State contradictions

Includes critiques of state socialism/communism and organizations based off of those ideologies from them.

## **States are contradictory to liberation**

* “A Critique of State Socialism by Mikhail Bakunin” https://cloudfront.crimethinc.com/pdfs/state\_socialism.pdf [PDF, 25.2 MB, EN]
* “Contra State and Revolution” by Chris Wright https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/chris-wright-contra-state-and-revolution [various formats, EN]
* "The State and Revolution: Theory and Practice" by Iain Mckay https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/iain-mckay-anarcho-the-state-and-revolution-theory-and-practice [various formats, EN]
* “Bloom and Contend: a critique of Maoism” by Chino https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/chino-bloom-and-contend [various Formats, EN]
* “Some remarks on Bloom and Contend: a critique of Maoism” by John Steele http://www.unityandstruggle.org/2013/12/some-remarks-on-bloom-and-contend-a-critique-of-maoism/
* "A look at Leninism" by Ron Taber https://libcom.org/library/look-leninism-ron-taber [EN]
* "National liberation and state power - An anarchist critique of the MPLA in Angola" by Martin Spence https://libcom.org/files/National%20liberation%20and%20state%20power%20-%20An%20anarchist%20critique%20of%20the%20MPLA%20in%20Angola.pdf [PDF, 83.93 KB, EN]
* "Peru: The Ideology Of Apocalypse Shining Path To What?" by Manolo Gonzalez https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/manolo-gonzalez-peru-the-ideology-of-apocalypse-shining-path-to-what [various Formats, EN]
* "The German war economy and state socialism" by Robert Kurz https://libcom.org/library/german-war-economy-state-socialism-robert-kurz [EN]
* "The New Evangel: State Monopoly versus Socialism" by James Connolly https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1901/evangel/stmonsoc.htm [EN]
* "State and Revolution (On Lenin’s Book)" by Luigi Fabbri https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/luigi-fabbri-state-and-revolution-on-lenin-s-book [various formats, EN]; “Dittatura e rivoluzione” di Luigi Fabbri https://www.liberliber.it/mediateca/libri/f/fabbri/dittatura\_e\_rivoluzione/pdf/fabbri\_dittatura\_e\_rivoluzione.pdf [PDF, IT]; “La crisis del anarquismo“ por Luigi Fabbri http://www.bfscollezionidigitali.org/oggetti/19843-la-crisis-del-anarquismo-luigi-fabbri/#/&gid=1&pid=0 [ES]
* “Ethiopia and World Politics” George Padmore https://libcom.org/files/padmore-1.png [PNG, 261.53 KB, EN] (Part 1, talks about USSR’s acquiescence to fascists)
* "Yu Shuet (虞雪) — ‘The Dusk of Rationality’ (理性的黃昏)" https://medium.com/@promiseli\_/yu-shuet-虞雪-the-dusk-of-rationality-理性的黃昏-95f741997be8 [EN]
* "There Is No Communism in Russia" by Emma Goldman https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/emma-goldman-there-is-no-communism-in-russia [various Formats, EN]
* "Listen, Marxist!" by Murray Bookchin https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/murray-bookchin-listen-marxist [various Formats, EN]

### **Documents**

* “The Constitution of India” https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/npi/files/coi\_part\_full.pdf [PDF, 655 KB, EN] (says India is socialist despite all evidence to the contradictory, proof that words have no meaning when the reality doesn’t match up)

### **Podcast Episodes**

* “Do Blue Lives Matter in "Socialist" States? An Anarchist critique of the Police in the "Socialist" Countries” by Multiversidad Libertaria https://open.spotify.com/episode/6joBi9SaORZ3OOqxBZr2Lv?si=drZGvv\_WTfyQGO97HHR5hg [69 min, EN], https://anchor.fm/multiversidadlibertaria/episodes/Do-Blue-Lives-Matter-in-Socialist-States--An-Anarchist-critique-of-the-Police-in-the-Socialist-Countries-egs6ml/a-a2nke3r [69 min, EN]
* "More Like Boo-reaucracy" uploaded by Bad Faith Ultra Leftists https://soundcloud.com/badfaithultraleftists/episode-12-more-like-boo-reaucracy [01:34:35, EN]

### **Videos**

* “Marx was not a ‘statist’” uploaded by Cuck Philosophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRXvQuE9xO4 [39:24, EN SUB, EN]

* "What is the State? | The State is Counter-Revolutionary (Part 1)” uploaded by Anark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTwxpTyGUOI [34:26, EN SUB, EN]
* “Leninist USSR | The State is Counter Revolutionary (Part 2)” uploaded by Anark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwU3STgBknQ [44:51, EN SUB, EN]
* “Maoist China | The State Is Counter Revolutionary (Part 3)” uploaded by Anark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycZYRSpSIPw [52:02, EN SUB, EN]
* "'Left-Wing' Authoritarianism: An Infantile Disorder | The State is Counter-Revolutionary (Part 4)" uploaded by Anark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0rYgQ3eVoY [45:30, EN SUB, EN]

* "Why are there so many Tankies? (A critique of the New Left.)" uploaded by Zero Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0wPaIRZVsw [16:19, EN]
* "Caleb Maupin has DESTROYED us, we must now resign. Featuring The Serfs" uploaded by Thought Slime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k4-VDepYEY [00:25:44, EN] (white Canadian anarchist, member of the IWW)
* "Means and Ends: The Anarchist Critique of Seizing State Power" uploaded by anarchopac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsRyTWBj84E [17:21, EN] (white British anarchist)
* "Defending Breadtube against Caleb Maupin - The Truth of Marx's State in the Communist Manifesto" uploaded by Anarchistara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwQ6B47aL0 [41:14, EN] (white USian anarchist)
* "Was Marx A Statist? Caleb Maupin Borgar Kang's Peter Coffin" uploaded by Memes of Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOSm\_4NB-50 [1:02, EN]

### **Notes**

* While anarchism has not achieved communism, there are some societies that resemble socialism, such as Zapatista-controlled Chiapas, Rojava in Syria, and Marinaleda in Spain. Moreover, these autonomous areas have lasted 26, 7, and ~29 years respectively.
* Socialism/communism are by definition stateless. When statists make critiques of anarchism, this can also be applied to socialism/communism, too. One can point out that the state is actually anti-communist, since communism is stateless.