Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 00:44:15 +0000
From: Erik <anarchie-AT-buelinckx.net>
Subject: Re: So What the Hell is "Left Anarchy"?


At 15:16 -0500 04-01-2000, Chuck0 wrote:
...>
>I'm not sure either, which is why I think we need to have an in depth
>discussion on this topic.
>

Yes but still i didn't get any real explanation of Leftism. So for me the
anti-Leftism still has the danger to get mixed up with the rightwing (as
happened with factions of the greens, probably all over the western world).

When Iain says leftism = state capitalism i'm afraid i can't agree. I've
been considering myself as a person from the far left (just a bit farther
than marxist-comunists because i can't accept a dictature of the
proletariat or any state-like transitional period even for a second).

I laways thought left was rather commonly agreed on term. F.i. Blair
consideres hismelf to be mildly left: he ain't he's a liberal. But hen
liberal in Belgium is completely different from liberal in the U$. Tatcher
was a liberal and slept with a republican. So maybe i shouldn' ask for
explanations about terms ;-) but hey why not.

If by Leftism one means all those little groupuscules on the left fighting
their petty fights, anarchism is even more part of it.

Besides i also like the use of leftist as opposed to rightwing. The
emerging fascism - once again - in Europe and elsewhere makes me wanting to
describe myself as far left anarchist more and more. It helps defining
borders that can't be crossed.

Erik

PS. "left anarchy" = "anarchy"