Interesting Video! Thanks for sharing Here is a de-googled link:

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=1u1lXr1vShI

P.M. has also written several novels! I not sure whether any were or are being translated.

For those who speak German: I really enjoyed the 'Die große Fälschung'-series.

You are correct. 'Free association' is indeed a central element of bolo'bolo. Bolo'bolo tries it assist the freely associated ibus and bolos by providing a framework for structuring and scaling their respective organizations. It also considers linguistic and other cultural elements, which the concept of 'free association' - as I know it - doesn't necessarily do.

EDIT If this topic interests you, you might want to add Murray Bookchin to your reading list. His philosophy is pretty close to Bolo'bolo and highly relevant in the present climate crisis.

I understand your view, I think. It might be caused by my brief summary though. Bolo‘bolo differs from ‚traditional‘ anarcho-communism - at least as I understand it - in a key aspect. Or maybe it specifies traditional an-com?

Besides the new terminology, which allows a fresh approach, I see the difference in the diversity/flexibility of social organizations within the bolos (internal organization may or may not align with traditional an-com notions like collective ownership etc.) as well as these organisations ‚fluidity‘ over time. Each ibu and every group of ibus is/are free to choose their own ideology and value systems. To me this is an interesting approach to solve the tensions individual/community. What fascinates me, is the pragmatism the concept shows by allowing for diverse communities with different internal arrangements to coexist and interact.

If you know any theorists you advocate this approach, please share :)

And also its just fun to read and discover whats behind all those new terms :D

Bolo‘bolo is a alternative - some might say utopian - social structure, that was layed out by P.M. in the 80s. In a nutshell the concept they offer/have developed aims for autonomy, diversity and resilience through a (voluntary) network of autonomous and (semi-)selfsustaining communities (‚bolos‘), each of the bolos being their own cultural entity. They do this however in a really interesting way, which - to me - makes it pretty unique: They coin new concepts (i.e. ‚bolo‘ and ‚ibu‘) instead of using established terms (‚community’ and ‚individual’) and thus break with the old assumptions these terms carry. This approach makes it way easier to approach than the topic might suggest. Readers will most likely note though, that it was written in the 80s, as much of the critique of the status quo is pointed towards disciplinary societies rather than societies of control.

Thanks! I'm new to Lemmy and am still getting a feel for the place. I'll pm you, once I've settled in and if I'm still willing to give it a try by then

Thanks!

+1 for /philosophy

'AnarchistTheory' - I would be willing to give moderating it a shot, but I dont know what exactly comes with the task and whether I am up to it

Edit 'Permaculture' and 'Earthships' would be nice as well

In German 'libertär' still carries more of its original connotations and has a broader meaning (anti-authoritarian and maybe even anti-capitalist) 'libertarian' does in English (at least as far as I unterstand it). 'Libertär' might very well refer to an anarchist or a 'libertarian socalist' etc, while a 'Libertarian' (in the english meaning) would probably be called 'classic liberal' or something like that.

While I unterstand that it must suck to always have 'libertarian' associated with propertrian ideology, I really can't say that I personally do strongly benefit from the broader German meaning, apart from being able to quickly and accurately label a complex idea.

What is your reason for wanting to take it back?

If I had a pick, I would rather take away the 'Anarchist' from 'Anarchist-capitalists'.. That label is just insulting to me..