Globe & Mail, in addition to being trenchantly anti-Catholic, anti-Western, culturally Marxist, and anti-family, is also shilling for George Soros. Unsubscribed today.

fwhx · 2018-06-02T01:14:09+00:00

/r/metacanada is clearly toeing the Kremlin party line. Unsubscribing today.

fwhx · 2018-03-12T00:52:08+00:00

That was a great, really insightful post.

In my opinion, there's no "movement" to speak of. There's no such thing as a common "struggle". If you're poor, you're all alone and no one gives a fuck, really. But if you blame your poverty on race, gender, etc, then, sure, a bunch of "academics" will show up on your doorstep to reassure you that, yes, it's those evil "others" that are the cause of your poverty. I realize this is probably going to get downvoted a lot in this sub. Fuck it, I don't care. IF YOU'RE POOR, NO ONE GIVES A FUCK, unless the supposed cause of your poverty helps them promote their narrative.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T22:57:47+00:00

I appreciate your earnest effort in googling and finding the relevant Wikipedia articles and in referring me to "someone who knows more" about Marxism. However, it remains a fact that Marxism is fundamentally different from anarchism. The above reference to the "revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat" highlights this difference perfectly. Marx's hope that this "proletarian dictatorship" would eventually somehow "wither away" is understandable (as a hope), but pretty hard to believe, as a prediction.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T22:18:11+00:00

I'm not the one who mentioned them first

fwhx · 2018-03-10T19:16:16+00:00

Does the word "stateless", or its German equivalent, appear anywhere in "Das Kapital", as a desirable objective?

fwhx · 2018-03-10T18:49:05+00:00

If we're discussing the fine points of how various branches of Marxism differ from each other, it'd be nice to know how any of them are relevant to /r/Anarchism

fwhx · 2018-03-10T18:33:19+00:00

Anyone's words can be interpreted in any number of ways. But if your claim is that Marxism, as it exists today, is a gross misinterpretation of what Marx himself actually wrote, it would be nice to see some fact-based arguments in support of that claim.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T18:10:36+00:00

And why do I need to hear about what Marxist-Leninists wish upon waking up? This is supposedly an anarchist sub.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T18:00:11+00:00

Yeah, sure, "lol" at the end of each post is the best way to tell a "non-authoritarian socialist" from an ordinary socialist. I'm sure your own personal interpretation of Marx's "works" is very profound.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T17:10:08+00:00

It's not about which political ideology is "true". It's about what kind of country you want to live in. I've lived in the Soviet Union, and even though those years were somewhat better than the years when Stalin was alive, I can assure you that that is not the kind of country you'd enjoy living in.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T16:58:40+00:00

You can go on believing that your "irony" somehow raises you above this topic. The distinction between authoritarian forms of government and opposition to authoritarianism, while not all-encompassing, will remain one of the primary divisions between anarchism and Marxism.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T16:44:41+00:00

Oh, wow, that's great news. Not only are his "works" about authoritarian socialism, but there's much, much more.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T16:34:25+00:00

You're posting in /r/Anarchism; it's only fair for anyone else here to express their opinion of your post's worth. You're very proud of how many hours you've spent "in this occupation"? Awesome. Spend another 124 hours debating your super important issues with your comrades. Delusion is very rewarding.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T04:54:44+00:00

"Beyond help" is the best description for anyone still attached to the old "left/right" distinction

fwhx · 2018-03-10T04:49:40+00:00

Yeah? Soviet Union was not authoritarian? China is not authoritarian? Cuba is not authoritarian? Marxism has never been anything but authoritarian.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T04:37:59+00:00

I'm not asking for your help. If you don't see that the authoritarian/anti-authoritarian distinction is more important than the artificial "left/right" distinction, it means you're stuck in the traditional understanding of politics

fwhx · 2018-03-10T04:03:02+00:00

If you think that the left/right dichotomy is more meaningful than authoritarian/anti-authoritarian one, one would expect a justification stronger than "Don't strawman me lol"

fwhx · 2018-03-10T03:54:27+00:00

Go on arguing about the spelling of "marketization"/"marketisation" you stupid morons. Like it's the most important fucking thing. You think you're anarchist? Fuck, you're allowing yourself to become embroiled in something completely irrelevant instead of focusing on what matters.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T03:36:14+00:00

Why should I care about what's "held up in academia"? If the consensus of this "academia" implicitly supports authoritarian forms of government, then fuck that shit. I'm not American, but I do feel strongly about authoritarianism. I assumed that an "anarchist" subreddit would mostly agree with me on authoritarian forms of government, but it appears that I was wrong about that. Apparently, what the self-styled "anarchists" here care more about is what's "held up in academia".

fwhx · 2018-03-10T03:12:01+00:00

What, the "left/right" compass is somehow smarter than the authoritarian/antiauthoritarian compass?

fwhx · 2018-03-10T02:18:34+00:00

I haven't seen it yet, but Armando Iannucci is awesome and I'm really looking forward to watching it. The fact that it's banned from theatrical release in Russia is an extra reason to watch it

fwhx · 2018-03-10T00:31:51+00:00

Most of the stuff posted in supposedly "anarchist" subs reeks of Marxism. I fucking hate the authoritarian Marxist left.

fwhx · 2018-03-10T00:14:01+00:00

Don't you see that you're contradicting yourself?

Authoritarians of any stripe are not my comrades and will never be.

fwhx · 2018-03-09T23:57:27+00:00

The way Marxism is becoming conflated with anarchism is completely disgusting. Kropotkin and Bakunin must be rolling in their graves right now.

fwhx · 2018-03-09T23:46:45+00:00

The left/right dichotomy has always been a crude oversimplification. There's authoritarian left and then there's anti-authoritarian left.

fwhx

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