As election season ramps up in the U.S. I'd like to remind everyone that this is a subreddit for the discussion and promotion of anarchist communism.

The U.S. Democratic and Republican parties stand in stark opposition to our movement, and any promotion of them—whether direct or indirect—will not be tolerated.

As anarchist communists we advocate for direct action, grassroots organizing, and building alternative institutions that empower communities and challenge oppressive systems from the ground up.

The capitalist system's sham elections perpetuates the interests of the capitalist class, marginalizes working-class voices and perspectives, reinforces a two-party duopoly that limits genuine choice and diversity of representation, reinforces hierarchical political structures and fails to address systemic issues such as economic inequality and the struggle for proletarian liberation. Capitalist electoralism perpetuates the illusion of democracy while centralizing power in the hands of the ruling class.

Placing faith in capitalist electoralism diverts energy and resources away from our revolutionary efforts and reinforces the illusion that meaningful change can be achieved through voting within a fundamentally flawed system.

Lesser-evilism tends to narrow the scope of political discourse, stifling the exploration of radical alternatives. By focusing solely on incremental reforms within the existing framework, we overlook the possibility of fundamentally restructuring society based on principles of mutual aid, cooperation, and decentralization.

Being an anarchist involved in a lot of real world leftist activism here in Canada, I'm often finding myself working side-by-side with first nations groups. This is something I take a great deal of pride in, being metis myself. Many of my anarchist comrades work with these groups with me. The "land back" movement is pretty big within these groups here (and I'd imagine in the States too). And for the most part, the anarchist-aligned groups i'm with seem to support these efforts.

I'm just curious if you guys support "Land Back" efforts, and if so how do you reconcile that with your end goal of dismantling nation states worldwide? So long as colonialism exists, we'll obviously need these movements - But would anarchist revolution make the whole thing moot?

The same goes, I guess, for when I'm supporting my Palestinian brothers and sisters and protests. In reality I don't want a 1 state or a 2 state solution, I want a "no state solution" - But in the mean time, we really should give the people of gaza our support.

Is this sort of how you guys feel? If not, what are your thoughts?

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All the power to all the people !

How would you prevent people from owning private property in a stateless society? Let’s say 20% of the population doesn’t want to live by the ideals of the community, what happens to them? And if they are reprimanded, who punishes them without a state?

I’m a long haul trucker, not enough time to read theory but plenty of time to think. The last few months I’ve been thinking about what I think an ancom society would look like from the basic understanding of it being a hybrid of the collectivist, moneyless communism and the statelessness and anti-authoritarianism of anarchy. Anyways, here’s a basic rundown of what’s been going on in my head.

The society would primarily be built around communes the size of small towns or neighborhoods in major cities. People are more likely to be empathetic when they know the people there laws impact. It wouldn’t be so small that everyone knows everyone but they would by a few levels of abstraction. Instead of an elected official making laws there would be a regular (monthly maybe?) commune wide meeting to discuss goings on where anyone could propose laws, projects, etc. If enough people vote in favor the elected official/officials would draw up a plan and bring it back to the community to be voted on. For example, someone proposes a new park be built in an empty lot and the people vote to go through with the project. Then the elected official would reach out to planners, architects, builders, etc to plan out the project. Once done the elected official will come back with the plan and tell them “this is how long it’ll take to build, noise pollution will effect this area for this long, and this road will be closed for upgrades for this long. Then the people would vote if they want to go through with this plan.

Commune services would all fall under one group of elected members made up of firefighters, EMS, social workers, and the local militia. It would work much like it dose here in the US except calls that usually go to the police would go to social workers. If it’s something too violent for the social workers to handle, then that social worker could call in the militia. The militia would operate under the supervision of the public safety council and any member can be fired by a community wide majority vote.

As for trade, there would be a collective pool for the entire commune and any extra would go to a commune federation wide trade pool. Say the rural farming commune wants fancy new autonomous tractors. The mining commune supplies the resources, the inner city commune supplies the software and computer design, and the city outskirts commune manufacturers the tractors. In return, the farming commune supplies all these communes with food. Basically, if you provide for the federation resource pool, you have access to withdrawal from it.

What about jobs people don’t want to do? Simple, we use greed. Some people naturally want more then there neighbors. Say a commune is having trouble with filling a sewage maintenance position. The commune can vote to provide a nicer home or a higher place in the cue for a highly demanded luxury item in return for working that job.

Ok, but what about federation disputes or outside threats? If one commune isn’t playing by the rules the other communes can vote to suspend that member from the resource pool until they decide to play nice or leave all together. If it draws to the point of violence, say one commune is raiding another or an outside threat is invading, each commune could send there militia to form a platoon in a federation-wide army. Once the treat has been handled the army is disbanded. Also, no one in the army is there by force. If anyone feels what they are fighting for is unjust there free to abandon the army and go home.

“The federation” wouldn’t be an all powerful federal government but a collection of elected representatives from each commune. Depending on the scope of the subject it could be metropolitan sized, county sized, region sized, or nation sized.

Does what I described fall under the umbrella of anarcho communism or is it something else entirely? Commune federalism? (I guess it’s more of a confederation then a federation, but here in the US calling yourself a “confederate” has a bit of a different meaning) Also, feel free to poke holes or ask questions, doing so helps me flesh out my thoughts.

Hello. As a new leftist i have been struggling with the fact that nobody takes my ideology seriously. Im constantly being bombarded with the fact from my liberal mother that i have no idea how hard and unfair it was during the time my country was "communist". Ive been trying to explain to her that it was not communism, and that a country cannot be communist. All ive heard was the one obvious and only argument liberals have. HUMAN NATURE. "Theres always going to be someone that will want more" or "the society has always worked this way and always will". I cant stand the fact that i am supposed to accept this way of living. Its hard to sleep knowing that nobody will ever take me seriously and that people dont even care anymore about the fact that they are being oppressed from all sides. Am i really the bad one? Am i just supposed to sit there and prete nd that nothing is happening...?

From the time that ive become a leftist my way of percieving things have changed drastically. Everywhere i look the only thing i think about is "why?" Why does it have to be this way? Who programed this destroyed system? Its almost like a virus that humanity cant get rid of. Why does this family have 5 cars, and another one thats living behind the corner lives off of monthly allowance of 200$ from the goverment? How am i supposed to live with the constant reminder in my head that "the society has always been this way and always will". I cannot live like this.

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I wanted to hear everyone’s thoughts on the strategies you think will work in bringing about an anarchist system in the modern era?

In my opinion I think syndicalism and organizational duelism are still good strategies but wanted to hear everyone’s thoughts.

I created a group with some people to learn Italian together and it would be really nice to have a native speaker to help us there.

Do you think the Minds control too much?

"Every law is illegal. Every government on the face of the earth today is illegal." - Bob Marley

Anarchism and the Rastafarian movement share many common points.

The Rastafarian movement is characterized by a strong respect for individuality, emphasizing radical freedom and individual autonomy. At the same time, it has a strong inclination towards collectivism, communal living, and community life.

There is no emphasis on hierarchical structures, as each Rastafarian individual is seen as possessing the divine essence within themselves; therefore, there is no need for priests or mediators to facilitate their communication with the Divine. Everyone is considered equal, and being on the same level, they have equal potential to influence the movement as a whole.

No Rasta, therefore, has the authority to declare which beliefs and practices are orthodox and which are heterodox. The conviction that Rastafarianism has no dogmas is so strong that it has itself become something of a dogma.

By the term "Babylon," Rastafarians reference all forms of oppressive and corrupt systems aimed at enslaving human beings. Babylon represents the current Western capitalist society, the governmental systems that embrace the principles of capital valorization, especially with the values typical of the post-industrial revolution era.

The long-standing presence of Rastafarian communes is well-documented. The Pinnacle Camp, established by Leonard P. Howell in 1940, is one of the best-known ancient communes. Additionally, Prince Emmanuel's Boboshante Camp in Bull Bay, St. Thomas, Jamaica, affectionately known as Foundation Camp by the Boboshante community members, stands as an example of a Rastafarian commune that endures to this day.

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I am very adamant about my leftism being rooted in love, like love for yourself and your community and for others and wanting to build a better life and world for them and yourself to thrive in. And I think if someone is motivated more by hate for the rich than love for those around them then they’re not a person that I want to associate with or amplify (but I do still have hope that there’s love there causing them to feel that kind of rage on its behalf).

I was looking for more quotes that might mirror this belief. I know Che Guevara has his “the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love” and I definitely count Emma Goldman’s “a revolution without dancing is not a revolution worth having” as along the same lines, but I was wondering if anyone knew any more!

Thank you!

Edit: I can’t help but feel we’ve gotten off topic