"In December 1918 he warned, in a letter, against the Bolshevik variant of Marxism: “A particularly worrying case is that of the Bolsheviks (the Spartacists): pure centralists as were Robespierre et al, who aspire to nothing, to nothing except power; they are preparing the way to a military regime which would be even more monstruous than anything the world has seen until now”. [26]" — How very prescient!
Do you know what the women pictured working in that vast factory-type setting are doing?
Initially I thought it was some sort of textile work.
I finally located the image in "50 jobs that no longer exist" and thought I'd nailed it. Alas, it bore the following caption:
"Lector
While people today might listen to podcasts or radio on the job, people working in the early 1900s factories had to devise another source of entertainment. Factories would hire lectors to read aloud newspapers or books on-site to keep workers entertained. The lector would usually sit or stand on an elevated surface to perform so that the entire factory would be able to hear. Lectors who read material deemed too radical were fired."
Of course, it could still be textile work, but without bobbins I can't be sure.
I think I may harbour very similar sentiments to these ideas. They have found some expressions through a life of permaculture practices and thinking and are now being rejuvenated through dissident writings and activism (including writing my music).
Ah - the other idea I like is 'volk' - in the sense of a community cultural identity - this is another thing which has been appropriated and twisted into a kind of ugly, racist anti-other nationalism. This is a very important point I think which really needs to be highlighted - it is after possible to be proud of one's cultural identity without being racist or nationalist.
That would've been another organic, medieval thing, I guess.
It's not surprising the bad guys had to bump him off. Can't have people speaking sense now, can we?
I like this guy. Very much, in fact. I especially like his reference to medieval society, and it being 'organic' and, as it were, bottom-up, rather than the top-down version of the state (or Marxism - the opiate of the revolutionaries). Plus that he refers to 'liberal' 'socialism' - which is pretty much exactly where I am. I think ultimately whether we use the word 'liberal' or 'anarchist' we're probably talking about the same thing. It's unfortunate (but not unexpected) that both of those words have been appropriated and perhaps misrepresented (negatively) to the masses to prevent them from thinking about these issues. I say we reclaim ownership.
Thank you very much for this primer and introduction to Landauer, Paul. Greatly appreciated.
Gustav Landauer, yes! Rosa Luxemburg, yes! Karl Liebknecht, yes! Rosa and Karl captured, tortured and executed in 1919 by fascist thugs. The ultimate price paid for going against the power-mad figures always in control of the state
"In December 1918 he warned, in a letter, against the Bolshevik variant of Marxism: “A particularly worrying case is that of the Bolsheviks (the Spartacists): pure centralists as were Robespierre et al, who aspire to nothing, to nothing except power; they are preparing the way to a military regime which would be even more monstruous than anything the world has seen until now”. [26]" — How very prescient!
Do you know what the women pictured working in that vast factory-type setting are doing?
I don't know, no. Looks pretty dehumanising, anyway. Do you have the answer?
No, not a trick question; I don't know.
Initially I thought it was some sort of textile work.
I finally located the image in "50 jobs that no longer exist" and thought I'd nailed it. Alas, it bore the following caption:
"Lector
While people today might listen to podcasts or radio on the job, people working in the early 1900s factories had to devise another source of entertainment. Factories would hire lectors to read aloud newspapers or books on-site to keep workers entertained. The lector would usually sit or stand on an elevated surface to perform so that the entire factory would be able to hear. Lectors who read material deemed too radical were fired."
Of course, it could still be textile work, but without bobbins I can't be sure.
Actually, what I should have said, was "garment work", not textile.
I think I may harbour very similar sentiments to these ideas. They have found some expressions through a life of permaculture practices and thinking and are now being rejuvenated through dissident writings and activism (including writing my music).
Ah - the other idea I like is 'volk' - in the sense of a community cultural identity - this is another thing which has been appropriated and twisted into a kind of ugly, racist anti-other nationalism. This is a very important point I think which really needs to be highlighted - it is after possible to be proud of one's cultural identity without being racist or nationalist.
That would've been another organic, medieval thing, I guess.
It's not surprising the bad guys had to bump him off. Can't have people speaking sense now, can we?
I like this guy. Very much, in fact. I especially like his reference to medieval society, and it being 'organic' and, as it were, bottom-up, rather than the top-down version of the state (or Marxism - the opiate of the revolutionaries). Plus that he refers to 'liberal' 'socialism' - which is pretty much exactly where I am. I think ultimately whether we use the word 'liberal' or 'anarchist' we're probably talking about the same thing. It's unfortunate (but not unexpected) that both of those words have been appropriated and perhaps misrepresented (negatively) to the masses to prevent them from thinking about these issues. I say we reclaim ownership.
Thank you very much for this primer and introduction to Landauer, Paul. Greatly appreciated.
Gustav Landauer, yes! Rosa Luxemburg, yes! Karl Liebknecht, yes! Rosa and Karl captured, tortured and executed in 1919 by fascist thugs. The ultimate price paid for going against the power-mad figures always in control of the state