here is anarchists, kind of the opposite of communists
I’m going to have to raise my hand here, because I’ve got a stake in it as an anarcho-communist.
Anarchism and communism are extremely related ideologies. The anti-authoritarian forms of communism are literally referred to as anarchist, and anarchist communists are one of the largest groups of anarchists.
And this goes back to the start of communism - the term libertarian was brought into use in the 1850s, to differentiate from the communists who thought a violence-wielding vanguard and dictatorship of the proletariat was the best path towards communism (its usage is synonymous to anarchist). The end-goal communist society as described by Marx is an anarchist society - without nation, class, rank, or religion to divide the people. But unlike Marx the libertarian/anarchist wing generally believed that this society could not be brought about through coercion.
I’m going to have to raise my hand here, because I’ve got a stake in it as an anarcho-communist.
Anarchism and communism are extremely related ideologies. The anti-authoritarian forms of communism are literally referred to as anarchist, and anarchist communists are one of the largest groups of anarchists.
And this goes back to the start of communism - the term libertarian was brought into use in the 1850s, to differentiate from the communists who thought a violence-wielding vanguard and dictatorship of the proletariat was the best path towards communism (its usage is synonymous to anarchist). The end-goal communist society as described by Marx is an anarchist society - without nation, class, rank, or religion to divide the people. But unlike Marx the libertarian/anarchist wing generally believed that this society could not be brought about through coercion.