Havnt looked into the actual thinking behind anarchism. Played a lot of 2b2t.org back in my day so thats my reference point. Please enlighten me on your thinking.
less theory, more examples, my personal opinion on the author is mixed but it’s a good text for people new to “wait, anarchy isn’t British empire propaganda about anarchy?” https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-anarchy-works
the beginning of the redemption arc? I hear every anarchist mention “The Conquest of Bread” by Kropotkin, it’s gotta be good I just haven’t gotten around to reading it.
It’s kinda the foundational mutual aid text, but like you could read modern stuff if you want fresh ideas vs to learn the history of a movement.
Also lmao, you are also a little surprised at who’s asking. We can only hope :)
Idk, what broke me into leftism was “Wage Labour and Capital” and what sealed the deal was “Socialism: From Utopian to Scientific”. It wasn’t the freshness of the ideas that blew me away but how solid and rigorous the foundations are.
Before that I thought lefties just turn the “social programs” dial to 11 and the infighting was about how to best turn that dial and how social programs should work. To see such a rigorous approach to politics blew my socks off and broke with all my preconceived notions.
if you’re not sure yet if you might be an anarchist, consider Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!.
A colleague who used to work the late shift with me, and who I now realize was probably an anarchist told me to check out David Graeber’s essay on Bullshit Jobs, which I found to be pretty radicalizing. There’s also a book on the topic by Graeber if you want a longer version with more examples.
There will probably many different answers because there are many flavors of anarchism. We all share the same antiauthoritian spirit but we come all from differen starting points.
Talking from my perspective, I cant put my viee on anarchism in better words than this text: To Change Everything - an anarchist appeal by crimethinc
