this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2023
5 points (100.0% liked)

Anarchism

376 readers
1 users here now

Are you an Anarchist? The answer might surprise you!

Rules:

  1. Be respectful
  2. Don't be a nazi
  3. Argue about the point and not the person
  4. This is not the place to debate the merits of anarchism itself. While discussion is encouraged, getting in your “epic dunks on the anarkiddies” is not. As a result of the instance’s poor moderation policies and hostility toward anarchists by default, lemmygrad users are encouraged not to post here, though not explicitly disallowed if they aren’t just looking to start a fight.

See also:

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
5
Bolo'bolo (theanarchistlibrary.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

What are your thoughts on Bolo'bolo? Is it well known in your circles?

To me, it's one my literary and theoretical bases that I keep coming back to. Sometimes just to skim trough it and dream :D I see enourmous potential there.

While I know quite a few people that know the book - or at least of it -, it feels like it doesn't get the attention it deserves.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I understand your view, I think. It might be caused by my brief summary though. Bolo‘bolo differs from ‚traditional‘ anarcho-communism - at least as I understand it - in a key aspect. Or maybe it specifies traditional an-com?

Besides the new terminology, which allows a fresh approach, I see the difference in the diversity/flexibility of social organizations within the bolos (internal organization may or may not align with traditional an-com notions like collective ownership etc.) as well as these organisations ‚fluidity‘ over time. Each ibu and every group of ibus is/are free to choose their own ideology and value systems. To me this is an interesting approach to solve the tensions individual/community. What fascinates me, is the pragmatism the concept shows by allowing for diverse communities with different internal arrangements to coexist and interact.

If you know any theorists you advocate this approach, please share :)

And also its just fun to read and discover whats behind all those new terms :D