b34n5 [comrade/them, he/him]

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  • b34n5 [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.nettoComradeship // Freechat@lemmygrad.ml•What living with a disability is likeEnglish
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    1 个月前

    I completely agree with you. In my case, I have agoraphobia due to issues with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and I can’t leave home much. When I do go out, many normal activities are impossible for me, like going for a beer - something I used to really enjoy. Because of this, some friends got tired of me. They see me as a whiner and coward, but they don’t understand how much I suffer with this.

    The new people I’ve met recently have suggested some really cool plans, but I’ve had to explain my condition to them. They seem understanding, but I’m afraid they’ll eventually grow tired of the situation. Everyday things most people take for granted - like having a job or a partner - feel completely out of reach for me right now.

    I’m trying to improve my health, but I’m not seeing any progress. I’ve thought about seeing a private doctor - I might have undiagnosed Crohn’s disease. Normally, IBS is manageable with proper diet control, but that’s not the case for me. I don’t think this level of symptoms is normal.

  • b34n5 [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.nettoCommunism@lemmy.ml•Council Communism and Organic CentralismEnglish
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    1 个月前

    I’ve shared it on Mastodon. When it comes to spreading the message of left communism, I’ll strive to contribute. However, I have doubts about the relationship between left communism and autonomism. To my knowledge, left communism is quite distinct from autonomism.

    On the article: I agree with the article’s author that organic centralism can be applied by proletarian organizations without requiring a party structure; it’s more of an imperative need for such organizations. This requires understanding organic centralism as a line of action designed to prevent counterrevolutionary and opportunistic deviations. But here I do see a point of tension between Bordigism and council communism: for council communists, democratic functioning is important, while for Bordigists it’s merely a tool that may or may not be used, but shouldn’t be sanctified.

  • b34n5 [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.nettoTheory Group@lemmygrad.ml•The Ineffectiveness of Anarchism Under Capitalism and the Authoritarian Nature of RevolutionEnglish
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    2 个月前

    Good text, comrade. This article hits the heart of my latest thoughts about anarchism… I’ve been an anarchist since I was 15 years old, and it’s very hard for me to change my political position, but:

    • I think that while anarchism accuses Marxism of things like “socialist statism is really state capitalism”, anarchism actually has far more similarities with capitalism than Marxism does. In fact, Marxism is very broad and is completely opposed to capitalism in most of its variants. Meanwhile, most branches of anarchism — such as Bakuninist collectivism or mutualism — perpetuate capitalist relations of production indefinitely.

    • I very much agree with the necessity of a centralized organization in order to overthrow capitalism.

  • b34n5 [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.nettoSocialism@lemmy.ml•Cuba is poorEnglish
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    3 个月前

    The problem with “the socialist / communist countries” is that capitalist social relations, especially production relations, were not abolished in those territories. In China, the Soviet Union or Cuba, wage labour and commodities continue to exist, despite doing so in different forms than in the West. I would not therefore say that these countries are an example of communism. The only thing that changes is the way capitalism is managed.

    Having said that, I think that once the communist ideal is reached, through the insurrection, consumerism will diminish. Obviously, this fall in consumerism, from a capitalist perspective, could be seen as poverty, because they do not take into account the sustainability of the planet and its resources. As for health: Medicine and health have become one more commodity in this capitalist system. I think we need to recover community self-care to avoid medical iatrogenesis and we need to eliminate the root cause of the social, economic, hygienic, etc., aspects that make our bodies and minds sick. This is what Ivan Illich talks about in “Medical Nemesis,” a book I recommend.