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DESCRIPTION:Come join The Platypus Affiliated Society for a discussion with prominent 
 figures in the bay area on the intricacies of Marxism and Anarchism, and 
 how these ideologies are relevant today. The event will take place at 
 Kresge College room 321 on Friday, February 17th, 6 pm.\n\nSpeakers 
 Attending: \n-Richard Bekker of the Party for Socialism and 
 Liberation\n-Stephen Hammel of International Marxist-Humanists \n-Ramsey 
 Kanaan of AK Press\n\n--- \n\nIt seems that there are still only two 
 radical ideologies: Anarchism and Marxism. They emerged out of the same 
 crucible - the Industrial Revolution, the unsuccessful revolutions of 1848 
 and 1871, a weak liberalism, the centralization of state power, the rise of 
 the worker's movement, and the promise of socialism. They are the 
 revolutionary heritage, and all significant radical upsurges of the last 
 150 years have returned to mine their meaning for the current situation. In 
 this respect, our moment seems no different.\n\nThere are a few different 
 ways these ideologies have been taken up. Recent worldwide square 
 occupations reflect one pattern: a version of Marxist theory — understood 
 as a political-economic critique of capitalism — is used to comprehend 
 the world, while an anarchist practice — understood as an 
 anti-hierarchical principle that insists revolution must begin now — is 
 used to organize, in order to change it. Some resist this combination, 
 claiming that Marxism rejects anti-statist adventurism, and call for a 
 strategic reorganization of the working class to resist austerity, and 
 perhaps push forward a “New New Deal”. This view remains wedded to a 
 supposedly practical welfarist social democracy, which strengthens the 
 state and manages capital. There is a good deal of hand waving in both 
 these orientations with regard to politics, tactics, and the end goal. 
 Finally, there have been attempts to leave the grounds of these theories 
 entirely — but these often seem either to land right back in one of the 
 camps or to remain marginal.\n\nTo act today we seek to draw up the balance 
 sheet of the 20th century. The historical experience concentrated in these 
 ideas must be unfurled if they are to serve as compass points. To see in 
 what ways the return of these ideologies represent an authentic engagement 
 and in what ways the return of a ghost. Where have the battles left us? 
 What forms do we have for meeting, theoretically and practically, the 
 problems of our present?\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/02/15/18796521.php
SUMMARY:Marxism and Anarchism: A Panel Discussion
LOCATION:UC Santa Cruz, Kresge College, room 321
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/02/15/18796521.php
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