Hey y'all! Here we are reading and discussing the Sections H.0-H.1 of AFAQ the following 3(!) weeks, which are the intro of why do anarchists oppose state socialism and about whether anarchists have always opposed state socialism! Here we go with Section H, it seems to be a huge section!
Happy reading!
- Section H.0: https://anarchistfaq.org/afaq/sectionH.html#sech0
- Section H.1: https://anarchistfaq.org/afaq/sectionH.html#sech1
There is also an EPUB version of AFAQ, courtesy of @irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com: here
If you'd like to join, please comment and we'll ping you next post.
Link to last week's read: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/75024604
PS. Feedback request: How did you find last week's reading pace? Fast/Slow/OK/etc.?
I wholeheartedly agree. But I think the issue goes deeper: if we want a peaceful society, it cannot be achieved through violent means. Yet can capitalist society be overcome without violence? It seems like a dead end.
This is why I think it's important to use violence only for self-defence. Our main weapons should be peaceful but if the ruling class refuses to give up power then we will have to use violence to defend ourselves. However it should never be allowed to be the means through which we achieve change, only to protect what we have already achieved.
Another quote for you out of Berlin:
-- Erich Mühsam, Declaration of principles (1907)