can i get a rundown on rojava? (hexbear.net)

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Like whats its whole deal? it was western backed but doesn't it work with the syrian government? Are they communists?

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[-] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 19 points 21 hours ago

They're libertarian socialist.

I've seen some criticism of Rojava, specifically because they have private property rights, some Kurdish nationalist tendencies, and their status as sort of a US proxy. I don't know enough about the situation to say how true that all is, though.

https://linestruggle.medium.com/on-rojava-and-the-western-left-bac1b858173e

https://mesopotamia.coop/rojava-the-formation-of-an-economic-alternative-private-property-in-the-service-of-all/

[-] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 27 points 21 hours ago

ypg-brace was of the impression that on the ground they were fairly communist. Lenin was required reading etc. Libertarian Socialism is something Kurdish movements pivoted to when Öcalan and the PKK pivoted from Marxist-Leninism.

From what I gather, its mostly about having a decentralized organizational structure, which makes sense for a movement thats spread across three or more countries. Decentralized movements often lack the capability of coordinated action and seize opportunities but are much harder to kill off compared to centralized orgs.

[-] Jabril@hexbear.net 1 points 10 hours ago

Do you know if the Kurdish groups outside of Rojava follow Ocalan's teachings? I was under the impression they do not.

[-] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 1 points 2 hours ago

The Kurds in Turkey sure do because he's the leader of the PKK. Idk about Iraq. Its a touchy subject to say the Kurds in Syria follow Öcalan, since they swear no affiliation with the PKK.