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Grayson Walker
27th July 2014, 02:01
While I like most anarchists (on the left, not the pseudo-anarchists of the right), AWA's are particularly annoying; and not for the reason that I simply "don't like them," but their arguments are absolutely terrible. Masked in rhetoric they make arguments calling for a cooperative society of anarchists of all sorts; but this is essentially saying that everyone will live together happily in cooperation after the state is abolished overnight, when stripped of it's veil (not to mention, of course, their classic line of "If you aren't AWA you're statist!!!). I already have multiple arguments against AWA; but what are some of yours? To me it seems like a group of utopian a but, frankly I don't want to denounce them of that.

Creative Destruction
27th July 2014, 02:03
I don't really know what an "anarchist without adjective" is, so I couldn't tell you how I feel about them or if it's even worth mounting an argument against them.

helot
27th July 2014, 02:30
Anarchism without adjectives emerged over often bitter debates between anarchists in the late 19th/early 20th century.


I'm highly skeptical of any contemporary self proclaimed anarchists without adjectives though as i've seen people use it to stop others getting irate, and rightfully so, over being associated with capitalists.

Creative Destruction
27th July 2014, 02:37
just sounds like a bunch of opportunists.

Hrafn
27th July 2014, 03:13
*sighing at certain people*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism_without_adjectives

Creative Destruction
27th July 2014, 08:13
Fred Woodworth describes his anarchism as being without adjectives, saying: "I have no prefix or adjective for my anarchism. I think syndicalism can work, as can free-market anarcho-capitalism, anarcho-communism, even anarcho-hermits, depending on the situation."

how completely useless.