Anarchism

Sorry ancaps. You can try to co-op the term as much as you can. It worked with "libertarian", but I just dont see it happening with anarchism.

As soon as someone simply looks up the basic history of anarchism, they'll find that the anarchists were closely aligned with almost everything Marx had to say, especially his critique of capitalism. The only difference was Bakunin and the rest of the libertarian socialists strongly disagreed with the strategy of how to get to the 'higher stage of communism.'

You have to get to Rothbard and Mises - 100 years later after a rich history of anarchist-communist/syndicalist movements - to find their attempts to merge Austrian economics and individualist anarchism into Anarcho-Capitalism. They attempt to alter the definition of Anarchism to mean only "no state", but It's weak, and it doesnt hold up against what Kropotkin, Goldman, Malatesta, etc... have offered as to what anarchism actually means.

Furthermore, there is just more of an established post modern anarchist culture that is ardently leftist. There are long standing anarchist orgs, zines, publishers, record labels, co-ops, and collectives. All of them are in some part anarchist, all of them strongly leftist, all of them exist despite the efforts to build a right-wing "anarchist" culture.

Go ahead and keep the Libertarian label. Keep the Anarcho-capitalist label, you'll need it to differentiate yourselves from all of the other Anarchists. Keep the Gold and Black flag. Please, continue to make all of those claims such as: 'capitalism is true freedom', 'capitalism is humanity in its natural state', 'socialism requires state force', and 'socialism is when the government does stuff'. Those are the classic hits and they sometimes work for your recruiting efforts.

It just looks foolish to try to claim to be an Anarchist if you're an Ancap.

Thats all. lets see what you got

"One gratifying aspect of our rise to some prominence is that, for the first time in my memory, we, ‘our side,’ had captured a crucial word from the enemy . . . ‘Libertarians’ . . . had long been simply a polite word for left-wing anarchists, that is for anti-private property anarchists, either of the communist or syndicalist variety. But now we had taken it over...”

"We must therefore turn to history for enlightenment; here we find that none of the proclaimed anarchist groups correspond to the libertarian position, that even the best of them have unrealistic and socialistic elements in their doctrines. Furthermore, we find that all of the current anarchists are irrational collectivists, and therefore at opposite poles from our position. We must therefore conclude that we are not anarchists, and that those who call us anarchists are not on firm etymological ground, and are being completely unhistorical."

these quotes are from Murray Rothbard, one of the pioneers of anarcho-capitalism

unlike the ancaps today he recognized that real anarchism is anti capitalist. Do any research on the history of anarchism, it is deeply rooted in anti capitalisms. Ancaps seem to have forgotten that even the founders of their ideology know that they are lying when they say they are anarchists.

I miss the old anarchism.

The “Today I shot a fascist in the face” anarchism.

The “we blew up Wall Street” anarchism.

“I firebombed my bosses house” anarchism.

I hate the new anarchism.

the “we write folk punk and don’t shower” anarchism.

“call you a tankie on the internet and watch Vaush” anarchism

“explain why you should vote for biden and support NATO and if you don’t you are a fascist” anarchism

I used to love anarchism

I thought i was anarchism

And i love you like anarchists love being fucking annoying little shits and smelling bad

Maybe this is a weird question, but is anarchism supportive or opposed to democracy as a concept? Because I have seen anarchists make positive and negative references to it.

Some say anarchism supports an extreme form of democracy, some say it opposes democracy as another form of hierarchy.

Does it depend on the form of democracy? Or the form of anarchism?

"Every law is illegal. Every government on the face of the earth today is illegal." - Bob Marley

Anarchism and the Rastafarian movement share many common points.

The Rastafarian movement is characterized by a strong respect for individuality, emphasizing radical freedom and individual autonomy. At the same time, it has a strong inclination towards collectivism, communal living, and community life.

There is no emphasis on hierarchical structures, as each Rastafarian individual is seen as possessing the divine essence within themselves; therefore, there is no need for priests or mediators to facilitate their communication with the Divine. Everyone is considered equal, and being on the same level, they have equal potential to influence the movement as a whole.

No Rasta, therefore, has the authority to declare which beliefs and practices are orthodox and which are heterodox. The conviction that Rastafarianism has no dogmas is so strong that it has itself become something of a dogma.

By the term "Babylon," Rastafarians reference all forms of oppressive and corrupt systems aimed at enslaving human beings. Babylon represents the current Western capitalist society, the governmental systems that embrace the principles of capital valorization, especially with the values typical of the post-industrial revolution era.

The long-standing presence of Rastafarian communes is well-documented. The Pinnacle Camp, established by Leonard P. Howell in 1940, is one of the best-known ancient communes. Additionally, Prince Emmanuel's Boboshante Camp in Bull Bay, St. Thomas, Jamaica, affectionately known as Foundation Camp by the Boboshante community members, stands as an example of a Rastafarian commune that endures to this day.

Anarchism is a social movement that seeks freedom from oppressive systems of control, whether they be the state, capitalism, racism, sexism, or religious institutions. Anarchists advocate a self-managed stateless society without borders, bosses, or rulers where everyone takes personal responsibility for the health and prosperity of their community.

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