why do so many people seem to have a hierarchy allergy round these Western leftist parts
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I've seen an anarchist tenants union implode because they had no system in place for handling an abuser, who was also a friend of most. No one person wanted to be the one to do something, or others were waiting on the opaque chain of command to make a move. Way too late they finally got something done about it, but by then it had left a bad impression.
From the outside we were watching and surprised at how little action was actually being done about it. They were also the type of people who would criticize PSL and other ML groups for things like this, while then completely dropping the ball when it was in their court... It was a good learning moment for me and I hope others.
Anarchist groups such as that one are going to have hierarchies. That structure will develop at some scale. They just may not be formally announced and hence not held accountable when shit actually goes down.
Yes I've seen similar things and worse in the same vein.
Tyranny of Structurlessness by Jo Freeman always relevant in these discussions
That's basically the thesis of If We Burn: if we don't choose our leaders they will choose themselves.