Historically a dogmatic rejection or ignorance of the science of dialectics have make it difficult for me to take “anarcho” communism very seriously. The dialectics of hierarchy are rich and nuanced and I’ve yet to meet a self avowed anarchist who can draw a sound argument as to why we should conflate hierarchy simultaneously with both economic/political power and dystopia.

Hierarchy is a naturally occurring phenomenon in ecological systems. Trees engage in mutual aid by sharing nutrients, but yet still engage in a hierarchy of “the tallest tree in a forest gets the most sun.”

I open this conversation in good faith, because a scientific view of humanity cannot separate itself from ecological systems of hierarchy. Does a tall tree exploit a short tree even if they share nutrients in the soil? Does an experienced industrial worker exploit a journeyman because the former is more productive?

These questions have rich dialectical conversations that cannot be distilled to a strict algebraic formula in “hierarchy equals power equals exploitation.” So for that reason I do not call myself an anarchist. I find dialectical materialism a far more consistent and scientific point of departure to fighting capitalist exploitation.

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I’ve been watching a few anarchist and socialist documentaries lately, along with a bunch of films with socialist/leftist undertones and I’m looking for some more suggestions, ones that delve into anarchist philosophy/values. Preferably feature films but documentaries are more than welcome.

I’m also interested to see if there are any films with a similar vibe to Ursula K Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, philosophically and politically speaking.

They don’t have to be in English, they can be in any language as long as they have English subtitles.

Thanks in advance.

Wouldn’t anarcho capitalism lead to anarcho communism ? Aren’t they the same thing basically ?

I lean towards anarchist communism a bit instinctively, both in my sharp sense for injustice and in my stubborn refusal to follow orders—which I believe in neurodivergent terms is called “pathological demand avoidance.”

But I would identify learning about history and archeology—and the vast array of potential social arrangements that comes with that—which really cemented for me the case for anarchism.

I had rejected authoritarian communism as a contradiction in its own terms, but was kind of lost for a bit until I found a community of anarchists online who helped me put names to the things I was stumbling to articulate on my own.

What radicalized you?

Hypothetically,if marxist organization and parties united,even though they have different ideas of government systems and over throw capitalist, couldn't they technically have regions vote on what type of marxist ideas those regions want and still be united to prevent in party fighting?