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Revision as of 16:08, 10 July 2024
"To be governed is to be watched over, inspected, spied on, directed, legislated at, regulated, docketed, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, assessed, weighed, censored, ordered about, by men who have neither the right, nor the knowledge, nor the virtue."
Anarchism, also known as Anarchy or Mother Anarchy, is an ideology inhabiting the bottom of the political compass that advocates for a society without rulers or constituted authority, with a focus on the notion of freedom. One universal and defining aspect of anarchism is opposition to "the state" (typically defined as an entity with a monopoly on violence) and centralized bureaucratic governance.
Apart from this defining principle however, anarchists tend to diverge on several key issues. Many left-wing anarchists consider anarchism to be in stark opposition and contrast to all hierarchy or hierarchical institutions, leading it to often
oppose capitalism or
traditional social institutions. On the other hand,
right-wing anarchists consider anarchism to simply be the negation of the state and bureaucracy, and often support anarchism as a vehicle of
free trade,
traditional values, or
Social Darwinism. Finally, there are
individualist anarchists who tend to view things like morality or societal rules in general to be oppressive, and
focus solely on the well-being of the individual.
Proto-Anarchism
The etymological roots of anarchism come from Ancient Greek (as with several political vocabulary) and roughly translate to "without rulers" and has existed in the English language since 1642. Yet despite this and the fact that Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was the first to call himself an anarchist, many scholars like to envision earlier philosophies as being a sort of "proto-anarchism".
Some such as Harold Barclay and
David Graeber claim that before the existence of society, all humans lived in a state of anarchy (a state that would later be envisioned by
anarcho-primitivists). The ancient philosophies of
Taoist sages such as
Lao Tzu and
Zhuang Zhou as well as the Greek philosophies of the
Cynics and the
Stoics have often been portrayed as anarchic by certain scholars.
Aristippus, one of the pupils of
Socrates can also be considered one of the forerunners of anarchist thought due to his beliefs about rule and autonomy.
During the Middle Ages, various theological strains of Islam and
Christianity developed that had anarchistic qualities such as the
Mu'tazilite and
Kharijites in
Persia (who are considered by historian
David Goodway to be a part of the historical anarchist tradition) and anticlerical movements such as the
Brethren of the Free Spirit and proto-Protestants such as the
Hussites. Historian
James Joll describes this as the rise of a strand of anarchism based in the theological, zealotic and ascetic critique of institutions.
The early modern era in Europe saw the development of both secular anti-authoritarian thought as well as the divergence of anti-authoritarian theology within Christianity as part of the greater Renaissance and
Reformation respectively. Several French thinkers used the concept of 'utopia' to bypass censorship and project their libertine political views, examples include
François Rabelais,
Gabriel de Foigny and
François Fénelon. During the English Civil War, Diggers such as
Gerrard Winstanley would develop a proto-communalistic view of society preaching values such as absolute egalitarianism, communal ownership of property and socioeconomic organization in small agrarian communities based on the Bible. Alongside this religious egalitarianism, more libertarian philosophers such as
Jean-Jacques Rousseau would go on to develop understandings of freedom and equality that would strongly resonate with later anarchists.
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The start of the Anarchist Theory
Anarchism has been used as a term a long time ago, and used to mean simply "without rulers", deriving from the greek word ἀναρχος (anarkhos), with great emphasis on its use during the French Revolution by Robespierre to disqualify more radical groups like the
enragés, a group which inspired
Socialism as a whole, but the term had mostly a negative connotation.
The ideology took shape after
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon self proclaimed himself as an anarchist formally, and because of the word's ambiguity, based his theory on organizing a society based on
Anti-Authoritarianism and
Socialism, and although he had differences with
later Anarchists ideologies (a lot because of his emphasis on
Market Socialism and
individualism), still he laid the basic foundations of Anarchism.
During the XVII century, different branches truly developed even more the ideology, to the way we're accustomed to in the Modern Age, Anarchism took two different paths, a more
Marxist analysis, with notable names like
Mikhail Bakunin and the
Anarcho-Collectivism,
Piotr Kropotkin and
Errico Malatesta with
Anarcho-Communism and the
Social Anarchism umbrella term, for the more collectively minded anarchists ideologies, in contrast with the
individually minded anarchists such as
Benjamin Tucker and
Lysander Spooner, marking as well economical differences, between
Left-Wing Market Anarchism, or
Mutualism and
Gift Economy, and sparkling the first forms of
Right-Anarchism in the end of the century, inspired by
Austrian School,
Chicago School and
Libertarianism in general, as infamously
Anarcho-Capitalism.
Anarchist Actions History
Variants of Anarchy (their sons)
Classical Anarchism
Ecological Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/3/37/Aneco.png)
Overlapping theories:
Individualist Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/1/1a/Anin.png)
Overlapping theories:
Mutualist Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/7/72/Mut_Alt.png)
![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/e/e9/Proudhon.png)
Overlapping theories:
Social Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/0/02/Socan2.png)
![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/c/ca/Landauer.png)
Overlapping theories:
Post-Classical Anarchism
Feminist Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/9/9d/Anfem.png)
Overlapping theories:
Postcolonial Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/1/13/Postconan.png)
Overlapping theories:
Contemporary Anarchism
Nihilist Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/0/03/Annil.png)
Green Anarchy ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/f/f6/Greenanarchy.png)
Post-Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/8/8a/Post-an.png)
Post-Left Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/5/52/Anpostleft.png)
Market Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/f/f0/Markliberate.png)
Agorism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/2/21/Agorismf.png)
Capitalist Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/f/f7/Ancapf.png)
Overlapping theories:
Rothbardianism
Left-Rothbardianism
Left-Wing Market Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/4/4e/Anmark2.png)
Pacifist Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/1/11/Anpacf.png)
Christian Anarchism ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/8/8b/Anarchristian.png)
Overlapping theories:
Anti-Capitalist or Not?
The first individuals to describe themselves as Anarchists without adjectives were thoroughly anti-capitalist, with Anarchist without Adjectives Voltairine de Cleyre saying in 1907:
The hells of capitalism create the desperate; the desperate act - desperately!
Malatesta, Errico, "Towards Anarchy" in: Turcato, Davide (ed.) 2014, "The Method of Freedom, AK Press, pp. 299
But it's important to take into consideration the meaning of the terms employed. Voltairine, after all, also said:
(Anarchists) are firm in the idea that the system of employer and employed, buying and selling, banking, and all the other essential institutions of Commercialism, centred upon private property, are in themselves good, and are rendered vicious merely by the interference of the State.
Voltairine de Cleyre, Anarchism. Originally published in Free Society, 13 October 1901. Published in Exquisite Rebel: The Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre, edited by Sharon Presley, SUNY Press 2005, p. 224.
However historical context is necessary, as these statements predate modern Anarcho-Capitalism, and with modern Anarchists without adjectives such as Fred Woodworth instead saying:
I have no prefix or adjective for my anarchism. I think syndicalism can work, as can free-market anarcho-capitalism, anarcho-communism, even anarcho-hermits, depending on the situation.
Fred Woodworth, An essay by Fred Woodworth in Avrich, Paul (2006). Anarchist Voices. Stirling: AK Press. p. 475.
Personality and Behaviour
Anarchism is a chaotic person, willing to use violence to overthrow the state. However, she can also be a caring mother to her children, and a peaceful person around her child Anarcho-Pacifism. She can also be quite lax in her parenting.
How to Draw
- Draw a ball,
- Fill it with dark, but not pure, black,
- Draw a white circle with an 'A' in the middle,
- Add a grey bow to the top,
- Add the eyes, and you're done!
Color Name | HEX | RGB | |
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Black | #202020 | 32, 32, 32 | |
White | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | |
Grey | #434343 | 67, 67, 67 |
International Relations
Since world doesn't have any worldwide government, many theorists of international relations studies use the word anarchy to describe the order of the international system—independent states with no central authority above them. On this foundation was developed 4 schools of thought:
Realism,
Neorealism,
Liberalism,
Neoliberalism.
Relationships
Friendly (literally every anarchist)
- Mother Anarchy loves
her children!.
Autarchy - Even though you are not going as far as me, you're still my bestie.
Mutualism - Dad, the original anarchist! <3 <3 <3
Anti-Authoritarianism - A great moderate friend of mine.
Direct Democracy - Best form of democracy.
Diggerism - You fought the state, inequality, and clergy.
Neozapatismo - You did good work in Mexico.
Democratic Confederalism - Non-anarchist but I support her in Syria.
Platformism - Your organization obsession is cancer but Makhnovia was based.
Anarcho-Egoism - The only ruler of being is of that from mind!
Ego-Communism - Same as above but communist.
Senatorialism - A new guy, I like him very much, really cool and mysterious
Georgism - A statist but he has good ideas regarding decentralization and such. Don't worry I will fix you my lost love(;
Frenemies
All non-anarchist libertarian ideologies
- Distrust of the state? Good, but why do you want to keep it?
Minarcho-Socialism &
Minarchism - You hate the state even more yet you still want to keep it?
Anarcho-Monarchism - My weird monarchist child.
Hoppeanism - Even weirder monarcho-capitalist son.
Anarcho-Fascism - What!?
Federalism &
Confederalism - Every local town, city, commune, etc. should have self-determination, but become anti-authority as a whole and we're good.
Anarcho-Totalitarianism - Ok, I think this is starting to become a serious problem.
Anti-Fascism - You hate fascists, yet you don't fully embrace Anti-Authoritarianism. Curious.
Hydrarchy - You don't call yourself an anarchist, but your society really wasn't bad, to be honest.
Anti-Japaneseism - Destroying the Japanese state? What about destroying all states? Also advocating for ethnic genocide is a pretty weird thing for an anarchist to do.
Libertarian Possibilism - You can't abolish the state with reforms.
Mao-Spontex - Huh?
Capitalism - Left-Anarchists hate you on how connected you are to the state, but my followers on the right advocate a decentralized free market model.
Avaritionism - You are similar to
him but very extreme and violent. How are you an Anarchist?
Soulism - You also took correct ideas but, getting rid of the laws of physics?! Odd and too utopian. Also, stop being so lazy and escapist loner, and think about something more realistic.
Futurism - Oh wow, you are... certainly interesting.... why are you following me?
Marxism - You criticized me multiple times and you also kicked
him out of the First Internationale. However, you also influenced some of
my children.
Contrarianism - Likes to oppose the status quo like me, but for the sake of it. And I worry that you will also turn your back on me if I become the status quo too
which will never happen.
Statists
Fascism - Nothing in the state, everything outside the state, everyone against the state. Now piss off!
WAIT, WE HAD ASON?
Marxism–Leninism - I don't care if you declare anarchist society to be your ultimate goal, you're still a dictatorship.
Totalitarianism - MY ARCH-NEMESIS!
Ingsoc - DON'T TOUCH ME!
Authoritarianism - FUCK OFF GOVERNMENT!
Police Statism - TAKE THE BULLET, PIG!
Autocracy - LITERAL TYRANNY!
American Model - THE MOST OPPRESSIVE REGIME IN HUMAN HISTORY!
Kleptocracy - No criminal enterprise in human history, an enterprise of theft, murder, and genocide has ever been successful as the state.
Hobbessianism - You see the state exactly what it is, but want to keep it.
State Liberalism - DRINK YOUR OWN CORN SYRUP!
Social Authoritarianism - I don't care about your "benevolence" you are still a dictatorship.
State Atheism - I don't care if you're an atheist, you're still a STATIST!
Theocracies - Your religious institutions have been nothing more for tools to build oppressive cults.
Illiberal Democracy - The worst form of democracy.
Monarchism - NO KINGS!
Why again did we go out that one time?Absolute Monarchism - GUILLOTINE, NOW!
Aristocracy - Kill all elites!
Authoritarian Capitalism - Another archenemy!
Financialism - Burn all banks down!
Cameralism - Centralized economy for state's profit? Nightmare!
Corporatism - The definition of a fascist economy.
Corporatocracy - Eat the molotov, pig!
Fourth Theory - Totalitarian imperialist!
Francoism - You killed anarchists in Spain, fascist scum!
Kraterocracy - One of the most terrible ideologies.
Hive-Mind Collectivism - Same as above but with a "collective" mask
Kritarchy - You will not judge us!
Monarcho-Fascism - AAAAHHHH!!!
Ochlocracy - This is not anarchy, it's just tyranny!
State Capitalism - Worst economy!
Stratocracy - NO.
Timocracy - Fuck landlords!
Centralism - Fuck centralization!
Lys Noir - Absolutely worst fake anarchist, the only thing I can consider anarchist in your ideology is decentralization.
Odalism - At least you don't call yourself an anarchist like the guy above.
Illuminatism - Anarchism worked on a grand scale, how many more people do I need to unite to prove you wrong?
Kakistocracy - THIS IS WHAT EVERY GOVERNMENT BOILS DOWN TO! People who never read any of my philosophers think I'm you.
Leopold II Thought - HOW DID YOU SURVIVE MY ASSAINATION ATTEMPT YOU STATIST?!
Further Information
Literature
- What is Property? by
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
- An Anarchist FAQ
- Anarchy by Errico Malatesta
- Enquiry Concerning Political Justice by William Godwin
- The Problem of Political Authority by Michael Huemer
- Tao Te Ching by Laozi
- Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
- Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
- Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
- The Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy
- A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
- Critique of Democracy by Moxie Marlinspike and Windy Hart
Wikipedia
Anarchism without adjectives
- Anarchism
- Anarchy
- Outline of Anarchism
- Anarchist Schools of Thought
- Issues in Anarchism
- History of Anarchism
- Anarchist Economics
- List of Anarchist Movements by Region
- Stateless Society
- Spontaneous Order
Videos
- Various schools of Anarchism explained with tacos by Srsly Wrong
- Alan Moore on Anarchism
- A Conversation With Anarchist David Graeber
- Chomsky explaining real anarchism
- POST-CAPITALISM: A Detailed Look at How It Could Work by
LuckyBlackCat
YouTube Channels
Anark
Danny Duchamp
Fabian Liberty
LuckyBlackCat
MentisWave
Mr.Dapperton
Zoe Baker
Thought Slime
Count Dankula
LiquidZulu
Anarco Cabritinho
Anarco Individualismo
Antimídia
Binho Silver - AnarcoBall
Canal do Betão
O Mutualista
Spookast
Andrewnism
Online Communities
- r/Anarchism
- r/Anarchy101
- DebateAnarchy
- r/NoRules
2b2t (Minecraft server)
4Chan (Before /Pol)
International Organizations
Gallery