As something of an anarchist, I have this perverse tendency to be skeptical of the pronouncements of hierarchical politico-military formations that are tightly disciplined adherents to groups with a long history of Marxist-Leninism (aka Stalinism) despite the youth affiliates having more unruly tendencies.
As something of an anarchist history buff, I have a perverse tendency to be skeptical of ostensibly anti-hierarchical and anti-bureaucratic outfits (like the CNT-FAI and the Makhnovists) who make pronouncements that look good on paper but have been shown to be mostly honored in the breach.
You're right. I don't believe them. Why should I? Why should anyone? Politicians lie. Oh, of course, except this time. I guess you don't think they're politicians, despite many of them engaging in negotiations with other politicians...
It seems weird to me that the definition of the state is now tied to whether or not there is an organized body capable of violent conflict, and that organization is capable of agreeing to a ceasefire (peace).
As to "control of "resources"/development of "productive forces," the claims in the collectivizations and commons is that the relationships being created are not hierarchical but organized at local level either as worker-controlled collectives or controlled through the local Tev-Dem assemblies. The PYD's "People's Economic Program" put forth these ideas, but they haven't been fully implemented, or evenly implemented. Noone in the forums seems to want to engage information about that, or are just dismissive that certain details are not "full communism", but I'm rather optimistic that "three-quarters of traditional private property is being used as commons" and that "Workers are to control the means of production in their workplace through worker councils that are responsible to the local councils... worker councils have only been set up for about one third of the enterprises in Rojava so far." Are these lies? Such claims are certainly worthy of investigation by communists!
Certainly if LibCom is inspired by "tiny everyday examples such as people collectively organising a meal, or helping a stranger carry a pram down a flight of stairs", sympathy strikes, and worker cooperatives in Argentina in 2001--then these claims to have seized all Ba'athist state property, having put 3/4ths of all private property into the commons and that 1/3rd of all enterprises are now worker controlled councils... that should be worthy of some investigation and discussion. If they are lies, they should be exposed as lies! With evidence!