What are your thought on Rojava's democratic structure? Is it working? Is it doomed? If so why?

What are your thought on Rojava's democratic structure? Is it working? Is it doomed? If so why?

What do its short comings mean for the overall socialist movement?

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In understanding Rojava and critiquing it in an informed way, it's important to understand the distinction in dialectical naturalism between politics and statecraft. In the context of Rojava, politics can be found in the MGRK. Statecraft can be found in the DAA. By Communalism's own standards, whether the revolution succeeds or not depends on the dialectical tension between the MGRK and the DAA. If power shifts to the professional practitioners of statecraft, then the revolution will have failed. If it is cemented in the grassroots and in genuine politics, then it will be more of a success.

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The existence of a state structure with power outside of the dual power structure threatens the power of the latter, and therefore the revolution. They've managed to balance it well so far though
It's working welll, especially considering the absurdly difficult circumstances they find themselves in. Embargoed, underdeveloped, and attempting to revolutionize a traditionally conservative society surrounded by reactionary enemies. Whether or not it is doomed depends on it's ability not just to maintain their own territorial integrity but to develop economically and politically. They need to spread out their ideology all over the globe and create groups that can pressure states politically in countries like the US and elsewhere. The kurdish diaspora already does this to a certain extent
It's shortcomings are mostly imagined by dogmatists that ignore the reality of revolution. Demanding an immediate end to commodity relationships in a world where commodity relationships are needed for survival is not only stupid it's utopian :^) I suppose it's real shortcomings is that its so far been unable to popularize itself internationally, a problem which radical leftist thought in general has.

There's a general for this

Not the OP, but the general is more for news regarding the current conflict then discussion of DemCon theory and praxis. The OP should have titled it differently

literally subreddits

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I was more interested in getting a discussion going on the prospects of a decentralized democracy and if it is possible for it to hold out for a long period of time. I just figured Rojava would be a good example to build the discourse around

It's definitely possible, but it's going to be difficult. Contributing to it in any way you can, even by just popularizing it at home, will help

I unironically believe that posting Rojava shit on Facebook (or Tumblr if you're down with that. I don't even know how it works) and shilling for Rojava and YPG on /4pol's Syria General and the syriancivilwar reddit is the most helpful thing that westerners can do, short of actually going to Rojava and assisting in some kind of professional capacity.

these guys are really struggling in the name recognition department, at least here in America. most people don't even know they exist, but once they've had the movement explained to them are immediately supportive (especially when confronted with the alternatives in the region…

one thing I would note is that it's probably not best to go /fullcommunism/ when showing support for Rojava online? try to avoid slapping hammers and sickles and pictures of Marx all over your shit. I'm not saying you should lie about anything, the facts are definitely on Rojava's side. I'm just saying that it's probably better to stress the "democratic" aspect more than the "socialism" aspect when talking to normies, and talking to normies is how these battles are won.

It isn't even Marxist, so dressing it up in communist imagery seems like a strange choice regardless.

there are definitely some ML's involved with the movement. the MLKP isn't totally nonexistent.

But that not really what I was talking about. it's just that, judging by the past incursions into 4chan and reddit and, yeah, even Facebook, lefty kids have a slight predilection for being overly zealous and esoteric and slipping in memes which have a tendency to lower appeal

whatever it is, its doing a lot better job at existing then The Paris Commune, Catatonia, the Ukrainian Free Territory, and Chippas

*Chiapas
And that's still a thing, it just cooled off a lot since the late 90s and early 2000s.

do tankies just hate it because apo rejected ML? the entire concept of democratic confederalism runs contrary to any theories of an imperialist kurdistan project

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we absolutely should shill for Rojava and communalism/apoism. Should we make a short flyer about the Rojava revolution and hand them out on may day rallies? or is that a shit idea?

Pamphlets would be really fucking useful.

I know, >leddit, but the largest opportunities for propaganda are on the Internet and especially on sites like reddit.
In conjunction with handing out actual pamphlets, we'd need to propagandize Rojava, May 1, etc. online and all simultaneously.

Obviously internet propaganda is invaluable, but having pamphlets for May Day isn't going to hurt anything.

Anyone have any designs, texts, original content etc for this in mind?

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^This gives us a lot of communist and ultra-left theory in pamphlet/zine form to work with already.

It's propped up by the US. That should tell you all you need to know

Air support =/= propping up

One of those subreddits is run by a snitch ("Stefan") and I'd rather not every last thing I say be attached to my real world identity for the benefit of particular European police agencies, fam. It's probably best to stay off reddit in general, as far as that is concerned.

the kurds were getting their shit pushed in, and fleeing into turkey before the US stepped in. and its not just Air support, their often fighting along side US SOF.