What is Anarchism Anyway?

If you've always wondered about anarchism and anarchist philosophy, consider this a brief introduction. In this video we'll go through the two assumptions about human nature that underpin much of modern anarchism (these from the late, great David Graeber), try to imagine what an anarchist society might look like (although of course this will depend on the anarchist you're talking to/reading, but let's do the thought experiment), and talk through a few of the main branches (and one that's not a real thing).

One of the problems is that anarchism is more of a process. Unlike something like socialism, where you could write out a constitution (or communism, or monarchism, or representative democracy, or eco-fascism, or robot overlord-driven techno-fascism), you can't actually describe the ideal structure of an anarchist society because it's meant to be a constant state of change and adaptation.

Then at the end, there are some reading recommendations and where to go from here.

Ursula Le Guin (the writer and let's be honest, absolute queen [non-derogatory]) described anarchism as the most idealistic of all political ideologies. It has a long and proud history with multiple thinkers.

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nM6aagHlN9Gp8b2DxiWVR
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YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kta2iF5f21s