> You are confusing how decisions are made (process) with the
> hierarchy that the Left favors (structure).
Is your anarchism: consensus for process, and affinity groups with spokes-councils for structure?
> There is some connection between the two, but when anarchists use
> the word "authoritarian" to describe left or right groups and
tendencies,
> they are usually referring to their hierarchy. The IST (ISO and SWP)
> and the Greens are authoritarian because they have hierarchical
> organizations and favor centralized parties as the locus for political
> activity.
Huh? Authoritarian Greens? The US Greens are madly decentralized, with locals having not only extensive autonomy, but little to no direction or support, much less coercion, from the national offices. For process, at least in TX, they use consensus. Well, as much as can be endured.
-- Shane
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