I won't debate you or anything I'm just really curious what some of the main reasons why someone would want the state to beat capitalism rather than defeat capitalism according to anarchist theory. I appreciate anyone who takes the time to answer my question. Hopefully an interesting discussion can be had. EDIT: I appreciate everyone's response. Not exactly a big fan of most of the sentiment but I appreciate those who took the time to help me understand.

  • Lotus [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    I’m no ML, but if you’re asking what made me a Marxist instead of an anarchist, I would say that a transitional state (ie not government in the sense of the word), is needed, capitalism has to be deconstructed as we can’t just jump straight to it, and structurelessness is a grave weakness like overcentralization, both extremes are fragile within.

    As to why I’m not a ML, I see it to be nothing more than panacea-mongering, a socialist government, constrained by the chains of global capital, hindered by centralized bureaucracy, in a single nation, will never bring global communism and will instead only continue to the samsara of capital as time, the banalities of capital, and inner power struggles destroy it.

    It can be a method for advancing the struggle forward, but it is not the end-all, be-all method for the global world, and I would assume that MLs know this as well.

    I usually advocate for international organizations as the best means forward, and actions in general that are across the board international, to fight a global enemy, we must fight in a global scale, not constrained by any politician or nation, as international proletariat, we are not bound or pledged to any of those, we are unchanging in global capitalism, they are not.