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[–] rockSlayer 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm an anarcho-syndicalist, organizing a union in my workplace. I'm currently a mod for a discord server we created so our union can talk outside of work. I'm usually available to do mod stuff during weekends and most evenings, plus random times throughout the day.

I resonate heavily with the goal of being the "one stop shop" for leftism, so a motivation for being mod is to help foster left unity. I know that there's a lot of disagreement between leftists and their ideologies, but I think we as leftists should focus on the here-and-now through antifascist, anti-racist direct action to achieve anything that escapes liberalism and capitalism. Only then does debate between sects truly matter.

[–] TokenBoomer 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Zstom6IP 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yep, and i gladly made the person a moderator.

[–] TokenBoomer 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you give me some insight into your dislike for Marxist Leninist? To me, their ideology seems well thought out, if a bit misguided. What political economy would you like to see?

[–] Zstom6IP 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Staunch anti authoratarian values, i repsect some of their theory, but i find their ideas incorrect and unethical.

[–] TokenBoomer 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m an anarchist, I think. It changes as I learn. But the world I want seems unimaginable. I’m not authoritarian at all. I don’t agree with a lot of what Lenin, or Stalin did. But the way I see it, ML’s are useful for me to achieve my goals. Because they have framework, people gravitate to that. All I can reference is Spain. And that lasted, what, 2 years. Lenin would have had me jailed or killed.

[–] Zstom6IP 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you know about the zapatistsas? they are a left libertarian group that has successfully governed a region for two decades.

[–] TokenBoomer 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just read about them. There’s so much to learn, it’s daunting. They seem based. Thanks

[–] Zstom6IP 0 points 1 year ago

yeah, they are one of the best examples of socialism in practice.

[–] Zstom6IP 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Alright, thanks for the response, you are now a moderator.