ypg-brace was of the impression that on the ground they were fairly communist. Lenin was required reading etc. Libertarian Socialism is something Kurdish movements pivoted to when Öcalan and the PKK pivoted from Marxist-Leninism.

From what I gather, its mostly about having a decentralized organizational structure, which makes sense for a movement thats spread across three or more countries. Decentralized movements often lack the capability of coordinated action and seize opportunities but are much harder to kill off compared to centralized orgs.

[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you know if the Kurdish groups outside of Rojava follow Ocalan's teachings? I was under the impression they do not.

[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

The Kurds in Turkey sure do because he's the leader of the PKK. Idk about Iraq. Its a touchy subject to say the Kurds in Syria follow Öcalan, since they swear no affiliation with the PKK.