This article was posted shortly before the election but everything in there is still true and seeing his appointees perhaps worse than predicted.

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I think like any other political or philosophical view, this is one of those things where you will get one unique answer per each anarchist you ask.

Speaking personally, I think philosophies should be used as tools, and as the best tool for a job.

To me, anarchism means disregarding established authority and working together to achieve whatever a goal is. Ideally cooperatively. Some groups will perform well at this and some will not. Some will perform better under a more traditional organized structure.

I don't want to subjugate people with anarchist dogma. I want to help people learn to trust themselves and to cooperate. And I want to get better at it myself.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I see, so you see it not an actual state we may achieve, but rather the negation of present authorities and systems.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    That is my take.

    The delusion of grandeur I might suffer would be something like people foster such a strong culture of cooperation and mutual aid that state government operations and programs become obsolete.

    That's a north star. Something to aim for as a concept. But of course we won't ever land a rocket ship on the actual North Star.

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