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Haki Tekin
Socialism Without Internal Social Dynamics Is Destined toCollapse “What comes with crisis, goes with crisis.” The historical emergence of real socialism has largelycoincided with the aftermath of major systemic crises. As Önder Apo underlined in his recent assessments from İmralı, the Soviet Union was born out of the structural collapse of thecapitalist order following World War I, while post–World WarII gave rise to state-centric socialist models such as China, Vietnam, and others. Önder Apo’s reflections on these examples amount to a profound ontological critique of the mode of existence sharedby all past socialist experiences. These systems may havedeveloped internal dynamics, but they were primarily theproduct of external historical ruptures. That which is born of crisis is not fermented within the people — it is not rooted in the organic will of society, but rather takes the form of thestate, bypassing the moral and political foundations of thecollective. Hence, every socialist theory that emerges as a response tosystemic crisis through external intervention tends to adopt a statist configuration, ultimately detaching itself from socialreality. In contrast, socialist theory and politics must arisefrom within — from the ethical, moral, and politicaltransformation of society itself.…
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