this is post is based on a conversation i had with someone about whether we positively connect our anarchism to democracy or not, because on one hand the democratic ideal, of everyone being in power and making decisions together is pretty neat and anarchist, and that’s also what many people think of when they hear democracy, but then democracies (as in democratic organisations and states) since the greek inception of the word also have almost exclusively been the ruling of a privileged few over the rest, with just enought power (or illusion of power) handed back to us that we wouldnt rebel. as one argument goes: if “democracy” literally means “rulership of the people” then who are the people?
sadly we did not kiss after the conversation :<
but i think we agreed that honestly either is fine ฅ>⩊<ฅ
and now: me rambling about anarchy :3
if you are wondering now “anarchy? isnt that when everyone just does whatever they want and fucks everyone else over?? isnt that just destructive chaos?”
then well, that is one definition of anarchy but it is not the anarchy that anarchists desire ;3
anarchy as anarchists understand it is a society organizing itself by anarchist principles. this expesses itself through things such as mutual aide, free association, absence or minimalization of hierarchies and direct action.
basically people getting together in all areas of their lives, to together fulfill their needs, help each other, make decisions among those affected and resolve conflicts together. it’s ofc not always glamourus, no society is, but we believe that it is a better way of living and organizing and we can start building it here and now by just doing those things
important values of anarchy are equality, freedom, solidarity, consent, and uniqueness. those are also shared (or claimed to be shared) by other political movements and organizations, but i would argue that most put other things first such as upholding the current system, maintaining and extending the rulers power and such.
ofc not all anarchists think alike so at the end of the day this is just one perspective out of many
if u are intrigued now and wanna hear more about anarchism, you could check out the anarchist faq or ask in the comments but pws don’t be mean
i’m mostly impressed with someone being so clueless on the topic as to put those words together, and then you doubled down and called it childish so it was a real double whammy
Could have been the state in the marxist way :) /j
Notice how you didn’t inform me on the subject or refute what I said?
you come in here, behave like an asshole, ask bad faith questions, and then pretend like people not wanting to explain things to u in good faith proves them wrong
go troll somwhere else
I didn’t ask a bad faith question, I genuinely want to know.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning
Yep. Not what I’m doing.
could’ve fooled me
yeah because it’s not my job to educate you and i wouldn’t get anything out of a discussion
Because,. just like every other anarchist I’ve met,. you can’t. Because you can’t answer questions like “how does the infrastructure work?” or “Who clears the road in a snowstorm?” are questions that can’t be answered by anarchy.
Check out “Anarchy Works” by Peter Gelderloos, available for free here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-anarchy-works
i’m not an anarchist. i’m just surprised that you are so willing to ask questions but so unwilling to learn.
Been trying to learn for years. Have never gotten a straight answer.
so no research on your own? devil’s advocate, what’s your theory?
We all know what the word anarchy means.
You clearly don’t. Your bad faith questions could be answered with cursory research. It’s not our job to entertain your questions or educate you.
answer the question.