Posts Tagged ‘communication’
Undermining Government Through Communicative Anarchism
At its heart, anarchism is a philosophy. It is about asserting that installing rulers and initiating violence are wholly immoral. Anarchism is a synonym for absolute liberty. The philosophy is a conclusion one arrives at through deductive reasoning — through understanding slavery is unacceptable in any form and government is just another form of it.…
Read MoreCultivating Self-Awareness and Evolving into a Relational Anarchist
Communication in any area of life is vital. In the anarchist and libertarian space it is indispensable. If we cannot communicate ideas effectively, we lose ground and fail to convince people of the inherent truth in liberty. Tragically, I notice a lot of poor communication in the anarchist and libertarian ecosystem. It’s not just that…
Read MoreAnarchy and Emotion: Overcoming Childism and Healing Emotional Injuries
(Note: This is Part 3 in a 3 part series covering Hard Versus Soft anarchism, the doctrine of Relationalism, and movement toward the Sensitive Society. This is my attempt to professionally reconcile the underlying truth of psychological findings with voluntaryist anarchism.) “The evolution of culture is ultimately determined by the amount of love, understanding and freedom experienced by its children…Every…
Read MoreAnarchism Takes Courage: Helping People Escape the Cult of Normalcy
Anarchism is about courage. It takes poise to help people escape the cult of normalcy, wherein they revel in a haze of disinterest and violence and depravity. But when anarchists attempt to persuade people to discard love of their culture coma, of blood and carnage, they usually get a counterattack in the form of dismissive slander and appeals to State piety. But it…
Read MoreHow Anarchists can Communicate more Compassionately
Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing. -Rollo May, Existential Psychologist I want to emphasize the power of therapeutic and compassionate communication to anarchists. Both online and offline, we often rely on rhetoric lined with insults and hate instead of peaceful dialogue. Employing this language is not persuasive, but I am not suggesting that we should…
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