RE: Cavemen

Hello, friend!

Yes, the topic of the various strains of socialism is fascinating, like a visit to the zoo. There are a lot of good ideas, and bad ideas, and everything inbetween, and as political social beings endowed with an understanding of history, it is our duty to cherrypick.

Anarchism actually predates Marxism as a current in leftist thought, and libertarianism comes in various sizes and shapes. Libertarian socialism is socialism with less of an emphasis on centralism or the nationalization of the means of production. Anarchism and libertarian Marxism are two more radical strains of libertarian socialism, but broadly speaking, libertarian socialism doesn't even necessarily entail revolutionism.

Personally I like a gradualist approach, I believe a society is best maintained by people who are consonant with its foundational ideas and values, and therefore people's ways of thinking need to evolve in lockstep with society itself, or we'll stumble over ourselves and become too vulnerable to being co-opted by fascist elements, with historical examples like the Bolsheviks.

But yes, of course there is also the element of left unity, which is important.

I wonder what your thoughts on this matter are and what you think would be the best ways to tackle the issue of the corporatization of society. There's a lot of possible answers and I think we should try all of the ones we know work :)