FLN Wilaya 4 borrowed Marxist political techniques without Marxist ideology

Evidence

In the spring of 1957 Wilaya 4 had achieved a character all of its own by replacing the hitherto rigidly hierarchical structure by a system of “democratic equality” and political commissars, for which Si M’hamed’s influence was largely responsible. Bearing a close resemblance to Marxist techniques, though none to Marxist political ideology, Si M’hamed’s system was largely designed to counter the effectiveness in political warfare of Lacoste’s S.A.S. teams that had become progressively entrenched in the Algérois villages. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 788

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Fanon’s Marxist milieu and the broader ideological borrowings in the Algerian revolution. — connects to: Returning Muslim war veterans radicalized by French unfulfilled promises and Marxist techniques; Marxism absorbed and incorporated preexisting national modes of thought rather than displacing them; The F.L.N. chose the unaligned Marxist technocrat Ben Khedda over charismatic factions — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1449 (+3 more)

Related

• Wilaya 4 fielded Algeria’s most capable command structure in 1957 (similarity 0.79)
• Ideologically backward classes can still hold advanced practical functions (similarity 0.79)
• Wilaya 4 pioneered forms of revolutionary warfare that worried the French command (similarity 0.79)
• The F.L.N. chose the unaligned Marxist technocrat Ben Khedda over charismatic factions (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The F.L.N. chose the unaligned Marxist technocrat Ben Khedda over charismatic factions #exemplifies (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1449
• Marxism absorbed and incorporated preexisting national modes of thought rather than displacing them #corroborates (0.55)
• Interior Wilaya commanders wielded power greater than the exiled G.P.R.A. government. #complicates (0.30) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 982
• La bleuite purges crippled Wilaya 4 even as commanders fooled French intelligence #complicates (0.30) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1175