Submitted by Jef (not verified) on Mon, 08/05/2019 - 16:58
" In important ways, anarchists have just never quite got it together—which has arguably been a real impediment when it comes to developing strategies for applying anarchist ideas and practices in new or evolving contexts."
We are a hoard of cats, too free spirited of mind to be chained to any group or ideal for long. But more to the nature of anarchy itself, objective of humans, as posited by Simon Springer, "...Anarchism is more appropriately considered a protean process that perpetually unfolds..." (Why a Radical Geography Must Be Anarchist)
"But the notion that “it is necessary to take up the question ‘What is anarchism?’ time and time again” has become an important part of my understanding of the anarchist idea and its development, in part because, if this necessity is real, it would help to explain the rather obsessive tendency of anarchists to begin and then begin again—and do so in terms that to which “get it together” is not an adequate response."
One adequate response might be, if we embrace the unfolding nature of anarchy described by Simon, and we choose to existentially give a nihilist existence meaning framed by the anarchist spirit, then we can spiral upward each return finding new expressions of liberation and freedom...hypothetically :).
"views specific enough to break down some of the too-easy “social vs. individual” divisions and complex enough to breathe some life back into those concepts."
Liberation and freedom can be best experienced and exercised fully in a society invested in the ideals of full freedom and liberation for everyone. Our genes figured this out millennia ago, selfish desire to survive and replicate requires collaboration. We aren't genes of course, some of us will choose to use our freedom to collaborate, others may choose to not.
"I expect the result will be resisted, perhaps rejected in certain quarters as not “representative.”
I hope so ;).
I enjoy the metaphorical framing of your journey and find your stream of thought challenging.
I look forward to back reading your site.
" In important ways, anarchists have just never quite got it together—which has arguably been a real impediment when it comes to developing strategies for applying anarchist ideas and practices in new or evolving contexts."
We are a hoard of cats, too free spirited of mind to be chained to any group or ideal for long. But more to the nature of anarchy itself, objective of humans, as posited by Simon Springer, "...Anarchism is more appropriately considered a protean process that perpetually unfolds..." (Why a Radical Geography Must Be Anarchist)
"But the notion that “it is necessary to take up the question ‘What is anarchism?’ time and time again” has become an important part of my understanding of the anarchist idea and its development, in part because, if this necessity is real, it would help to explain the rather obsessive tendency of anarchists to begin and then begin again—and do so in terms that to which “get it together” is not an adequate response."
One adequate response might be, if we embrace the unfolding nature of anarchy described by Simon, and we choose to existentially give a nihilist existence meaning framed by the anarchist spirit, then we can spiral upward each return finding new expressions of liberation and freedom...hypothetically :).
"views specific enough to break down some of the too-easy “social vs. individual” divisions and complex enough to breathe some life back into those concepts."
Liberation and freedom can be best experienced and exercised fully in a society invested in the ideals of full freedom and liberation for everyone. Our genes figured this out millennia ago, selfish desire to survive and replicate requires collaboration. We aren't genes of course, some of us will choose to use our freedom to collaborate, others may choose to not.
"I expect the result will be resisted, perhaps rejected in certain quarters as not “representative.”
I hope so ;).
I enjoy the metaphorical framing of your journey and find your stream of thought challenging.
I look forward to back reading your site.