"anarcho-strugglism"

[Everyday Anarchy]

I've been an anarchist for quite some time. But every now and then, I start to question the possibility of anarchism. I think of extremist right-wingers who would love it if the government was removed. For example, neo-nazis and racists would jump at the opportunity to murder their opponents endlessly without having to worry about covering up from the police.
Of course, the people would react and attack said organizations, but what does that lead to? Civil War.


So out of this questioning of my "beliefs," I've started to come to a conclusion. A type of idealogy I like to call "anarcho-strugglism." Basically, its whether or not the desired ends are possible, its extremely important that you still fight for it.
If anarchism was to be proven wrong (how would it be proven wrong? No idea), it would still be ultimately necessary for anarchists to continue their fight. If they gave up since they witness what they are fighting for is impossible, then tyrants would rise and things would collapse into disaster.


I believe that it's the struggle that keeps society going forward. No matter how impractical our ideas may be, it's important that we have them. Because its the struggle that keeps it going, not the unseen end.

Some would say its "pointless" to fight for something that you have doubts of. But what if the "point" isn't acheiving anarchism, but trying for it. A utopian society is clearly impractical and would be naive to believe in it. But does that mean that we shouldn't struggle for a utopia?




I'm still pondering on the "points" of anarcho-strugglism. In my head, it all makes sense, but now that I've typed it, it just appears to be mindless rambling. Anyways, what are your guys' opinions on this?
Maybe I just need to revive my understanding* of anarchism.


*formerly "faith" but I guess that was a bit oxymoronic

[violencia.Proletariat]

Originally posted by [email protected] 7 2006, 11:00 PM



I think of extremist right-wingers who would love it if the government was removed. For example, neo-nazis and racists would jump at the opportunity to murder their opponents endlessly without having to worry about covering up from the police.

Your right, they wouldn't have to worry about the police, they'd be out there supporting them. They have to worry about something much much worse, the worker's militias. The only good fascist is a dead one :D

Just because there is no police does not mean there is no organization. We will not have pig's clubbing poor people anymore, but we will still supress reactionaries!


Maybe I just need to revive my faith in anarchism.

I think you need a better understanding of it. You don't want "faith" in anything. You must look at things and see if they "make sense", if they don't then don't follow it and vice versa.

[tolstoyevski]

or we can call it struggle-fetishism...

for it beleives the notion of "struggle for itself". It is completely wrong and just what the organized bourgeois forces want to see and meet.
for it is confusing the means with the goals.

With this strategy it is impossible to gain victory, because it worships and supports the defeat, failure itself. if a victory is gained "by mistake", there will be no sense of making struggle..