Anarchism 101: Class is in Session
10 11 08 - 20:44Mikhail Bakunin was born in russia in 1814. Bakunin, an insurrection anarchist, wanted to "take the land and
throw out those landlords who live by the labor of others". Bakunin was also a theorist of collectivist anarchism.
I find this amazing due to the fact that Bakunin was of noble descent.
Bakunin writes, "We must spread our principles, not with words but with deeds, for this is the most popular,
the most potent, and the most irresistible form of propaganda." As an anarchist I agree to an extent. Anarchist
principals must be expressed to others in the proper light in order to gain favor of the public. Without this,
we as anarchists will fail. The system of today is much stronger and has a firm grip on it's populace through fear
and propoganda. Anarchists of today are viewed with dissent and as terrorists. In short I feel that direct action
is necessary but only with numbers that can create an impact.
Bakunin’s disagreements with Marx led to Bakunin’s expulsion from the International Working Mens Association in 1872,
after being out voted by the Marx party at the Hague Congress. This illustrated the growing divergence between the
"anti-authoritarian" sections of the International, which advocated the direct revolutionary action and organization of
the workers in order to abolish the state and capitalism. The social democratic sections allied with Marx lead to
the conquest of political power by the working class. Bakunin wanted a classless society.
Bakunin writes, “It is the peculiarity of privilege and of every privileged position to kill the intellect and heart of man.
The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man deprived in intellect and
heart."
Class dismissed
A.O.C.
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