Ep. 302 | Chinese Anarchists of the Late Qing
The China History Podcast
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Anarchism in China - The Writings of Kropotkin
Kropatkin was all forms of tyranny. Any government that had to rule through coercion was no government at all. Kropotkin believed the way that the working person could get a fair shake would be to control both the labor supply and means of distribution. Those who engaged in jobs that didn't involve manual labor were still productive and integral to society. Intellectuals were just as welcome as bricklayers. Potkins idea about the combination of agriculture and industry, making everything local, brings to mind maos greatly forward.
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