Having individuals not capable of going against the collective interests of humanity isn't a bad thing.
Until that "collective interests" becomes an authoritarian force. I think you don't understand me. I reject seeking to achieve communism through a dictatorship; it can only be done fully democratically, through and by the people; not through any vanguard.
Anarchism isn't per se based around individualism - it is based around the rejection of the state altogether. Anarchocollectivism exists; but I do not subscribe to that school of thought.
You also say that it's not rooted in historical evidence etc. that any and all leadership will *always* revert to capitalism or private interests being upheld... one would have to be more than blind to not see it; the Soviet Union and the PRC for example, are perfect examples of state bureaucracy. What communism, when Stalin murdered critics such as Trotsky simply because they didn't fit his agenda? What non-capitalism when wages still exist? Or let's look to social democracy, which is still susceptible to capitalist meddling, as with the murder of Olof Palme? Or to look at the dozens of coups by the capitalist US?
The facts are crystal clear: blindness for the bad side of leadership is blindness away from communism.
Zapatists also do not reject anarchism - they're literally named after one and in contrast to marxists-leninists and adjacents, actually uphold the freedom of communism.
Democratic centralism is a tool for dictators. Point said. It is an attempt to establish and reinforce a state, and so I reject it.
There also, in fact is a direct path to communism. That is; setting up grassroots organisations, working together with each other. Giveaway stores, federation among all who adhere to a gift economy and workplace democracy model, and so on. When a tailor gives a farmer clothes, and the farmer the tailor clothes; and so on. It's a simplified explanation, but Kropotkin's good material to read.
Capitalists will not give up their position willingly, that is true; they will do what seems most advantageous or prestigious to them, is what I perceive. When we change the system to change what is advantageous to them, they are also forced to change along or perish.
No, you appear not to understand it fully. It is true that I put the role of the individual as more important, but in a way where the individual helps the collective.
Under capitalism, the individual is motivated to profit at the expense of others; whereas with anarchocommunism, the individual is motivated to work together.
I reject the state because it will lead to tyranny. You presume that I conflate democracy with dictatorship, but that is not the case; for me, workplace democracy is crucial.
You also understand what I mean by 'vanguard'; an organised group that is led, as opposing to federated and decentralised, where no one leads.
When we formalise the most advanced, then we create a new class. Which fails the entire point of communism! You might say formalising it helps; but I disagree with that. Here we for example do not log peoples' races or religions; because we believe these to be counterproductive, as they are only ever used by fascists to segregate and create new classes. The lack of logging has resulted in that people do not as much feel animosity for each other based on race or religion; and that we cooperate more together. Indeed, it would be more classless.
Yeah, and when a majority votes for abolishing my rights, I sure as hell ain't gonna uphold that. Democratic centralism, whips, all that can kiss my sorry ass. Screw that shit. It is authoritarian, period. There's no "just" there; you are goodmouthing it. When they silence criticism, we become blind.
Except that in that case, there is no overarching group that enforces shutting down other opinions; the rejection of transphobia has grown through discussion and cooperation. Take blocking users, for example; it's something you can do without a larger collective forcing it on you. Sure, there's defederation as well, but you can always make an alt.
While these occur, you should also not discard that millions of people still died under these regimes, just as with capitalism. And that dissidence was repressed; criticise the party, and you're gone.
What improvement in wellbeing is there then, when one cannot criticise? What improvement in fighting sexism is there, when queers were not allowed to be themselves in the USSR (and you can die for it in today's mafia Russia) and even up to today, in the PRC, cannot do so?
What improvements in fighting racism, when Russification displaced a ton of people and hampered the Baltics' selfdetermination, under an agenda of repression and ethnic cleansing? Indeed the US has far more of these problems; but it would be foolish to not also acknowledge the terribility of authoritarianism!
When I speak of communism, I speak of true liberation, not establishing yet another tyranny.
You're goodmouthing Trotsky's assassination. I know enough. I have one word of advice: stop and think about what you're doing: should people be murdered at all? Thanks for the good discussion, but I've no need for talk like this. The whole "he was organising terrorism against Stalin" is literally a lie that Stalin spread himself. He lied also about who killed Trotsky, saying it was another Trotskyist, when he gave the order himself.
Come back to me when you don't just criticise capitalism, but all forms of authoritarianism, totalitarian communism such as that of the USSR, Cuba, and the PRC included.