Communism

Oddly enough I was thinking about organic centralism while I was reading "Turning the Tide", the program of Black Rose Anarchist Federation, and how it approaches the same question.

I think that tension between Bordigism and council communism is what made Dauve's point about the KAPD practicing organic centralism so poignant (and salty).

Regarding autonomism, I can't really say too much, although I have read from contemporary council communists that autonomists were inspired by council communist ideas, if they also took them in different trajectories. Off the top of my head is Paul Mattick Jr's introduction to the Council Communist Reader where he says much the same (unless I imagined that) and, as another example, Rio Ferreiro's described as a Spanish Autonomist and wrote the short "Fundamental Positions of Council Communism". From what I understand, the council communist kernel which inspired autonomism was about the creative powers of the working class in choosing the forms of its struggle (the form of proletarian dictatorship, ultimately, although idk if autonomists use that language) to undo class society.

Back in my 20s I was a class struggle anarchist and a Platformist (although I think I probably just wanted some specific organization/party rather than fully understanding all of the elements of the current). I was getting involved with Common Struggle right as they were merging with other groups to form Black Rose Anarchist Federation.