I wonder how the Libertarian Socialism that Chomsky champions as extolled by Bakunin, Fisher, Proudhon is supposed to avoid degenerating into the Fascism described by Mussolini where society is governed by industry? While property is not described in the same way, the control of capital is still controlled by small committees. Chomsky claims that he is trying to fight against the centralization of power, but I just don't see it...
@hasatum Mussolini descrbied fascism as the synthesis of the State and industry, with industry being large corporate capitalist entities. In Italy Mussolini created assemblies where corporations would send representatives and occupy seats rather than elected representatives of constituents. You also misunderstand what centralization means, Chomsky is advocating a society which precludes the Top-Down structure that exists in todays corporate world in the form of Un-elected managers and executives
@patient0Studios Exactly. In Chomsky's vision, the state is essentially composed of representatives of workers. Inevitably, the most ambitious, politically savvy workers will be elected and they will over time cooperate to control sectors of industry in much the same way that corporations do today. Why should we expect that being elected will change things? Without the force of competition, what is supposed to prevent centralized collusion of "representatives" against the public?
an angel on earth. when he is gone, there is no one to replace him.
fringeailments 4 months ago
@fringeailments
You are delusional.
goatman257 2 months ago
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sizzlebread23 1 year ago 2
I wonder how the Libertarian Socialism that Chomsky champions as extolled by Bakunin, Fisher, Proudhon is supposed to avoid degenerating into the Fascism described by Mussolini where society is governed by industry? While property is not described in the same way, the control of capital is still controlled by small committees. Chomsky claims that he is trying to fight against the centralization of power, but I just don't see it...
hasatum 1 year ago
@hasatum ...
In a libertarian socialist society, economic and political decisions are made democratically, and also locally. How is that in any way centralized?
ErrolSaid 1 year ago
@hasatum Mussolini descrbied fascism as the synthesis of the State and industry, with industry being large corporate capitalist entities. In Italy Mussolini created assemblies where corporations would send representatives and occupy seats rather than elected representatives of constituents. You also misunderstand what centralization means, Chomsky is advocating a society which precludes the Top-Down structure that exists in todays corporate world in the form of Un-elected managers and executives
patient0Studios 1 year ago
@patient0Studios Exactly. In Chomsky's vision, the state is essentially composed of representatives of workers. Inevitably, the most ambitious, politically savvy workers will be elected and they will over time cooperate to control sectors of industry in much the same way that corporations do today. Why should we expect that being elected will change things? Without the force of competition, what is supposed to prevent centralized collusion of "representatives" against the public?
hasatum 1 year ago
(4:10) ? es Tenerife ?
wda013 1 year ago