Orwell opposed authoritarianism in all of its forms, including Soviet style “communism”. He witnessed first hand what that supposed “communism” was. He spent an awfully long time thinking about totalitarianism, both from the perspective of the British Empire and of the Soviet Union. The man was committed to a sanatorium when he handed over his list. Which he handed over to a socialist Labour government, whilst fearing the rise of authoritarian “communism”. And not long after living through his second world war, against the very same fascist forces he’d been fighting against in Spain.
Orwell has done more for leftism than I doubt you or I ever will. Both through his widely read writings and his on the ground, life on the line, physical direct action. He could have lived a comfortable life of an English gentleman, but he didn’t because he cared about more than his own comfort.
As for your bracketed comment, are you so weak in your conviction that anybody who opposes you is automatically a dirty “shitlib”?
I think you need to do some reading instead of parroting talking points from other parts of the internet, so you actually understand what solidarity is. Here’s a good starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity
Go back to reading your rules about solidarity.
Which wars against fascists have you fought in?
Orwell was an anti-communist rat, no solidarity there.
Regarding Chomsky:
(Also you seem to have missed Rule 3)
Orwell opposed authoritarianism in all of its forms, including Soviet style “communism”. He witnessed first hand what that supposed “communism” was. He spent an awfully long time thinking about totalitarianism, both from the perspective of the British Empire and of the Soviet Union. The man was committed to a sanatorium when he handed over his list. Which he handed over to a socialist Labour government, whilst fearing the rise of authoritarian “communism”. And not long after living through his second world war, against the very same fascist forces he’d been fighting against in Spain.
He was anti-communist in as much as Emma Goldman or Alexander Berkman or Nestor Makhno or any leftist with a fucking brain was.
Orwell has done more for leftism than I doubt you or I ever will. Both through his widely read writings and his on the ground, life on the line, physical direct action. He could have lived a comfortable life of an English gentleman, but he didn’t because he cared about more than his own comfort.
As for your bracketed comment, are you so weak in your conviction that anybody who opposes you is automatically a dirty “shitlib”?
I think you need to do some reading instead of parroting talking points from other parts of the internet, so you actually understand what solidarity is. Here’s a good starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity