The philosophical roots of the Marx-Bakunin conflict - Ann Robertson
Article about political differences between Bakunin and Marx, which correlated to the anarchist-Marxist split in the First International.
The author is biased in favour of Marx's views, but fails to give credit for Bakunin's influence on Marx (such as forcing him to clarify his views on the state) or those instances where Bakunin had more insight than Marx (such as on the evolution and counter-revolutionary nature…
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FWIW, I represented the…
FWIW, I represented the Libertarian Workers Group (LWG) at this 1984 public meeting. The transcript of the discussion appeared in the anarcho-syndicalist journal, ideas & action (Winter 1985, no. 5; pp. 16—27).
I am not sure if the above links are fully and publicly accessible. I may have to rescan. I will see if I can copy and paste and then scan his reflection piece. But for now ......
It's interesting to see Wayne's comments these many, many years later. And I will give him credit for having the political and personal willingness to revisit his views.
"In 1985 [May 1984 MH correction], I participated in a “dialogue” between the unorthodox-Trotskyist organization I was then a member of and an anarcho-syndicalist organization. The topic was “Where do anarchists and Marxists differ, and can we learn from each other?” From my current perspective as a revolutionary anarchist, I now believe that much of what I then said was wrong."
"Some of My Past Political Mistakes. Re-evaluating a 1985 Dialogue on Anarchism and Marxism"
Link to article: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/wayne-price-some-of-my-past-political-mistakes