Anarchism -Hayden Falcon

"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck."
- Emma Goldman

What is Anarchism?

Anarchism is a political phiolosiphy and movement that advocates for the abolition of all governmental and heirarchial institutions.
Traditionally, Anarchism has been a left-wing movement, focused on anti-capitalism and socialist ideas.


> Need to know people & definitions
Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a french anarchist, and is considered the 'father of anarchism' as he was the first to refer to himself as an 'anarchist' He pursed values of individualism, claiming that "Property is theft"


Bakunin

Mikhail Bakunin was known as a russian anarchist and revolutionist, he is one of the most influential figures of the ideology and a major influence in the idea of 'social' and 'collectivist' anarchism


Godwin fun fact! he was married to mary wollstonecraft

William Godwin was an english writer and philosophical anarchist. His main ideas were challenging of the traditional institutional systems like marriage and property. He critiqued in favor of personal autonomy and freedon.


Goldman

Emma Goldman was a russian-american anarchist most known for her incorporation of feminism into her anarchism. Particulary in marriage, stating that "The institution of marriage makes a parasite of woman"


Kropotkin

Pyotr (peter) Kropotkin was an aristocratic-born anarchist, most known for taking anarchism through the lens of science. He opposed darwin's ideas and proposed that cooperation is the key to evolution


Russian anarchism

Russian anarchism has had a strong presence in the country for almsot two centuries, being born out of the split in the international workingmen's association and harsh governmental reforms. They are most known for planning the assasination of Tsar Alexander II

Decembrist Revolt

The decembrist revolt was a filed attempt at a coup on the russian empire by their opposition while it might have failed, it was Russia's first revolution in a long time, and the first modern example of a challene against aristocratic rule.



Methods

    Direct Action

  • Disruption : anarchists, both past and modern day have a goal to disrupt their heirarchy, it can be by protesting or forming intentional communities with decision making being explicitly anti-authoritarian

  • Asassination: Terror attacks have been a key part of anarchist history, believing that these attacks were necessary for a revolution; Alexander II of russia and president willian McKinley were both asassinated by anarchists.



Syndicalism

A labor and societal movement that centered around unions, with workers controlling the state and means of production via the unions.


Collectivism

An anarchist philosophy that prioritizes the collective ownership of the means of production. With the people benefittign from the labor. Collectivist anarchism also believed that trade unions was the center to a revolution and the post-capitalist society that came with it.


> History and prominence

French revolution

While the French revolution wasn't an anarchist movement, The challenging of authority and class divisionment was breeding grounds for anarchist ideas, especially since Godwin's ideas of individualism and anarchy were being developed.


The Paris commune was one of the earliest experiments involving anarchism, they were a french temporary government whos goal was to create a better democracy and a social republic

IWA

The international workingmen's association was a political group that wished to unite trade unions and left wing groups under the idea of class struggle. The prominence in anarchism's history comes from the inner conflicts between the Bakunin led collectivists and other factions in the group.

Modern Anarchism

Modern anarchism is attributed to Pierre Joseph Proudhon . His ideas are focused around property and philosophical anarchism, his famout quote "property is theft" showing this. His theory of mutualism is centered around Free Associations and calls for removal of state and rejection of capitalism.

Other examples of anarchism in practice

Makhnovshchina: During the war of ukrainian independence, there was a movement to establish a stateless-classless society. Spearheaded by Nestor Makhno during the first part of the russian revolution. They gained control over the region after their defeat of the russian white movement, but lost that control in 1921 and were sent to exile or execution by the russian red army.

Revolutionary catalonia: during the second spanish republic, catalonia was given self-autonomy. For a one year period, they were controlled and influenced by the anarchist and socialists of the spanish civil war.

Korean people's associaion in manchuria: After the japanese occupation of korea, many koreans immigrated to the northern province in china (Manchuria) and formed the KPAM in order to provide food and education to it's members. But not long after the japanese continued their advances into china and annexxed manchuria.