"Anarchism, Psychology, and Law," a discussion at Occupy Boston's Free School University on October 8, 2011 with Dennis Fox, retired professor of Legal Studies and Psychology at University of Illinois at Springfield and co-founder of the Radical Psychology Network.
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Anarchists traditionally want both autonomy (individuality, independence, personal liberation) and community (cooperation, connection, mutual aid). Underlying their political and philosophical critiques of capitalism and the state are psychological assumptions about power, hierarchy, and similar dynamics. In this discussion we will explore anarchist thinking about human nature and the nature of society, focusing especially on the development and purpose of law.
Anarchism flows from our essential desire for freedom from tyranny. Everyone is an anarchist by nature, only indoctrination suppresses it. This means that all we need to to build a global anarchist alliance of everyone, is to lead our fellow humans to their own need to be free, but with sensitivity and without verbal aggression. Asking questions alone maybe the most effective way to do this.
Peace.
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