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I highly recommend the Spanish Civil War tour in Barcelona by Nick Lloyd (https://twitter.com/Civil_War_Spain). Unfortunately, the war is still a touchy subject in Spain, so his tour is the best you'll get until Spain builds a proper museum.
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> the internet is an invention of the anarchist movement Could you elaborate on that statement? I've heard this same notion twice now in the past couple months, and I have no idea what it's based upon. It seems far easier to argue that the Internet is an invention of the military-industrial complex. I would enjoy hearing your rationale!
It stems from John Perry Barlow and the Cyberspace Declaration of Independence. There was a lot of discussion of what the emerging net was, and what it was going to be. A society, a state, governable or ungovernable, above or separate from such things, etc. Which led to the Declaration. https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence
That piece may have been an important contribution to thought that shaped the future development of how people approached the internet, but it wasn't responsible for the invention of the internet, which was not, in fact, a product of the anarchist movement, but rather something the anarchist movement attempted to grab onto and use to reshape the world to fit the movement's ideals.
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Anarcho socialism hasn’t succeeded yet, but I still believe it must succeed in the future if we are ever to see real freedom for the masses and to avoid near total destruction of the Earth’s biosphere. If anyone wants to downvote me, I ask that you choose one of two alternatives. First, tell me why you want to downvote. Or, read this article by Albert Einstein talking about the necessity of socialism: https://monthly…
Capitalism will reach its end one day, long after we are gone, but that will be because of its own technologic achievements and not because of 19th-century socialist philosophy. Capitalism will become so efficient at some point that in its quest for more and more efficiency, it will end resource scarcity. Once scarcity is eliminated, capitalism "withers" away. That's my hope anyway. In the short-term, I'd like to see…
But anyway, you are both saying Marxist and pro-capitalist things, so I would guess you're just being downvoted by everyone.
The Spanish Civil War happens to be one of my favorite historical events. In no small part because I once was really into anarcho-syndicalist beliefs. Not so much anymore, but I still enjoy it from a historical perspective. I highly recommend the Spanish Civil War tour in Barcelona by Nick Lloyd ( https://twitter.com/Civil_War_Spain ). Unfortunately, the war is still a touchy subject in Spain, so his tour is the best…
The Spanish Civil War happens to be one of my favorite historical events. In no small part because I once was really into anarcho-syndicalist beliefs. Not so much anymore, but I still enjoy it from a historical perspective. I highly recommend the Spanish Civil War tour in Barcelona by Nick Lloyd ( https://twitter.com/Civil_War_Spain ). Unfortunately, the war is still a touchy subject in Spain, so his tour is the best…
Out of curiosity, why are you no longer into anarcho-syndicalism?
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> the internet is an invention of the anarchist movement Could you elaborate on that statement? I've heard this same notion twice now in the past couple months, and I have no idea what it's based upon. It seems far easier to argue that the Internet is an invention of the military-industrial complex. I would enjoy hearing your rationale!
It stems from John Perry Barlow and the Cyberspace Declaration of Independence. There was a lot of discussion of what the emerging net was, and what it was going to be. A society, a state, governable or ungovernable, above or separate from such things, etc. Which led to the Declaration. https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence
"We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace." Gosh, I had forgotten what heady times the Nineties were!
Unlike authoritarian communism, anarcho-socialism never got the chance to succeed or fail on its own merits. It was strangled in the crib.
Anarcho socialism hasn’t succeeded yet, but I still believe it must succeed in the future if we are ever to see real freedom for the masses and to avoid near total destruction of the Earth’s biosphere. If anyone wants to downvote me, I ask that you choose one of two alternatives. First, tell me why you want to downvote. Or, read this article by Albert Einstein talking about the necessity of socialism: https://monthly…
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Out of curiosity, why are you no longer into anarcho-syndicalism?
I guess I "outgrew" it. It's fun when you are in high school. I think capitalism works well so long as people can keep it honest. The invisible hand needs a visible hand because two hands are better than one. I also believe capitalism will eat itself and deliver us a pretty awesome world a hundred or so years from now (assuming we police it in the interim). Eliminate borders, then eliminate around one trillion a year…
I wish I could share your optimism. It's hard for me to believe there will be any future that doesn't include environmental collapse.
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Out of curiosity, why are you no longer into anarcho-syndicalism?
I guess I "outgrew" it. It's fun when you are in high school. I think capitalism works well so long as people can keep it honest. The invisible hand needs a visible hand because two hands are better than one. I also believe capitalism will eat itself and deliver us a pretty awesome world a hundred or so years from now (assuming we police it in the interim). Eliminate borders, then eliminate around one trillion a year…