Re: AUT: anarchism and marxism

[Jamal Hannah <jah@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Sergio Fiedler wrote:

> I agree with Anton. But as a part of an organisation that in sui generis manner
> call itself autonomist and anarchist, I tend to think that anarchism was the
> result of certain composition of the working class -semi-autonomous workers-
> not simply an ideology, but an expression working class subjectivity at certain
> time and place.Anarchosydicalism was also the expression of a more industrial
> composition of the class disbanded by fordism later on.
>
> If we agree with Negri that working class sujectivity becomes more autonomous
> through the collective worker and the general intellect, maybe anarchism has
> found a relevant class composition once again to manifest itself politically
> without being trascendental.
>
> When I read Anton's definition of autonomism it actually sounds more anarchist
> than anarchism itself. I like that.But my isseu is why Negri has never
> discussed or written anything on anarchism?
>
> love and rage
>
> Sergio

I missed the definition of autonomism.. can someone describe it for me?
Also, I would like to know how autonomism really differs from anarchism.

Keep in mind that:

1) Many anarchists have no problems with reading Marx, they simply
prefer to take the libertarian aspects of it, and discard the
authoritarian, statist aspects.

2) Many anarchists are anti-ideological, and prefer not to read
theoretical writings of famous anarchists like Kropotkin, Bakunin,
Proudhon, etc.  Instead, they learn what anarchism is by interacting with
other anarchists and by working it out in their own minds. This is actualy
what I have done.

3) Many anarchists, especialy in the USA and Austrailia, are
anti-organization, and they do not like the idea of forming or joining an
anarcho-syndicalist, anarcho-communist, or anarchist platformist
organization simmilar to the CNT, FAI, or WSM.

So.. given the above, in what fundamental way is autonomism really
different from anarchism?

 - Jamal Hannah




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