Why I am an Anarchist, page 1

Originally posted by GODD
I believe people have the ability to govern themselves yet should have rolemodels and education during there young life so that they can mature to protect themselves as well as their family while an adult. I believe there should be a government similar to Ancient Greece with the philosophers on top and less educated on the bottom or, pure Democracy. If we must have a Republic I am for State Rights.

You are obviusly not an Anarchist. I think you should educate yourself a bit on what Anarchy and Anarchism is also.

It does not look like many of you know what anarchism is. Some of it could be blamed on the english language. Dany is correct in saying that Anarchy is no rule... but anarchy is not lawlessness or a system without rules. there are laws and rules in an Anarchy.. but there is no rule.

To quote the Anarchist International Information Service on this:

The words anarchy and anarchism are a bit problematic. Sorry to say, anglophone languages are very much twisted in an Orwellian "1984" "newspeak" way, to fool the people via the education to worship authority, compared to Nordic language, say,

A. Rules, rule = regler, regel (relatively fixed ways to settle things in an orderly way, i.e. regulations and regulatory means); but also

B. Rules, rule = hersking, hersker, herske (to be an arch/ruler, act as an arch, bestiality).

Thus in English/American the words 'archein (Greek) = herske (Nordic)' is translated to B. "rule" = to be an arch etc., but "rule" also is used as A. 'regel' = "rule" (i.e. rule(s) in the meaning of relatively fixed way(s) to settle things, disputes and conflicts in an orderly way, i.e. regulations and regulatory means = regel/regler). And thus, due to using one word to mean two very different things, i.e. A. and B, the anglophones are forced in an authoritarian way to think very much false and wrong about realities, with respect to anarchy, freedom and authority, that the Scandinavian people are not to the same extent. See the point! Anglophones are very much fooled by the authorities in this way, thus you probably cannot easily think free, but like a slave via psychological ruling, to think authority = ruler is necessary to keep order. In Norwegian a situation "an (without) arch(y)" "uten hersker" may very well considered to be with 'regler' because "hersker" = rules, and "regler" = rules, are quite different words. This is very difficult to understand with an anglophone basis.

So... If I want to explain a system withouth a rule, but with rules and laws using the Norwegian language, I would have no problem. But this is hard using english. Read more about this here: www.anarchy.no...

The word anarchy origins from greek. The prefix "an" means "negation of" and "arch" means "superior" or something similar. Anarchy mean: "coordination on equal footing, without superiors and subordinates, i.e. horizontal organization and co-operation without coercion."

This is NOT anything like the authoritarian tendencies mentioned in the thread earlier. Mob rule, chaos and lawlessness are different types of superiors and subordinates. It's authoritarian. Anarchism is NOT authoritarian.

People always mix up anarchy, anarchist and anarchism with authoritarian tendencies: "Chaos, disorder, mob rule*, lawlessness, the law of the jungle, criminality, riots, theft, corruption, drugs, mafia, terrorism, autocratic rule, the right to the strongest, antisocial tyrannic behavior, etc. i.e. different types of superiors and subordinates" Either of ignorance or with the intention to harm the Anarchist movement. This is also done quite effectivly by Ochlarist infliltrators to the Anarchist movement... Like punk kids throwing rocks at the police and not respecting laws by princip. They are NOT Anarchists.

If you want to learn more about anarchism, I suggest www.anarchy.no... This is the websites of the Anarchist International and the Anarchists in Norway. This is not just a website I found surfing... It is the website of the oldest Norwegian anarchist organisation. They actually know what they are talking about.

[Edited on 25-2-2004 by AntiSystem]