Fascism!

[Mr. Tea]

You're right though, fascism and authoritarian socialism obviously have a lot in common, and there are fascist ideologies that are no less fascist for being economically left-wing (Strasserism, NazBol...).

 

[dilbert1]

“Have these gentlemen ever seen a revolution? A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its will upon the other part by means of rifles, bayonets and cannon — authoritarian means, if such there be at all; and if the victorious party does not want to have fought in vain, it must maintain this rule by means of the terror which its arms inspire in the reactionists. Would the Paris Commune have lasted a single day if it had not made use of this authority of the armed people against the bourgeois? Should we not, on the contrary, reproach it for not having used it freely enough?” - Engels, “On Authority” (1872)

 

[dilbert1]

That is of course a somewhat controversial piece of writing, especially for the anarchists. I’ve been listening to C. Derick Varn’s youtube series breaking down this fucking massive critique of “On Authority” published online just late last year

Read On Authority

JudgeSabo Read On Authority How Engels Mocked at the Whole World 12/29/2023

theanarchistlibrary.org

 

[other_life]

i'd argue that the superficially 'social' and 'collective' elements of fascist propaganda borrow more from pre-/non-/anti-marxist socialist trends

 

[other_life]

the common term of socialism and fascism is not, can't really be 'authority', rather what is salient is their common emergence in romanticism

 

[other_life]

viz. medievalist forms of 'guild socialism' in germany before + continuing past marx; sorel and peguy (ambivalent/vacillating figures) as formative for mussolini, their appropriation by vichy france

 

[luka]

That is of course a somewhat controversial piece of writing, especially for the anarchists. I’ve been listening to C. Derick Varn’s youtube series breaking down this fucking massive critique of “On Authority” published online just late last year

Read On Authority

JudgeSabo Read On Authority How Engels Mocked at the Whole World 12/29/2023

theanarchistlibrary.org

great

 

[hmg]

Who would win in a fight between Rocky Balboa and Rambo?

 

[Murphy]

If Rocky was being a cock in a bar and John J Rambo (Ret’d) is in just trying to chill and Rocky is on the karaoke and proceeds to spill beer all over John J Rambo (Ret’d’s)‘s jacket and next moment company leader to identify baker team - Rambo, Messner, Ortega, Coletta, Jorgensen, Danforth, Berry, Krakauer confirm! This is Colonel Trautman. Talk to me, Johnny.Raven can you hear me Johnny

“they’re all gone, sir”

 

[mixed_biscuits]

 

[dilbert1]

Great discussion on The Transitional Program today, wish you had been there @thirdform to share your thoughts



(Photo taken after our very sober meeting)

 

[luka]