrella term. One is contained in the other, but they are not the same thing.

It's kinda like asking whether left-coms are communists...

[The Jay]

One is a tactic, the other is a political position.

[sithsaber]

Seriously? :confused:

Anarcho-syndicalism is a tendency of Anarchism so, no

I'm not a fucking retard, I'm just being as vague as possible to see multiple interpretations. Alright let me hold your hand. What differentiates anarchosyndicalism in comparison to various other anarchist schools of thought?

[Geiseric]

I would refrain from using retard, it offend people. Trust me i've been *****ed at for saying it so badly.

Anyways Anarcho Syndicallism is radical trade unionism, but there can't be a political party.

[sithsaber]

I would refrain from using retard, it offend people. Trust me i've been *****ed at for saying it so badly.



I would refrain from using ***** as well, for i have been called a sexist retard for using it. Thanks for the advice though

[Luc]

I'm not a fucking retard, I'm just being as vague as possible to see multiple interpretations. Alright let me hold your hand. What differentiates anarchosyndicalism in comparison to various other anarchist schools of thought?

ah that's really clever :)

Well i think, anarcho-syndicalism has a greater focus on worker's control than community's control (contrasted with anarcho-communism) and doesn't necessarily entails the abolition of currency asap but possibly having something like LTVs before money can be abolished.

not too certain I haven't studied it deeply

edit: O yeah as people mentioned it focuses on radical unions and such in regards organisation a revolutionary methodology while Insurrectionism focuses on informal affinity groups and Platformism or synthesisism focuses on anarchist federations

p.s. I am sorry to of offended you, I thought you were trolling

[Zav]

Come on people, it's a fair question. Sithsaber has not been here all that long and might be genuinely confused. I had the same question when I first became political. There's no need for this attitude.

Anarchism is the political philosophy of government without a State. Anarcho-Syndicalism is one tactic used to achieve Anarchy. It involves the use of unions like the IWW to organize workers to be self-managing and receive the full value of their labor. Many Anarchists support and employ this tactic, and are thus called Anarcho-Syndicalists, however not all Anarchists are Anarcho-Syndicalists, especially more modern ones who either only know of labor unions as bureaucratic for-profit catastrophes or have become pessimistic about them.

[sithsaber]

Please lock this thread, i have refined my question somewhere else and wish to start anew

[Caj]

Anarcho-syndicalism focuses on the use of unions or syndicates to carry out revolution. Read Rudolf Rocker's Anarcho-Syndicalism: From Theory to Practice.

Also, don't say "retard." It's ableist.

[sithsaber]

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Also, don't say "retard." It's ableist.

My God that's actually a word. My bad?

[Luc]

Ableism is an issue that seems to popping up lately, a local anarchist org. had a speaking event on it last month irrc

[x359594]

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