Another Pynchon theme manifesting again in the real world.

[David Morris]

OK.  But w/o  an FAQ, is there some manifesto?  And who made that AFAQ?  Is
there an Anarchist Party?  Organization and hierarchy, again, seem
antithetical.  Please sum it up.

David Morris

On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 3:03 PM jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anarchism has usually been portrayed by the media, government, teachers,
> and basically anyone with a vested interest in maintaining authority over
> others, as a way for everyone to just do what they want and not be
> accountable - some ridiculous fantasy where nobody tells you to do your
> homework or makes you pay your bills. This has become the way a lot of
> people look at it, and it is generally dismissed as something immature and
> silly.
>
> I think the AFAQ, and a lot of other books, are good ways to understand
> that Anarchism contains intellect and purpose, a goal for a better way of
> living ungoverned by corporate interests and the desires of the elite.
>
> On Sep 4, 2017, at 3:38 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A book of rules (I know. It's not that. But history and analysis has a
> purpose.) for Anarchism?  Seems antithetical.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 2:17 PM jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is a link to the AFAQ (Anarchist FAQ) that is probably the best
>> authority on the subject. Iain McKay (Minor Threat, Teen Idles, Fugazi) is
>> quite the authority on the matter, and spent years compiling it. Great
>> referenced for any questions about Anarchism’s history and evolution:
>> Proudhon, Malatesta, Goldman etc. As well as a thorough explanation of
>> Anarchism's various meanings/opinions, and offshoots. It’s big, the hard
>> copies are two, 500+ page coffee table books. This PDF if free though.
>>
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iain_McKay_-_Anarchist_FAQ.pdf
>>
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2017, at 1:59 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Anarchism is akin to Libertarianism: freedumb from guvmint!
>>
>> Imagine a world in Houston without FEMA!  Such a dream!
>>
>> And no interstate highways!  And no EPA!  And no Medicare or Social
>> Security!
>>
>> You may sat I'm a dreamer, but they're about to be deported.
>>
>> David Morris
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 11:48 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Anarchism. Pervasive as we know (and been written about).
>>>
>>> Anarchism, not as any kind of policy or new government notion but
>>> precisely as getting shit done *without* government, *outside of it. *
>>>
>>> The natural way hundreds of thousands of simple citizens
>>> "self-organized"--
>>> this is the key,-- like the deaf-mute dance under the bridge where
>>> everyone
>>> dances together without bumping with no one having to direct the
>>> dancing--
>>> like the search and rescue and help operation in Houston after Harvey.
>>>
>>> Since a guy named Prince wrote about the "spontaneous groupings" of
>>> volunteer
>>> help after the Halifax explosion disaster , it has always been a part of
>>> every disaster
>>> since. They say.
>>>
>>> Spontaneous groupings = self-organizing= equal apolitical, non-violent
>>> anarchism in
>>> the real world.
>>>
>>
>>
>
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