[lbo-talk] Bakunin on Marx

[wrobert at uci.edu]

I think that part of the problem with these Marxism v. Anarchism debates
is that they tend to miss out on the way that these political formations
cannot be adequately understood without looking at the larger picture. 
The best example I can think of is the question of Blanquism.  For
instance, the most authoritarian moments of Bakunin tend to be when
collaborating with a young Blanquist.  There are similar influences on the
various Marxist sects of the 19th century, and Blanquism is only one of
many counter-systemic movements of the time.

                         robert wood


> Oh brother! What a bunch of ignorant nonsense.
>
> Bakunin never plotted some "invisible dictatorship". This myth was
> effectively debunked in Mark Leier's "Bakunin: The Creative Passion."
>
> Authoritarianism and elitism within anarchism? More silly nonsense. I
> have yet to meet any anarchist who would fit the bill of being an
> authoritarian.
>
> Secrecy and conspiracy? Nope. Perhaps when it comes around to planning
> protests which require some element of surprise against the police, but
> most anarchist groups and meetings are totally open. This really annoys
> authoritarian leftist groups like the ISO, who really do run groups
> using a secret conspiracy. See for example, the Campus Antiwar Network.
>
> Sorry for responding to this trollbait.
>
> Chuck
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