,AN>*Y3 ,A ,DEF9ITION 

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,PHOTO BY ,ADAM ,COHN1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,:AT IS AN>*ISM8 

,AN>*ISM IS ! MOVEM5T = SOCIAL JU/ICE ?R\< FRE$OM4 ,IT IS CONCRETE1 DEMOCRATIC & EGALIT>IAN4 ,IT HAS EXI/$ & DEVELOP$ S9CE ! SEV5TE5? C5TURY1 ) A PHILOSOPHY & A DEF9$ \TLOOK ?AT HAVE EVOLV$ & GR[N ) TIME & CIRCUM/ANCE4 ,AN>*ISM BEGAN AS :AT IT REMA9S TODAY3 A DIRECT *ALL5GE BY ! UND]PRIVILEG$ TO !IR OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION4 ,IT OPPOSES BO? ! 9SIDI\S GR[? ( /ATE P[] & ! P]NICI\S E?OS ( POSSESSIVE 9DIVIDUALISM1 :I*1 TOGE!R OR SEP>ATELY1 ULTIMATELY S]VE ONLY ! 9T]E/S ( ! FEW AT ! EXP5SE ( ! RE/4 

,AN>*ISM PROMOTES MUTUAL AID1 H>MONY & HUMAN SOLID>ITY1 TO A*IEVE A FREE1 CLASSLESS SOCIETY -- A COOP]ATIVE COMMONWEAL?4 ,AN>*ISM IS BO? A !ORY & PRACTICE ( LIFE4 ,PHILOSOPHICALLY1 IT AIMS = P]FECT ACCORD BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL1 SOCIETY & NATURE4 ,9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 MUTUALLY RESPECTFUL SOV]EIGN 9DIVIDUALS W\LD BE ORGANIZ$ 9 NON-CO]CIVE RELATION%IPS )9 NATURALLY DEF9$ COMMUNITIES 9 :I* ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION >E HELD 9 COMMON4 

,AN>*I/S1 >E NOT SIMPLY DREAM]S OBSESS$ ) AB/RACT PR9CIPLES4 ,WE KN[ ?AT EV5TS >E RUL$ BY *ANCE1 & ?AT PEOPLE'S ACTIONS DEP5D MU* ON LONG-HELD HABITS & ON PSY*OLOGICAL & EMOTIONAL FACTORS ?AT >E (T5 ANTI-SOCIAL & USUALLY UNPR$ICTABLE4 ,WE >E WELL AW>E ?AT A P]FECT SOCIETY CANNOT BE WON TOMORR[4 ,9DE$1 ! /RUGGLE C\LD LA/ =EV]6 ,H[EV]1 IT IS ! VISION ?AT PROVIDES ! SPUR TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ ?+S AS !Y >E1 & = ?+S ?AT MI<T BE4 

,:ATEV] ! IMM$IATE PROSPECTS ( A*IEV+ A FREE SOCIETY1 & H[EV] REMOTE ! IDEAL1 IF WE VALUE \R COMMON HUMANITY !N WE MU/ NEV] CEASE TO /RIVE TO REALIZE \R VISION4 ,IF WE SETTLE = ANY?+ LESS1 !N WE >E LITTLE MORE ?AN BEA/S ( BURD5 AT ! S]VICE ( ! PRIVILEG$ FEW1 )\T MU* TO GA9 FROM LIFE O!R ?AN A LI<T] LOAD1 BETT] FE$ & A COZI] B]?4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ONLY /RUGGLE DET]M9ES \TCOME1 & PROGRESS T[>DS A MORE MEAN+FUL COMMUNITY MU/ BEG9 ) ! WILL TO RESI/ EV]Y =M ( 9JU/ICE4 

,9 G5]AL T]MS1 ?IS MEANS *ALL5G+ ALL EXPLOITATION & DEFY+ ! LEGITIMACY ( ALL CO]CIVE AU?ORITY4 ,IF AN>*I/S HAVE ONE >TICLE ( UN%AKABLE FAI? !N IT IS ?AT1 ONCE ! HABIT ( DEF]R+ TO POLITICIANS OR IDEOLOGUES IS LO/1 & ?AT ( RESI/ANCE TO DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION ACQUIR$1 !N ORD9>Y PEOPLE HAVE A CAPACITY TO ORGANIZE EV]Y ASPECT ( !IR LIVES 9 !IR [N 9T]E/S1 ANY:]E & AT ANY TIME1 BO? FREELY & FAIRLY4 

,AN>*ISM 5COMPASSES SU* A BROAD VIEW ( ! WORLD ?AT IT CANNOT EASILY BE DI/ILL$ 9TO A =MAL DEF9ITION4 ,MI*AEL ,BAKUN91 ! MAN :OSE WRIT+S & EXAMPLE OV] A C5TURY AGO DID MO/ TO TRANS=M AN>*ISM FROM AN AB/RACT CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL P[] 9TO A !ORY ( PRACTICAL SOCIAL ACTION1 DEF9$ ITS FUNDAM5TAL T5ET ?US3 ,9 A WORD1 WE REJECT ALL PRIVILEG$1 LIC5S$1 (FICIAL1 & LEGAL LEGISLATION & AU?ORITY1 EV5 ?\< IT >ISE FROM UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE1 CONV9C$ ?AT IT C\LD ONLY TURN TO ! B5EFIT ( A DOM9ANT & EXPLOIT+ M9ORITY1 & AGA9/ ! 9T]E/S ( ! VA/ 5SLAV$ MAJORITY4 

,AN>*I/S DO NOT /& ASIDE FROM POPUL> /RUGGLE1 NOR DO !Y ATTEMPT TO DOM9ATE IT4 ,!Y SEEK TO CONTRIBUTE TO IT PRACTICALLY :ATEV] !Y CAN1 & ALSO TO ASSI/ )9 IT ! HI<E/ POSSIBLE LEVELS BO? ( 9DIVIDUAL SELF-DEVELOPM5T & ( GR\P SOLID>ITY4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE TO RECOGNIZE AN>*I/ IDEAS CONC]N+ VOLUNT>Y RELATION%IPS1 EGALIT>IAN P>TICIPATION 9 DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES1 MUTUAL AID & A RELAT$ CRITIQUE ( ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION 9 PHILOSOPHICAL1 SOCIAL & REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS 9 ALL TIMES & PLACES4 

,ELSE:]E1 ! LESS =MAL PRACTICES & /RUGGLES ( ! MORE 9DOMITABLE AMONG ! PROP]TYLESS & DISADVANTAG$ VICTIMS ( ! AU?ORITY SY/EM HAVE F\ND >TICULATION 9 ! WRIT+S ( ?OSE :O ON BRIEF ACQUA9TANCE W\LD APPE> TO BE M]E MILL5>IAN DREAM]S4 ,F> FROM BE+ AB/RACT SPECULATIONS CONJUR$ \T ( ?9 AIR1 SU* WORKS HAVE1 LIKE ALL SOCIAL !ORIES1 BE5 D]IV$ FROM S5SITIVE OBS]VATION4 ,!Y REFLECT ! FUNDAM5TAL & UNCONTA9ABLE CONVICTION N\RI%$ BY A CONSCI\S M9ORITY ?R\<\T HI/ORY ?AT SOCIAL P[] HELD OV] PEOPLE IS A USURPATION ( NATURAL RI<TS3 P[] ORIG9ATES 9 ! PEOPLE1 & !Y ALONE HAVE1 TOGE!R1 ! RI<T TO WIELD IT4 

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