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Bilan
10th January 2008, 11:25
So, I was scrolling through the quotes of the 2006 strikes in Paris, and came across a piece of graffiti saying "Long live insurrectionary communism!"
I tried to find some info on it, but couldn't.
I found this on insurrectionary anarchism:



Insurrectionary anarchism is not an ideological solution to all social problems, a commodity on the capitalist market of ideologies and opinions, but an on-going praxis aimed at putting an end to the domination of the state and the continuance of capitalism, which requires analysis and discussion to advance. We don't look to some ideal society or offer an image of utopia for public consumption. Throughout history, most anarchists, except those who believed that society would evolve to the point that it would leave the state behind, have been insurrectionary anarchists. Most simply, this means that the state will not merely wither away, thus anarchists must attack, for waiting is defeat; what is needed is open mutiny and the spreading of subversion among the exploited and excluded. Here we spell out some implications that we and some other insurrectionary anarchists draw from this general problem: if the state will not disappear on its own, how then do we end its existence? It is, therefore, primarily a practice, and focuses on the organization of attack... The State of capital will not "wither away" ...attack is the refusal of mediation, pacification, sacrifice, accommodation, and compromise.


So, what differences are there between insurrectionary anarchism and insurrectionary communism, and what are the basic principles of insurrectionary communism?

Also, what texts can peoples recommend for further reading on the subject?

The Feral Underclass
10th January 2008, 11:39
Insurrectionary anarchism is a praxis, this is how I see insurrectionary anarchism but some of the ideas expressed within this praxis can be non/anti class positions that sometimes reject formal organisation.

Bilan
10th January 2008, 11:55
Could the situationist stuff be considered, to some degree, insurrectionary communist?

As I understand it - which is, poorly - insurrectionary anarchism seeks to a primary focus on the organization of attack, which sounds much like the situationist tendency of creating a situation.

AmbitiousHedonism
10th January 2008, 17:43
insurrectionary communism is pretty close to insurrectionary anarchism. I think of it as a variant of ultra-left tendencies. there's a european zine/pamphlet entitled "call" which IMO describes insurrectionary communism.

anti-politics.net reflects some of this.

black magick hustla
10th January 2008, 18:25
i always had the vibe that isnurrectionary communism is trendy french shite (i.e. postmodernism, a lot of marxism, anti-organization, etc). i think prole.info is insurrectionary communist.

i think its amusing and romantic at best. but i dont see much potential in it.