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Taoist Anarchism

"The ruler is like a mirror, reflecting light, doing nothing, and yet, beauty and ugliness present themselves."

Basic Information

Aliases

TaoAn
Anarchist Taoism
AnTao

Yellow Turbans

Alignment(s)

LibUnity

Anarchists
Religious
Environmentalists
Primitivists

Ideological Information

Influenced by:

Taoism

Chinese Theocracy
Religious Anarchism
Pagan Theocracy

Influenced

File:Ego.png Anarcho-Egoism (Allegedly)

Post-Anarchism
Ego-Communism (some)

Notable people

Lao Tzu (571-5th century BC), Chu

Liezi (450-375 BC), State of Zheng
Yang Chu (440-360 BC), Warring States Period
Zhuang Zhou (369-286 BC), Song
Bao Jingyan (sometime between late 200's AD-400 AD), Jin dynasty
Liu Shifu (1884-1915), Qing dynasty
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018), USA

Taoist Anarchism (TaoAn) is a Libertarian unity ideology that believes Taoism is an Anarchist religion and philosophy and that Taoism should be the main religion to model an anarchist society after.

History

Beginnings

It all started in the 6th century BCE in China. Lao Tzu and his writings are considered by anarchists and the like to be at least very libertarian writings. Him and Zhuang Zhou often questioned the legitimacy of the state and believed in something called non-rule where the ruler should do as little as possible and some people consider this an Anarchist goal.

Wei-Jin period

During the Wei-Jin period of China a new generation Taoist thinkers had Anarchist leanings as they also questioned the legitimacy of the state. They were similar to Philosophical Anarchism as they questioned its morality and were pacifist. This was also the period that gave birth to Pao Ching-yen who was explicitly Anarchist and deeply critiqued states authority and power.

Modern Day

In the 20th and 21st century there have been some anarchists who identified as Taoists such as Liu Shifu and Ursula K. Le Guin.

Beliefs

Emphasizes the "natural harmony" between humanity and nature. Taoist anarchism generally follows the Daodejing, but besides that there are many different branches of Taoist thought (philosophical and religious Taoism).

Many people consider Taoist Anarchism to be "proto-right libertarian" because it had chapters against taxation and state interference in the economy, but Taoists are also anti-hierarchical and have a definition of work similar to the desires of leftist anarchists.

Taoist Anarchism is also strictly anti-militaristic and does not like serving kings.

Personality

TaoAn is often depicted as being very calm. He talks calmly and keep calm even in stressful situations. He is also depicted meditating. He is seen meditating in his free time and in the background of panels. He is also depicted as being a wise elder to all the other Anarchist ideologies. He is seen giving advice and sharing his wisdom with other anarchist ideologies. Can be consulted by other Asian balls as the "feng shui master".

How to Draw

Draw a circle,
Draw a black line diagonally across the ball,
Fill the bottom in black and top in white,
Draw the yin and yang symbol in the middle,
Draw eyes and then you're done!

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Black	#141414	20, 20, 20
	White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255

Relationships

Friends

Anarcho-Pacifism - Violence goes against nature.
Anarcho-Primitivism - Very harmonious with nature.
Eco-Anarchism - This I like.
Agrarianism - Why not just farm?
Pagan Theocracy - Responsible for my folk-pantheon.
Post-Anarchism - We both like to discuss Ursula K. Le Guins work together.

Mixed

Chinese Theocracy - We share all the same morals but none of the praxis. Monarchism? Seriously?
Anarcho-Capitalism - I do not think nature is voluntarily f*cking itself over. Also I do not think Leftists call you Neofeudalism without reason...
Buddhist Anarchism - You…
Soulism - Anarchy is great, but trying to escape from nature is going way too far.