The Anarchist: Mikhail Bakunin, Part Two
Episode 20 of the Game-Changing History podcast, hosted by Francis Lundh, titled "The Anarchist: Mikhail Bakunin, Part Two" was published on September 15, 2023 and runs 160 minutes.
September 15, 2023 ·160m · Game-Changing History
Summary
This is the tale of how Karl Marx and Mikhail Bakunin fought it out in what would be the most nasty intellectual battle of the 1800's - and how would the political left have looked like if the anarchists had won? "I hate Communism because it is the negation of liberty and because humanity is for me unthinkable without liberty. I am not a Communist, because Communism concentrates and swallows up in itself for the benefit of the State all the forces of society, because it inevitably leads to ...
Episode Description
This is the tale of how Karl Marx and Mikhail Bakunin fought it out in what would be the most nasty intellectual battle of the 1800's - and how would the political left have looked like if the anarchists had won?
"I hate Communism because it is the negation of liberty and because humanity is for me unthinkable without liberty. I am not a Communist, because Communism concentrates and swallows up in itself for the benefit of the State all the forces of society, because it inevitably leads to the concentration of property in the hands of the State, whereas I want the abolition of the State" - M. Bakunin.
By and with Francis Lundh
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