Are You Anarcho-Curious?
Group Read Invitation: *On Anarchism* by Noam Chomsky
It’s been about a year since I started calling myself an anarchist (lifelong nonconformist) — and it’s opened up many related discussions both in person and online.
No, the philosophy of anarchism does not equate to or advocate for chaos.
Yes, there are different kinds of anarchy and anarchist schools of thought.
For Chomsky and I, anarchism's core theme is the rejection of political sovereignty and that power must be constantly challenged and questioned. Hierarchies of power have a burden to prove that they have legitimacy and are not acting in their own interests. If they can't prove that, then they should be dismantled.
Are you tired of bipartisan support for state violence and deepening repression? From the ongoing genocide to the global surge in authoritarianism and control, now is a great time to start looking at other options.
Are you ready to challenge authority, fight hierarchy, and imagine new ways of living beyond the state? Anarchism might be right for you.
I’d like to invite you to read Noam Chomsky’s *On Anarchism* with me. I’m going to break it into 6 parts (intro + 5 chapters) with corresponding posts.
This will be my 4th time through, and I’m looking forward to discussing it with anyone interested.
“Anarchism, then, is a corner backed into rather than a conscious choice — an apophatic last resort, and a fruitful one. It permits being political outside the red-and-blue confines of what is normally referred to as “politics” in the United States, without being doomed to a major party’s inevitable betrayal. We can affirm the values we’ve learned on the Internet — transparency, crowd-sourcing, freedom to, freedom from. We can be ourselves.”
— Nathan Schneider
