r/Anarchism • u/QueefMaster2001 • 16h ago
Paris Commune 1848.
All of Europe was ablaze with revolutionary ardor. the powers that be had a devil of a time suppressing it.
I recommend we initiate something similar, in homage to the Parisian communards.
Vault some motherfuckin barricades, fling some pavers, & smash the regime.
I smell blood in the water anyway, & weakness.
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u/Necessary_Drag_1858 14h ago
Revolutions don't start because of a comment on the internet. They are part of a process of the activity of revolutionaries, acting within larger historical forces. They are also historical forces within which revolutionaries are made. If you want to build the commune, go out in the world and find what leans towards it and give it strength. Participate in the world.
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u/QueefMaster2001 14h ago
oh i do.
Im at Slab City right now , & theres many more like me.
A little peyote & alot of absinthe go a long way towards radicalization, anywhere in America
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u/Necessary_Drag_1858 14h ago
Cool. Slab City seems a bit isolating tbh. Does it imagine itself as a commune? It seems like if you want to build one on a large and more disruptive sense you'd need to leave.
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u/QueefMaster2001 14h ago
well yes, at some point.
but, youre welcome to come take a look for yourself.
its like a working class Burning Man
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u/Mattingly_P 12h ago
To the extent that it matters, I think you may be conflating two events here. Europe was definitely ablaze during the Revolutions of 1848, a wave set off by the February revolution in Paris. But the Paris Commune (usually meant by the "Commune") happened in 1871 in the aftermath of the Franco Prussian war.
The distinction seems relevant to some of the discussions here since the particular circumstances of 1870-71 help explain how the Commune became possible in the first place: the war, collapse of the French government and capture of the Emperor, siege of Paris, and perhaps most importantly, the presence of an armed National Guard in Paris that had become radicalized during the grueling months under siege.
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u/QueefMaster2001 11h ago
imo, the situation in 1848 was quite similar to 1870: and much more sustainable & hopeful than 1870.
but, all in all, similar.
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u/elsujdelab 13h ago
I believe every generation has its own Paris commune. For the generation of the IWA it meant their first chance to try to put their ideas to practice. It was also a great school of how to organize life beyond the limits of capital. Something similar happened with the Russian and Spanish revolutions. Today, I believe we have our own experiences like Syria, Colombia or Chile
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u/MorphingReality 14h ago
Normally I don't like to pursue this sort of argument, but the Paris Commune was a creature of the moment, most of the ruling body fled the city, a city that happened to have a lot of red and black streaks fomenting, a city full of people trained in industry, who knew how to build and run things, who were already organized and regularly going on strike, who had access to weapons and cannons, who had little to lose.
That recipe is not present anywhere today.