Comment on They cannot see the things that will hurt them
bearboiblake@pawb.social 2 days agoWhy don’t we compare to some other nations, to see how long they lasted before falling to fascism?
- Greece: 7-8 months
- Norway: 2 months
- France: 6 weeks
- Poland: 5 weeks
- Belgium: 18 days
- Netherlands: 5 days
- Denmark: 6 hours
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 days ago
That implies that the Anarchists ever took control of the nation away from the Nationalist party which knelt down to the Nazis IMMEDIATELY.
the_abecedarian@piefed.social 2 days ago
the point of anarchism is not to control the state, but rather to stop having one. for the territory that made up anarchist Spain, that was successfully achieved. it’s no weakness of anarchism itself to be defeated militarily; all kinds of societies have been defeated militarily.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 days ago
That’s kind of my point. They didn’t manage to do that.
the_abecedarian@piefed.social 2 days ago
they did it for years in a significant territory. the state had no power there during that time. that was a success, even if it was rolled back by a nationalist military (supported by nazi Germany) and undermined by authoritarian communists.
also, again, there’s rojava & zapatista Mexico currently, plus other historical examples.
bearboiblake@pawb.social 2 days ago
The Nationalist party were the fucking nazis, my guy, the clue is right there in the name. They were backed by Hitler and Mussolini.