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Wildcat #44 – IWW Newsletter, April 2024 - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) UK

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I'm doing my best to create actual syndicalist systems, but I am finding it hard to gain traction. I feel like there are too many purists. For example, I am attempting to create systems that exist within capitalism that use profit motives to create the foundational architecture, then creating a flattened hierarchy where the workers of said system simply share equal profits. Many anarchists' are trying to armchair quarterback "the revolution", even though everyone seems to have only vague and often very different concepts of what that would mean. I believe we should create parallel structures that work within the system we have now, and if it is the will of the people, these ideas will persist and expand. I don't want to force anybody and I feel that small examples that are well thought out will lead  to wider developments.

Thoughts?

Would anyone like to help me? Or perhaps I can help you? Not just advocate or spread awareness, but actually create something with presence, that represents a slice of the market. Cheers.

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<div class="md">I&#39;m doing my best to create actual syndicalist systems, but I am finding it hard to gain traction. I feel like there are too many purists. For example, I am attempting to create systems that exist within capitalism that use profit motives to create the foundational architecture, then creating a flattened hierarchy where the workers of said system simply share equal profits. Many anarchists&#39; are trying to armchair quarterback &quot;the revolution&quot;, even though everyone seems to have only vague and often very different concepts of what that would mean. I believe we should create parallel structures that work within the system we have now, and if it is the will of the people, these ideas will persist and expand. I don&#39;t want to force anybody and I feel that small examples that are well thought out will lead to wider developments.

Thoughts?

Would anyone like to help me? Or perhaps I can help you? Not just advocate or spread awareness, but actually create something with presence, that represents a slice of the market. Cheers.

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Wildcat #42 – IWW Newsletter, February 2024 - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) UK

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[https://anarchistunionjournal.org/2024/02/08/anarcho-syndicalism-and-the-property-question-in-light-of-current-situations/](https://anarchistunionjournal.org/2024/02/08/anarcho-syndicalism-and-the-property-question-in-light-of-current-situations/)  


The real motivation of the CNT-CIT is to castigate, threaten and try to financially destroy a group of anarcho-syndicalists who did not agree with the internal practices of the central organs of CNT-CIT, nor with their strategic direction. It is quite remarkable and disheartening to see that apparently some wavers of black and red flags find this all to be reasonable. 

This is not an example of the anarchism we seek to create. We talk to people about how the anarchist, self-organized society will work without courts and the state, but in practice, some people refuse to solve issues in this way, instead running to the state and resorting to the most repressive means.

In this situation, how can people claim to be promoting anarcho-syndicalism?

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The real motivation of the CNT-CIT is to castigate, threaten and try to financially destroy a group of anarcho-syndicalists who did not agree with the internal practices of the central organs of CNT-CIT, nor with their strategic direction. It is quite remarkable and disheartening to see that apparently some wavers of black and red flags find this all to be reasonable. 

This is not an example of the anarchism we seek to create. We talk to people about how the anarchist, self-organized society will work without courts and the state, but in practice, some people refuse to solve issues in this way, instead running to the state and resorting to the most repressive means.

In this situation, how can people claim to be promoting anarcho-syndicalism?
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Anarchism and syndicalism
By Vadim Damier

SOURCE:
https://adargainfo.com/adarga/index.php/otros-idiomas/ingles-english/44-anarchism-and-syndicalism

The actual situation in the anarcho-syndicalist movement (not only in Spain) indicates that this duality of anarchist tradition and of “revolutionary syndicalist” tradition of Chart of Amiens becomes a strong weapon in the hands of reformist tendencies. They seek to utilize it for struggle against revolutionary militants and unions worldwide, softening the “ideal” content, forcing the numerical quantitative growth of membership at cost of some “deideologization”  of anarcho-syndicalism and imposing close cooperation with reformist trade unions and political forces. Their expectations are clear. We live in the  situation of worldwide capitalist offensive when the big “official” reformist unions don`t want and also can`t organize the workers defense. The syndicalist reformists hope to take their place. But in the consequence of social atomization and of fuzzy workers class consciousness, they can recruit many people  only refusing the “extremist”, “too revolutionary” and “too ideological” approach of revolutionary anarcho-syndicalism. Their aim is to become very “normal” trade unions (may be, a little more “radical” and persistent) without any goal of libertarian transformation of society. This would be a definitive return of “no-ideological syndicalism” to the Social-Democracy.

But the most of these hopes will be in vain in a long-time perspective. The “after-Keynsian” capitalism doesn`t need the persistent “social partners”; it need the destruction of organized labour, a capitulation. In this context, there are no place for the reformists which hope to coquet with own imaginary “radicalism”. To organize surrender, the big “official” trade unions are sufficient.

Without giving something for the workers, the reformist “deideologized” syndicalists can however kill the anarcho-syndicalist movement. Now, they throw off practically the old “duality” of anarchism and “openness”. Defending it, we will lose. We shall discuss new options, new alternatives in the anarcho-syndicalism.  That is why the “forist” experience of real unity of anarchism and syndicalism and the “model” of anarchist workers organization can be useful in the actual situation.

<div class="md">Anarchism and syndicalism
By Vadim Damier

SOURCE:
<a href="https://adargainfo.com/adarga/index.php/otros-idiomas/ingles-english/44-anarchism-and-syndicalism">https://adargainfo.com/adarga/index.php/otros-idiomas/ingles-english/44-anarchism-and-syndicalism</a>

The actual situation in the anarcho-syndicalist movement (not only in Spain) indicates that this duality of anarchist tradition and of “revolutionary syndicalist” tradition of Chart of Amiens becomes a strong weapon in the hands of reformist tendencies. They seek to utilize it for struggle against revolutionary militants and unions worldwide, softening the “ideal” content, forcing the numerical quantitative growth of membership at cost of some “deideologization” of anarcho-syndicalism and imposing close cooperation with reformist trade unions and political forces. Their expectations are clear. We live in the situation of worldwide capitalist offensive when the big “official” reformist unions don<code>t want and also can</code>t organize the workers defense. The syndicalist reformists hope to take their place. But in the consequence of social atomization and of fuzzy workers class consciousness, they can recruit many people only refusing the “extremist”, “too revolutionary” and “too ideological” approach of revolutionary anarcho-syndicalism. Their aim is to become very “normal” trade unions (may be, a little more “radical” and persistent) without any goal of libertarian transformation of society. This would be a definitive return of “no-ideological syndicalism” to the Social-Democracy.

But the most of these hopes will be in vain in a long-time perspective. The “after-Keynsian” capitalism doesn`t need the persistent “social partners”; it need the destruction of organized labour, a capitulation. In this context, there are no place for the reformists which hope to coquet with own imaginary “radicalism”. To organize surrender, the big “official” trade unions are sufficient.

Without giving something for the workers, the reformist “deideologized” syndicalists can however kill the anarcho-syndicalist movement. Now, they throw off practically the old “duality” of anarchism and “openness”. Defending it, we will lose. We shall discuss new options, new alternatives in the anarcho-syndicalism. That is why the “forist” experience of real unity of anarchism and syndicalism and the “model” of anarchist workers organization can be useful in the actual situation.
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A theory, essentially localized in the USA and Anglo-Saxon countries, with terms such as “libertarian” (coming from French ‘libertaire’) or “anarcho” associated with the term “capitalist,” is spreading across the Internet. Such expropriation of the terms anarchist and libertarian by hierarchists may come as a surprise, given the obvious incompatibilities between them, but given the recurrence of these expressions on the net, a brief article summarizing these “theories” seems necessary to clarify what this manipulation is all about.

Combining contrary terms, such as “anarcho” with “capitalist,” to form an oxymoron is an art of confusion that the state-capitalists like to practice in order to sell their old junk in a new gilded wrapping. We’ve already seen this with the Bolshevik state-capitalists, who claimed to be communists while establishing state capitalism, ideologically and practically aided by the various bourgeoisies, in order to crush the workers’ movement’s self-emancipation in action.

For the sake of clarity, we won’t use the oxymoron of “state-capitalists,” which would give credence to the Newspeak of these merchants of misery. We could call them “private state capitalists” or “ultraliberals,” but for simplicity’s sake, we’ll call them “proprietarians”: a term used by some American anarchists to describe this new state-capitalist swindle.

https://anarchistunionjournal.org/2024/01/25/libertarians-nothing-libertarian-everything-fascist/

<div class="md">A theory, essentially localized in the USA and Anglo-Saxon countries, with terms such as “libertarian” (coming from French ‘libertaire’) or “anarcho” associated with the term “capitalist,” is spreading across the Internet. Such expropriation of the terms anarchist and libertarian by hierarchists may come as a surprise, given the obvious incompatibilities between them, but given the recurrence of these expressions on the net, a brief article summarizing these “theories” seems necessary to clarify what this manipulation is all about.

Combining contrary terms, such as “anarcho” with “capitalist,” to form an oxymoron is an art of confusion that the state-capitalists like to practice in order to sell their old junk in a new gilded wrapping. We’ve already seen this with the Bolshevik state-capitalists, who claimed to be communists while establishing state capitalism, ideologically and practically aided by the various bourgeoisies, in order to crush the workers’ movement’s self-emancipation in action.

For the sake of clarity, we won’t use the oxymoron of “state-capitalists,” which would give credence to the Newspeak of these merchants of misery. We could call them “private state capitalists” or “ultraliberals,” but for simplicity’s sake, we’ll call them “proprietarians”: a term used by some American anarchists to describe this new state-capitalist swindle.

<a href="https://anarchistunionjournal.org/2024/01/25/libertarians-nothing-libertarian-everything-fascist/">https://anarchistunionjournal.org/2024/01/25/libertarians-nothing-libertarian-everything-fascist/</a>
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"Libertarians": nothing libertarian, everything fascist

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**Anarcho-syndicalism** is a theory of anarchism that holds **rank-and-file unions to be the greatest way for workers to exercise their power in a capitalist economy**. The aim of anarcho-syndicalism is to bring the capitalist economy to a halt through **mass refusal of work** (the general strike) and for us to then **occupy our workplaces** in order to run them ourselves, according to socialist principles (i.e. production for need, not profit).

Anarcho-syndicalism is based on the key principles of: 

* **Solidarity**
* **Direct Action**
* **Direct Democracy** (worker's self-management) 

The revolutionary trade unions that are formed in this tradition adhere to these principles. While syndicalism is a product of the labour movement, **its basic aims and principles can be applied to other forms of class struggle outside of the workplace**.

At its heart, anarcho-syndicalism recognizes that **the working class, as the class that produces all wealth, holds the most power**. Without our labour capitalism would cease to function. If we refuse to work for our bosses they will not be able to extract profit from our labour, which is how capitalism survives and functions. **Anarcho-syndicalism is about making workers conscious of their power and exercising that power with the aim of creating a new world, free from bosses, wage slavery and work**.

###Related Subreddits

* /r/Anarchism
* /r/AnarchoCommunism
* /r/IWW
* /r/LibertarianSocialism
* /r/LibertarianCommunism


<div class="md">Anarcho-syndicalism is a theory of anarchism that holds rank-and-file unions to be the greatest way for workers to exercise their power in a capitalist economy. The aim of anarcho-syndicalism is to bring the capitalist economy to a halt through mass refusal of work (the general strike) and for us to then occupy our workplaces in order to run them ourselves, according to socialist principles (i.e. production for need, not profit).

Anarcho-syndicalism is based on the key principles of: 

<ul>
<li>Solidarity</li>
<li>Direct Action</li>
<li>Direct Democracy (worker&#39;s self-management) </li>
</ul>

The revolutionary trade unions that are formed in this tradition adhere to these principles. While syndicalism is a product of the labour movement, its basic aims and principles can be applied to other forms of class struggle outside of the workplace.

At its heart, anarcho-syndicalism recognizes that the working class, as the class that produces all wealth, holds the most power. Without our labour capitalism would cease to function. If we refuse to work for our bosses they will not be able to extract profit from our labour, which is how capitalism survives and functions. Anarcho-syndicalism is about making workers conscious of their power and exercising that power with the aim of creating a new world, free from bosses, wage slavery and work.

<h3>Related Subreddits</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Anarchism">/r/Anarchism</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/AnarchoCommunism">/r/AnarchoCommunism</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/IWW">/r/IWW</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/LibertarianSocialism">/r/LibertarianSocialism</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/LibertarianCommunism">/r/LibertarianCommunism</a></li>
</ul>
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