,AN>*ISM = ,EV]YONE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION 

,TEXT 3 

,! FOLL[+ >E ! REM>KS ,I HAD PREP>$ = A PANEL DISCUSSION AT ! #bac ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,BOOKFAIR4 ,:AT ,I 5D$ UP PRES5T+ V>I$ FROM :AT FOLL[S 9 A NUMB] ( WAYS4 ,I'VE 9CLUD$ SOME ADDITIONAL REM>KS & FUR!R 9=MATION VIA FOOTNOTES & L9KS.<#a.>4 

,ALL TOO (T5 ,I HAVE LI/5$ TO A DEF9ITION ( AN>*ISM ?AT GOES LIKE ?IS3 0! WORD AN>*Y COMES FROM ! ANCI5T ,GREEK AN MEAN+ NOT OR )\T1 & >KOS MEAN+ RUL] OR RUL]S04 

,?IS =MULATION IS (T5 FOLL[$ BY CLAIMS ?AT AN>*ISM TRACES ITS ORIG9S AS F> BACK AS ANCI5T ,GREEK PHILOSOPHY1 ?AT IT REPRES5TS SOME =M ( 9NATE HUMAN DESIRE = FRE$OM1 & ?AT IT 5COMPASSES ALL PHILOSOPHICAL1 POLITICAL OR RELIGI\S TRADITIONS ?AT 9 SOME WAY PROPOS$ HUMANS C\LD LIVE 0)\T RUL]S0.<#b.>4 

,! EFFECT ( ?IS APPROA* IS TO /RIP AWAY ! MEAN+ & POLITICAL CONT5T ( AN>*ISM1 R$UC+ ! AN>*I/ TRADITION TO :AT LITTLE A HODGEPODGE ( DISCONNECT$ FIGURES HAD 9 COMMON.<#c.>4 

,AS A DEF9ITION ( AN>*ISM IT IS GROSSLY 9COMPLETE1 MISLEAD+1 & 9ACCURATE4 

,AN>*ISM IS A COH]5T & RELATIVELY MOD]N POLITICAL TRADITION ?AT COMB9ES A POSITIVE VISION ( A FUTURE LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ SOCIETY ) A CLE> ANALYSIS ( ! /ATE & CAPITALISM1 & A PRACTICE AIM$ AT OV]COM+ !SE 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE ITS VISION4 

,BY TRADITION ,I DO NOT JU/ MEAN A S]IES ( AU?ORS ?AT ,I ?9K S\ND SIMIL>4 ,/>T+ ) ,PI]RE ,JOSEPH ,PR\DON1 !RE IS AN ID5TIFIABLE & TRACEABLE TRADITION ( !ORI/S1 REVOLUTION>IES & ORGANIZATIONS ?AT HAVE DEVELOP$ IDEAS ?AT W]E 9 TURN UTILIZ$ & FUR!R DEVELOP$ BY SUBSEQU5T !ORI/S1 REVOLUTION>IES & ORGANIZATIONS4 

,PR\DON HAS BE5 CALL$ ! 0FA!R ( ,AN>*ISM01 BUT ?AT IS PROBABLY TOO N>R[ A DESCRIPTION ( HIS 9FLU5CE4 ,! WRIT+S ( ,PR\DON W]E CRITICALLY APPROPRIAT$ BY A :OLE G5]ATION ( SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION>IES1 9CLUD+ ,K>L ,M>X & ,MI*AEL ,BAKUN94 ,AS ,I LIKE TO PUT IT1 ,M>XISM & AN>*ISM >E SIBL+S ( ! SAME SOCIALI/ FAMILY6 

,:5 ! ,EUROPEAN SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T CAME TOGE!R 9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL 9 ! #a#h#fS1 AN>*I/S & ,M>XI/S1 ,BAKUN9 & ,M>X1 %>$ A L>GELY ID5TICAL CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM1 PRIVATE PROP]TY & WAGE LABOR1 AS WELL AS A REVOLUTION>Y \TLOOK4 ,TO ?IS DAY BO? AN>*ISM & ,M>XISM >E SOCIALI/1 ANTI-CAPITALI/ & REVOLUTION>Y 9 !IR AIMS4 

,AN>*ISM EM]G$ AS A SEP>ATE POLITICAL TRADITION AS A RESULT ( ! CONTE/ 9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL OV] QUE/IONS ( ! /ATE1 ! SO-CALL$ DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ! NATURE & ROLE ( A REVOLUTION>Y P>TY1 & ! NATURE ( WORK+ CLASS SELF-EMANCIPATION4 

,!N AS N[1 AN>*I/S TOOK ! SLOGAN 0! EMANCIPATION ( ! WORK+ CLASSES MU/ BE CONQU]$ BY ! WORK+ CLASSES !MSELVES0 QUITE LIT]ALLY4 

,AT ! HE>T ( AN>*ISM IS A VISION ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM4 ,?IS VISION ( SOCIALISM IS FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T FROM ?AT ( ! ,BOL%EVIKS & !IR MOD]N ACOLYTES4 

,! AN>*I/ TRADITION PRIORITIZES HUMAN FRE$OM1 & 9 P>TICUL> FRE$OM FROM ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION BY ANY O!R P]SON OR GR\P4 ,BUT ?IS CONCEPTION ( FRE$OM IS SOCIAL RA!R ?AN 9DIVIDUALI/4 ,! AN>*I/ TRADITION >GUES ?AT ! GREAT] ! L9KS ( SOLID>ITY1 COOP]ATION & MUTUAL AID AMONG ALL ! TOIL]S ( ! WORLD1 ! GREAT] !IR ABILITY TO REALIZE ! MAT]IAL BASIS = HUMAN FULFILLM5T4 

,AS SU*1 AN>*ISM UTT]LY REJECTS ! PRIVATE PROP]TY ( CAPITALISM4 ,AN>*ISM 9/EAD PROPOSES COLLECTIVE [N]%IP ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 SUBJECT TO WORK]S CONTROL4 ,DECISIONS AB\T ! NATURE & DIRECTION ( WORK W\LD BE UND]TAK5 BY ?OSE :O TOIL4 

,9 CONTRA/ TO ! C5TRAL PLANN+ ( ! /ATE SOCIALI/S1 AN>*I/S PROPOSE A SY/EM ( DEC5TRALIZ$ PLANN+1 A NETWORK RA!R ?AN A COMM& /RUCTURE4 ,!RE >E DEBATES )9 ! AN>*I/ TRADITION AB\T :E!R ?IS SY/EM W\LD HAVE TO BE COLLECTIVI/1 OR :E!R ?IS COLLECTIVISM C\LD =M ! BASIS ( AN AN>*ISM-COMMUNISM 9 :I* ALL >E PROVID$ = ACCORD+ TO NE$.<#d.>4 ,H[EV] ! LONG T]M DESIRABILITY ( DI/RIBUTION ACCORD+ TO NE$ IS NOT CONTROV]SIAL 9 ! AN>*I/ TRADITION4 

,?IS VISION ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM REQUIRES ! DE/RUCTION ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,AN>*I/S UND]/& ?AT CAPITALISM IS PROPELL$ TO EXP&1 & CANNOT SIMPLY COEXI/ OR VOLUNT>ILY CEASE TO EXI/4 ,! A*IEVEM5T ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM REQUIRES A REVOLUTION1 A CONCLUSION AN>*I/S /ILL %>E ) ,M>XI/S.<#e.>4 

,AN>*ISM FAM\SLY REJECTS ! /ATE1 9CLUD+ ! SO-CALL$ WORK]S /ATE ( ! ,M>XI/S1 BUT ?IS IS NOT SIMPLY BECAUSE AN>*I/S DESPISE BE+ RUL$4 ,AN>*ISM UND]/&S ?AT A C5TRALIZ$ /ATE IS UTT]LY 9COMPATIBLE ) WORK]S CONTROL1 & ?AT IT HAS EMB$D$ 9 IT >E 9T]E/S ( P[]1 COMM& & SELF-PRES]VATION ?AT >E UTT]LY AT ODDS ) ! AIMS ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM4 ,WORK]S /ATE OR NOT1 ! /ATE ,I,S A SY/EM ( CLASS DOM9ATION & WILL ?R\< ITS CONTROL RE-CREATE CAPITALISM.<#f.>4 

,! AN>*I/ TRADITION UND]/&S ?AT ! PRACTICE = A*IEV+ LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM MU/ BE CONSI/5T ! DESIR$ \TCOME IF IT IS TO EV] EXI/4 

,OPPRESSION 9 ALL ITS =MS MU/ BE OV]COME BY ! COLLECTIVE EF=TS ( ! OPPRESS$1 OR IT WILL NOT BE OV]COME4 ,IF \R MU* DESIR$ REVOLUTION 9VOLVES EMP[]+ A M9ORITY TO ACT ON ! BEHALF ( ! MAJORITY1 ?R\< A S+LE P>TY OR A C5TRALIZ$ /ATE1 IT IS ?AT P>TY OR /ATE ?AT WILL BE 9 P[] AT ! 5D1 NOT ! TOIL+ MASS ( HUMANITY4 

.<#a.> ,I DID NOT PICK ! PANEL TITLE 0,AN>*ISM = ,EV]YBODY01 AS ,LEI< ,K WAS BO? CORRECT & QUICK TO PO9T \T 9 ! DISCUSSION1 AN>*ISM IS NOT = EV]YBODY1 IT IS C]TA9LY NOT = ! BOSSES1 ! POLICE1 & ! FASCI/S4 

.<#b.> ,SEE ,KROPOTK9'S >TICLE ON AN>*ISM 9 ! #aiaa ,5CYCLOP$IA ,BRITANNICA = ! MO/ FAM\S EXAMPLE4 ,KROPOTK9 & O!RS ATTEMPT$ TO 0LEGITIMIZE0 AN>*ISM ?R\< !SE APPEALS TO HI/ORY1 BUT ! DISA/]\S EFFECT ( ?IS APPROA* HAS BE5 A HUNDR$ YE>S ( CONFUSION AB\T ! CONT5T ( AN>*I/ POLITICS4 

.<#c.> ,IT IS COMMON AMONG WE/]N AN>*I/S1 & ALSO 5TIRELY FALSE1 TO 9CLUDE FIGURES SU* AS ,GODW9 & ,/IRN] 9 ! AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,!Y DID NOT ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/1 !IR POLITICS W]E NOT AN>*I/1 !IR IDEAS W]E NOT :AT 9FLU5C$ ! LAT] #a#i? C5TURY DEVELOPM5T ( AN>*ISM 

.<#d.> ,I %\LD HAVE DEF9$ !SE BETT]4 ,IT IS ESS5TIALLY A QUE/ION ( ! REMUN]ATION ( WORK1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO LABOR1 OR TO EA* ACCORD+ TO NE$8 ,! PROGRESSION FROM A WORK]S COLLECTIVISM TO AN>*I/ COMMUNISM IS :]E1 9 MY OP9ION1 AN>*I/S CAN ANSW] ! QUE/IONS ( M>XI/S AB\T AN>*ISM & ! TRANSITIONAL PROCESS 

.<#e.> ,I REJECT ! IDEA ?AT ,PR\DONIAN GRADUALISM HAS ANY PLACE 9 :AT IS N[ ! AN>*I/ TRADITION1 ANY MORE ?AN IT HAS A PLACE 9 CLASSICAL ,M>XISM 

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