Posts Tagged ‘Individualism’
Anarchy is Rising, With or Without You
I love that anarchists are so far ahead of the curve. Most anarchists recognize the following truths: they understand that government is just a Mafia, and they do not sugarcoat that fact and pretend government is necessary. They acknowledge that taxation is straight up robbery. They recognize that fiat currency is just printed monopoly money…
Read MoreA Letter to Statists: Using Government to Control People is Soul-Murder
Dear Statists, I write this letter in peace. I want you for a friend, to be an anarchist’s friend and ally. Here I will express how I think and feel, how many voluntaryists think and feel; and hopefully, you can empathize with us and we can all communicate on the same wavelength. Bear with me,…
Read MoreYou and I: Discovering our Natural Opposition to Authority
Bear it aloft, O roaring flame! Skyward aloft, where all may see. Slaves of the World! Our cause is the same; One is the immemorial shame; One is the struggle, and in One name — Manhood— we battle to set men free. “Uncurse us the Land!” burn the words of the Dead, Written-in-red. ~Voltairine de…
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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