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Anarchists don’t fight for a world with zero authority. They fight for a world that has justified authority. If you say, “well lots of things don’t require authority that people swear is necessary!” Yes, that’s why it’s an entire axiom and not a childish thought.
Learn what political ideologies even want before you attempt to insult them.
I think ‘organization without authority’ would be a better way to put it.
It sounds like you probably mean that, I just think that for a lot of anarchists ‘authority’ is a bad word. I don’t call myself an anarchist, but I agree with a lot of anarchist thought. Certainly to me ‘justified authority’ sounds like a contradiction in terms - all authority is based on artificial and unjust hierarchies, so could never be justified.
Right, organization does not require authority, it requires coordination. Authority’s only purpose is to coerce other’s behavior, this is what is to be avoided in an anarchist society.
Anarchism can still have leaders, but they would lead voluntary teams because they are respected and capable of coordination, not because they are powerful.
Anarchists don’t fight for a world with zero authority. They fight for a world that has justified authority. If you say, “well lots of things don’t require authority that people swear is necessary!” Yes, that’s why it’s an entire axiom and not a childish thought.
Learn what political ideologies even want before you attempt to insult them.
I think ‘organization without authority’ would be a better way to put it.
It sounds like you probably mean that, I just think that for a lot of anarchists ‘authority’ is a bad word. I don’t call myself an anarchist, but I agree with a lot of anarchist thought. Certainly to me ‘justified authority’ sounds like a contradiction in terms - all authority is based on artificial and unjust hierarchies, so could never be justified.
Right, organization does not require authority, it requires coordination. Authority’s only purpose is to coerce other’s behavior, this is what is to be avoided in an anarchist society.
Anarchism can still have leaders, but they would lead voluntary teams because they are respected and capable of coordination, not because they are powerful.