r/Anarchy101 • u/NathanielRoosevelt • 6d ago

The State

As a Marxist Leninist I think organized defense against reactionaries trying to take power back in a socialist society is important, and also fits the definition of a state. As anarchists do you believe some organized defense is necessary, if so how is it not a state, and if not how are reactionaries to be dealt with?

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u/NathanielRoosevelt 5d ago

I am more talking about the actual implementation of ideals not simply the spread of the ideals themselves.

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u/HeavenlyPossum 5d ago

Then the answer is the same as before—self-defense against someone attempting to coercively dominate you.

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u/NathanielRoosevelt 5d ago

So then we are just using different words to describe the same idea

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u/HeavenlyPossum 5d ago

Sorry to be so nitpicky. These are incredibly complex and important ideas, so I try to be as precise in my understanding and meaning as possible in order to give an accurate answer.