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Anarchism: Governing Yourself and Enacting Social Change
TLDR Anarchism is a political and philosophical idea that believes in humans governing themselves and enacting social change now, without relying on institutions or elected officials. It involves direct action and solving problems without the state, although administering large populations in an anarchistic way may not be feasible.
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Anarchism is a political and philosophical idea that believes humans are better off governing themselves rather than relying on institutions and elected officials.
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Anarchism aims for social change and believes in enacting that change now rather than waiting for it, with various philosophies such as feminism and environmentalism often associated with anarchism.
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Anarchism involves direct action and the idea of solving problems and fulfilling needs without relying on the state or government.
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Anarchism can be seen in real life through the existence of crisis centers, nonprofit groups, and indigenous Indian movements that work towards making society and communities better, although administering large populations in an anarchistic way may not be feasible.
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Anarchism is based on the idea that if people are good enough, then there would be no need for cops or courts, but the challenge lies in preventing corruption and dealing with unpleasant individuals who may spoil the system.
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Anarchist communities have historically been crushed by governments and ruling classes, but the idea of decentralized, autonomous communities has persisted throughout history.
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Anarchist thinkers like Proudhon and Bakunin disagreed on the approach to achieving an anarchist society, with Proudhon advocating for a gradual shift away from government and Bakunin advocating for violent revolution.
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Anarchism experienced a violent period in history, with anarchists assassinating several political leaders, leading to a crackdown on anarchists by the state.
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Anarchism experienced a violent period in history, with anarchists assassinating several political leaders, leading to a crackdown on anarchists by the state, and later anarchism resurfaced peacefully in Spain before being overrun by fascists during the Spanish Civil War, and in the 1960s, the counterculture movement brought back some ideas of anarchism.
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Anarchism has found a place in small communities like Christiana in Denmark, where squatters and hippie artists created a free zone on an abandoned military base.
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Anarchists in Athens, Greece took over 15 buildings and turned them into shelters for 3000 refugees, arguing that their unauthorized housings were better than the government-run camps.
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