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A New Anarchist FAQ: An Introduction to Anarchy in the 21st Century (raddle.me)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It is an attempt at a crowdsourced alternative to An Anarchist FAQ, mainly aiming to eliminate any biases by having multiple people write this work.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not the type of anarchist who believes there can ever be such a thing as a 'free society'. I see anarchy as a constant fight against domination. I'm not an anarchist because I believe anarchy will create a perfect utopia, I'm an anarchist because when I see domination and oppression, it infuriates me into action. Here's my ode to anarchy: https://raddle.me/wiki/what_anarchy_means

Consensus has to come with freedom of association. When people don't agree on a course of action, they don't need to work together on the project. They can go their separate ways and come back together later on a project where their interests and needs better align. More here: https://raddle.me/wiki/friendship

Accepting structures of domination with the reasoning that compromising our ethics is justified in the service of "a better tomorrow" is how you get the USSR. Ethical compromises don't lead to freedom, they lead to tyranny. I don't have it in me to accept forced obedience in the name of collectivity.

On the other hand, I'm all for adapting methods to fit each unique situation. But I won't personally participate in methods that force conformity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And thats the point. Everyone can have different opinions. I'm no type of anarchist at all. I'm just myself. I do believe in a world where everyone can be free and I'm willing to put effort into it.

I also dont care in general if we get the ussr back. It was the far superior system to today imo. But of course I would much prefer if we could do it from the bottom up like the many communes that exist today and have, historically.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I also dont care in general if we get the ussr back

yikes are we not on the same page or even in the same book..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

And thats the attitude that keeps us from getting anywhere.

My goals are simple. Nobody starves, nobody goes homeless. Down the line i also dont want animals to be eaten either but thats absolutely nowhere as easy to get a majority on than the other two.

I think you and i differ somewhere on the breakline between social anarchists and individualist anarchists but not sure.