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(en) France, Monde Libertaire - Editorial from ML No. 1881: Waiting for the Communist Calends... (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]
Date
Sat, 2 May 2026 09:24:06 +0300
The die-hard proponents of the great revolution, the Marxists, and even,
among the libertarians, those who swear by THE revolution as the
prerequisite for the slightest hint of social change, have tried
everything to obscure a part of the anarchist tradition: labeling their
ideas as utopian, as obsessions, relegating practical attempts to
laughable folklore... And yet! A major part of these ideas are emerging
from the shadows, now more than ever. Which ones? ---- Those championed
by the comrades who start from the principle that anarchism is for
today, not a hundred years from now. Refusing to sacrifice their present
to the future, to spend their lives working towards a collective omega
that is-always-coming-it's-definite-it's-coming-soon, these
libertarians, often from the ranks of individualist anarchists,
undertook to develop concepts upon which many actors in contemporary
emancipatory movements still rely. From these effective activist
practices remain concepts (albeit sometimes cannibalized by capitalism),
such as fair trade, cooperatives, veganism, free communities, free
credit, educational alternatives, and free unions. For many, however,
these ideas have now become so ingrained in our customs that, adopted by
our society, they now constitute victories (to be defended).
Advancing step by step towards the anarchist ideal within an alienating
bourgeois social framework is no easy task. This may involve the need to
live alongside, or at least differently from, the prejudices instilled
by those in power, the pressures of an ultra-hierarchical world of work,
and the consumerist mindset.
In the context of a global reactionary counter-offensive, these
effective and concrete initiatives may seem, as we have already
mentioned, derisory or utopian. Yet, modest achievements are of
paramount importance; they are living embodiments that something else is
possible, they are paths forward, suggestions. Even in an ocean of
authoritarian capitalism, amidst the flood of far-right media, a small
glimmer of light produced by a group of companions who come together to
found a cooperative kitchen or a library is beneficial. Liberating.
As E. Armand said at the beginning of the 20th century: "Lighthouses,
however, have their purpose. We don't wait for the sea to disappear
before lighting them."
https://monde-libertaire.net/?articlen=8868
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