,>E ,Y\ ,AN ,AN>*I/8 ,! ,ANSW] ,MAY ,SURPRISE ,Y\6 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,*ANCES >E Y\ HAVE ALREADY HE>D SOME?+ AB\T :O AN>*I/S >E & :AT !Y >E SUPPOS$ TO BELIEVE4 ,*ANCES >E ALMO/ EV]Y?+ Y\ HAVE HE>D IS NONS5SE4 ,MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO ?9K ?AT AN>*I/S >E PROPON5TS ( VIOL5CE1 *AOS1 & DE/RUCTION1 ?AT !Y >E AGA9/ ALL =MS ( ORD] & ORGANIZATION1 OR ?AT !Y >E CRAZ$ NIHILI/S :O JU/ WANT TO BL[ EV]Y?+ UP4 ,9 REALITY1 NO?+ C\LD BE FUR!R FROM ! TRU?4 ,AN>*I/S >E SIMPLY PEOPLE :O BELIEVE HUMAN BE+S >E CAPABLE ( BEHAV+ 9 A REASONABLE FA%ION )\T HAV+ TO BE =C$ TO4 ,IT IS REALLY A V]Y SIMPLE NOTION4 ,BUT IT'S ONE ?AT ! RI* & P[]FUL HAVE ALWAYS F\ND EXTREMELY DANG]\S4 

,AT !IR V]Y SIMPLE/1 AN>*I/ BELIEFS TURN ON TO TWO ELEM5T>Y ASSUMPTIONS4 ,! FIR/ IS ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E1 UND] ORD9>Y CIRCUM/ANCES1 AB\T AS REASONABLE & DEC5T AS !Y >E ALL[$ TO BE1 & CAN ORGANIZE !MSELVES & !IR COMMUNITIES )\T NE$+ TO BE TOLD H[4 ,! SECOND IS ?AT P[] CORRUPTS4 ,MO/ ( ALL1 AN>*ISM IS JU/ A MATT] ( HAV+ ! C\RAGE TO TAKE ! SIMPLE PR9CIPLES ( COMMON DEC5CY ?AT WE ALL LIVE BY1 & TO FOLL[ !M ?R\< TO !IR LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS4 ,ODD ?\< ?IS MAY SEEM1 9 MO/ IMPORTANT WAYS Y\ >E PROBABLY ALREADY AN AN>*I/ -- Y\ JU/ DON'T REALIZE IT4 

,LET'S />T BY TAK+ A FEW EXAMPLES FROM EV]YDAY LIFE4 

,IF !RE'S A L9E TO GET ON A CR[D$ BUS1 DO Y\ WAIT Y\R TURN & REFRA9 FROM ELB[+ Y\R WAY PA/ O!RS EV5 9 ! ABS5CE ( POLICE8 

,IF Y\ ANSW]$ 0YES01 !N Y\ >E US$ TO ACT+ LIKE AN AN>*I/6 ,! MO/ BASIC AN>*I/ PR9CIPLE IS SELF-ORGANIZATION3 ! ASSUMPTION ?AT HUMAN BE+S DO NOT NE$ TO BE ?REAT5$ ) PROSECUTION 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO COME TO REASONABLE UND]/&+S ) EA* O!R1 OR TO TREAT EA* O!R ) DIGNITY & RESPECT4 

,EV]YONE BELIEVES !Y >E CAPABLE ( BEHAV+ REASONABLY !MSELVES4 ,IF !Y ?9K LAWS & POLICE >E NECESS>Y1 IT IS ONLY BECAUSE !Y DON'T BELIEVE ?AT O!R PEOPLE >E4 ,BUT IF Y\ ?9K AB\T IT1 DON'T ?OSE PEOPLE ALL FEEL EXACTLY ! SAME WAY AB\T Y\8 ,AN>*I/S >GUE ?AT ALMO/ ALL ! ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR :I* MAKES US ?9K IT'S NECESS>Y TO HAVE >MIES1 POLICE1 PRISONS1 & GOV]NM5TS TO CONTROL \R LIVES1 IS ACTUALLY CAUS$ BY ! SY/EMATIC 9EQUALITIES & 9JU/ICE ?OSE >MIES1 POLICE1 PRISONS & GOV]NM5TS MAKE POSSIBLE4 ,IT'S ALL A VICI\S CIRCLE4 ,IF PEOPLE >E US$ TO BE+ TREAT$ LIKE !IR OP9IONS DO NOT MATT]1 !Y >E LIKELY TO BECOME ANGRY & CYNICAL1 EV5 VIOL5T -- :I* ( C\RSE MAKES IT EASY = ?OSE 9 P[] TO SAY ?AT !IR OP9IONS DO NOT MATT]4 ,ONCE !Y UND]/& ?AT !IR OP9IONS REALLY DO MATT] JU/ AS MU* AS ANYONE ELSE'S1 !Y T5D TO BECOME REM>KABLY UND]/&+4 ,TO CUT A LONG /ORY %ORT3 AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT = ! MO/ P>T IT IS P[] ITSELF1 & ! EFFECTS ( P[]1 ?AT MAKE PEOPLE /UPID & IRRESPONSIBLE4 

,>E Y\ A MEMB] ( A CLUB OR SPORTS TEAM OR ANY O!R VOLUNT>Y ORGANIZATION :]E DECISIONS >E NOT IMPOS$ BY ONE LEAD] BUT MADE ON ! BASIS ( G5]AL CONS5T8 

,IF Y\ ANSW]$ 0YES01 !N Y\ BELONG TO AN ORGANIZATION :I* WORKS ON AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES6 ,ANO!R BASIC AN>*I/ PR9CIPLE IS VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION4 ,?IS IS SIMPLY A MATT] ( APPLY+ DEMOCRATIC PR9CIPLES TO ORD9>Y LIFE4 ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE IS ?AT AN>*I/S BELIEVE IT %\LD BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A SOCIETY 9 :I* EV]Y?+ C\LD BE ORGANIZ$ ALONG !SE L9ES1 ALL GR\PS BAS$ ON ! FREE CONS5T ( !IR MEMB]S1 & !RE=E1 ?AT ALL TOP-D[N1 MILIT>Y /YLES ( ORGANIZATION LIKE >MIES OR BUREAUCRACIES OR L>GE CORPORATIONS1 BAS$ ON *A9S ( COMM&1 W\LD NO LONG] BE NECESS>Y4 ,P]HAPS Y\ DON'T BELIEVE ?AT W\LD BE POSSIBLE4 ,P]HAPS Y\ DO4 ,BUT EV]Y TIME Y\ REA* AN AGREEM5T BY CONS5SUS1 RA!R ?AN ?REATS1 EV]Y TIME Y\ MAKE A VOLUNT>Y >RANGEM5T ) ANO!R P]SON1 COME TO AN UND]/&+1 OR REA* A COMPROMISE BY TAK+ DUE CONSID]ATION ( ! O!R P]SON'S P>TICUL> SITUATION OR NE$S1 Y\ >E BE+ AN AN>*I/ -- EV5 IF Y\ DON'T REALIZE IT4 

,AN>*ISM IS JU/ ! WAY PEOPLE ACT :5 !Y >E FREE TO DO AS !Y *OOSE1 & :5 !Y DEAL ) O!RS :O >E EQUALLY FREE -- & !RE=E AW>E ( ! RESPONSIBILITY TO O!RS ?AT 5TAILS4 ,?IS LEADS TO ANO!R CRUCIAL PO9T3 ?AT :ILE PEOPLE CAN BE REASONABLE & CONSID]ATE :5 !Y >E DEAL+ ) EQUALS1 HUMAN NATURE IS SU* ?AT !Y CANNOT BE TRU/$ TO DO SO :5 GIV5 P[] OV] O!RS4 ,GIVE SOMEONE SU* P[]1 !Y WILL ALMO/ 9V>IABLY ABUSE IT 9 SOME WAY OR ANO!R4 

,DO Y\ BELIEVE ?AT MO/ POLITICIANS >E SELFI%1 EGOTI/ICAL SW9E :O DON'T REALLY C>E AB\T ! PUBLIC 9T]E/8 ,DO Y\ ?9K WE LIVE 9 AN ECONOMIC SY/EM :I* IS /UPID & UNFAIR8 

,IF Y\ ANSW]$ 0YES01 !N Y\ SUBSCRIBE TO ! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( TODAY'S SOCIETY -- AT LEA/1 9 ITS BROADE/ \TL9ES4 ,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT P[] CORRUPTS & ?OSE :O SP5D !IR 5TIRE LIVES SEEK+ P[] >E ! V]Y LA/ PEOPLE :O %\LD HAVE IT4 ,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT \R PRES5T ECONOMIC SY/EM IS MORE LIKELY TO REW>D PEOPLE = SELFI% & UNSCRUPUL\S BEHAVIOR ?AN = BE+ DEC5T1 C>+ HUMAN BE+S4 ,MO/ PEOPLE FEEL ?AT WAY4 ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE IS ?AT MO/ PEOPLE DON'T ?9K !RE'S ANY?+ ?AT CAN BE DONE AB\T IT1 OR ANYWAY -- & ?IS IS :AT ! FAI?FUL S]VANTS ( ! P[]FUL >E ALWAYS MO/ LIKELY TO 9SI/ -- ANY?+ ?AT WON'T 5D UP MAK+ ?+S EV5 WORSE4 

,BUT :AT IF ?AT W]5'T TRUE8 

,& IS !RE REALLY ANY REASON TO BELIEVE ?IS8 ,:5 Y\ CAN ACTUALLY TE/ !M1 MO/ ( ! USUAL PR$ICTIONS AB\T :AT W\LD HAPP5 )\T /ATES OR CAPITALISM TURN \T TO BE 5TIRELY UNTRUE4 ,= ?\S&S ( YE>S PEOPLE LIV$ )\T GOV]NM5TS4 ,9 MANY P>TS ( ! WORLD PEOPLE LIVE \TSIDE ( ! CONTROL ( GOV]NM5TS TODAY4 ,!Y DO NOT ALL KILL EA* O!R4 ,MO/LY !Y JU/ GET ON AB\T !IR LIVES ! SAME AS ANYONE ELSE W\LD4 ,( C\RSE1 9 A COMPLEX1 URBAN1 TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY ALL ?IS W\LD BE MORE COMPLICAT$3 BUT TE*NOLOGY CAN ALSO MAKE ALL !SE PROBLEMS A LOT EASI] TO SOLVE4 ,9 FACT1 WE HAVE NOT EV5 BEGUN TO ?9K AB\T :AT \R LIVES C\LD BE LIKE IF TE*NOLOGY W]E REALLY M>%AL$ TO FIT HUMAN NE$S4 ,H[ MANY H\RS W\LD WE REALLY NE$ TO WORK 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 A FUNCTIONAL SOCIETY -- ?AT IS1 IF WE GOT RID ( ALL ! USELESS OR DE/RUCTIVE OCCUPATIONS LIKE TELEM>KET]S1 LAWY]S1 PRISON GU>DS1 F9ANCIAL ANALY/S1 PUBLIC RELATIONS EXP]TS1 BUREAUCRATS & POLITICIANS1 & TURN \R BE/ SCI5TIFIC M9DS AWAY FROM WORK+ ON SPACE WEAPONRY OR /OCK M>KET SY/EMS TO ME*ANIZ+ AWAY DANG]\S OR ANNOY+ TASKS LIKE COAL M9+ OR CLEAN+ ! BA?ROOM1 & DI/RIBUTE ! REMA9+ WORK AMONG EV]YONE EQUALLY8 ,FIVE H\RS A DAY8 ,F\R8 ,?REE8 ,TWO8 ,NOBODY KN[S BECAUSE NO ONE IS EV5 ASK+ ?IS K9D ( QUE/ION4 ,AN>*I/S ?9K !SE >E ! V]Y QUE/IONS WE %\LD BE ASK+4 

,DO Y\ REALLY BELIEVE ?OSE ?+S Y\ TELL Y\R *ILDR5 7OR ?AT Y\R P>5TS TOLD Y\78 

0,IT DOESN'T MATT] :O />T$ IT40 0,TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RI<T40 0,CLEAN UP Y\R [N MESS40 0,DO UNTO O!RS4440 0,DON'T BE MEAN TO PEOPLE JU/ BECAUSE !Y'RE DIFF]5T40 ,P]HAPS WE %\LD DECIDE :E!R WE'RE LY+ TO \R *ILDR5 :5 WE TELL !M AB\T RI<T & WRONG1 OR :E!R WE'RE WILL+ TO TAKE \R [N 9JUNCTIONS S]I\SLY4 ,BECAUSE IF Y\ TAKE !SE MORAL PR9CIPLES TO !IR LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS1 Y\ >RIVE AT AN>*ISM4 

,TAKE ! PR9CIPLE ?AT TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RI<T4 ,IF Y\ REALLY TOOK IT S]I\SLY1 ?AT ALONE W\LD KNOCK AWAY ALMO/ ! 5TIRE BASIS = W> & ! CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM4 ,! SAME GOES = %>+3 WE'RE ALWAYS TELL+ *ILDR5 ?AT !Y HAVE TO LE>N TO %>E1 TO BE CONSID]ATE ( EA* O!R'S NE$S1 TO HELP EA* O!R2 !N WE GO (F 9TO ! REAL WORLD :]E WE ASSUME ?AT EV]YONE IS NATURALLY SELFI% & COMPETITIVE4 ,BUT AN AN>*I/ W\LD PO9T \T3 9 FACT1 :AT WE SAY TO \R *ILDR5 IS RI<T4 ,PRETTY MU* EV]Y GREAT WOR?:ILE A*IEVEM5T 9 HUMAN HI/ORY1 EV]Y DISCOV]Y OR ACCOMPLI%M5T ?AT'S IMPROV$ \R LIVES1 HAS BE5 BAS$ ON COOP]ATION & MUTUAL AID2 EV5 N[1 MO/ ( US SP5D MORE ( \R MONEY ON \R FRI5DS & FAMILIES ?AN ON \RSELVES2 :ILE LIKELY AS NOT !RE WILL ALWAYS BE COMPETITIVE PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD1 !RE'S NO REASON :Y SOCIETY HAS TO BE BAS$ ON 5C\RAG+ SU* BEHAVIOR1 LET ALONE MAK+ PEOPLE COMPETE OV] ! BASIC NECESSITIES ( LIFE4 ,?AT ONLY S]VES ! 9T]E/S ( PEOPLE 9 P[]1 :O WANT US TO LIVE 9 FE> ( ONE ANO!R4 ,?AT'S :Y AN>*I/S CALL = A SOCIETY BAS$ NOT ONLY ON FREE ASSOCIATION BUT MUTUAL AID4 ,! FACT IS ?AT MO/ *ILDR5 GR[ UP BELIEV+ 9 AN>*I/ MORALITY1 & !N GRADUALLY HAVE TO REALIZE ?AT ! ADULT WORLD DOESN'T REALLY WORK ?AT WAY4 ,?AT'S :Y SO MANY BECOME REBELLI\S1 OR ALI5AT$1 EV5 SUICIDAL AS ADOLESC5TS1 & F9ALLY1 RESIGN$ & BITT] AS ADULTS2 !IR ONLY SOLACE1 (T51 BE+ ! ABILITY TO RAISE *ILDR5 ( !IR [N & PRET5D TO !M ?AT ! WORLD IS FAIR4 ,BUT :AT IF WE REALLY C\LD />T TO BUILD A WORLD :I* REALLY WAS AT LEA/ F\ND$ ON PR9CIPLES ( JU/ICE8 ,W\LDN'T ?AT BE ! GREATE/ GIFT TO ONE'S *ILDR5 ONE C\LD POSSIBLY GIVE8 

,DO Y\ BELIEVE ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E FUNDAM5TALLY CORRUPT & EVIL1 OR ?AT C]TA9 SORTS ( PEOPLE 7WOM51 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 ORD9>Y FOLK :O >E NOT RI* OR HI<LY $UCAT$7 >E 9F]IOR SPECIM5S1 DE/9$ TO BE RUL$ BY !IR BETT]S8 

,IF Y\ ANSW]$ 0YES01 !N1 WELL1 IT LOOKS LIKE Y\ >5'T AN AN>*I/ AFT] ALL4 ,BUT IF Y\ ANSW]$ 0NO01 !N *ANCES >E Y\ ALREADY SUBSCRIBE TO #i.0 ( AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES1 &1 LIKELY AS NOT1 >E LIV+ Y\R LIFE L>GELY 9 ACCORD ) !M4 ,EV]Y TIME Y\ TREAT ANO!R HUMAN ) CONSID]ATION & RESPECT1 Y\ >E BE+ AN AN>*I/4 ,EV]Y TIME Y\ WORK \T Y\R DIFF]5CES ) O!RS BY COM+ TO REASONABLE COMPROMISE1 LI/5+ TO :AT EV]YONE HAS TO SAY RA!R ?AN LETT+ ONE P]SON DECIDE = EV]YONE ELSE1 Y\ >E BE+ AN AN>*I/4 ,EV]Y TIME Y\ HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY TO =CE SOMEONE TO DO SOME?+1 BUT DECIDE TO APPEAL TO !IR S5SE ( REASON OR JU/ICE 9/EAD1 Y\ >E BE+ AN AN>*I/4 ,! SAME GOES = EV]Y TIME Y\ %>E SOME?+ ) A FRI5D1 OR DECIDE :O IS GO+ TO DO ! DI%ES1 OR DO ANY?+ AT ALL ) AN EYE TO FAIRNESS4 

,N[1 Y\ MI<T OBJECT ?AT ALL ?IS IS WELL & GOOD AS A WAY = SMALL GR\PS ( PEOPLE TO GET ON ) EA* O!R1 BUT MANAG+ A CITY1 OR A C\NTRY1 IS AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T MATT]4 ,& ( C\RSE !RE IS SOME?+ TO ?IS4 ,EV5 IF Y\ DEC5TRALIZE SOCIETY & PUT AS MU* P[] AS POSSIBLE 9 ! H&S ( SMALL COMMUNITIES1 !RE WILL /ILL BE PL5TY ( ?+S ?AT NE$ TO BE COORD9AT$1 FROM RUNN+ RAILROADS TO DECID+ ON DIRECTIONS = M$ICAL RESE>*4 ,BUT JU/ BECAUSE SOME?+ IS COMPLICAT$ DOES NOT MEAN !RE IS NO WAY TO DO IT DEMOCRATICALLY4 ,IT W\LD JU/ BE COMPLICAT$4 ,9 FACT1 AN>*I/S HAVE ALL SORTS ( DIFF]5T IDEAS & VISIONS AB\T H[ A COMPLEX SOCIETY MI<T MANAGE ITSELF4 ,TO EXPLA9 !M ?\< W\LD GO F> BEYOND ! SCOPE ( A LITTLE 9TRODUCTORY TEXT LIKE ?IS4 ,SUFFICE IT TO SAY1 FIR/ ( ALL1 ?AT A LOT ( PEOPLE HAVE SP5T A LOT ( TIME COM+ UP ) MODELS = H[ A REALLY DEMOCRATIC1 HEAL?Y SOCIETY MI<T WORK2 BUT SECOND1 & JU/ AS IMPORTANTLY1 NO AN>*I/ CLAIMS TO HAVE A P]FECT BLUEPR9T4 ,! LA/ ?+ WE WANT IS TO IMPOSE PREFAB MODELS ON SOCIETY ANYWAY4 ,! TRU? IS WE PROBABLY CAN'T EV5 IMAG9E HALF ! PROBLEMS ?AT WILL COME UP :5 WE TRY TO CREATE A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY2 /ILL1 WE'RE CONFID5T ?AT1 HUMAN +5UITY BE+ :AT IT IS1 SU* PROBLEMS CAN ALWAYS BE SOLV$1 SO LONG AS IT IS 9 ! SPIRIT ( \R BASIC PR9CIPLES -- :I* >E1 9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS1 SIMPLY ! PR9CIPLES ( FUNDAM5TAL HUMAN DEC5CY4 

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