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What is the central tenet(s) of political anarchism? What makes a political philosophy anarchism vs something else?
  • Sorry for the delay, I tend to neglect my comment reply notices...

    I believe I said in another comment in this thread that I recommend reading, "Anarchism and other Essays" by Emma Goldman, and, "The Conquest of Bread," by Piotr Kropotkin.

    "Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution" by Kropotkin is also very good.

    I know that theory can be boring, but I've found both Kropotkin and Goldman to be very compelling reads... Just make sure you have a pencil or highlighter ready, because so much shit hits home

  • What is the central tenet(s) of political anarchism? What makes a political philosophy anarchism vs something else?
  • I believe most anarchists are against unjustifiable hierarchies.

    If you want to consider the dynamic between a tradesman and their customer as a hierarchy, it's justifiable because it's one person who is an expert in their trade, working on that trade for something in return. Both parties have consented to this temporary "hierarchy" in order for both parties to receive their desired outcomes.

    Now if we want to talk about HOAs... Add them, and their ability to come in and say, "you can't use that color paint," and you now have a completely unjustifiable (imo) hierarchy.

  • What is the central tenet(s) of political anarchism? What makes a political philosophy anarchism vs something else?
  • I have recently started reading "Anarchism and other Essays" by Emma Goldman, and it's very enlightening about what the ideology actually means. I highly recommend checking her out. She was an absolute badass.

    Also, I believe Kropotkin is considered some sort of anarchist, and I would also recommend reading his book, "The Conquest of Bread". I've found Kropotkin to be a great writer, and his stuff is pretty compelling rather than dry (which this stuff can be). I'm currently reading "Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution" by him, and it's also great so far.

    I don't necessarily agree with Kropotkin's concepts for fixing things, but I've found that he was incredible at describing the problems. So much of it could have been written yesterday, it's still all so relevant. Despite being written over 100 years ago.

    I'm not sure I would call myself an anarchist, but after educating myself about their actual ideals, I find that I agree with quite a bit.