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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Explanation: In Ukraine in the aftermath of the October Revolution, much of Ukraine was controlled by anarchists, largely following Nestor Makhno. At a significant material disadvantage in comparison to the Red (Bolshevik) and White (Tsarist) Armies, the Black (Anarchist) Army made widespread use of improvised mobile machine-gun platforms called tachankas... which were horse or mule-drawn carts with a machinegun tossed on the back, lmao. With these, they managed to repel Tsarist forces, despite extremely limited support from the Red Army.

If it works, it works!

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The technical is the weapon of anarchism just as much as the molotov.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I like to think that the real weapons of anarchism are the friendships we made along the way.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

That too, you need someone operating the machine gun you bolted to your work vehicle.

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 4 points 20 hours ago

BtB did one of the Christmas non-bastard episodes on Nestor Makhno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqD9VZuGBJw

[–] jcb201625@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the lesson, If you didn't say that I would have never known!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

Oooo Oooo! Can I be the anarchist chained to the hood slamming on a flaming guitar? 😮