Dual Power

[Raúl Duke]

How do "dual power" situations arise, how are they brought about, and examples (past and present) of "dual power" situations.

Do you think dual power is a overall effective or ineffective tactic (or is it's effectiveness determined by the situation)?

[RGacky3]

I think the Zapatistas right now are a great example of an duel power situation, the IWW's idea of building a new society inside the shell of the old one also goes along with this idea.

They way its done is rather than fight to gain control of institutions, override them, build your own and try and lessen the influence of State and Capitalist institutions, for example instead of storming city hall and trying to take power, make neighborhood assembilies and decide things there undermining the cities power, in the Zapatistas case, they never intended to overthrow the Mexican government, they just made their good government juntas and undermined the Mexican government in their area.

Its kind of the same with the IWW, their goal was to build the Union so that it could Undermine the Capitalist, that the desicions would be made democratically.

I think Duel Power is a great concept, first of all because you don't have to deal with the problems that are inherent in established institutions, second the State will have a very very hard time justifying attaking the Duel Power, because the Duel Power is'nt threatening anything directly, for the State to respond it MUST respond in a totalitarian way which puts the State at a popular disadvantage.