Posed similar questions about communism in the past. I’m just trying to understand, I ask because I know there is a reasonable contingent of anarchists here. If you have any literature to recommend I’d love to hear about it. My current understanding is, destruction of current system of government (violently or otherwise) followed by abolition of all law. Following this, small communities of like minded individuals form and cooperate to solve food, safety, water and shelter concerns.
I think if you’re asking questions about communism and anarchism, it makes most sense to ask those questions where communists and anarchists hang out, rather than communities that tend to be more liberal. For clarity, I’m a Marxis-Leninist that used to be an anarchist.
Anarchism is primarily about communalization and decentralization of production and distribution. Anarchists view the state as a monopoly on violence and an unjustifiable hierarchy, and so seek to establish horizontalist structures and production methods that are more local than interconnected where possible. Think community self-reliance, with minor trade between cells.
An Anarchist FAQ tends to be valued among anarchists as a good but lengthy intro.
TIL: anarchy is Agile
I appreciate the faq! This group has the highest concentration of communists/anarchists I’ve found. The blend of other ideologies here is helpful too because I want to hear/understand dissenting opinions from those who have studied it as well.
No problem on the FAQ! It’s a deceptive title, it’s extremely lengthy. I don’t really agree with it either, as I’m a Marxist, not an anarchist, but I know anarchists swear by it.
As for what I mean by asking in a place with more anarchists and communists, Lemmy.world is predominantly liberal. The communists are usually on Lemmygrad.ml, Hexbear.net, or Lemmy.ml, while the anarchists are generally on dbzer0 and Hexbear.net.
With a Lemmy.world account, on a Lemmy.world community, you are going to find the majority of upvoted comments are from non-communists trying to explain communism. For example, the top comment that showed up for me on the communism post was entirely off-base, to which I wrote a hopefully constructive response. These kinds of comments are upvoted on Lemmy.world because they reinforce the general “pro-left in theory, anti-left in practice” stance that is predominent here on Lemmy.world.
I think it’s useful for getting the ideas of non-communists, ie you have your dissenting opinions, but for a more well-rounded view I’d use Lemmy.ml’s Ask Lemmy community and with a Lemmy.ml account, as that way you can actually see Hexbear.net and Lemmygrad.ml answers. Just my two cents!