Why a Decade of Protests Didn’t Lead to Revolution | a new book discusses ten years of democratic anarchist protest movements and how they only served to empower right wing autocrats
Why a Decade of Protests Didn’t Lead to Revolution | a new book discusses ten years of democratic anarchist protest movements and how they only served to empower right wing autocrats
jacobin.com Why a Decade of Protests Didn’t Lead to Revolution
Between 2010 and 2020, a wave of protests erupted around the world. In some cases, these movements strengthened socialist forces. In others, they opened the door to the Right. Vincent Bevins spoke to Jacobin to explain the causes of this divergence.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/6182063
The focus of this article is on anarchist movements, but it contains some timely reflections on the dynamics of revolutionary movements and the tension between "Leninist" organizational strategies and "horizontalist", anarchist-informed approaches.
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