Collectivist Anarchism (Do It Yourself)

by Doreen Ellen Bell-Dotan, Monday, December 03, 2007, 19:17 @ Francois_Tremblay

» A collectivist Anarchist is someone who approaches Anarchism with
» collectivist values (i.e. puts emphasis on equality and fairness instead of
» individual freedom and rights) and with collectivist priorities (i.e. want
» to take down capitalism more eagerly than they want to take down the State
» itself). Ideologies that graft statist ideas onto Anarchy, like
» anarcho-socialism, anarcho-syndicalism and anarcho-communism, tend to be of
» this category.
»
» Basically, collectivism and individualism are just two very general ways
» of describing people's approaches to Anarchy. They help distinguish two
» very different modes of discourse, which do not mesh very well and as such
» I don't really try to mix the two, although both have much to learn from
» each other.

I don't understand these dichotomies.

Anarcho-Communism was, from its very inception, anti-statist (more properly any government) as well as anti-capitalist (or any economic system based on disparity of wealth and power).

We have always seen the two going hand in hand.

What is a collective if not an aggregate of individuals? How can one contribute to the collective if one is not a whole individual? Why should anyone be loyal to a collective if it does not allow the fullest development and expression of the individuality of the members?

D2