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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 23h

Marinaleda (Spain) - Anti-Authoritarian Community

‘a small town in Seville, Spain which has been described as a 'communist utopia'. ... this municipality has become renowned for its radical economic model and anti-capitalist principles.’

anarwiki.org/wiki/Marinal...

#anarchism #communism

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 3d

My knee jerk reaction is to say anarchism isn't "childish" - but maybe childish is what a political system should be - we tell children to play nice, be considerate and fair, and don't hurt others, all the opposite of what Nazis do - kids aren't born hating - they're indoctrinated into it by adults

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Ada Gold @adagold.bsky.social · 3d

Bakunin droppin truth bombz

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 4d

Are You Really In Favour Of People Ruling Over You? Probably Not!

‘Chances are you’ve sometimes questioned why a person is in a position of power. Chances are you’ve wondered why such ‘hierarchy’ was necessary at all.’

peacefulrevolutionary.substack.com/p/are-you-a-...

#anarchism

Are You A Hierarchist?

Are You A Hierarchist? The Answer May Surprise You! (Or Not)

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 5d

See -
The Dawn Of Everything, Graeber & Wengrow, 2021
Radical Antiquity, Christopher B. Zeichmann, 2025
Goliath's Curse, Luke Kemp, 2025
Against The Grain, James C. Scott, 2017
Anarchy in Action, Colin Ward, 1973
Mutual Aid, Peter Kropotkin, 1902
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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 5d

Anarchism means anti-hierarchy = no rulers (& consequently no state) - not chaos (in disarray)

Anthropologist have found that Prehistoric groups were highly networked, most early communal societies were very organised and egalitarian, but had no government - thus meeting the definition of Anarchism

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 5d

That's easy - 99% of humanity's history then after that Indus Valley for 2000 years, Celtic Ireland for 1000 years, and (arguably) Frisian Freedom, the Icelandic Commonwealth, the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Republic of Cospaia, and Zomia for about 500 years each - all fairly large scale

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 5d

Revolutionary Ukraine - Anti-Authoritarian Communities

‘From 1918 to 1921, Ukrainians established an autonomous region with seven million residents ... residents ran several anarcho-communist communes and held regional Congresses.’

anarwiki.org/wiki/Revolut...

#anarchism #ukraine

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 7d

It’s a good thing that fascism is only a fictional idea from Orwell’s books right?

peacefulrevolutionary.substack.com/p/fighting-f...

#fascism #antifa

Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 11d

They were also a little distracted fighting German, Italian and Spanish fascists at the same time.

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 13d

I spent yesterday in a town that voluntarily handles all its own rubbish and has done so for fifty years. If people wan't smelly dirty disease filled sewage in the streets they will find ways to deal with it together.
peacefulrevolutionary.substack.com/p/who-will-d...

Who Will Do The Dirty Jobs After The Revolution? (Part 1)

The Supposed Problem Of Plumbers Without Capitalism

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 14d

Freetown Christiania - Anti-Authoritarian Community

‘... hundreds of people illegally live in an alternative community where no authority counts except that of the Ting, an ancient Danish form of consensual decision making.’

anarwiki.org/wiki/Freetow...

#anarchism #community

Freetown Christiania - AnarWiki

Freetown Christiania (Danish: Fristaden Christiania) or the Free Republic of Christiania is a former squat turned intentional community and anarchist commune in...

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 19d

Capitalist Dictatorships - AnarWiki Article

‘... are political systems that combine free-market capitalism or mixed capitalist economies with authoritarian political control.’

anarwiki.org/wiki/Capital...

#capitalism #fascism #anarchism #anticapitalism

Capitalist Dictatorships - AnarWiki

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 20d

Anti-Authoritarian Communities - Qalang Smangus

‘based on the social and economic organization of early Christians as described in Acts ... holding all property in common and distributing resources according to need.’

anarwiki.org/wiki/Qalang_...

#anarchism #community #christian

Qalang Smangus - AnarWiki

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 25d

Defeating Fascism The Easy Way?

Fighting fascism when peaceful means may still be a possibility

peacefulrevolutionary.substack.com/p/defeating-...

#fascism #antifa #antifascism

Defeating Fascism The Easy Way

Fighting fascism when peaceful means may still be a possibility

peacefulrevolutionary.substack.com

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 26d

That is 14.84% of the USA if my maths is correct ('Republicans' make up to 28% of the US population) - if that number is only party members then the percentage is much lower, likewise if it doesn't include those who can't vote (prisoners, children, residents who aren't citizens) - so I'd guess 10%

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 27d

FACT: Adolf Hitler had “Antifa” arrested. He had members of the original Antifaschistische Aktion (Anti-Fascist Action) arrested as one of the very first actions he made after taking power in 1933. It was the beginning of the Nazi regime. #nazi #antifa

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 28d

Anti-Facism / Antifa - AnarWiki article

‘Anti-fascism has its origins in black resistance to the KKK in the USA in the late 1800s and republicans fighting anti-semites during the Dreyfus Affair in France.’

anarwiki.org/wiki/Anti-Fa...

#antifa #antifascism

Anti-Fascism - AnarWiki

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 28d

Arguments & Counter-Arguments Summarised here - anarwiki.org/wiki/No_Chee...

No Cheers For Anarchism - AnarWiki

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · 29d

Such silliness was responded to after the article came out -
* www.dissentmagazine.org/article/anar...
* robertgraham.wordpress.com/2016/01/15/h...
* c4ss.org/content/42002

The Anarchist Spirit - Dissent Magazine

www.dissentmagazine.org

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · Sep 21

Anti-Authoritarian Community - Icelandic Commonwealth

‘For over three centuries, Iceland operated without a centralized government, police force, or executive authority’

anarwiki.org/wiki/Iceland...

#anarchism #community #iceland

Icelandic Commonwealth - AnarWiki

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · Sep 19

How Not To Nazi

Saving yourself, your friends, family and self from fascism

peacefulrevolutionary.substack.com/p/how-not-to...

#fascism #antifa #nazi

How Not To Nazi

Saving yourself, your friends, family and self from fascism, dictatorships, totalitarianism, and other dystopian systems.

peacefulrevolutionary.substack.com

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · Sep 18

What is antifa, and why should you care that Trump wants to outlaw it?

Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · Sep 18

edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p... #antifa #fascism

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Nate The Prole @nateprole.bsky.social · Sep 17

Thought this might be a good example that the most progressive of social democracies will be be ethically comprised and fatally undermined within and without