[lbo-talk] anarchists are such extreme individualists that they put spaces between their words

[Wojtek S]

Ravi: "So real leftists/unionists have as their core values
collectivism and abiding trust in the social. What does that mean, in
concrete terms? "

[WS:] two words: "party discipline" which means internalization of the
belief that (i) "I" is not omniscient and thus fundamentally incapable
of making decisions on its own, (ii)  organizational wisdom is
superior to individual wisdom, and (iii) loyalty to the
organization/collective trumps individual opinions and feelings.  In
other words - you do not cross that picket line no matter how much you
want buy an I-product.  The unionists score much higher than
anarchists on that measure.

If you do not like the "party discipline" phrase, think "social solidarity."

-- 
Wojtek

"An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."