General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Why Not Socialism?: The Right’s red-baiting has been far too effective [View all]tama
(9,137 posts)ie. classless society without states and borders. International revolutionary socialism is Marxist transition phase into communal anarchy. Reformist Social Democracy had Marxist roots, but they are by now mostly diluted and forgotten, and as political movements they have fallen into the trap of national socialism and corporatism. Which is pretty much same as fascism in terms of economics.
Intentional communes come in great variety, and their number and strength is growing. For example there are now 1300 community gardens in Detroit. Many communes, as said, function as anarchic co-ops, in capitalistic socio-economic environment and as alternatives to capitalistic logic of profit and greed and class hierarchy. There are communes that develop local fully self-sustainable ways of life, alternative local money systems, internet communes based on gift economy (Linux etc.), etc etc.