THE LIBERTARIAN COMMUNIST: Issue 12: January/February 2011

Editorial
Sleep is over, the movement re-emerges

European Calling: It is just the beginning -- Paolo do, December 2010
This article continues with the theme of opposition to the cuts and the role of students in this movement. The following piece was posted on the World in Common forum in December. It provides an interesting analysis and gives an international dimension to the sort of actions and movements that are developing. Across Europe it appears that the movement is being lead by students the question is are we going to see events unfold in a similar way to France in 1968 when protests by students were taken up by workers with strikes, protests and occupations. time alone will tell but we could have an interesting start to 2011.

Notes on the Chinese Student Democracy Movement -- Jim Davies, 18th June, 1989
Continuing with the theme of student protest we now look back to the events of 1989 in China when students were at the forefront of the pro democracy movement. We feature two articles the first was written just after that movement was crushed and argues that the movement was not all it seemed to be.

Tiananmen Square -- reprint from Aufheben 16: 2008
This article is a small section of a longer article in Aufheben a couple of years ago and looks at, among other things, how these events in China differed from what was happening in Eastern Europe at around the same time.

Problems of Revolution: Why the WSM (World Socialist Movement) is not growing -- Robin Cox
A reproduction of a contribution from Robin Cox (World in Common) which appeared on the World Socialist Movement (WSM) forum (November 2010). As the contribution is too long to include in a 12 page bulletin we are, with the author's permission, dividing it into two parts and the second part will appear in our next issue. Whilst Robin's contribution focuses on a situation which concerns the WSM the issues touched upon are of concern to the Anti State, Non Market (ASNM) as a whole. The issues raised are important because all groups within our sector, even though they might organise along different lines, have to deal with a situation where even if we add all our support together we would only make up a tiny fragment of the working class. A lack of progress in terms of gaining support leads to a concern among some for preserving what seems unique about our particular group and change becomes something to fear. There develops a fine line between preserving fundamental principles and dogma. A particular organisational position has to be taken on issues that could be left open for individuals within the group to hold different opinions on. In essence the question refers to how we structure our internal democracy. Is democracy promoted by means of adopting a group position on a range of issues by majority vote or would it be more democratic to keep group positions to a minimum and allow individual members to hold differing opinions on all but the most fundamental principles that hold the organisation together? The later would allow for an ongoing discussion. We hope that this contribution will provoke further discussion from individuals within the ASNM sector on the question of internal democratic organisation. Whilst we would welcome contributions from members and supporters of the WSM we would particularly appreciate comments and contributions from those involved in other groups in the ASNM sector such as Anarchists who organise on different lines.

The World vrs Wikileaks -- Rob Ray from Libcom.org, December 2010
Apart from opposition to the cuts the biggest story around at the present time has been the Wikileaks episode. The following contribution which appeared on libcom.org in December is therefore of particular interest.

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