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Sunday July 29, 2012 16:18 by Sean Matthews - WSM
This year marks the 76 anniversary of the ‘Spanish Civil War’ which is one of the most mis-understood conflicts in the 20th century. For some particular those wedded to a traditional view of history the war was merely between the forces of fascism and those committed to defending the democratically elected Republican Government. It is also this time of year when we will be greeted with a range of lectures and talks organised by the Communist Party inspired International Brigades Commemoration Committee across Ireland which deliberately distorts the reality of the 'civil war'. However, for anarchists nothing could be further from the truth. The social revolutionary upheaval was not just a battle against fascism but a new society in the making-libertarian communism. Anarchists believe in creating a classless society. We oppose capitalism as a system that puts the profits of a small minority of bosses before the needs of the vast majority. It is a system based on the exploitation of workers, a system that inevitably causes poverty, social inequality and war- where 234 of the most richest individuals in the world have the combined wealth of the 40% most poorest. Anarchists oppose authority in the sense of opposing the 'right' of any small minority to have power over everyone else. We oppose the State (meaning government, army, police, courts) as an institution whose purpose is to enforce the will of a minority on the majority. |
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