u/El_Anarkista_69

I have doubts about unionism and egoism/post-leftism

Lately (the last year) I've been involved in practical politics, and I've run into the problem that all the organizations in my city are very left-leaning, even the most anarchist ones (like the CNT and the ateneus of Barcelona).

The problem I have with these organizations is that they're very much absorbed by the status quo and tend to demand sacrifice for the cause. They also tend to be very bureaucratic; some require membership and dues to join and negotiate more with those in power than they fight against them.

And I've been thinking; perhaps it would be a good idea to form a trade union or something similar, but aligned with a more egoist and post-leftist vision. But before attempting anything like that, I'd like to know the general opinion of you egoists and post-leftists regarding unionism.

Before anything else, I'd like to clarify what I mean by "unionism," because my approach has little or nothing to do with what most people understand by "trade union": Obviously, I don't support a hierarchical, bureaucratized organization that demands membership, seeks to operate within the law, and prefers negotiation to disruption.

I support a completely decentralized model, without membership or dues, that operates clandestinely, maintains secrecy, and prefers sabotage, strikes, protests, and, in general, direct action to negotiation. It should be an organization that exists solely as a tool for its members, that doesn't seek to reproduce or sustain itself, that dissolves when its members decide, and that doesn't demand sacrifice.

In short, a union of egoists, but focused on labor struggle and anti-capitalist activism.

Any thoughts on this?

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u/El_Anarkista_69 — 5 days ago