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Ikhlas37 t1_j0zhv2d wrote

Reply to comment by theaselliott in Anarchism at the End of the World: A defence of the instinct that won’t go away by Sventipluk

Any share what the ultimate anarchic society (?) Would look like?

All i think of when i here anarchist is burning the establishment down and sticking it to the man which I'm assuming is only a small part of it? (Or a completely different thing under the same umbrella)

Edit: ah good old Reddit, where someone asks a genuine question to learn more and gets downvoted for not already knowing lol

Please don't mistake this edit as a plea for upvotes. Please continue to downvote or don't. Is that anarchy? The freedom of choice. ✊

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Transocialist t1_j0zwunl wrote

Anarchism as a political philosophy strives for non-hierarchical cooperation. It's hard to say what an "end-stage" anarchist society would look like - anarchism focuses more on how people should go about organizing than the results of the organization.

I tend to imagine society organized across geographies by trade and industrial unions and in localities by consensus-driven democracy with local councils handling the day to day administrative tasks. The economy would primarily function almost as a gift economy, possibly with some markets for luxury goods.

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iDrGonzo t1_j103ngb wrote

I think you can get a good idea of the philosophy behind post modern anarchism from Ursula K LeGuin's-The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness.

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procrastinato_r t1_j119u00 wrote

Back in the 1970's I was thinking of doing a PhD with the title "The concept of justice in anarchist political theory" then I read The Dispossessed and realised anything I was going to write would not come close to what she achieved. So she saved 3 years of my life.

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glum_plum t1_j11133a wrote

I want to add another great work of fiction portraying ararchic ways of life is A Country of Ghosts by Margaret Killjoy. Oh and Walkaway by Cory Doctorow.

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SnapcasterWizard t1_j10cjvo wrote

Socialism isnt anarchism. In neither is anarchy as a system really explored.

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_CMDR_ t1_j10ywvb wrote

Anarcho socialism is a thing.

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dfeeney95 t1_j111xdn wrote

So my idea of anarchy is making a choice for your personal situation based on your own morals regardless of the law. When I drive home from work today there are some stretches of the interstate that normally aren’t too busy, but the speed limit is 70mph I can safely and comfortably go 80mph so when I can I do go 80mph. My view of anarchism doesn’t mean looting and burning shit. Societies since the beginning of time have used natural law before a “state” existed do no harm to others and do no harm to the earth. MLK had a really good quote in his “letter from Birmingham jail” that to me is an anarchistic ideology “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws”

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glum_plum t1_j111aun wrote

It just seems like if you did read the posted piece, you should read it again. It might help clear up your questions.

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Desmond_FanClub t1_j0zqe68 wrote

It would look like everyone singing kumbaya and sharing everything. There will be no prisons or strong state enforcement of law because, in anarchy-world, everyone will just be good and serial killers just need to have free food. All crime is due to poverty!

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