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what does "Anarchism" mean to you

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Reply by Doug

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A couple of different things:


Firstly, defiance of the establishment, to the extent that most people can no longer be controlled or coerced. I would call this 'purposed anarchism'.


Secondly, the abandonment of all societal restraint and/or abandonment of care for the vulnerable. I would call this selfish anarchism/absolute anarchism.



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Reply by Onyx Ghast

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I have never read about the second form in the literature I've read.


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Reply by Megurou Nakane

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It is an interesting way of thinking, and some aspects of it actually helped. I've always felt very resrtrained socially to do a lot of things in public; and the idea that social norms are an external force of control and not actually how your mind works helped me realize nobody will judge everything I do.

On a political side, I have mixed feelings because, again, it's an interesting way of seeing the world and it feels so aligned with what I believe; but at least here in Mexico, anarchists are actually right-wingers posing because they thought the punks from the movies were cool, so I don't get too much into "anarchist" circles as they are a bunch of Xennials or Boomers thinking they're cool for appropriating a subculture that's actually against theirĀ  beliefs.


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Reply by Onyx Ghast

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that's a good reply, thank you for the interesting insight into the politics of Mexico.


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