Democratic Confederalism
by Abdullah Öcalan · first published 2011
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In this brochure Öcalan's political project, the Democratic Confederalism, is developed systematically. A fundamental criticism of the nation state is followed by a description of its possible alternative, a transnational grass-roots democracy. The texts that form this brochure have been compiled from Öcalan's recent, still untranslated books.
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…and East Syria (unlike what news coverage would have you believe, they're not just "Kurdish rebels"). Or if you want a quick read, check out their founding principles by reading Öçalan's brochure about Democratic Confederalism. Or for something less grandiose, just look into anarcho-syndicalism and workers' cooperatives. It's not that alternative models haven't been tried yet, it's just that building egalitarian grassroots…
…small communities decide things with direct democracy but clearly that doesn't scale because it's harder to reach consensus the larger the group becomes. To address this I would invite you to read into Democratic Confederalism or watch Anark's aptly-titled video "after the revolution"[0] that explores a very similar anarchist/mutualist governance structure. In most of these scenarios the answer to "direct democracy doesn't…
on “Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XVI: What Is the “Dark Forest” Hypothesis?” ↗…Craig Completed reads: * The Book of Why by Judea Pearl * Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi * The Glass Bead Game by Herman Hesse * The Next Revolution by Murray Bookchin * Democratic Confederalism by Abdullah Ocalan * A bunch of trashy pulp scifi
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗