,AN>*Y #aa 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

,TEXT 3 

,:AT IS 0AN>*ISM08 ,:AT IS 0AN>*Y08 ,:O >E 0AN>*I/S08 

,AN>*ISM IS AN IDEA AB\T ! BE/ WAY TO LIVE4 ,AN>*Y IS A WAY ( LIV+4 

,AN>*ISM IS ! IDEA ?AT GOV]NM5T 7! /ATE7 IS UNNECESS>Y & H>MFUL4 ,AN>*Y IS SOCIETY )\T GOV]NM5T4 ,AN>*I/S >E PEOPLE :O BELIEVE 9 AN>*ISM & DESIRE TO LIVE 9 AN>*Y AS ALL \R ANCE/ORS ONCE DID4 ,PEOPLE :O BELIEVE 9 GOV]NM5T 7SU* AS LIB]ALS1 CONS]VATIVES1 SOCIALI/S & FASCI/S7 >E KN[N AS 0/ATI/S40 

,IT MI<T S\ND LIKE AN>*ISM IS PURELY NEGATIVE -- ?AT IT'S JU/ AGA9/ SOME?+4 ,ACTUALLY1 AN>*I/S HAVE MANY POSITIVE IDEAS AB\T LIFE 9 A /ATELESS SOCIETY4 ,BUT1 UNLIKE ,M>XI/S1 LIB]ALS & CONS]VATIVES1 !Y DON'T (F] A BLUEPR9T4 

,>5'T AN>*I/S BOMB-?R[]S8 

,NO -- AT LEA/ NOT COMP>$ TO1 SAY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,GOV]NM5T1 :I* DROPS MORE BOMBS EV]Y DAY ON ,IRAQ ?AN AN>*I/S HAVE ?R[N 9 ! ALMO/ #ae YE>S !Y HAVE BE5 A POLITICAL MOVEM5T4 ,:Y DO WE NEV] HE> ( 0BOMB-?R[+ ,PRESID5TS08 ,DOES IT MATT] IF BOMBS >E DELIV]$ HORIZONTALLY BY AN>*I/S RA!R ?AN V]TICALLY BY ! ,U4,S4 ,GOV]NM5T8 

,AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 ACTIVE = MANY YE>S & 9 MANY C\NTRIES1 UND] AUTOCRATIC AS WELL AS DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS4 ,SOMETIMES1 ESPECIALLY UND] CONDITIONS ( SEV]E REPRESSION1 SOME AN>*I/S HAVE ?R[N BOMBS4 ,BUT ?AT HAS BE5 ! EXCEPTION4 ,! 0BOMB-?R[+ AN>*I/0 /]EOTYPE WAS CONCOCT$ BY POLITICIANS & J\RNALI/S 9 ! LATE #a#i? C5TURY1 & !Y /ILL WON'T LET GO ( IT1 BUT EV5 BACK !N IT WAS A GROSS EXAGG]ATION4 

,HAS !RE EV] BE5 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY ?AT WORK$8 

,YES1 MANY ?\S&S ( !M4 ,= !IR FIR/ MILLION YE>S OR MORE1 ALL HUMANS LIV$ AS HUNT]-GA!R]S 9 SMALL B&S ( EQUALS1 )\T HI]>*Y OR AU?ORITY4 ,!SE >E \R ANCE/ORS4 ,AN>*I/ SOCIETIES MU/ HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFUL1 O!RWISE NONE ( US W\LD BE H]E4 ,! /ATE IS ONLY A FEW ?\S& YE>S OLD1 & IT HAS TAK5 ?AT LONG = IT TO SUBDUE ! LA/ AN>*I/ SOCIETIES1 SU* AS ! ,SAN 7,BU%M571 ! ,PYGMIES & ! ,AU/RALIAN ABORIG9ES4 

,BUT WE CAN'T GO BACK TO ?AT WAY ( LIFE4 

,NE>LY ALL AN>*I/S W\LD AGREE4 ,BUT IT'S /ILL AN EYE-OP5]1 EV5 = AN>*I/S1 TO /UDY !SE SOCIETIES1 & P]HAPS TO PICK UP SOME IDEAS ON H[ A COMPLETELY VOLUNT>Y1 HI<LY 9DIVIDUALI/IC1 YET COOP]ATIVE SOCIETY MI<T WORK4 ,TO TAKE JU/ ONE EXAMPLE1 AN>*I/ =AG]S & TRIBESM5 (T5 HAVE HI<LY EFFECTIVE ME?ODS ( CONFLICT RESOLUTION 9CLUD+ M$IATION & NONB9D+ >BITRATION4 ,!IR ME?ODS WORK BETT] ?AN \R LEGAL SY/EM BECAUSE FAMILY1 FRI5DS & NEI<BORS ( ! DISPUTANTS 5C\RAGE DISPUTANTS TO AGREE1 HELP$ BY SYMPA!TIC & TRU/WOR?Y GO-BETWE5S1 TO F9D SOME REASONABLE RESOLUTION ( ! PROBLEM4 ,9 ! #a#i#gS & #a#i#hS1 ACADEMIC SUPPOS$ EXP]TS TRI$ TO TRANSPLANT SOME ( !SE ME?ODS 9TO ! ,AM]ICAN LEGAL SY/EM4 ,NATURALLY ! TRANSPLANTS WI!R$ & DI$1 BECAUSE !Y ONLY LIVE 9 A FREE SOCIETY4 

,AN>*I/S >E NAIVE3 !Y ?9K HUMAN NATURE IS ESS5TIALLY GOOD4 

,NOT SO4 ,IT'S TRUE ?AT AN>*I/S REJECT IDEAS ( 9NATE DEPRAVITY OR ,ORIG9AL ,S94 ,?OSE >E RELIGI\S IDEAS :I* MO/ PEOPLE NO LONG] BELIEVE 94 ,BUT AN>*I/S DON'T USUALLY BELIEVE ?AT HUMAN NATURE IS ESS5TIALLY GOOD EI!R4 ,!Y TAKE PEOPLE AS !Y >E4 ,HUMAN BE+S >5'T 0ESS5TIALLY0 ANY?+4 ,WE :O LIVE UND] CAPITALISM & ITS ALLY1 ! /ATE1 >E JU/ PEOPLE :O HAVE NEV] HAD A *ANCE TO BE EV]Y?+ WE CAN BE4 

,AL?\< AN>*I/S (T5 MAKE MORAL APPEALS TO ! BE/ 9 PEOPLE1 JU/ AS (T5 !Y APPEAL TO 5LI<T5$ SELF-9T]E/4 ,AN>*ISM IS NOT A DOCTR9E ( SELF-SACRIFICE1 AL?\< AN>*I/S HAVE F\<T & DI$ = :AT !Y BELIEVE 94 ,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT ! C>RY+-\T ( !IR BASIC IDEA W\LD MEAN A BETT] LIFE = ALMO/ EV]YONE4 

,H[ CAN Y\ TRU/ PEOPLE NOT TO VICTIMIZE EA* O!R )\T ! /ATE TO CONTROL CRIME8 

,IF Y\ CAN'T TRU/ ORD9>Y PEOPLE NOT TO VICTIMIZE EA* O!R1 H[ CAN Y\ TRU/ ! /ATE NOT TO VICTIMIZE US ALL8 ,>E ! PEOPLE :O GET 9TO P[] SO UNSELFI%1 SO D$ICAT$1 SO SUP]IOR TO ! ONES !Y RULE8 ,! MORE Y\ DI/RU/ Y\R FELL[S1 ! MORE REASON !RE IS = Y\ TO BECOME AN AN>*I/4 ,UND] AN>*Y1 P[] IS R$UC$ & SPREAD >\ND4 ,EV]YBODY HAS SOME1 BUT NOBODY HAS V]Y MU*4 ,UND] ! /ATE1 P[] IS CONC5TRAT$1 & MO/ PEOPLE HAVE NONE1 REALLY4 ,:I* K9D ( P[] W\LD Y\ LIKE TO GO UP AGA9/8 

,BUT -- LET'S GET REAL -- :AT W\LD HAPP5 IF !RE W]E NO POLICE8 

,AS AN>*I/ ,ALL5 ,?ORNTON OBS]VES1 0,POLICE >5'T 9 ! PROTECTION BUS9ESS2 !Y'RE 9 ! REV5GE BUS9ESS40 ,=GET AB\T ,BATMAN DRIV+ >\ND 9T]RUPT+ CRIMES 9 PROGRESS4 ,POLICE PATROL DOES NOT PREV5T CRIME OR CAT* CRIM9ALS4 ,:5 POLICE PATROL WAS DISCONT9U$ SECRETLY & SELECTIVELY 9 ,KANSAS ,CITY NEI<BORHOODS1 ! CRIME RATE /AY$ ! SAME4 ,O!R RESE>* LIKEWISE F9DS ?AT DETECTIVE WORK1 CRIME LABS1 ETC4 HAVE NO EFFECT ON ! CRIME RATE4 ,BUT :5 NEI<BORS GET TOGE!R TO WAT* OV] EA* O!R & W>N (F W\LD-BE CRIM9ALS1 CRIM9ALS TRY ANO!R NEI<BORHOOD :I* IS PROTECT$ ONLY BY ! POLICE4 ,! CRIM9ALS KN[ ?AT !Y >E 9 LITTLE DANG] !RE4 

,BUT ! MOD]N /ATE IS DEEPLY 9VOLV$ 9 ! REGULATION ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y ACTIVITY HAS SOME SORT ( /ATE CONNECTION4  

,?AT'S TRUE -- BUT :5 Y\ ?9K AB\T IT1 EV]YDAY LIFE IS ALMO/ 5TIRELY AN>*I/4 ,R>ELY DOES ONE 5C\NT] A POLICEMAN1 UNLESS HE IS WRIT+ Y\ A TRAFFIC TICKET = SPE$+4 ,VOLUNT>Y >RANGEM5TS & UND]/&+S PREVAIL ALMO/ EV]Y:]E4 ,AS AN>*I/ ,RUDOLPH ,ROCK] WROTE3 0,! FACT IS ?AT EV5 UND] ! WOR/ DESPOTISM MO/ ( MAN'S P]SONAL RELATIONS ) HIS FELL[S >E >RANG$ BY FREE AGREEM5T & SOLID>IC COOP]ATION1 )\T :I* SOCIAL LIFE W\LD NOT BE POSSIBLE AT ALL40 

,FAMILY LIFE1 BUY+ & SELL+1 FRI5D%IP1 WOR%IP1 SEX1 & LEISURE >E AN>*I/4 ,EV5 9 ! WORKPLACE1 :I* MANY AN>*I/S CONSID] TO BE AS CO]CIVE AS ! /ATE1 WORK]S NOTORI\SLY COOP]ATE1 9DEP5D5T ( ! BOSS1 BO? TO M9IMIZE WORK & TO GET IT DONE4 ,SOME PEOPLE SAY AN>*Y DOESN'T WORK4 ,BUT IT'S ALMO/ ! ONLY ?+ ?AT DOES6 ,! /ATE RE/S1 UNEASILY1 ON A F\NDATION ( AN>*Y1 & SO DOES ! ECONOMY4 

,CULTURE8 

,AN>*ISM HAS ALWAYS ATTRACT$ G5]\S & CREATIVE SPIRITS :O HAVE 5RI*$ \R CULTURE4 ,AN>*I/ POETS 9CLUDE ,P]CY ,BYS%E ,%ELLEY1 ,WILLIAM ,BLAKE1 ,>?UR ,RIMBAUD1 & ,LAWR5CE ,F]L+HETTI4 ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ ESSAYI/S 9CLUDE ,H5RY ,DAVID ,?OREAU &1 9 ! #b? C5TURY1 ! ,CA?OLIC AN>*I/ ,DORO?Y ,DAY1 ,PAUL ,GOODMAN1 & ,ALEX ,COM=T 7AU?OR ( ,! ,JOY ( ,SEX74 ,AN>*I/ S*OL>S 9CLUDE ! L+UI/ ,NOAM ,*OMSKY1 ! HI/ORIAN ,H[>D ,Z9N1 & ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S ,A4,R4 ,RADCLIFFE-,BR[N & ,PI]RE ,CLA/RES4 ,AN>*I/ LIT]>Y FIGURES >E WAY TOO NUM]\S TO LI/ BUT 9CLUDE ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,OSC> ,WILDE1 & ,M>Y ,%ELLEY 7AU?OR ( ,FRANK5/E974 ,AN>*I/ PA9T]S 9CLUDE ,GU/AV ,C\RBET1 ,GEORGES ,SEURAT1 ,CAMILLE ,PISS>RO1 & ,JACKSON ,POLLACK4 ,O!R CREATIVE AN>*I/S 9CLUDE SU* MUSICIANS AS ,JOHN ,CAGE1 ,JOHN ,L5NON1 ! B& ,C,R,A,S,S1 ETC4 

,SUPPOS+ Y\'RE RI<T1 ?AT AN>*Y IS A BETT] WAY TO LIVE ?AN :AT WE HAVE N[1 H[ CAN WE POSSIBLY OV]?R[ ! /ATE IF IT'S AS P[]FUL & OPPRESSIVE AS Y\ SAY IT IS8  

,AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS ?\<T AB\T ?IS QUE/ION4 ,!Y HAVE NO S+LE1 SIMPLE ANSW]4 ,9 ,SPA91 :]E !RE W]E ONE MILLION AN>*I/S 9 #aicf :5 ! MILIT>Y ATTEMPT$ A C\P1 !Y F\<T ! ,FASCI/S AT ! FRONT AT ! SAME TIME ?AT !Y SUPPORT$ WORK]S 9 TAK+ OV] ! FACTORIES1 & ! PEASANTS 9 =M+ COLLECTIVES ON ! L&4 ,AN>*I/S DID ! SAME ?+ 9 ! ,UKRA9E 9 #a#i#a#h-#a#i#b1 :]E !Y HAD TO FI<T BO? ! ,CZ>I/S & ! ,COMMUNI/S4 ,BUT ?AT'S NOT H[ WE WILL BR+ D[N ! SY/EM 9 ! WORLD ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 

,CONSID] ! REVOLUTIONS ?AT OV]?REW ,COMMUNISM 9 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE4 ,!RE WAS SOME VIOL5CE & DEA? 9VOLV$1 MORE 9 SOME C\NTRIES ?AN 9 O!RS4 ,BUT :AT BR\<T D[N ! POLITICIANS1 BUREAUCRATS & G5]ALS -- ! SAME 5EMY WE FACE -- WAS MO/ ( ! POPULATION JU/ REFUS+ TO WORK OR DO ANY?+ ELSE TO KEEP A ROTT5 SY/EM GO+4 ,:AT W]E ! COMMISS>S 9 ,MOSC[ OR ,W>SAW TO DO1 DROP NUCLE> WEAPONS ON !MSELVES8 ,EXT]M9ATE ! WORK]S ?AT !Y W]E LIV+ (F8 

,MO/ AN>*I/S HAVE LONG BELIEV$ ?AT :AT !Y CALL A G5]AL /RIKE C\LD PLAY A L>GE P>T 9 CRUMBL+ ! /ATE4 ,?AT IS1 A COLLECTIVE REFUSAL TO WORK4 

,IF Y\'RE AGA9/ ALL GOV]NM5T1 Y\ MU/ BE AGA9/ DEMOCRACY4 

,IF DEMOCRACY MEANS ?AT PEOPLE CONTROL !IR [N LIVES1 !N ALL AN>*I/S W\LD BE1 AS ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ ,B5JAM9 ,TUCK] CALL$ !M1 0UNT]RIFI$ ,JEFF]SONIAN DEMOCRATS0 -- !Y W\LD BE ! ONLY TRUE DEMOCRATS4 ,BUT ?AT'S NOT :AT DEMOCRACY REALLY IS4 ,9 REAL LIFE1 A P>T ( ! PEOPLE 79 ,AM]ICA1 ALMO/ ALWAYS A M9ORITY ( ! PEOPLE7 ELECT A H&FUL ( POLITICIANS :O CONTROL \R LIVES BY PASS+ LAWS & US+ UNELECT$ BUREAUCRATS & POLICE TO 5=CE !M :E!R ! MAJORITY WANT IT OR NOT4 

,AS ! ,FR5* PHILOSOPH] ,R\SSEAU 7NOT AN AN>*I/7 ONCE WROTE1 9 A DEMOCRACY1 PEOPLE >E ONLY FREE AT ! MOM5T !Y VOTE1 ! RE/ ( ! TIME !Y >E GOV]NM5T SLAVES4 ,! POLITICIANS 9 (FICE & ! BUREAUCRATS >E USUALLY UND] ! P[]FUL 9FLU5CE ( BIG BUS9ESS & (T5 O!R SPECIAL 9T]E/ GR\PS4 ,EV]YONE KN[S ?IS4 ,BUT SOME PEOPLE KEEP SIL5T BECAUSE !Y >E GETT+ B5EFITS FROM ! P[]HOLD]S4 ,MANY O!RS KEEP SIL5T BECAUSE !Y KN[ ?AT PROTE/+ DOES NO GOOD & !Y MI<T BE CALL$ 0EXTREMI/S0 OR EV5 0AN>*I/S0 767 IF !Y TELL IT LIKE IT IS4 ,SOME DEMOCRACY6 

,WELL1 IF Y\ DON'T ELECT (FICIALS TO MAKE ! DECISIONS1 :O DOES MAKE !M8 ,Y\ CAN'T TELL ME ?AT EV]YBODY CAN DO AS HE P]SONALLY PLEASES )\T REG>D = O!RS4 

,AN>*I/S HAVE MANY IDEAS AB\T H[ DECISIONS W\LD BE MADE 9 A TRULY VOLUNT>Y & COOP]ATIVE SOCIETY4 ,MO/ AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT SU* A SOCIETY MU/ BE BAS$ ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES SMALL 5\< = PEOPLE KN[ EA* O!R1 OR PEOPLE AT LEA/ W\LD %>E TIES ( FAMILY1 FRI5D%IP1 OP9IONS OR 9T]E/S ) ALMO/ EV]YBODY ELSE4 ,& BECAUSE ?IS IS A LOCAL COMMUNITY1 PEOPLE ALSO %>E COMMON KN[L$GE ( !IR COMMUNITY & ITS 5VIRONM5T4 ,!Y KN[ ?AT !Y WILL HAVE TO LIVE ) ! CONSEQU5CES ( !IR DECISIONS4 ,UNLIKE POLITICIANS OR BUREAUCRATS1 :O DECIDE = O!R PEOPLE4 

,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT DECISIONS %\LD ALWAYS BE MADE AT ! SMALLE/ POSSIBLE LEVEL4 ,EV]Y DECISION :I* 9DIVIDUALS CAN MAKE = !MSELVES1 )\T 9T]F]+ ) ANYBODY ELSE'S DECISIONS = !MSELVES1 !Y %\LD MAKE = !MSELVES4 ,EV]Y DECISION MADE 9 SMALL GR\PS 7SU* AS ! FAMILY1 RELIGI\S CONGREGATIONS1 C[ORK]S1 ETC47 IS AGA9 !IRS TO MAKE AS F> AS IT DOESN'T 9T]F]E ) O!RS4 ,DECISIONS ) SIGNIFICANT WID] IMPACT1 IF ANYONE IS CONC]N$ AB\T !M1 W\LD GO TO AN OCCASIONAL FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY4 

,! COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY1 H[EV]1 IS NOT A LEGISLATURE4 ,NO ONE IS ELECT$4 ,ANYONE MAY ATT5D4 ,PEOPLE SPEAK = !MSELVES4 ,BUT AS !Y SPEAK AB\T SPECIFIC ISSUES1 !Y >E V]Y AW>E ?AT = !M1 W9N+ IS NOT1 AS IT WAS = FOOTBALL COA* ,V9CE ,LOMB>DI1 0! ONLY ?+40 ,!Y WANT EV]YONE TO W94 ,!Y VALUE FELL[%IP ) !IR NEI<BORS4 ,!Y TRY1 FIR/1 TO R$UCE MISUND]/&+ & CL>IFY ! ISSUE4 ,(T5 ?AT'S 5\< TO PRODUCE AGREEM5T4 ,IF ?AT'S NOT 5\<1 !Y WORK = A COMPROMISE4 ,V]Y (T5 !Y ACCOMPLI% IT4 ,IF NOT1 ! ASSEMBLY MAY PUT (F ! ISSUE1 IF IT'S SOME?+ ?AT DOESN'T REQUIRE AN IMM$IATE DECISION1 SO ! 5TIRE COMMUNITY CAN REFLECT ON & DISCUSS ! MATT] PRIOR TO ANO!R MEET+4 ,IF ?AT FAILS1 ! COMMUNITY WILL EXPLORE :E!R !RE'S A WAY ! MAJORITY & M9ORITY CAN TEMPOR>ILY SEP>ATE1 EA* C>RY+ \T ITS PREF]5CE4 

,IF PEOPLE /ILL HAVE IRRECONCILABLE DIFF]5CES AB\T ! ISSUE1 ! M9ORITY HAS TWO *OICES4 ,IT CAN GO ALONG ) ! MAJORITY ?IS TIME1 BECAUSE COMMUNITY H>MONY IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! ISSUE4 ,MAYBE ! MAJORITY CAN CONCILIATE ! M9ORITY ) A DECISION AB\T SOME?+ ELSE4 ,IF ALL ELSE FAILS1 & IF ! ISSUE IS SO IMPORTANT TO ! M9ORITY1 IT MAY SEP>ATE TO =M A SEP>ATE COMMUNITY1 JU/ AS V>I\S ,AM]ICAN /ATES 7,CONNECTICUT1 ,RHODE ,ISL&1 ,V]MONT1 ,K5TUCKY1 ,MA9E1 ,UTAH1 ,WE/ ,VIRG9IA1 ETC47 HAVE DONE4 ,IF !IR SECESSION ISN'T AN >GUM5T AGA9/ /ATISM1 !N IT ISN'T AN >GUM5T AGA9/ AN>*Y4 ,?AT'S NOT A FAILURE = AN>*Y1 BECAUSE ! NEW COMMUNITY WILL RECREATE AN>*Y4 ,AN>*Y ISN'T A P]FECT SY/EM -- IT'S JU/ BETT] ?AN ALL ! O!RS4 

,WE CAN'T SATISFY ALL \R NE$S OR WANTS AT ! LOCAL LEVEL4  

,MAYBE NOT ALL ( !M1 BUT !RE'S EVID5CE FROM >*AEOLOGY ( LONG-DI/ANCE TRADE1 OV] HUNDR$S OR EV5 ?\S&S ( MILES1 9 AN>*I/1 PREHI/ORIC ,EUROPE4 ,AN>*I/ PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES VISIT$ BY AN?ROPOLOGI/S 9 ! #b? C5TURY1 SU* AS ! ,SAN 7,BU%M57 HUNT]-GA!R]S & ! TRIBAL ,TROBRI& ,ISL&]S1 CONDUCT$ SU* TRADE BETWE5 9DIVIDUAL 0TRADE-P>TN]S40 ,PRACTICAL AN>*Y HAS NEV] DEP5D$ ON TOTAL LOCAL SELF-SUFFICI5CY4 ,BUT MANY MOD]N AN>*I/S HAVE URG$ ?AT COMMUNITIES1 & REGIONS1 %\LD BE AS SELF-SUFFICI5T AS POSSIBLE1 SO AS NOT TO DEP5D ON DI/ANT1 IMP]SONAL \TSID]S = NECESSITIES4 ,EV5 ) MOD]N TE*NOLOGY1 :I* WAS (T5 DESIGN$ SPECIFICALLY TO 5L>GE COMM]CIAL M>KETS BY BREAK+ D[N SELF-SUFFICI5CY1 MU* MORE LOCAL SELF-SUFFICI5CY IS POSSIBLE ?AN GOV]NM5TS & CORPORATIONS WANT US TO KN[4 

,ONE DEF9ITION ( 0AN>*Y0 IS *AOS4 ,ISN'T ?AT :AT AN>*Y W\LD BE -- *AOS8 

,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON1 ! FIR/ P]SON TO CALL HIMSELF AN AN>*I/1 WROTE ?AT 0LIB]TY IS ! MO!R1 NOT ! DAU<T] ( ORD]40 ,AN>*I/ ORD] IS SUP]IOR TO /ATE-5=C$ ORD] BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SY/EM ( CO]CIVE LAWS1 IT IS SIMPLY H[ COMMUNITIES ( PEOPLE :O KN[ EA* O!R DECIDE H[ TO LIVE TOGE!R4 ,AN>*I/ ORD] IS BAS$ ON COMMON CONS5T & COMMON S5SE4 

,:5 WAS ! PHILOSOPHY ( AN>*ISM =MULAT$8 

,SOME AN>*I/S ?9K ?AT AN>*I/ IDEAS W]E EXPRESS$ BY ,DIOG5ES ! ,CYNIC 9 ANCI5T ,GREECE1 BY ,LAO ,TSE 9 ANCI5T ,*9A1 & BY C]TA9 M$IEVAL MY/ICS & ALSO DUR+ ! #a#g? C5TURY ,5GLI% ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,BUT MOD]N AN>*ISM BEGAN ) ,WILLIAM ,GODW9'S ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE PUBLI%$ 9 ,5GL& 9 #a#g#i#c4 ,IT WAS REVIV$ 9 ,FRANCE BY ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON 9 ! #a#h#dS 7,:AT ,IS ,PROP]TY874 ,HE 9SPIR$ AN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T AMONG ,FR5* WORK]S4 ,MAX ,/IRN] 9 ,! ,EGO & ,HIS ,[N 7#a#h#d#d7 DEF9$ ! 5LI<T5$ EGOISM :I* IS A BASIC AN>*I/ VALUE4 ,AN ,AM]ICAN1 ,JOSIAH ,W>R51 9DEP5D5TLY >RIV$ AT SIMIL> IDEAS AT ! SAME TIME & 9FLU5C$ ! L>GE-SCALE MOVEM5T AT ! TIME TO F\ND UTOPIAN COMMUNITIES4 ,AN>*I/ IDEAS W]E DEVELOP$ FUR!R BY ! GREAT ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>Y ,MI*AEL ,BAKUN9 & BY ! RESPECT$ ,RUSSIAN S*OL> ,PET] ,KROPOTK94 ,AN>*I/S HOPE ?AT !IR IDEAS CONT9UE TO DEVELOP 9 A *ANG+ WORLD4 

,?IS REVOLUTION>Y /UFF S\NDS A LOT LIKE ,COMMUNISM1 :I* NOBODY WANTS4 

,AN>*I/S & ,M>XI/S HAVE BE5 5EMIES S9CE ! #a#h#fS4 ,AL?\< !Y HAVE SOMETIMES COOP]AT$ AGA9/ COMMON 5EMIES LIKE ! ,CZ>I/S DUR+ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & ! ,SPANI% ,FASCI/S DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 ! ,COMMUNI/S HAVE ALWAYS BETRAY$ ! AN>*I/S4 ,FROM ,K>L ,M>X TO ,JOSEPH ,/AL91 ,M>XI/S HAVE D5\NC$ AN>*ISM4 

,SOME AN>*I/S1 FOLL[]S ( ,KROPOTK91 CALL !MSELVES 0COMMUNI/S0 -- NOT ,COMMUNI/S4 ,BUT !Y CONTRA/ !IR FREE COMMUNISM1 >IS+ FROM BEL[ -- ! VOLUNT>Y POOL+ ( L&1 FACILITIES & LABOR 9 LOCAL COMMUNITIES :]E PEOPLE KN[ EA* O!R -- TO A ,COMMUNISM IMPOS$ BY =CE BY ! /ATE1 NATIONALIZ+ L& & PRODUCTIVE FACILITIES1 D5Y+ ALL LOCAL AUTONOMY1 & R$UC+ WORK]S TO /ATE EMPLOYES4 ,H[ C\LD ! TWO SY/EMS BE MORE DIFF]5T8 

,AN>*I/S WELCOM$ & 9 FACT P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! FALL ( ,EUROPEAN ,COMMUNISM4 ,SOME =EIGN AN>*I/S HAD BE5 ASSI/+ ,EA/]N ,BLOC DISSID5TS -- AS ! ,U4,S4 ,GOV]NM5T HAD NOT -- = MANY YE>S4 ,AN>*I/S >E N[ ACTIVE 9 ALL ! =M] ,COMMUNI/ C\NTRIES4 

,! ,COMMUNI/ COLLAPSE C]TA9LY DID DISCR$IT MU* ( ! ,AM]ICAN LEFT1 BUT NOT ! AN>*I/S1 MANY ( :OM DO NOT CONSID] !MSELVES LEFTI/S ANYWAY4 ,AN>*I/S W]E >\ND BE=E ,M>XISM & WE >E /ILL >\ND AFT] IT4 

,DON'T AN>*I/S ADVOCATE VIOL5CE8 

,AN>*I/S >5'T NE>LY AS VIOL5T AS ,DEMOCRATS1 ,REPUBLICANS1 LIB]ALS & CONS]VATIVES4 ,?OSE PEOPLE ONLY SEEM TO BE NONVIOL5T BECAUSE !Y USE ! /ATE TO DO !IR DIRTY WORK -- TO BE VIOL5T = !M4 ,BUT VIOL5CE IS VIOL5CE4 ,WE>+ A UNI=M OR WAV+ A FLAG DOES NOT *ANGE ?AT4 ,! /ATE IS VIOL5T BY DEF9ITION4 ,)\T VIOL5CE AGA9/ \R AN>*I/ ANCE/ORS -- HUNT]-GA!R]S & F>M]S -- !RE W\LD BE NO /ATES TODAY4 ,SOME AN>*I/S ADVOCATE VIOL5CE -- BUT ALL /ATES 5GAGE 9 VIOL5CE EV]Y DAY4 

,SOME AN>*I/S1 9 ! TRADITION ( ,TOL/OY1 >E PACIFI/ & NONVIOL5T ON PR9CIPLE4 ,A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMB] ( AN>*I/S BELIEVE 9 GO+ ON ! (F5SIVE AGA9/ ! /ATE4 ,MO/ AN>*I/S BELIEVE 9 SELF-DEF5SE & W\LD ACCEPT SOME LEVEL ( VIOL5CE 9 A REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION4 

,! ISSUE IS NOT REALLY VIOL5CE VS4 NONVIOL5CE4 ,! ISSUE IS DIRECT ACTION4 ,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT PEOPLE -- ALL PEOPLE -- %\LD TAKE !IR FATE 9TO !IR [N H&S1 9DIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY1 :E!R DO+ ?AT IS LEGAL OR ILLEGAL & :E!R IT HAS TO 9VOLVE VIOL5CE OR IT CAN BE ACCOMPLI%$ NONVIOL5TLY4 

,:AT EXACTLY IS ! SOCIAL /RUCTURE ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY8  

,MO/ AN>*I/S >E NOT 0EXACTLY0 SURE4 ,! WORLD WILL BE A V]Y DIFF]5T PLACE AFT] GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 ABOLI%$4 

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