Anarcho-Communism

[Never Give In]

Communism (as well as Anarchism) is a broad array of ideologies.

When one calls himself an Anarcho-Communist, can he refer to himself as an Anarcho-Maoist if he believes in Mao Zhedong Thought? Can he be an Anarcho-Trotskyist if he believes in the ideas of Trotsky? Anarcho-Marxist? Anarcho-Juche? Anarcho-Stalinist?

[The Feral Underclass]

Communism, specifically, refers to a stage in class society when class no longer exists and the 'economy' is organised base don the idea "from each according to ability; to each according to need".

This idea is not at all at odds with the idea of anarchism, which is a reaction to "Marxism's" statist theories and concepts of authority and hierarchy, which are fundamental tenets of anarchism.

Idea's such as Maosim, Trotskyism et al are essentially Leninist ideas which maintain Marxist theories about the state. All of which are fundamentally at odds with anarchism. The point being that calling oneself an anarcho-maoist is a contradiction in terms, where as anarcho-communism is not.

The reason anarchists attached the term communism to their ideological name is to differentiate economically with other forms of anarchism.

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The only propable anarcho-trotskyist is NKOS :D .

Anarchism is not a reaction to marxism. Marxism is even more a reaction to anarchism as anarchism excisted before Marx wrote his theories. Even leninism can be seen as a reaction to anarchism.

[The Feral Underclass]

Originally posted by [email protected] 10, 2007 09:16 am
The only propable anarcho-trotskyist is NKOS :D .

Anarchism is not a reaction to marxism. Marxism is even more a reaction to anarchism as anarchism excisted before Marx wrote his theories. Even leninism can be seen as a reaction to anarchism.
Anarchism did not exist in a coherent political form until Bakunin and the First International. I think any credible Marxist would not assert that Marxism was a reaction to anarchism. Marx's theories were largely unique and had absolutely nothing to do with Proudhon or the individualists that came before him. Having said that 'The Poverty of Philosophy' is an interesting read.

Bakunin's ideas were a direct reaction to Marxism and it's concept of the state.