The Red Bureaucracy Authoritarian Socialism Vs Libertarian Socialism
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In anticipation of comments suggesting leninists and anarchists should 'unite against the capitalists': greatmomentsinleftism .co.uk 2013 07 le. Authoritarian socialists think this can be done by their party taking control of the central government. the assumption is that a central government (i.e. the state) is necessary to do this. in the soviet union there was no socialism; there was state capitalism. the government took over the factories and farms and hired wage workers.
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Dunking on tankies from a leftist (anti capitalist) perspective. a tankie is someone who defends supports authoritarian totalitarian regimes under the guise of socialism. the term originated from those who supported the 1956 invasion of hungary by the soviet union. 456k subscribers in the socialism community. an international community for socialists, to discuss current events in our world from our…. Libertarian socialism is an anti authoritarian and anti capitalist political current that emphasises self governance and workers' self management. it is contrasted from other forms of socialism by its rejection of state ownership and from other forms of libertarianism by its rejection of private property. broadly defined, it includes schools of. 15 votes, 16 comments. 166k subscribers in the breadtube community. breadtube is the place for the new wave of creators, journalists and artists….
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Libertarian socialism is an anti authoritarian and anti capitalist political current that emphasises self governance and workers' self management. it is contrasted from other forms of socialism by its rejection of state ownership and from other forms of libertarianism by its rejection of private property. broadly defined, it includes schools of. 15 votes, 16 comments. 166k subscribers in the breadtube community. breadtube is the place for the new wave of creators, journalists and artists…. Authoritarian socialism is derived from the concept of socialism from above. hal draper defined socialism from above as the philosophy which employs an elite administration to run the socialist state. the other side of socialism is a more democratic socialism from below. [ 1] the idea of socialism from above is much more frequently discussed in. Leninists believe that a socialist society ought to be run by huge hierarchical, top down state bureaucracy. but libertarian socialists believe in dismantling hierarchies, in grassroots democracy, and in self emancipation. most contemporary socialists see themselves in the latter tradition.
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Authoritarian socialism is derived from the concept of socialism from above. hal draper defined socialism from above as the philosophy which employs an elite administration to run the socialist state. the other side of socialism is a more democratic socialism from below. [ 1] the idea of socialism from above is much more frequently discussed in. Leninists believe that a socialist society ought to be run by huge hierarchical, top down state bureaucracy. but libertarian socialists believe in dismantling hierarchies, in grassroots democracy, and in self emancipation. most contemporary socialists see themselves in the latter tradition.
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