Anarcho-myths that drive every anarchist crazy
"Many of the assumptions people make about anarchists are entirely fallacious. I'd like to clear some of that stuff up." An article by Jake McCauley
These misconceptions are very prevalent. It is almost inescapable that you will run into at least one or more of them any time you have a conversation about the idea of a state-less society. Even from very liberty minded individuals. The word "anarchy" has a deep-seated history of being portrayed as violent marauders bent on destruction and violence. So it is no surprise that is a common view. This is of course categorically false. The linked article does well to express and explain some of the more common misunderstandings. Take A Read
Full article can be found here:
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/10-misconceptions-about-anarchists
Author: Jake McCauley
Shame you don't post anymore....I like your focus.
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Anyone considering the http://anarchapulco.com conference? Looks like they sold out on 2016 already. They had an Ayahuasca event there this last time. I would love to catch one of Luck Rudkowski's seminars (WeAreChange).
I was at Anarchapulco 2016 and have every intention on going in 2017. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. During my time there, I only conversed with one attendee who I didn't really appreciate. It was incredible to be in an environment where every single person you meet is already down with the NAP, self-ownership, and all the implications thereof. Having all that common ground as an assumption rather than a rare treat made for some really awesome conversations and friendships.
The ayahuasca ceremony was brilliant as well. It gave me insights into myself and my needs that helped me almost immediately overcome a personal struggle I've been dealing with for nearly a decade. When next I have an opportunity to do it again in a safe and appropriate environment, I'm absolutely going for it.
O yea, propaganda like this everywhere. Think about it, if you were forcing people to pay taxes under threat of violence would you want them to figure out how to be free from tyranny? Or would you instead want them to believe they actually need you. Also, if you hand all that money, would you invest some to insure you would have the income in the future? We only have to re-think a life-time of propaganda and conditioning.
Riiight, that's what you're getting from this?
Ok, it is funny.. Especially the fax.. Please pardon my seriousness. It is generally the case that the government is a very dirty tool (kind of like hiring a hitman) and it is better if we maintain peace without it. So, part of our finding better ways is being open to ideas and being careful not to label people and write them off with some negative stereotypes as I see in the video.
Using that image only feeds the flames (:P) of the popular image of arnarchism
True :P
This seems like a better fit
I've been re-emerging myself in anarchism lately after over a decade of being away from it and a lot more life experience banked, and there's definitely misconceptions about it but its still just as beautiful to me as it was in my formative years :P
I've been toying with an idea recently with the working title of "Syndicated Network of Non-Partisan Constituents", or SYNNNC, that I'm going to keep building on that borrows largely from anarcho-syndicalism as a means to dissolve party politics.
Boiled down it would effectively staple an anarchist syndicate onto our existing government structure through the use of a syndicated union of local non-partisan constituency unions that provide a means for collective bargaining and local mobilization. Each local union would track changes in government, meet about them, discuss their grievances/poll on the legislation, and then delegate people to file those grievances with their representative based on their expertise relative the legislation being discussed. Non-delegates would be mobilized to share information from the meeting and contact their representatives as individuals, and the representative's decision on each piece of legislation would be tracked against the will of their constituency to paint a clear picture of which representatives just tow the party line as a means to mobilize voters to oust indentured party politicians.
At the national level, the syndicate would take the consensus of the local unions and provide a mechanism to use collective bargaining of the government and opposition (or house and senate if that's your thing :P). At a certain threshold of social mass, the goal would be to inspire more fear of being fired than there is fear of being back benched by the party to force politician's hands on providing fair, local representation as their job was intended to be, and by extension force the party to relinquish some of their control or be faced with a reduced number of seats in the next election cycle.
.... might have to dig that up and toss it up here to see if anyone has any feedback on what I've written so far :P
Anarchy makes you panicky.
Fwiw, I think this is better categorized as philosophy than politics. Anarchy is a fundamentally philosophical thought system, based on logical consistency and universalization of principles. The political aspects are just a few minor implications of anarchy.
The way I see it; Americans have been more active in the past but not so much in the present (until very recently). So it is as if several generations have pasts without an real warning or training about the true nature of governments (gee, how could that happen when the government runs our public schools). So, I see a new wave coming all around the world now brought on mainly by increased communication and education.
So, if we simply put the government back in place per our constitution, things will be great again! Therefore, I support this completely. However, now we have better technology and communication. Since we know generations will pass and this will all be swept under the rug and governments can slowly take over again, we also need to change the fundamentals of the system in a way that does not require generations to constantly fight to keep their lives and environment in good health.
Anarchy to me is basically an architecture problem. Higher levels of anarchy can only be achieved with proper architecture. It is essential to seek forms of anarchy. I agree with @modprobe, this is a very broad term.
Maybe they should rebrand then.