• Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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      1 month ago

      I’m not sure why you’re arguing in favour of literal slavery, but ok. There are other examples:

      • Bavaria in 1919
      • Spain with the CNT/FAI in the 1930s
      • The 1905 revolution in Russia, along with the 1917 revolution
      • Nurgus@lemmy.world
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        30 days ago

        I’m not arguing for slavery, you’re misunderstanding the quote. I didn’t say the change of masters was inherently no better than the previous masters.

        Revolution is always, in every example, a doorway for powerhungry authoritarians to swoop in.

        The fact that Haitians were eventually much better off than as slaves doesn’t change that.

        • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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          30 days ago

          Revolution is always, in every example, a doorway for powerhungry authoritarians to swoop in.

          I disagree. Like I said: CNT/FAI Catalonia, 1919 Bavaria and anarchist Ukraine are counterexamples.

          If a revolution is thorough enough to eradicate the hierarchical structure of oppression, it doesn’t have to be used by authoritarians.