Alan Moore on Anarchism

Alan Moore's brief, but compelling, description of anarchism. Learn more at http://www.anarchistfaq.org

Alan Moore was the writer of such graphic novels as V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Swamp Thing.

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[panzerfausto]

For all those that keep saying that anarchism is unworkable. Check in Vimeo "living the Utopia". a Documentary about anarchism in practice during the Spanish civil war.

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[lordthawkeye]

@pooptickler1337 "There are always going to be leaders."

So... "X should be the status quo because it is the status quo"

That's like defending slavery by declaring that there will always be slavery. It's completely circular reasoning and a bald assertion.

[HispanicIsNotARace1]

@pooptickler1337: If we gave the responsibility of war to the public, I think many troops would deploy in wars were there are committing obvious genocide. In fact I think there might be none or less bullshit wars being fought. Democracy imo is the best decision making process, and by democracy I mean participatory democracy. So imo democracy is wise.

[HispanicIsNotARace1]

@pooptickler1337: There will always be people in charge in what way? In charge of their own lives, or in charge of other people's lives? For the sake of argument I will assume that you mean in charge of other people's lives. I don't think there will always be people in charge of other people's lives. In a anarchistic society, there might be people who will try and they ought to be stricken down.

[Iamfatbrain]

What's a "Ron Paul/Alex Jones" type of person? Someone who "obsessed over bankers/FED". If so, why not just say that?? Seems a bit foolish to label something A just to associate it with B. I'm a big fan of Ron Pauls character, yet I don't subscribe to any of the bankers/FED obsession.

[pooptickler1337]

@michealdark

There is no slave/master conception of society anymore. Have you seen local industry lately? We import billions of products from China each year, while America only exports nothing except for soldiers and weapons. Kids these days expect to be hired at a restaurant or a grocery store. No kid ever thinks of working in a factory. This communist bullshit propaganda they've been hearing on tv is rotting their mind, and now America is nothing but whiny little spoiled brats.

[pooptickler1337]

@lordthawkeye

No, it's more like saying "there will always be a human language, because language can't end".

As long as we have a society, there will be people in charge. The original constitution was written to decrease the amount of power that one person could have, because "absolute power corrupts absolutely". If we gave the responsibilities of war to the general public, 1/10 the troops would go, while 9/10 of them stay, bloodshed; democracy has no wisdom, but leadership does.

[adhocrat1]

great clip.

odd that you put that caveat in about the Fed. The Fed is a price control on the interest rates, Most economists agree that price controls are a bad thing. IOW, it is a real situation, not a conspiracy.

[michealdark]

@MsSexySocialist I meant to say autonomous, but I had a brain fart and just wrote the thing that seemed closest to autonomy at the time. :blush:

[michealdark]

@pooptickler1337 I can't tell if you're nihilistic or just find the slave/master conception of society preferable to one were individual freedom is placed at the fore (at the very least you seem to feel it's inevitable)

[pooptickler1337]

@michealdark

Human civilization is built upon the family model, the parent-child relationship.

There are always going to be leaders. And when you enter into that Anarcho-fantasy, you will realize that everything starts to revolve around whoever has more authority, the administration or police; and eventually, your society will become a dominated by certain people who shouldn't have power.