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Instead of sleeping, I thought that it might be good to have something that briefly introduces anarchism to the literate layman, since most people don't seem to have a clue what anarchism is. I think that reading this text would have helped me out alot when I was struggling to be a minarchist.

Anyway, I'm thinking a large black flag picture, a circle-a, and the following text which I may regret tomorrow:

Anarchy means “without rulers”.

Anarchists oppose the domination of any individual or group of individuals by another. We favor a consensual order based on voluntary cooperation, mutual aid, and the maximization of individual liberty.

When rulers or would-be rulers disrupt peoples’ lives, liberty is shackled and peace is broken. When people disrupt rulers’ plans, liberty grows and peace has a chance.

Rulers act like the grace of their orders can improve any enterprise. Rulers steal the fruits of peoples’ labor and prevent individuals the freedom to realize their true potentials. Rulers are liable to claim credit for everything good, and claim that everything bad is the fault of them having too little control. All governments act in this manner. Whether “capitalists” do depends on how you define your terms - but freedom does not come with bosses.

Anarchists attack anything that requires one person be held under the boot of another: monopoly, racism, sexism, nationalism, and other authoritarian values keep us from enjoying liberty. Anarchists recognize the fundamental injustice and unsustainability of the present arrangement of the world, and we see solutions in liberty.

To be successful we must be consistent and build the anti-authoritarian world we wish to see. We all think of freedom in different ways, and honest discussion, cooperation, competition, and consensus will lead us as close to our dreams as possible.

Will you also work towards total liberation?


All-left.net
Mutualist.org
Agorism.info
C4ss.org

[ok, I re-worded a couple of things]

Anarchy means “without rulers”.

Anarchists oppose the domination of any individual or group of individuals by another. We favor a consensual order based on voluntary cooperation, mutual aid, and the maximization of individual liberty.

When rulers or would-be rulers disrupt peoples’ lives, liberty is shackled and peace is broken. When people disrupt rulers’ plans, liberty grows and peace has a chance.

Rulers act like the grace of their orders can improve any enterprise. They steal the fruits of peoples’ labor and prevent individuals the freedom to realize their true potentials. Rulers are liable to claim credit for everything good, and claim that everything bad is the fault of them having too little control. All governments act in this manner. Whether “capitalists” do depends on how you define your terms - but freedom does not come with bosses.

Anarchists are against anything that requires one person be held under the boot of another: monopoly, racism, sexism, nationalism, and other authoritarian tendencies keep us from being free. Anarchists recognize the fundamental injustice and unsustainability of the present arrangement of the world, and we see solutions in liberty.

To be successful we must be consistent and build the anti-authoritarian world we wish to see. We all think of freedom in different ways, and honest discussion, cooperation, competition, and consensus will lead us as close to our dreams as possible.

Will you also work toward total liberation?


c4ss.org
agorism.info
mutualist.org
flag.blackened.net
all-left.net
fr33agents.net

Well here it is. http://nj.libertarianleft.org/downloads/anarchy.pdf