Anarchism

[San Antone]

"Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates stateless societies often defined as self-governed voluntary institutions, but that several authors have defined as more specific institutions based on non-hierarchical free associations.  Anarchism holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, or harmful. While anti-statism is central, anarchism entails opposing authority or hierarchical organisation in the conduct of human relations, including, but not limited to, the state system."

~ Wikipedia article

Any other anarchists here?

[Gurn Blanston]

I'm a one-world'er...

[San Antone]

I'm a one-world'er...

As any anarchist will tell you - I reject all labels.

[Florestan]

Sounds good in theory. It´s the practice that sucks. 

[San Antone]

Sounds good in theory. It´s the practice that sucks. 

Where has it been practiced?

[springrite]

As any anarchist will tell you - I reject all labels.

I don't reject all labels. That would be too orderly for me. I reject a certain percentage of it completely at random.

[San Antone]

I don't reject all labels. That would be too orderly for me. I reject a certain percentage of it completely at random.

[Florestan]

Where has it been practiced?

For instance, in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War. The problem is that a society run by anarchists is not at all the same thing as an anarchist society. 


http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/bcaplan/spain.htm

[San Antone]

For instance, in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War. The problem is that a society run by anarchists is not at all the same thing as an anarchist society. 


http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/bcaplan/spain.htm

I agree.  My history of the Spanish Civil War is fairly sketchy.

[Florestan]

I agree.  My history of the Spanish Civil War is fairly sketchy.

It is one of the most ideologized topics in modern history. Be warned, I reject out of hand mainstream (ie, leftist) narratives. 

[San Antone]

It is one of the most ideologized topics in modern history. Be warned, I reject out of hand mainstream (ie, leftist) narratives. 

My sketchy understanding of the SCW is that the leftists were naive concerning both the communists and fascists.  But I generally believe that leftists are naive about everything.

[Florestan]

My sketchy understanding of the SCW is that the leftists were naive concerning both the communists and fascists.  But I generally believe that leftists are naive about everything.

Now we´re talking. 

The only fascists in Spain (with qualifications) were the Spanish Falange, whom Franco (himself not a fascist at all, only a very pragmatic military leader and dictator) used and manipulated for his own purposes.

[jochanaan]

Anarchy is a noble ideal.  Unfortunately, most humans aren't very noble.

[ritter]

...
The only fascists in Spain (with qualifications) were the Spanish Falange, whom Franco (himself not a fascist at all, only a very pragmatic military leader and dictator) used and manipulated for his own purposes.

It really wasn't that simple...

[Ken B]

Where has it been practiced?

Somalia.

[ibanezmonster]

Somalia.

I was going to write this earlier... not sure why I didn't. Literally the only example that comes to mind.

[Florestan]

It really wasn't that simple...

I know, but I don´t think it´s too far off the mark. With Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera´s killing, the Falange was basically beheaded and it ended by being amalgamated in the FET y de las JONS, a move which both old Falangists and old Carlists opposed.

[Sean]

I'm a monarchist; democracy is bad enough and anarchism is its extreme form.

[Florestan]

I'm a monarchist

Of all contemporary monarchies, which one would you rather live in?

[springrite]

Of all contemporary monarchies, which one would you rather live in?

Sean will start his own.