Side note, I think knowing that you put both the Zapatistas and the CPP in the same category of “authoritarian socialism” is helping me understand your perspective better. I think you’re wrong, but I can at least understand where you’re coming from, so thank you for that.
All states are authoritarian, as all are instruments by which one class asserts its authority. That doesn’t decouple it from democracy either, it’s important to understand that working class states by necessity employ broad participation.
Thank you! I will read these.
Side note, I think knowing that you put both the Zapatistas and the CPP in the same category of “authoritarian socialism” is helping me understand your perspective better. I think you’re wrong, but I can at least understand where you’re coming from, so thank you for that.
All states are authoritarian, as all are instruments by which one class asserts its authority. That doesn’t decouple it from democracy either, it’s important to understand that working class states by necessity employ broad participation.