Anarchism in America Documentary (Part 1 of 8)

A full-length documentary on outlining the history of Anarchism in America, and its push for both: individual and collective freedom.

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[Szaam]

If you believe that you couldn't control your own life without a government telling what to do, you are a pretty weak-minded person.

[RationalDischarge]

I'm so tired of seeing all this fractiousness, and all these exclusionary buzzkills trying to dictate and codify laws for what "real" Anarchism is and what it is not. Anarchy means "no rulers", remember? As long as your chosen arrangement is one in which all interactions between people are voluntary, you have Anarchism. The whole silly conflict is for naught anyway, since in any real stateless society, there would be a panoply of different experiments tried on local and community levels.

[krimzonghost1987]

I think the most important thing to be, under any form of government, is an anarchist. Anarchy, at least by my own standards, is not something that can be applied in a tangible sense. Anarchism should be a state of mind that allows us to realize and appreciate our liberties as well as understand that nothing is worth forfeiting them. This country (US) or any other can not function on the manifestation of real anarchism. Abolishing government will not solve the problems that we are faced with.

[death9719]

@ramon74fuck lol true

[ramon74fuck]

the anarchist seeks only ruin and destruction and rides a tidal wave of terror? sounds more like the U.S government!

[yurchevic]

the anarchists from the other countries always tried to fight against their own gouverments: greek, spanish, italian,french,russian anarchists. camus,ravachol,proudhon(french­s),kropotkin,tolstoj,bakunin,m­achno(russians),cafiero,luchen­i,bresci(convicted in usa),sacco(condamned to death in usa),vanzetti(condamned to death in usa) (italians). WHERE ARE THE AMERICAN ANARCHISTS? eating burger chicken bacon small fries? or watching MTV? to say american anarchism is funny like saying "muslim Pope"!!!

[1984halfmanhalfrez]

This is great

[minarchist43]

@RationalDischarge

So true. Anarchism only truly exists in your mind. If you try to apply it to society as a whole, it will only result in the emergence of more dictatorial states then the ones that exists. As an anarchist, I don't give a fuck about trying to change shit. Living in Canada I have self-autonomy, The state doesn't interfere with me, and I don't interfere with it....but you better believe if it ever does I'd be the first one to through a brick.

[walkthejosh1]

@AshleyKScott But, in an anarchist society no one would stop you from using and laboring on unused land to produce things for yourself. And, my comment regarding force was referring to absolute land ownership. The only means of protecting land "owned" but not used by capitalist landlords is through a massive state apparatus. In my opinion this also applies to stolen wages and the means of production as well.

[walkthejosh1]

@AshleyKScott I was speaking primarily of private land ownership. In my mind absolute ownership of land apart from use and/or occupation is illegitimate. I would distinguish this from personal property or possessions; you should get to keep what your labor produces. Although, I am quite impressed with the argument that all production is the result of the labor of this and previous generations, and therefore all production should be commonly held.

[AshleyKScott]

@walkthejosh1 What I create with my body is mine, because it is a product of my body and time, and to take that is theft or slavery. As far as land ownership goes, the idea that someone can own a piece of land they do nothing with and rent it to others who use it productively is a robber's invention. As for "absolute property rights", I can't tell if you're arguing that taking something belonging to someone else is not itself the initiation of force.

[walkthejosh1]

@AroundSun Profits don't tell producers what is needed most in an economy. Profits tell producers what a segment of the population can afford; there is a stark difference. It seems to me that the notion of profit necessarily excludes consideration of the needs of the population. Even more it's demonstrable in our world today: that's why people go hungry, unclothed, and homeless. I think Berkman was correct, people starve because there is too much food.