by RedReaper » Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:54 pm
Comrades,
No offence to Libertá e Progresso but many of their points seem to be directed towards a strawman of the Anarchist position, atleast the position of the majority of Federation members, rather than an argument against actual Anarchist theorists and advocates. I personally believe this is due to a misunderstanding of Anarchism as a political, social and economic system. This is perfectly understandable due to the overall misrepresentation in media and politics that Anarchism has always faced. Our previous statement was not meant to be an justification for our position, simply an description of what it is. Therefore it is probably due to our lack of an explanation which underlies this misrepresentation of the beliefs of the Federation and it's members.
However, ultimately this strawman argument lies on the belief that we don't protect minorities enough in our consensus based directly democratic processes; but this is false. Indeed our first statement in this discussion outlined our advocacy of a vito for minorities in directly democratic decisions; and our insistence that all minorities have as much a voice in the debate as the majority. What can be more protective of minority positions than giving them a vito on all decisions made via directly democratic means? Furthermore direct democracy is but a small fraction of the Anarchist decision making process, being used only when consensus is not an option. The vast majority of decision making, as stated, is made via consensus, a process which requires full support from all members for a decision to be made. Indeed the Federation regards this as far superior to referendums or representative democracy where 51% of the voters can overrule the vote of the other 49%, effectively making their participation meaningless as a result. I, and indeed the vast majority of the Federation regard this as far closer to democracy than the "Dictatorship of the majority" (referendums) and the "Dictatorship of the elected minority" (Representative Democracy) that Libertá e Progresso currently advocates for.
As for us seeking the abolition of apparently "EVERYTHING", I think that is an exaggeration. We are anti-state, anti-capitalist, anti-patriarchy, anti-bigotry and anti-fascist. We are indeed the Far Left, but we are far from the state loving Authoritarian Socialists Libertá e Progresso suggests we are. Ultimately we believe in progressive principles, we just take those beliefs one step further, advocating for an end to all oppression, not just specific oppression. We advocate social revolution; not social reform. That is our message. We are the only Left Wing opposition in Luthori. Currently we need solidarity, and I think you need it to. Now lets have a good discussion not a misrepresentative brawl.
The Masked Man,
Delegate Leader of the Anarchist Federation