It’s true that there’s a great force (among the people), an untapped force that can unquestionably match that of the government and the ruling classes combined; but unless it’s organized, this force never becomes powerful. The power of the State is itself based on the guaranteed advantage of organized forces over the raw power of […]
Read More Organization is a NecessityWhen dealing with difficult ideas and unfamiliar terminology, it can be helpful to use an analogy or take a word out of its familiar context in order to theorize it. Taken out of its typical context and made into an analogy, the concept of the political line can be made more readily available to anarchist […]
Read More The Political LineTranslation note:The following is a translation by Carl Eugene Stroud of a chapter from the biography by Jose Luis Carretero titled Abraham Guillén Guerrilla y autogestión. In his last major works (“Economía libertaria”, “Socialismo libertario”, and “Economía Autogestionaria”), Abraham Guillén makes a final summary of his basic economic perspective, leading up to his main theoretical […]
Read More Self-Management: Guillén’s AlternativeTranslator introduction As a trans person and committed anarchist living through the right-wing’s rapid and effective assault on trans existence in the United States, it’s clear that the need for powerful and effective mass organizing is of life and death urgency. Yet, for the most part, the responses I see tend to mirror those criticized […]
Read More The Trans Response to the Right’s Attacks: Analysis and ProposalsTo develop a shared strategic perspective, it’s important to articulate both a plan for what we’re trying to do and a narrative of what we’ve done. This allows us to work together to refine our specific organizational perspective and share it with others, outside of the Center for Especifismo Studies (CES), in the form of writings, discussion groups, and public seminars.
Read More The Simple Machine Modelby the Center for Especifismo Studies (CES) While just critiquing problematic political tendencies won’t make them disappear, as we’ve said before: when anarchists don’t intervene and attempt to imprint our strategic vision on social movements, other ideological forces will. It’s important to be able to argue against other strategic proposals in debates. This framework, in […]
Read More STEAL AND CAPTURE: Framework for an especifismo critique of “big tent” political projectsNot a “side project” or a form of co-optation, but a strategic organization: Dealing with skepticism and criticism of especifismo From the concept of a “specific anarchist organization” comes the term “especifismo”. It’s a current of anarchism that defends the need for a theoretical, strategic, and tactical organization oriented toward a libertarian socialist society. The […]
Read More A Response to Critics of Especifismo*“The social and political tracks don’t always need to be laid at the same time by the same people. It’s wrong to think that the protagonists of revolution are only ever individuals or “great men”. This kind of thinking obscures the work of people who, on a daily basis, are committed to the social transformation […]
Read More The December Document from Militant KindergartenThe following is the first part of a much longer interview Embat did with their sister organization OSL. This first part focuses on OSL and their conception of anarchism.*** [It was translated from Catalan by the Center for Especifismo Studies.] 1. What’s the origin of OSL? Our organization, although new, has a history that goes […]
Read More Interview with OSL (Libertarian Socialist Organization) from Brazil [Part 1]
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