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To put our cards on the table, the writers of this [http://www.infoshop.org/faq/ FAQ] place themselves firmly in the "social" strand of [[anarchism]]. This does not mean that we ignore the many important ideas associated with [[anarcho-individualism|individualist anarchism]], only that we think [[anarcho-collectivism|social anarchism]] is more appropriate for modern [[society]], that it creates a stronger base for [[individual freedom]], and that it more closely reflects the sort of [[society]] we would like to live in.
 
To put our cards on the table, the writers of this [http://www.infoshop.org/faq/ FAQ] place themselves firmly in the "social" strand of [[anarchism]]. This does not mean that we ignore the many important ideas associated with [[anarcho-individualism|individualist anarchism]], only that we think [[anarcho-collectivism|social anarchism]] is more appropriate for modern [[society]], that it creates a stronger base for [[individual freedom]], and that it more closely reflects the sort of [[society]] we would like to live in.
  
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== pseudo anarchisms ==
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[[Category:Anarchism]]

Revision as of 20:31, 9 February 2007

Anarchists, while all sharing a few key ideas, can be grouped into broad categories, depending on the economic arrangements that they consider to be most suitable to human freedom. However, all types of anarchists share a basic approach. To quote Rudolf Rocker:

"In common with the founders of Socialism, Anarchists demand the abolition of all economic monopolies and the common ownership of the soil and all other means of production, the use of which must be available to all without distinction; for personal and social freedom is conceivable only on the basis of equal economic advantages for everybody. Within the Socialist movement itself the Anarchists represent the viewpoint that the war against capitalism must be at the same time a war against all institutions of political power, for in history economic exploitation has always gone hand in hand with political and social oppression. The exploitation of man by man and the domination of man over man are inseparable, and each is the condition of the other." [Anarcho-Syndicalism, pp. 17-18]

It is within this general context that anarchists disagree. The main differences are between "individualist" and "social" anarchists, although the economic arrangements each desire are not mutually exclusive. Of the two, social anarchists (communist-anarchists, anarcho-syndicalists and so on) have always been the vast majority, with individualist anarchism being restricted mostly to the United States. In this section we indicate the differences between these main trends within the anarchist movement. As will soon become clear, while social and individualist anarchists both oppose the state and capitalism, they disagree on the nature of a free society (and how to get there). In a nutshell, social anarchists prefer communal solutions to social problems and a communal vision of the good society (i.e. a society that protects and encourages individual freedom). Individualist anarchists, as their name suggests, prefer individual solutions and have a more individualistic vision of the good society. However, we must not let these difference cloud what both schools have in common, namely a desire to maximise individual freedom and end state and capitalist domination and exploitation.

In addition to this major disagreement, anarchists also disagree over such issues as syndicalism, pacifism, "lifestylism," animal rights and a whole host of other ideas, but these, while important, are only different aspects of anarchism. Beyond a few key ideas, the anarchist movement (like life itself) is in a constant state of change, discussion and thought -- as would be expected in a movement that values freedom so highly.

To put our cards on the table, the writers of this FAQ place themselves firmly in the "social" strand of anarchism. This does not mean that we ignore the many important ideas associated with individualist anarchism, only that we think social anarchism is more appropriate for modern society, that it creates a stronger base for individual freedom, and that it more closely reflects the sort of society we would like to live in.


pseudo anarchisms