RE: Extinction or Evolution: Rise Of A Global Warmth.
Left anarchism in a broad stroke considers that hierarchy is the social question and that domination is an expression of hierarchy.
The first ever ecologist, Murray Bookchin, was a left anarchist. He was the first person to consider having and economy based on wind turbines and solar panels(in his book,"our toxic environment") and founder of the institute for social ecology.
To put it more exactly, what I promote is a federated system of neighborhood assemblies that plan the economy by directly democratic means. Also know as libertarian municipalism. Informed by Bookchins ideas of social ecology and dialectical naturalism. Which is an Economic model known as Communalism.
so plan production around concern for the environment as well as social need(and want I guess)
There is a real world working example of this in Syria known as Rojava.
Left anarchism was the first anarchism actually. All the Anarcho-capitalists you see on this website are a-historical. So we had to add the "left" part to express that we're anti-capitalists.
It's also know as Libertarian Socialism, but you say socialism and people think you mean a system like the USSR, so I go with left anarchist.
Alright. But if I am to go with your definition of left anarchism, then everyone should be one because of the concept of society revolve around hierarchy and domination. Hierarchy is, in fact, a trait found in all forms of society, however subtle it may appear.
The end of hierarchy is more of a long term goal, then one to be accomplished immediately. In my view as it stands today.
Just like the Marxist concept of a classless, stateless and money-less society was a long term end goal.
Same thing here.
I agree, Hierarchy exists in every facet of life. This is why left anarchism is considered a revolutionary concept. It seeks to change a huge factor in our current system.
It exists in the nuclear family, it exists in our political bodies, it exists in our economic structures.
The first step is to organize in web like structures instead of pyramid type structures.
Like for a neighborhood, you organize a general assembly, instead of a home owners association.
Make sense?
Yeah..but i do not agree completely with the idea of classifying hierarchy or democracy as anarchism. Nonetheless, let me take some time to ruminate on the issue.
That's what the historical anarchist movement has always been defined as. Well except proudhon, and goldman they weren't really too fond of democracy.
But yeah, think about it, get back to me.