Surviving Capitalism (Not) : On Anarchy: An Interview

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

On Anarchy: An Interview

Click here to access article, a transcript of an interview with Andrew Gavin Marshall from What About Peace? Here is a link to a French translation of the interview.

This is the best article I have ever read on the subject of anarchism. It confirmed so much that I already knew, but it also shed new light on some subjects in which I was not well informed. Anarchism has always been much maligned and oppressed by capitalist authorities simply because it offers the most serious challenge to capitalist culture that emphasizes hierarchy, authority, class structure, indoctrination, and coercive police forces to enforce the demands of a ruling class. Therefore, I consider it a must-read article for all activists.