But they’re awful at coordinating across wide areas, resisting infiltration, or leveraging economies of scale to expand industrial operations.
I would frame it differently. Anarchist organizing is harder than capitalist / centralized socialist organizing. Anarchist still do it because anarchists see it as worth while to try even if it means they might fail more often
I mean, I’d say the act of going out and wrangling people is (relatively) easier, because there’s a general lack of orthodoxy and a bigger focus on revolution as a vibe.
It’s keeping them all moving in the same direction, rather than polarizing, infighting, or defecting back to their original political philosophies that’s the challenge. Like, getting a bunch of liberals to join a march or protest championed by a few anarchists is borderline trivial. But keeping them around or dissuading them from rushing back to support the most milquetoast moderates is almost impossible.
I would frame it differently. Anarchist organizing is harder than capitalist / centralized socialist organizing. Anarchist still do it because anarchists see it as worth while to try even if it means they might fail more often
I mean, I’d say the act of going out and wrangling people is (relatively) easier, because there’s a general lack of orthodoxy and a bigger focus on revolution as a vibe.
It’s keeping them all moving in the same direction, rather than polarizing, infighting, or defecting back to their original political philosophies that’s the challenge. Like, getting a bunch of liberals to join a march or protest championed by a few anarchists is borderline trivial. But keeping them around or dissuading them from rushing back to support the most milquetoast moderates is almost impossible.