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I'm digging anarchists' more hands on, pragmatic approach to politics. I finished The Conquest of Bread a couple of weeks ago and I'm currently working my way through Bullshit Jobs. Any suggestions about theory, praxis, mutual aid, etc. would be appreciated

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[–] jlou@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The best libertarian left anarchism-compatible modern critique of capitalism has been put forward by libertarian left economist David Ellerman. He himself is not an anarchist, but his critique was cited in the anarchist FAQ. He also explains why capitalist economists defense of capitalism is besides the point.

A link to a short article where he explains his argument: https://www.ellerman.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Council_DemocracyCaseForWorkplaceDemocracy.pdf

His book where he completely details his anti-capitalist argument: https://www.ellerman.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Ellerman-Property-and-Contract-Book.pdf

[–] RD4Anarchy@kolektiva.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@jlou @anarchism

A legal system backed by state violence is *NOT* "anarchism-compatible".

[–] jlou@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Legal systems don't have to be backed by state violence per se