TGN
New member
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2016
- Messages
- 31
- Reaction score
- 6
- Gender
- Undisclosed
- Political Leaning
- Undisclosed
Here's a one page article by Ad Bustersmagazine suggesting that anarchism is a viable alternative to neoliberalism.
Another World is Possible - Adbusters | Journal of the mental environment
The article cites the Spanish Revolution, which had a strong anarchist/syndicalist component in support of its position and even includes quotes from Orwell's Homage to Catalonia, which was his first-hand account of his experience as a member of the POUM militia, which fought alongside anarchist militias during the Spanish Civil War.
Today, anarchists have been involved in alternative globalization protests, hurricane relief after the Katrina and super storm Sandy disasters, formation of the Occupy movement and so on. Historically, they were involved in the labor (where they played an energetic role in winning the 8 hour workday, feminists and anti-nuke movements. Areas such as the Exarchia district in Athens have a strong anarchist presence today, while whole territories such as Chiapas and purportedly Rojava are supposedly partially influenced by anarchist ideas.
Marina Sitrin, in her recent article "The Anarchist Spirit" even notes that many of today's social movements (like the Recuperdad in Argentina) around the world have included horizontal or anarchist-like organizational principles on their own.
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/anarchist-spirit-horizontalism
"The Anarchists were still in virtual control of Catalonia and the revolution was still in full swing. To anyone who had been there since the beginning it probably seemed even in December or January that the revolutionary period was ending; but when one came straight from England the aspect of Barcelona was something startling and overwhelming. It was the first time that I had ever been in a town where the working class was in the saddle." George Orwell - Homage to Catalonia
Another World is Possible - Adbusters | Journal of the mental environment
The article cites the Spanish Revolution, which had a strong anarchist/syndicalist component in support of its position and even includes quotes from Orwell's Homage to Catalonia, which was his first-hand account of his experience as a member of the POUM militia, which fought alongside anarchist militias during the Spanish Civil War.
Today, anarchists have been involved in alternative globalization protests, hurricane relief after the Katrina and super storm Sandy disasters, formation of the Occupy movement and so on. Historically, they were involved in the labor (where they played an energetic role in winning the 8 hour workday, feminists and anti-nuke movements. Areas such as the Exarchia district in Athens have a strong anarchist presence today, while whole territories such as Chiapas and purportedly Rojava are supposedly partially influenced by anarchist ideas.
Marina Sitrin, in her recent article "The Anarchist Spirit" even notes that many of today's social movements (like the Recuperdad in Argentina) around the world have included horizontal or anarchist-like organizational principles on their own.
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/anarchist-spirit-horizontalism
"The Anarchists were still in virtual control of Catalonia and the revolution was still in full swing. To anyone who had been there since the beginning it probably seemed even in December or January that the revolutionary period was ending; but when one came straight from England the aspect of Barcelona was something startling and overwhelming. It was the first time that I had ever been in a town where the working class was in the saddle." George Orwell - Homage to Catalonia