>The main distinction between marxism and anarchism is that while >marxists
>are economic determinists, and seek political revolution >before social and
>economic revolution, anarchists see the primary task >of revolutionaries as
>being Social Revolution [this is why, prior to >adopting the label
>"anarchists" were called simply Revolutionary >Socialists] which is of
>course insperable from economic revolution. >While marxists believe you can
>have these seperately at different >times, anarchists believe they are
>inseperable. This is the main >divide between Marx and Bakunin.
<sigh> Ok, since you didn't bother answering me, I'll take that as a sign the conversation's done.
And upon reading this little gem:
>marxists are economic determinists
I can say only: go read some Marx and Lenin. Enough ink, and no doubt blood, has been spilled in the history of Marxism over this point that branding Marxists en masse as economic determinists is rather like branding all anarchists as cartoon bomb-throwers: it completely and deliberately avoids the point.
Todd
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