Editing Independence Anarchism (section)

===Nationalist or Internationalist?===
Contrary to modern popular thought, Independence Anarchism differs from [[File:Postconan.png]] [[Post-Colonial Anarchism]] in that, while the [[File:Postconan.png]] latter identifies themselves as an anti-state nationalist ideology (also focusing more on combatting the [[File:Colonial.png]] colonialist part of [[File:Imp.png]] [[Imperialism|imperialism]]), the [[File:AnInde.png]] former abandoned all mentions of nationalism as soon as newer terminology was introduced. '''(Note: This is a major WIP as of now, do not expect the quotes here to represent the whole movement)'''

An example of this is in [[File:Cball-CanaryIslands-AnInde.png]] Canarian independence anarchism. The first major collective that came in representation of the movement was the COA, which called for self-management and anti-militarism from a "nationalist" perspective, according to them. However, they also wrote:

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quote="''Las realidades van más rápidas que el lenguaje. El término "nacional" o "nacionalista" lo asociamos al Estado porque históricamente han estado identificados. (...). Pero no es eso lo que nos tiene que parar, ya encontraremos otros términos cuando hayamos avanzado más; no por eso debemos cuestionar el trabajo por la liberación de los pueblos.''"<br>"Realities go faster than language. We associate the terms "national" and "nationalist" with the State because they have historically been identified. (...). But that is not what has to stop us, we will find other terms when we advance further; not because of this shall we question the work for the liberation of all peoples."
|speaker=[[File:Cball-CanaryIslands-AnInde.png]] COA, 1984, 'Por qué un antimilitarista es también un nacionalista'.
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Indeed, a couple years later, the Spanish terms "anarcoindependentismo" and "independentismo libertario" were passed around the Canary Islands, after the 1st International Independence Anarchist Encounter that happened in 1985.

In [[File:AnInde.png]] Catalan independence anarchism, the term "nationalism" never got any traction, but a similar opinion is expressed:

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quote="''L’opció per l’«independentisme» enfront del «nacionalisme» respon a diversos criteris. En principi, no considerem el nacionalisme necessàriament oposat a l’internacionalisme. De fet, el segon només es pot entendre —ni que sigui etimològicament— com una ampliació del primer. (...). Ara bé, no defensem el fenomen «nació» en bloc, perquè en la mesura que fenomen poblacional, presenta dins seu totes les contradiccions de les societats classistes. (...), donat el pes que té la burgesia catalana dins l’Estat espanyol, el vell món «català» és prou gran, i el nostre antagonisme social amb ell prou pronunciat, com perquè ens distanciem del «nacionalisme» i ens apropem al concepte d’«independentisme», entès en el seu contingut més ruptural i més d’autoafirmació enfront d’un poder.''"<br>"The option for «independentism» versus «nationalism» responds to several criteria. In principle, we do not consider nationalism necessarily opposed to internationalism. In fact, the latter can only be understood —not just etymologically— as an extension of the former. (...). However, we do not defend the «nation» phenomenon as a whole, because even as a population phenomenon, it presents within itself all the contradictions of class societies. (...), given the weight that the Catalan bourgeoisie has within the Spanish State, the old «Catalan» world is large enough, and our social antagonism with it is as sufficiently pronounced as to make us distance ourselves from «nationalism» and approach the concept of «independentism», understood in its most disruptive and self-affirming way against power.
|speaker=[[File:Cball-Catalonia-EsteladaCircleA.png]] Ricard de Vargas Golarons, Joan A. Montesinos, Josep M. Canela, Joan Palomas, Joan Casares and Enric Cabra; 1987; 'Anarquisme i alliberament nacional'.
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