I’m not here to debate the case of why capitalism is worse than any of the vast array of leftist social models. The way I see it is capitalism has been a stage of societal development much the same as feudalism. In the same way, society has progressed to republics and democracies the time comes where progress and reforms are essential to maintaining human dignity and ensuring civilisation continues forward.

Like socialism, capitalism can also be spoiled by those with more power than they ought to have. 

Whether it’s oligarchs abusing the legislative process, or party-leaders who refuse to allow the state to run democratically, the issue is always power. 

 Capitalism justifies itself on the assumption that the only way to motivate society is through a profit motive. Therefore the benefits of greed and self-interest will have a net positive effect.

The wheels are falling off, but it’s not the only lens we can view the world through.

 I mean, we don’t teach our children to act selfishly. Nor do we kick our Grandparents to the curb to obtain their inheritance. As individuals in society, it is expected that we behave much differently from the way corporations are functioning. 

Does capitalism have a philosophical or practical solution to COVID-19, climate change, wealth hoarding kiddie fuckers, or the inevitable replacement of the workforce by machines? 

Shall we deny problems until they become so bad that the system will have become seized by a populist authoritarian?

No, we must act!

What is Anarchism?

“Anarchism is a radical political movement that is highly sceptical towards authority and rejects all unjust forms of hierarchy. … Anarchism advocates for the replacement of the state with stateless societies or other forms of free associations.”

Anarchism is a hard concept to define and present for an easily consumable morsel. There are as many types of anarchists as there are fish in the sea. It’s useful to view anarchism as a compass leading us towards autonomy or as a lens that we can use to observe all institutions no matter the system that currently exists.

Anarchism is often synonymous with chaos and violence. The label of chaotic is categorically incorrect, but the violent tag demands to be defined and examined further.

The biggest myth is that there is absolutely no authority, therefore no leadership leading to peoples perception of anarchisms potential for chaos.

Notice the unjust in, “rejects all unjust forms of hierarchy.” 

It’s a real shame that anarchism, the political ideology that inspired George Orwell to write all those enlightening novels and join the anarchists in Spain fighting the fascists, few people have read into the first line of anarchisms definition. 

Rejecting all unjust forms of authority can be as simple as asking a question, “Is this authority necessary, is it trusted, can it be done away with?”.

Going to the doctor or mechanic, well, if you can trust them then yes, of course, they’re an expert at least likely to know more than yourself. 

What about paying taxes to your government to invade Iraq under a set of fabricated evidence? I’ll let you think for yourself on that one.

The politicians and corporations who were so fixated on regime change could find resources for that horseshit themselves. If the blood-sluts wanted to volunteer their taxes and leave me out of it you would have an anarchist concept called “voluntary associations”. 

Although it might justify anarchists to resort to violence to stop it.

Today companies are finding horizontal hierarchies or at least a perception of individuals having a stake in the company improves the engagement, productivity and happiness of their workers.

Another misconception of anarchism is that of the extreme individualist. 

I think we have 80’s punk and edgy urban teens drawn to radical ideologies to thank for that. Many anarchists are of the community-minded variety either build it yourself, alternative lifestyler or international workers party unionist or whatever the hell they want to be. 

However, anarcho-capitalist is an oxymoron, unfettered capitalism is by nature an unjustifiable hierarchy. 

Epstein’s ‘lolita express’ wasn’t a Honda Civic. 

Try naming them feudalists it’s a better fit. 

If anarchism has existed for centuries in indigenous cultures, in places you wouldn’t know are anarchist and now, bastardised, in business culture can’t we apply anarchisms lens broadly?

The practical aspects of anarchism as a political model are many and varied, imperfect but not untested. I won’t be addressing the practical application there are far better resources than my writings.

Some functions the state and capitalism can be supplemented and eventually replaced by ‘voluntary associations’. 

Things such as; Community gardens, labour exchange, labour unions, bartering of goods, open-source software, aspects of education, artistic institutions, communes, environmental rehabilitation, charity organisations and anti-fascist action connect and empower communities.

All of these things exist in our society with some level of anarchist order, but we don’t realise the political significance of them. 

Supplement them with knowledge of anarchist philosophy and faith in the human spirit.

“But we earnestly invite those who like to reason for themselves to study the history of any of the great social changes which have occurred in humanity from the rise of the Communes to the Reform and to our modern times. They will see that history is nothing but a struggle between the rulers and the ruled, the oppressors and the oppressed, in which struggle the practical camp always sides with the rulers and the oppressors, while the unpractical camp sides with the oppressed; and they will see that the struggle always ends in a final defeat of the practical camp after much bloodshed and suffering, due to what they call their ‘practical good sense’.” -Pyotr Kropotkin 

If you’d like me to write more let me know.

Next writing can be about power, violence and the anarchists’ definitions of these terms.