Isn’t the main difference between Anarchism and Communism the question of when the state should be removed? I don’t think anyone would disagree that government should be removed when it’s no longer necessary, it’s just that one of those necessities is ‘Capitalists exist and want to destroy us’. Which is a very pertinent one for Cuba with the US constantly breathing down its neck.
Some anarchists disagree. Regarding external threats, some of us argue that if we can destroy the government, we can defend against others as well. That said, the Republic of Cuba’s formal defences and self‐sustainability are matters of historical inevitability and not of choice. We would be far better off doing whatever we can to abolish Imperial America rather than somehow convincing Cubans to abolish their state.
Isn’t the main difference between Anarchism and Communism the question of when the state should be removed? I don’t think anyone would disagree that government should be removed when it’s no longer necessary, it’s just that one of those necessities is ‘Capitalists exist and want to destroy us’. Which is a very pertinent one for Cuba with the US constantly breathing down its neck.
Some anarchists disagree. Regarding external threats, some of us argue that if we can destroy the government, we can defend against others as well. That said, the Republic of Cuba’s formal defences and self‐sustainability are matters of historical inevitability and not of choice. We would be far better off doing whatever we can to abolish Imperial America rather than somehow convincing Cubans to abolish their state.
Fair. So maybe the Cuban wikipedia should say some Anarchists are hostile to the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
So what’s the difference between an Anarchist that thinks State Socialism is an acceptable means to the end goal, and a Communist?
We prefer decentralization.