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Spain, the Paris Commune...

The problem with anarchism is never infighting it just wasnt good at defending itself from external military threats.

Stalinism on the other hand, was a perfectly crafted machine for dealing with external military threats, but wasn't very nice to live under.



Historically, there have been a few examples of radical egalitarianism in revolutionary movements but like the Paris Commune they generally are short-lived – or never even become the dominant force, e.g., the Levellers during the English Civil Wars. It was the accomplishments of the CNT/FAI in organising one million members in 1930’s Spain that inspired me to become a libertarian socialist. However, since then I’ve come to the conclusion that the more egalitarian and democratic a society is, the more vulnerable it is to external and other threats.




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