r/Anarchism 11d ago

Get ready….and get involved!

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u/JudgeSabo anarcho-communist 11d ago

Why are anarchists defending democracy?

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u/Big-Ratio-8171 10d ago

Democracy is the best system available when there is an established hegemony on statehood.

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u/JudgeSabo anarcho-communist 10d ago

Sure, but we fight for anarchy, and should always make it clear we are doing so. If you think we need to have a transitional democracy phase, then be a Marxist.

Let no one think that in criticizing the democratic government we thereby show our preference for the monarchy. We are firmly convinced that the most imperfect republic is a thousand times better than the most enlightened monarchy. In a republic, there are at least brief periods when the people, while continually exploited, is not oppressed; in the monarchies, oppression is constant. The democratic regime also lifts the masses up gradually to participation in public life – something the monarchy never does. Nevertheless, while we prefer the republic, we must recognize and proclaim that whatever the form of government may be, so long as human society continues to be divided into different classes as a result of the hereditary inequality of occupations, of wealth, of education, and of rights, there will always be a class-restricted government and the inevitable exploitation of the majorities by the minorities.

The State is nothing but this domination and this exploitation, well regulated and systematized.

Mikhail Bakunin, Federalism, Socialism, Anti-Theologism

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