More important than opposition to the current system is the prefiguration of an anarchic one. So much online discourse is about attacking, a lot less is about building. I drew this to remind myself and others that confronting the state is only a part of the puzzle and building new systems without it is also important.
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Build a life without the state.
How?
confronting the state
How is this going?
If you are actually curious here’s some links:
- Andrewism: https://www.youtube.com/@Andrewism/videos
- Anarchist FAQ: https://anarchistfaq.org/afaq/index.html (maybe take a look at J.5)
Andrewism
I am perfectly aware of Andrewism’s work - I stopped watching them (and most anarchist media) because I don’t think they are actually serious about performing the real theoretical work preconfiguration would require.
Anarchist FAQ
I am perfectly aware of the Anarchist FAQ, too.
Real theoretical work is a concept I don’t understand
Real theoretical work is a concept I don’t understand
A critique of hierarchy - no matter how airtight it might happen to be - is not a suitable basis for preconfiguration.
Knowing what something mustn’t be is not nearly enough - one must know what something must be in order to build it.
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An essential part of laying groundwork is to live the change.
- co-op everything you can in your day-to-day: credit unions, buying clubs, cohousing, fuel & groceries (western canadians can join these), tool shares, etc
- barter networks amongst friends, neighbours, and via classified ads
- use community facilities and dive back by volunteering
- mutual aid networks
- grow some food plants
- pay it forward
And Federate!
Libertarianism masquerading as leftism.
This is an anarchist comm. We aren’t masquerading anything. We fight against all injustice: state, class, gender, sexuality. You know. Liberty for everyone equally.
K. The belief you can do that without community, and while centering self-interest, is classically childish anarchism.
But the memes here are good usually.
you might be confusing anarchism, the exact polar opposite of “without community” with the hyper-individualist flavor of american libertarianism
I don’t think you understand anarchism or what we mean when we say “without a state”. Hint: it’s the opposite from “without community, and while centering self-interest,”
How would a stateless society enforce contracts?
The way it worked for millennia in societies without a powerful state –
by shunning the contract breakers in your community.What kind of contracts do you expecting within a moneyless system?
I understand how you believe it’ll work. I think it’s naive and unrealistic. Especially as a first system post-capitalism.
Cool story bro
Yep. Obsession with self-interest, and arrogance to believe they can thrive without community. So childish.
Mutual Aid and community are core to the ideology. You’ve either made up your mind before even attempting to learn about something, or you’re trolling.
I just don’t agree it can be organized without a state right now.
That’s a fine disagreement (necessity of state/arrogance) to have, but don’t try to make up ideas about it being excessively self interested or anti-communal.
You’re still going to be argued with here but you won’t get a respectful response unless you show you’re acting in good faith.
Womp womp
Because the state does so much for you? Most people (in America at least) don’t have the luxury of the state even giving a passing thought to their well being
You’re talking about a state controlled by the wealthy. I’m talking about a state controlled by the workers.
