Are you an Anarchist? The answer might surprise you!
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For a comprehensive overview of the diverse currents of anarchist thought and practice, I am really enjoying the Palgrave Handbook of Anarchism. It can be downloaded on Annas Archive.
I also like this Wikipedia list of Books about Anarchism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_about_anarchism
He's not an anarchist, per se, but Noam Chomsky is always good to read. I heard Neal Stephenson's book The Diamond Age is about anarchy? As well as Kim Stanley Robinson's book Red Planet. Sadly, those are the only two I am aware of!
I just read this: https://slrpnk.net/post/9405230
and the OP (though not the pamphlet author) sent me here.
Specifically, with a question. The author mentions offhandedly that in an anarchistic society there would be no need for lawyers. But in a society governed by consensus and consent, wouldn't professional advocates be more useful, not less? Any insight?
Beyond theory I found practical examples were extremely helpful in understanding how anarchist politics relate to real life, so I'd recommend Revolution in Rojava: Democratic Autonomy and Women's Liberation in Syrian Kurdistan.
I’m digging anarchists’ more hands on, pragmatic approach to politics
I saw this post from /all...
But isn't the entire point of anarchy no government, how exactly do you think thats "hands on"?
Or is this one of those things where people have invented new definitions for existing terms like saying the USSR was communist?
How the fuck is it NOT hands on if there's no government in the way? Whose hands do you think we're talking about?
Many of the early anarchists weren't looking to "no government" as the ideal, but rather a different kind of government. One where any authority that exists is granted by those over whom it is exercised. An example would be a federation of local village and neighborhood governments. Every official is chosen directly by the people they will serve, not appointed from above by someone whose authority comes from something like their birth, wealth level, popularity with people outside the community, and so on.
This was in the context of a world that was still ruled by royalty and nobility, with a developing bourgeoise capitalist elite alongside them. They would agree with the socialists (and were mostly allied with them until the Bolshevik betrayal) about dealing with noble and capitalist elites, but disagree about replacing them with a centralized top-down party elite lead bureaucracy.
(this is all philosophy)
learn Marxism op!!! or trip on Deleuze, and then add Tiqqun's Cybernetics
Zizek's Sublime Object of Ideology is one of my favorites.
Nick Land's Fanged Noumena is fucking insane if you're curious about accelerationism and the singularity.
Mark Fischer's Capitalist Realism is a cool starting point to organize with.
you can search these topics on instagram or youtube to get a quick understanding. it's well worth your time.