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The aim of this is to provide quick explinations for ideologies or theories which are held by left wing Revleft community members. Bare in mind that none of the descriptions can adequetly describe in fullness the ideas of each ideology. There have been links provided for further reading about the ideas listed.
--------------------------------------------- Anarchism A philosophy advocating the abolition of all forms of hierarchical authority, including capitalism and the state. Anarchists are opposed to the idea, advocated by most Marxists, that a transitional dictatorship is necessary to achieve a classless society and instead argue for the simultanious abolition of capitalism & the state. Further Reading Basic Principles of Anarchism - Morpheus Anarchism for Dummies - Comrade James http://www.black-rose.com/articles-liz/intro-@.html http://flag.blackened.net/daver/anar.../bakunin2.html Pamplets about Anarchism My Webpage http://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/a/n...n.htm#anarchism The Anarchist Archive The Anarchist International Information Service Raise The Fist - Anarchism Defined There are many different types of anarchism. Three types which have been prominent throughout the twentieth century are: Anarcho-Communism/Libertarian Communism A form of anarchism advocating the abolition of money and markets and the organizing of the economy along the lines of “from each according to ability, to each according to need” Further Reading Conquest of Bread - Peter Kropotikin Anarcho-Communism - Punkerslut http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Embassy/8970/ http://www.zabalaza.net/texts/txt_ma...of_lib_com.htm http://flag.blackened.net/daver/anarchism/mlc/ Anarcho-Syndicalism Anarchism oriented towards unions and the labor movement Further Reading http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7017/...what_is_as.html http://www.nucleus.com/~markv/aslinks.html Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Anarcho-Collectivism A form of anarchism where markets are abolished and production is co-ordinated with collectives of workers syndicates. Further Reading http://www.struggle.ws/anarchists/bakunin.html Bolshevik The Marxist-Leninist party which led the Russian Revolution of 1917. Leading figures were V.I Lenin, L. Trotsky and J. Stalin. Further Reading http://www.marxists.org/subject/bolsheviks/index.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSbolsheviks.htm Bolshevism, the road to revolution - Alan WoodsBolshevism, Fraudulent Practice Of Democratic Centralism - Albert Weisbord The Bolsheviks and Workers Control The Role of Bolshevik Ideology in the Birth of the Bureaucracy Communism 1. Any philosophy advocating a classless, stateless society without money or markets organized according to the principle “from each according to ability, to each according to need” 2. In Orthodox Marxist theory it is stage of history coming after socialism (dictatorship of the proletariat) when the state has “withered away” and society is run according to the principle “from each according to ability, to each according to need” Further Reading What is Communism? - Redstar2000 Dialectics A science used to explain the way nature and societies change. Karl Marx used dialectics to explain his theories on historical materialism. Marx's theory is often refered to as Dialectical Materialism. Further Reading What the heck is dialectics? Dialectics for kids Dialectics of Nature - Frederick Engels What is Dialectical Materialism - Rob Sewell Dialectical Materialism - John Pickard Dictatorship of the Proletariat Also called a “workers’ state.” In Orthodox Marxist theory, a state controlled by the workers and used to suppress the bourgeoisie. This will “wither away” during the transition from socialism to communism. The USSR, China and other not so notable states such as Vietnam, Cuba, Angola, Tanzania and Laos all claimed to be in this "dictatorship of the proletariat," none ever claimed to have achieved communism. In communism there would be no government. Further Reading http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/faq/dictp.html http://www.geocities.com/youth4sa/pr...tatorship.html http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/ber..._of_prole.html http://www.marxists.org/archive/kaut...10s/dictprole/ http://www.marx2mao.org/Other/ODP77NB.html Feminism The belief and movement dedicated to womens rights and liberation. Further Reading Feminism Thread - Reply by SenoraChe Feminism http://eserver.org/feminism/index.html Anarcho-Feminism Website Class Struggle and Womens Liberation - Tony Cliff FEMINISM: A MALE ANARCHIST'S PERSPECTIVE - Pendleton Vandiver Historical Materialism Karl Marx's theory on how history has developed. Further Reading A simple guide What is Historical Materialism - Mick Brooks http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notebooks...aterialism.html [url=http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works...bject/hist-mat/[/URL] Historical Materialism - Stalin The German Ideology - Karl Marx Juche The philosophy that man is the master of everything and decides everything. It has been applied to the principles used by the North Korean Socialist leader Kim Jong Il. Further Reading http://www.w-mids.freeserve.co.uk/juche.htm http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/wim/wyl/juche.html http://www.geocities.com/songunpoliticsstudygroup/ Labor theory of value Karl Marx's theory on how wealth in society is generated. "Labor, like all other commodities (things produced for sale), has an exchange value that depends on the socially-necessary amount of labor to produce--roughly, the amount necessary to keep the laborer alive for another day plus the amount required to produce the next generation of laborers. However, once the capitalist agrees to purchase someone's labor, he may insist that the laborer work more hours than the laborer would have to simply in order to earn back his exchange value...thus labor is unique among all commodities in that it can produce (for the capitalist) more than it's "worth" in the marketplace." - Redstar2000 Further Reading Labour Theory of Value FAQ Introduction to the Labour Theory of Value - Mick Brooks Value, Price and Profit - Karl Marx Wage, Labour and Capital - Karl Marx Das Kapital, Volume One - Karl Marx Leninism A theoretical framework -- which address, amongst other things, working class organization, the role of the Party and revolutionaries, the nature of the imperialist epoch of capitalism, the role of the peasantry, and social-democracy -- developed by V. I. Lenin and comrades based on the experiences of the Russian revolution and the historical events that proceeded it. Further Reading State and Revolution - Lenin http://www.maoism.org/ http://www.the-wood.org/socialism/leninism.htm Maoism A form of Leninism based on the ideas of Mao Zedong. Maoists tend to focus on using guerrilla war and peasant unrest to bring about a revolution. Most admit that Stalin & Mao made some mistakes but are still positively inclined towards them and argue that the social-political systems that existed under their rule were overall good systems. Marxism A philosophy based on the ideas of Karl Marx. Includes historical materialism, the labor theory of value, dialectical materialism and other ideas. Further Reading Foundations of Marxism http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/p...s/marxism.html http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/marx.html Permanent Revolution Theory One of Leon Trotskys most famous theories. "The theory of permanent revolution basically states that in those countries which have had a belated capitalist development (such as Third World countries), the capitalist class is too weak and cowardly to resist imperialism. In fact, it is a direct agent of imperialism." - 'Youth For Socialist Action' Webpage Further Reading Introduction two the Permenant Revolution Theory What Is The Permenant Revolution? The Permanent Revolution & Results and Prospects - Leon Trotsky Permanent Revolution - An Objectivist Nightmare Permanent Revolution - Wikipedia Platformism A form of Libertarian Communism, based on "The Organisational platform of the Libertarian Communists" - a document written by various Russian Anarchists (including Makhno) who attempted to draw conclusions from their failure in the Russian revolution. Platformism is a form of Anarchist organisation that attacks individualism, and believes in collective resposability and theoretical unity. The platform has been a document of much contention within the Anarchist movement, partly as it argues for the formation of an Executive Comittee. The Organisational Platform of the Libertarian Communists Suppliment to the Organisational Platform Errico Malatestas Objections to the platform Makhnos reply to Malatesta Reformism A name given to politics which means to change society through a legal process ie parliment and the judicial system. Socialism 1. A belief that human society can and should be organised along social lines - that is, for the benefit of all, rather than for the profit of a few 2. A type of reformist politics advocating nationalised industries and workers rights 3. In Orthodox Marxist theory, the stage after capitalism but before Communism in which the dictatorship of the proletariat rules and individuals are paid according to how much they work. China, the USSR, etc. all claimed to be in this socialist stage, none ever claimed to be in communism. That is why the USSR was called the Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics and not the Union of Soviet Communist Republics. 4. Also a form of post revolutionary society in its own right. Further Reading Reformist Socialism - Alexandre Millerand http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/contemp/...el/sfb_main.htm Democractic Socialist Perspective - An Australian Resource What is Democractic Socialism - Reformist perspective Evolutionary Socialism - Preface to Eduard Bernsteins books Stalinism 1. The period in Russian history in which Stalin ruled the USSR 2. A form of Leninism based on the ideas of Joseph Stalin. Stalinists generally argue that the major atrocities allegedly committed in the USSR did not take place and are just capitalist lies. Most claim that the USSR underwent a counter-revolution after Stalin's death, with Kruschev's rise to power. 3. Any form of Leninism which is not hostile to Joseph Stalin and does not thoroughly condemn his rule Further Reading http://home.mira.net/~andy/bs/ http://csf.colorado.edu/psn/marx/Other/Tro...1937-Stalinism/ http://csf.colorado.edu/psn/marx/Other/Sta...ve/1924-tro.htm Another View of Stalin State Capitalism 1. Any form of capitalism is which the state plays a significant role beyond protecting private property. 2. Term used by some anarchists, Trotskyists and others to refer to the economic policies of the USSR (State monopoly capitalism), either during it's entire existence or a subset of it's existence 3. A welfare state 4. Government policies which redistribute wealth upwards (corporate welfare) such as the military-industrial complex in the United States. Further Reading State Capitalism in Russia - Tony Cliff Against the Theory of State Captialism - Ted Grant Trotskyism From of Leninism based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky. Intensely hostile towards Stalinism. Argues that the USSR during & after Stalin's rule was a "degenerate workers' state" and that the problems in it were brought about by objective historical circumstances, not any flaw in Leninist ideology. Further Reading http://www.weisbord.org/Trotskyism.htm Trotskyism or Leninism - Stalin http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/index.htm
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added Platformism.
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In action the IWW had been the most militant, the most revolutionary section of the workers’ vanguard in this country. The IWW, while calling itself a union, was much nearer to Lenin’s conception of a party of professional revolutionists than any other organization calling itself a party at that time. In their practice, and partly also in their theory, the Wobblies were closer to Lenin’s Bolsheviks than any other group in this country.James P Cannon National Shop Stewards Network - IWW UK - National Organisation of Residents Associations - L&S |
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