> On Mar 31, 2026, at 17:24, Chris Slee via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Commune and Popular Sovereignty in Times of Imperialist Siege – Orinoco > Tribune > <https://orinocotribune.com/the-commune-and-popular-sovereignty-in-times-of-imperialist-siege/>
"Chávez made this clear in 2009. “An isolated commune is counterrevolutionary,” he said. Communes must be articulated into communal cities, federations, and ultimately into a confederation capable of progressively displacing the old state. This was not a localist project. It was a national one." I think that the Marxist critique is that these are embryonic forms of socialism inside of capitalism, but they will not replace capitalism unless the capitalist classes are expropriated. This goes back to Marx in the 1860s. I would expect that a movement of co-operatives without a socialist unified, national political leadership could end up being coopted by the capitalist's unified, national political leadership. Mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41312): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41312 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118607353/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
