Author: Keith Preston
The WWI Conspiracy Reply
Can Far Right & Left Fight Together Against Corporatism? w/Chris Hedges Reply
The Black Panthers Documentary 1
What is wrong with Trotsky? 10-Minute Explanation Reply
Intersectionality: Reactionary Liberal Ideology Reply
The Death of the American People and Empire Reply
Alexandria Cortez: Another Lie you Fall for Reply
Gun Control Students now Angry over Loss of Rights Reply
Some Necessary Words on the Gun Control Kids 1
A False Open Society: A Marxist-Anarchist Critique of Political Correctness 6
Political correctness is the ideological superstructure of the left-wing of capital, and the technology, ideas, and information industries are its substructure/materialist base.
By Keith Preston
The Myth of the Open Society
One of the pervasive myths of our time is that we live in an open society where contentious issues, and serious questions of public policy, are supposedly addressed by means of Socratic dialogue, or open discourse reflecting the principles of Voltaire, Thomas Jefferson or John Stuart Mill. For reasons that I will explain, this claim of an open society is false. I could certainly discuss multiple ways in which the open society claim is problematic. For example, I could examine many parallel difficulties such as over criminalization, overregulation, increasingly greater centralization, and ever pervasive bureaucratization. However, for the purpose of this discussion, I want to focus on ideological conformity, and the way in which ideological conformity is enforced in liberal democratic societies.
How Not to Do Anarchism: An Editorial 4
One of the primary purposes of Attack the System is to reform the anarchist movement so that it will be more capable of further growth and expansion, and to prevent the seeds of future authoritarianism from continuing to spread within the movement. The most immediately problematic aspect of the anarchist movement at present is a pervasive and excessive amount of histrionic leftist extremism (Links to the websites and Twitter feeds of a handful groups and individuals that serve as examples of this difficulty are provided at the bottom of the page).
For some years, Attack the System has promoted pluralistic and non-sectarian forms of anarchism that could have the effect of functioning as an umbrella for many different kinds of sub-tendencies within anarchism or hyphenated forms of anarchism. Many such ideas have been proposed by others as well under such labels as pan-anarchism, panarchism, black flag coalitioning, anarcho-coalitioning, anarchism without adjectives, anarchism without hyphens, synthesist anarchism, bioregional anarchism, anarcho-secessionism, independencia anarchism, enclave anarchism, municipal anarchism, anarcho-federalism, village anarchism, decentralist anarchism, anarcho-ecumenicalism, national-anarchism, tribal anarchism, exitarian anarchism, bolo bolo anarchism, anarcho-populism, alternative anarchism, umbrella anarchism, and big tent anarchism.
Non-Americans Discuss “””Gun Control””” Reply
A group of Europeans, including Sargon of Akkad debate the gun rights vs. gun control issue.
Why Aren’t You Further Left? Reply
Kyle Kulinsky defends social democracy against the far left. Not really my perspective, but he articulates his point well.
Obama: A Legacy of Ashes Reply
In case anyone is nostalgic for Obama, let’s not forget what a douche the guy was underneath the articulate, polished exterior.
Democrats Should Stop Pretending to Oppose Saudi Government Tyranny (Re: Khashoggi) Reply
Saudi Arabia sucks. Period.
“You said nothing as homosexuals were tossed off buildings, as women were stoned for being raped, or as dissidents were harassed or assaulted. Stop with the crocodile tears over the White House Khashoggi statement, stop being opportunists about the death of a journalist.”
Establishment GOP Runs Scared as Trump Says What it Has for a Decade about the Judiciary Reply
I highly recommend the video commentaries of Styxhexenhammer666. He offers a refreshingly non-partisan, independent, relatively centrist, somewhat libertarian perspective.
Ocasio-Cortez’s Ignorance and Gaffes Are Weakening The Left Reply
An interesting critique AOC from Tim Pool.
The Intersectionality of the Ruling Class and the Criminal Class Reply
In spite of the low quality of many in “organized” anarchist movements, the anarchist critique of the state still stands. Interestingly, the latest Gallup poll shows that “dissatisfaction with government” and “poor leadership” is the issue most commonly as the “most important problem.” Where are the anarchists?
Where do Social Justice, the Secular Community and Identity Politics Meet? Reply
An interesting discussion between left-wing atheist activist and Sargon of Akkad.
Maoist Rebel News Discussing Communism with Sargon of Akkad Reply
It’s too bad there is not more intellectual discourse of this kind.
Zarif condemns US sanctions against Iran Reply
