Its really what the title states what does anarchism/anarchy/anarchist mean to you?
Dec 21 2007 14:21
Dec 22 2007 00:09
Apparently it means not believing in money - my ma keeps telling me thats what it means anyway.
Seriously though 'anarchy' means crap punk rock t-shirts and bullshit. Anarchism and anarchist are a different matter but its late, I've 3 kids and its nearly christmas so I'm gonna plead lack of time to get into it.
Que "I thought anarchy meant you didn't believe in christmas"?
Dec 22 2007 06:07
what does it mean to you?
Dec 22 2007 07:00
to try to say it fast: a form of socialism which is more thorough than the rest, anti-statist, anti-hierarchical, anti-capitalist. striving to create a society where there is no class division...
there's a hell of a lot of stuff to add to that to get all specific, but i dont wanna write a book right here 
Dec 23 2007 15:56
Anarchism means to me the ability to challenge government so to further your own social environmental and economic capabilities without being restrained by the government. It is the ability to live in harmony with the environment and to lessen your impact in your own way.
Dec 23 2007 18:29
fai wrote:
Anarchism means to me the ability to challenge government so to further your own social environmental and economic capabilities without being restrained by the government. It is the ability to live in harmony with the environment and to lessen your impact in your own way.
Surely to be anything more than liberal reformism anarchism must be much more than this? Surley we are seeking the negation of government and capitalism - which is a bit more than simply challenging government?
Dec 23 2007 18:40
Dec 23 2007 18:43
Anarchism, it's all just a bit of a laugh isn't it?
Dec 23 2007 18:57
Nevermind the Dreadlocks.
Dec 23 2007 21:18
Anarchism probably does need to be more but is anarchism really workable in modern day society?
Dec 23 2007 21:25
Your question should be, in a world where we have weapons that can annihilate most of the world's population within a few hours, is statism and war workable?
Dec 23 2007 22:19
fai wrote:
Anarchism probably does need to be more but is anarchism really workable in modern day society?
please give us more information about what you think it is. what your experience with libertarian communist/leftist movements and organizations, where you are from, etc.
Dec 23 2007 23:47
Libertarian communism? Well its libertarian, like Thatcher. And communist, like Stalin. A bit of a blend. [/stealing Jack's joke]
Dec 24 2007 10:03
x357997 wrote:
please give us more information about what you think it is. what your experience with libertarian communist/leftist movements and organizations, where you are from, etc.
ffs, "fai" is just asking a question and probably on a personal journey similar to what many others have been, or are on themselves. What's with the inquisition yoda? Sometimes this site shits me with the amount of waving of cocks that goes on.
all the best FW.
gregg.
Dec 24 2007 10:24
Like Russia, only more mental. [/stealing Jack's other joke]
Dec 24 2007 10:27
grrregg wrote:
x357997 wrote:
please give us more information about what you think it is. what your experience with libertarian communist/leftist movements and organizations, where you are from, etc.ffs, "fai" is just asking a question and probably on a personal journey similar to what many others have been, or are on themselves. What's with the inquisition yoda? Sometimes this site shits me with the amount of waving of cocks that goes on.
all the best FW.
gregg.
just trying to get a grasp on fai and what leads him to believe that anarchism is not workable in a modern society.
Dec 24 2007 13:10
A vision of how to build a constructive self-managed society.
Dec 24 2007 14:52
Fucking the system! yeeaahhh.
Dec 24 2007 15:31
No no its "Like the USSR, but with more chaos", surely?
Dec 25 2007 18:20
Its like Somalia.
Dec 25 2007 19:19
It's like long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners and eating ice cream on a perfect summers day, if those activities were poorly run interminable meetings.
Dec 30 2007 15:36
well, naturally and quite rightly everyone will have their own take on this.. anarchism is about human potential and the belief that everyone, not just a small elite, is entitled to a satisfactory life. anarchism is the belief that people are at their best when theyre not bein forced in a particular direction or to do anything....
...just a small start, but a thought
Dec 30 2007 15:40
nice one 
Dec 30 2007 16:55
Im always happen with the definition given by Freedom: 'a society based on mutual aid and co-operation' a society which is a sum of its respective parts, where decisions are of the circumference to the centre and the bottom to the top 
Dec 30 2007 18:51
anarchism comes from the term "without archons" in greek which means "without rulers"
Dec 30 2007 20:54
munkypunk wrote:
anarchism comes from the term "without archons" in greek which means "without rulers"
Thanks for that. It's a funny word. I like words. My favourite word is manoeuvre. I know someone whose favourite word is chicane and another whose favourite word is panties .
all the best.
gregg.
Dec 30 2007 22:19
i like the word 'for'.. once i said it so many times i decided that i didnt know how to spell it.. if you say it loads then it sounds so wrong!? try it
take it easy
roxy
Dec 30 2007 23:21
Here's a definition I wrote a while ago for something I was doing...note that it had to be more "all-encompassing", so its certainly nowhere as specific or narrow as I would define my anarchism....more of a broad inclusive thing attempting to cover different types of anarchism.
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Anarchism - What is it?Anarchism is the political philosophy that human society functions best based on concepts of mutual aid, direct democracy and free association.
Mutual aid is a term used to describe interactions based on cooperation rather than competition. Under capitalism, we are compelled to compete with each other to survive - for jobs, for property and for friendships. While capitalism demands we ask why we should help someone, mutual aid encourages us to ask why not.
Anarchists are for direct democracy. Anarchists often organise according to consensus-based self-governing principles, based in the understanding that we are best qualified to make decisions about our own lives. Anarchists believe that we must all control our own lives, making decisions collectively about matters which affect us.
Free association is the term for people who have chosen to associate for any particular cause. Free association is what occurs in any group in which you are a member by choice and choice alone, not because you are required to by law or other means, but because you care about and support the group and the goals of the group.
Anarchists see modern capitalist society as fundamentally flawed - a system where the means of production and consequently the wealth are owned by a small number of people while many more still struggle to get food, water and shelter to survive. Anarchists strive for a world where workers, women, non-whites, queers and others are not systematically discriminated against for the benefit of a few.
Anarchists believe and engage in direct action. Direct action is any action which, if successful, achieves the desired result/s in and of itself, without appealing to a “higher power”. Direct action is based on the idea that we should all run our own lives, and that asking someone else to make a change for us, even if the change is made, is counter-productive as it only reinforces the idea that we cannot act for ourselves.
Anarchists are against nation-states and borders. States are inherently oppressive, and in subjugating the individual to further the welfare of the State in a race of nation-states and global economies, States resort all too readily to violent systematic oppression. Arbitrary lines on a map should have no role in deciding how we live our lives, and any movement for a better society must place the utmost importance on the free movement of individuals.
Jan 4 2008 10:19
To me anarchism is pure bliss. An existance without rule or order, doing what you want to whenever you want to without somebody telling you that it is wrong. It is fulfilling your own potential and encouraging everyone to be themselves. It is not hiding behind a mask of conventionality and normality, just being yourself as much as you can be.
This is probably a more romanticised version of anarchy than most people have but it works for me.
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