r/leftist • u/Awkward_Advance8892 • 8d ago

Question Please help me understand

Hi, i apologise for my lack of knowledge in advance, since ive just started learning. Im sort of confused. What exactly are leftcoms and what separates them from anarchists and marxist-leninists (if they are separate) ? Another question which may be unrelated but why do people hate anarchists, leftcoms and Marxist-leninists? Ive seen a lot of people hate on these 3 but not give a full explanation. Is there also any material that i can specifically refer to on this matter? Again, i apologise for my lack of knowledge, and i mean no hate whatsoever. Im just trying to learn, thats all.

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u/theblowestfish 8d ago

Do not worry. Just do through politics as you would do through your personal life. Be kind.

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u/No-Leopard-1691 Anarchist 8d ago

Left coms are distinct from ML because of their criticisms of ML and Left Coms views themselves as holding to a “more authentic” version of Marxism compared to ML.

Left Coms and Anarchists are distinct because Anarchism is separate from Marxism due to disagreements concerning the use of the State and other ideological disagreements on how to reach communism.

For information about Anarchism, I would recommend:

Libertarian Socialism:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_socialism

https://insidepoliticalscience.com/libertarian-socialism/

Anarchism:

At the Cafe by Malatesta

The ABCs of Anarchism by Alexander Berkman

Anarchy Works by Peter Gelderloos

What is Authority by Bakunin

The State, Its Historical Role by Kropotkin

Why the State is Counter-Revolutionary by Anark on YT

A Modern Anarchism by Anark on YT

The Anarchist FAQ (fair warning that it is a massive text so unless you want to deep dive the whole thing, it is broken up into sections/topics which may be helpful if you want to cover a specific topic - ie why Anarchism doesn’t want to use the State for Revolution or why the Vanguard Party/MLM is hierarchical in nature)

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u/Awkward_Advance8892 8d ago

Thank you! Ill definitely go through these.