An Intro to Anarchism

Anarchism is the belief that society will do just as well, if not better without a hierarchy. Anarchism has worked sense the beginning of man, so why can’t it work now? I’ve got news for you, it can.
The system I am proposing is a bartering and trading system. This system isn’t a system without money; it is a system without money as the base. Today, money is required to make a living, and people without money, cannot make a living, which isn’t right. Everyone deserves food, water, and shelter, contributing to society or not. With a system purely based on money, many cannot get those things, and it forces them in to unhealthy, deadly situations.
With a system that is not based on money, we could have people growing there own farms, and supplying other people with there surpluses of food. They wouldn’t have to have money to live. If they give someone food, someone could give you that book you've always wanted. If you do something your good at, and someone does something there good at, you can trade with each other for the thing you want from them.
But what if you what that new computer? You can still sell your stuff you have made or traded, for real money, then go to a shop, and buy the computer, or trade for it. Corporations will still be there, but not as powerful, if we an supply ourselves.
Then there is the problem of roads and public transports. What if you need a way to get from San Francisco to Los Angeles? The people who want the road, can get together, and pay for it, the people who have no use for it, will not pay for it. If there is a demand, it will get done.
Why is it that every time the government gets into something, it messes up? Why do we have to put up with this? We should do something, but we spend to much time thinking about how the other people will do something. That other person is you.
We all need to work toward a better future for the world, and that will only happen if the people unite, and stand up for freedom.
I don’t want a violent revolution. Freedom isn’t deserved if it is gained violently.


Remember, Anarchy is not chaos, it is equality, peace and freedom.

Do not let one man or women (Or however many senators) control your life. Let yourself control yourlife.

Anarchism is definitely a interesting ideology. Crush the State, dismantle the institutions.

I'm not sure how much of Kropotkin's writings anyone on this site has read, but it's good stuff if you wonder how a world would work in such a society. You will definitely be able to find it on the internet as a great thing about anarchists, they don't believe in copyright.

I myself am currently writing about Kropotkin, as some may know, he does also believe in certain socialist policy's. Combines the two. Anarchist Communism.

If anyone is interest, I can shed light on how it can and cannot work.

Originally posted by lepracornman
Anarchism is definitely a interesting ideology. Crush the State, dismantle the institutions.

I'm not sure how much of Kropotkin's writings anyone on this site has read, but it's good stuff if you wonder how a world would work in such a society. You will definitely be able to find it on the internet as a great thing about anarchists, they don't believe in copyright.

I myself am currently writing about Kropotkin, as some may know, he does also believe in certain socialist policy's. Combines the two. Anarchist Communism.

If anyone is interest, I can shed light on how it can and cannot work.

I've read The Conquest Of Bread and other various essays.

I believe 100% that an Anarchist social structure would be the best functioning FREE social structure we could live in.

Of course though, you need anarchists for an anarchist society to work, just like you need capitalists for capitalism and fascists for fascism.

The core of the anarchist's belief is that people as a whole have the ability to govern themselves without a COERCIVE authority manipulating their actions.

Anarchism and Democracy, as social ideas, have a symbiotic relationship.

[edit on 27-9-2009 by milesp]

The problem is this ...

Much like other ideologies, including capitalism and communism, anarchism has virtuous intent at its source. But then humans and their nature get involved and we know what we do with "isms."

Ultimately:

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
Buckminster Fuller

Switching "isms" is just re-aranging the furniture.

Edit to add: For the record, and to drive my first point across ... I grew up in Greece, Italy, and France where we had anarchists. It's not what you think or nearly as glamorous.


[edit on 29 Sep 2009 by schrodingers dog]

Originally posted by schrodingers dog
The problem is this ...

Much like other ideologies, including capitalism and communism, anarchism has virtuous intent at its source. But then humans and their nature get involved and we know what we do with "isms."

Ultimately:

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
Buckminster Fuller

Switching "isms" is just re-aranging the furniture.

Edit to add: For the record, and to drive my first point across ... I grew up in Greece, Italy, and France where we had anarchists. It's not what you think or nearly as glamorous.


[edit on 29 Sep 2009 by schrodingers dog]

Adjusting furniture looks pretty for a while, but the in has to get readjusted. I know Anarchism won't work forever, just like Capitalism, and all the other isms won't either. It's about arranging the furniture so it is pleasing for a longer time.