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Honestly, I wildly agree with the “kill your daddies” stuff, to the point that I think that even anarchist veneration of Makhno and Bread Santa is unproductive. Like obviously I admire what Makhno did and Kropotkin’s theoretical contributions, but even as “just memes”, it always struck me as very weird that we put them on a pedestal.
Besides the general cult of personality I also really dislike the unneccessary focus on texts written and actions done by mostly (not always) white/european dudes in classical but also contemporary anarchist theory. I feel like the memes really contribute to that in way
Theory must be constantly tested through praxis and adjusted. Much social theory, is a product of the society and era that birthed it. And if society and technology changes so too must theory.
Otherwise you encounter things like those in the US that diefy the founding fathers. The founding fathers that would likely have, even in their day; abhorred the people diefying them today. As well as the very concept of being deified. Something I suspect Makhno and Kropotkin would agree with.
Honestly, I wildly agree with the “kill your daddies” stuff, to the point that I think that even anarchist veneration of Makhno and Bread Santa is unproductive. Like obviously I admire what Makhno did and Kropotkin’s theoretical contributions, but even as “just memes”, it always struck me as very weird that we put them on a pedestal.
The idea is, and has always been, to stand upon the shoulders of giants.
Not to merely rise to their level.
They already did that, and showed you how.
Celebrate what they got right, criticize what they got wrong…
Think, for yourself.
No Gods, No Masters … in any realm, in any respect.
Besides the general cult of personality I also really dislike the unneccessary focus on texts written and actions done by mostly (not always) white/european dudes in classical but also contemporary anarchist theory. I feel like the memes really contribute to that in way
Theory must be constantly tested through praxis and adjusted. Much social theory, is a product of the society and era that birthed it. And if society and technology changes so too must theory.
Otherwise you encounter things like those in the US that diefy the founding fathers. The founding fathers that would likely have, even in their day; abhorred the people diefying them today. As well as the very concept of being deified. Something I suspect Makhno and Kropotkin would agree with.