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Preferred economic system?

Welfare Capitalism
93
23%
Market Socialism
62
15%
Mutualism
10
2%
Syndicalism
40
10%
Communalism
13
3%
State Planning
36
9%
Decentralised Planning
27
7%
Higher Phase Communism
38
9%
Left-wing Market Anarchism
15
4%
Other
67
17%
 
Total votes : 401

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Postby Aillyria » Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:24 pm

The Parkus Empire wrote:
MERIZoC wrote:If you're denying any virtue in Marxism then why are you in this thread in the first place tbh

There are plenty of leftists who reject Marxian theory.

<----- Economic leftist who's anti-marxist.

I prefer Proudhon, Sorel, or Baikunin.
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Postby MERIZoC » Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:34 pm

The Parkus Empire wrote:
MERIZoC wrote:Not in its entirety.

That's not a very meaningful statement, since I accept aspects of Marx and I am even not a leftist.

Ok?

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Postby Collatis » Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:55 pm

The Parkus Empire wrote:
MERIZoC wrote:Not in its entirety.

That's not a very meaningful statement, since I accept aspects of Marx and I am even not a leftist.

Attesting to his influence.

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Postby Syndicated Shyr » Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:02 pm

Valgora wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:There are plenty of leftists who reject Marxian theory.


Modern social democrats.

There are anarchists and I believe a few other types of leftists that don't follow Marxian theory 100%.
I know an anarcho-syndicalist from Instagram who likes Marxism (I believe the example was Marxism-Luxemburgism), but said "transition state is a fuck".

But modern social democrats are the ones who truly reject Marxian theory. Of course, I'm not sure we should call them leftists.

I'm a classical IWA Rocker-inspired Anarcho-Syndicalist, I do not like marxism one bit but I still believe we have enough common ground regarding our goal that I could support a cooperation of all open-minded left-wingers ...even marxian social democrats.
But no stalinists and their immitators, they're just another oppressive bunch. And no Third-Way "Social Democrats" either, they're just liberals with a red tint.

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Postby Trotskylvania » Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:02 pm

Aillyria wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:There are plenty of leftists who reject Marxian theory.

<----- Economic leftist who's anti-marxist.

I prefer Proudhon, Sorel, or Baikunin.

My gott, pure ideology.

Seriously tho, Bakunin is the only one of the three who isn't pure dreck at theory, and he's the try-hard adventurist who never met a lost cause he didn't fall in love with.
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Postby Bakery Hill » Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:08 pm

Trotskylvania wrote:
Aillyria wrote:<----- Economic leftist who's anti-marxist.

I prefer Proudhon, Sorel, or Baikunin.

My gott, pure ideology.

Seriously tho, Bakunin is the only one of the three who isn't pure dreck at theory, and he's the try-hard adventurist who never met a lost cause he didn't fall in love with.

Hey can you just shut up about Nechayev, he talked a good talk man.
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Postby Kubra » Thu Oct 12, 2017 3:43 am

Trotskylvania wrote:
Aillyria wrote:<----- Economic leftist who's anti-marxist.

I prefer Proudhon, Sorel, or Baikunin.

My gott, pure ideology.

Seriously tho, Bakunin is the only one of the three who isn't pure dreck at theory, and he's the try-hard adventurist who never met a lost cause he didn't fall in love with.
Proudhon was not terrible at theory, so long as it was economic. I don't agree with it, but let's not be unfair.
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Postby War Gears » Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:41 am

Aillyria wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:There are plenty of leftists who reject Marxian theory.

<----- Economic leftist who's anti-marxist.

I prefer Proudhon, Sorel, or Baikunin.


Good, good.

Never really thought about it, but Sorel would probably appeal a lot to Muslims with his concept of moral regeneration.
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Postby Victoriala II » Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:59 am

The Parkus Empire wrote:
MERIZoC wrote:If you're denying any virtue in Marxism then why are you in this thread in the first place tbh

There are plenty of leftists who reject Marxian theory.

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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:43 am

Lonograd wrote:I've been called a fascist and a Tankie.

Edit: Also I've been called an anti-Semite.

Welcome to the club. I'm apparently simultaneously a fascist and a communist.
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Postby Ostroeuropa » Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:44 am

Thermodolia wrote:
Lonograd wrote:I've been called a fascist and a Tankie.

Edit: Also I've been called an anti-Semite.

Welcome to the club. I'm apparently simultaneously a fascist and a communist.


These feels.
Though to be fair, "Don't shoot, i'm a syndicalist!" may have worked on basically every side of WW2. Then again, Stalin.
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Postby Aellex » Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:52 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:These feels.
Though to be fair, "Don't shoot, i'm a syndicalist!" may have worked on basically every side of WW2. Then again, Stalin.

True. Both sides would have shot you. :p
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Postby Nazbol Pudding Club » Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:00 am

Thermodolia wrote:
Lonograd wrote:I've been called a fascist and a Tankie.

Edit: Also I've been called an anti-Semite.

Welcome to the club. I'm apparently simultaneously a fascist and a communist.


It happens. The trigglypuff wing of NSG's libertarians like their snarl words regular and interchangeable no less than any of the other doctrinaire loons.

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Postby Ostroeuropa » Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:15 am

Aellex wrote:
Ostroeuropa wrote:These feels.
Though to be fair, "Don't shoot, i'm a syndicalist!" may have worked on basically every side of WW2. Then again, Stalin.

True. Both sides would have shot you. :p


Ah.
Right.
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Postby War Gears » Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:28 am

Ostroeuropa wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:Welcome to the club. I'm apparently simultaneously a fascist and a communist.


These feels.
Though to be fair, "Don't shoot, i'm a syndicalist!" may have worked on basically every side of WW2. Then again, Stalin.


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Postby The Eternal Aulus » Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:01 am

Aillyria wrote:
The Parkus Empire wrote:There are plenty of leftists who reject Marxian theory.

<----- Economic leftist who's anti-marxist.

I prefer Proudhon, Sorel, or Baikunin.

Based. Combine it with Jamaat Sufism and you get some nice lulz. Anarcho-Sufism when.
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Postby War Gears » Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:18 am

The Eternal Aulus wrote:
Aillyria wrote:<----- Economic leftist who's anti-marxist.

I prefer Proudhon, Sorel, or Baikunin.

Based. Combine it with Jamaat Sufism and you get some nice lulz. Anarcho-Sufism when.


Back in his socialist days, Mussolini was good friends with an anarcho-Sufist woman. But I suspect she had an Orientalist or modern liberal concept of it because she committed quite a number of things against the religion (such as crossdressing and advocating free love iirc).
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Postby Kubra » Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:29 pm

Nazbol Pudding Club wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:Welcome to the club. I'm apparently simultaneously a fascist and a communist.


It happens. The trigglypuff wing of NSG's libertarians like their snarl words regular and interchangeable no less than any of the other doctrinaire loons.

Wise man say: don't get mad, get a parody nation.
can you really whine about invectives while using invectives
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Postby Proctopeo » Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:19 pm

Kubra wrote:
Nazbol Pudding Club wrote:
It happens. The trigglypuff wing of NSG's libertarians like their snarl words regular and interchangeable no less than any of the other doctrinaire loons.

Wise man say: don't get mad, get a parody nation.
can you really whine about invectives while using invectives

Yes, yes you can. Assuming they don't use their snarl words "regular[ly] and interchangeabl[y]", it's not hypocritical.
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Postby Improved werpland » Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:31 pm

Thoughts on Tankies, like these?

„It is impossible to mix Islam with Marxism which is a materialistic ideology but I think that mixing Shariah law with some elements of planned economy would be a great system for the whole world civilisation, especially for the Middle East”


edit: added comma
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Postby Genivaria » Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:32 pm

Improved werpland wrote:Thoughts on Tankies like these?

„It is impossible to mix Islam with Marxism which is a materialistic ideology but I think that mixing Shariah law with some elements of planned economy would be a great system for the whole world civilisation, especially for the Middle East”

Absolute garbage.
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Postby Kubra » Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:41 pm

Proctopeo wrote:
Kubra wrote: can you really whine about invectives while using invectives

Yes, yes you can. Assuming they don't use their snarl words "regular[ly] and interchangeabl[y]", it's not hypocritical.
>regularly
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>interchangeably
I mean, you'll have to define your terms.
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Postby Bakery Hill » Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:45 pm

Improved werpland wrote:Thoughts on Tankies, like these?

„It is impossible to mix Islam with Marxism which is a materialistic ideology but I think that mixing Shariah law with some elements of planned economy would be a great system for the whole world civilisation, especially for the Middle East”


edit: added comma

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Postby Grenartia » Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:49 pm

War Gears wrote:
Grenartia wrote:
Nobody ever uses it in its original sense any more, aside from pretentious libertarians. Adjust your linguistics accordingly for minimal confusion in the future.


1. Says the socialist who continually insists to be called a "social democrat."

Grenartia wrote:
I'm just saying, when actual fascists were positively comparing his rule to their fascism, he's pretty fucking fash.


2. Have you stopped to consider that maybe Fascism and Bolshevism both had their origins in socialism and that's the reason for the numerous similarities, instead of Stalin being a covert fascist?


1. Classical Social Democrat. Get it fucking right.

2. I fully acknowledge that Fascism came from Mussolini wanting to mix certain elements of socialism with right-wing nationalism, to create broad appeal. I reject that it was actually socialist, however. As for Bolshevism, Lenin was alright. But it was nowhere near achieving socialism when Lenin died, and Stalin distorted it, increasingly towards fascism. No wonder Lenin wanted Trotsky to succeed him.

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Grenartia wrote:
Nah, she was a fucking reactionary.

In what sense?


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Postby Pilarcraft » Thu Oct 12, 2017 10:52 pm

Sorry here, but I had a question regarding anarchism.
How do Anarchists deal with criminals?
Like, I know by abolishing Private Property, most of the types of crime can't technically happen (you can't steal something if everything belongs to everyone, for example), but there are some kinds of crime that exist nonetheless. unless it's a utopia, Rape, and Murder will happen for one reason or the other. so, how do left-wing anarchists deal with a murderer in their community?
or, Idk, how do we deal with someone who claims to own a means of production and closes it to the public use?
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