• OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    are the soviets operated with consent and consensus?

    Is this material to whether the soviet is concentrating power? Either way you have a small group of people making legislative and executive actions.

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      8 months ago

      Is this material to whether the soviet is concentrating power?

      a system that operates with consent and consensus has no authority.

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        8 months ago

        Okay, you need to actually define authority, because I feel like each anarchist I’ve encountered has a different definition.

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          8 months ago

          I know this was lazy. but I think it’s good enough.

          edit: oh. this is a bit better