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Invader Zim
8th June 2004, 15:21
I saw mention of one some where a little while ago, and I have absolutly no idea what one is? I was told it was related to socialism, so I thought I would ask.
M_Rawlins
8th June 2004, 16:01
BOOKCHINISM: Hybrid political theory, a combination of environmentalism, unorthodox Marxism, and Anarchism, which was developed upon by Murray Bookchin, a former Communist and New Left activist. Bookchinites believe in "dialectal naturalism", a deviation of dialectal materialism which combines Marx’s ideas on societal evolution with the natural world. Bookchinites and other Eco-Socialists believe that the capitalist economy is responsible for the destruction to the environment. The world ecosystem can only be saved once world socialism (a more sane and humane system) is established. In the US, the Left Green Network (est. 1988, now moribund) follows the ideology of Bookchin.
pedro san pedro
10th June 2004, 04:13
can you suggest reading on them?
M_Rawlins
10th June 2004, 05:38
Murray Bookchin's Collected works (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bookchin/BookchinCW.html)
SonofRage
10th June 2004, 06:20
A couple of my favorite works by Bookchin (which also happen to be in the link given above):
Listen, Marxists! (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bookchin/listenm.html)
The Communist Manifesto: Insights and Problems (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bookchin/comman.html)
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