Where does that leave someone like me, who is both communist and libertarian?
I did try and give the video a try, but it is intellectually dishonest and scripted for the pro communist argument to win.
I'm a bit confused why you think this. The debate was about pro abolition vs. anti abolition, not pro or anti communism. It's clear there is an anti-capitalist bias but the debate was focused on what to do about the police, not what to do about capitalism.
Anarchist Communism is an oxymoron and a pipe dream. If you believe that a system of government can be created in which people will willingly be taxed sufficiently to provide a communist utopia under anything but the threat of violence you still have much to learn about human nature.
This is a misunderstanding of anarchist communism. There is no taxation and no state in anarchist communism.
But in the meantime this conversation has dead ended.
You're probably right about the dead-end, but if you're an Orwell fan, I highly recommend Homage to Catalonia. His memoir of going to Spain as a volunteer militiaman in the Spanish civil war. Likely his best work. His experiences in Spain played an important role in shaping his political views and his books 1984 and Animal Farm.
Where does that leave someone like me, who is both communist and libertarian?
I'm a bit confused why you think this. The debate was about pro abolition vs. anti abolition, not pro or anti communism. It's clear there is an anti-capitalist bias but the debate was focused on what to do about the police, not what to do about capitalism.
This is a misunderstanding of anarchist communism. There is no taxation and no state in anarchist communism.
You're probably right about the dead-end, but if you're an Orwell fan, I highly recommend Homage to Catalonia. His memoir of going to Spain as a volunteer militiaman in the Spanish civil war. Likely his best work. His experiences in Spain played an important role in shaping his political views and his books 1984 and Animal Farm.
Free PDF copy here https://libcom.org/files/Homage%20to%20Catalonia%20-%20George%20Orwell.pdf