There is a general traditional strategic split among anarchists between insurrectionary anarchism and pacifist anarchism. Insurrection is generally associated with either individual or public violent revolution, although if one wants to be specific it is etymologically linked closely with the concept...
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Brainpolice
on Wed, Jun 3 2009
Filed under: Anarchism, Ethics, Means and Ends, Self-interest, Philosophy, Frederich Neitzsche, Egoism, Insurrection, Pacifism, Strategy
I have a great amount of respect for the near-forgotten figure Max Stirner. His ill-famed "The Ego and His Own" is probably the most radical, thought provoking and challenging writting that I have ever read. Not only did Stirner explicitly take an egoist position, question the very foundation...
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on Sun, Jan 25 2009
Filed under: Anarchism, Ethics, Self-interest, Religion, Philosophy, Marxism, Psychology, Frederich Neitzsche, Ayn Rand, Egoism, Max Stirner
I've been a part of numerous online social networks or general social groups online that contains some amoralist anarchists, who either are former libertarian anarchists who have come to reject libertarianism or they are anarchists who rejected libertarianism from the get-go and reached the conclusion...
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on Thu, Jan 22 2009
Filed under: Anarchism, Non-Aggression Axoim, Ethics, Natural Rights, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Stefan Molyneux
What does one mean by state? I'll try and play devil's advocate. Let's say I'm a fan of the state. Let’s say I’m a Statesman. This bears down to a few key points in ideology. To spare people from having to grind their gears I’m going to play a game of truth. Be honest...
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idi0m
on Wed, Oct 8 2008
Filed under: anarchism, philosophy, ethics
Theism is not the only kind of mysticism. Collectivist and political ideologies are also forms of mysticism. The nature of politics involves blind faith in a "highest essence". The abstractions of these "highest essences" function as arbitrary authorities to appeal to. The most common...
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Filed under: Anarchism, Ethics, Collectivism, Democracy, Religion, Atheism, Philosophy