CrashCourse: *A World Without Governments? #Anarchism Explained*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Ibq-9wulQ
I must admit (as an anarchist) that this is pretty good. Remember that #CrashCourse is part of #PBS, the US public broadcaster. Therefore I'm worried about their future under the Trump-regime.
But yes I have some criticism and that's about their attempt to have some criticism. At the end they give some bad examples of anarchism, as part of the criticism that because of a lack of central control, everyone against the government can call themselves anarchist. Yes of course everyone can, but that doesn't mean that they are.
Let me explain. Anarchism is not only about anti-government or anti-state. Anarchism is about no authority, therefore no hierarchies and against authoritarianism. As a result anarchists are against every form of #oppression, including economic oppression like #capitalism, gender oppression like #sexism and the #patriarchy, #racism, #fascism, #LGBTIQIA-hate, oppression against #nature and #animals (#ecocide), and yes also against nation #states (and their oppressing tools like the #police, the #military and #nationalism) and of course their governments.
Some call this #intersectional, some call it total liberation/struggle. Our tools are mutual aid, direct action and #prefiguration.
Opposition to the use of any form of hierarchy or authority is impractical from a revolutionary perspective. Even if a non-hierarchical, nonauthoritative movement successfully overthrows the state and capitalism, the former supporters of the state aren't going to just dissappear. They'll still be there, and there will likely be millions of them, and they will try to initiate a counter-revolution unless forced not to, which will require a state, police, etc.
@Radical_EgoCom @joenepraat
Oh, I get that.
I still don't think the Dictatorship of the Proletariat is going to successfully lead to the near-anarchy that is supposed to be the end-game.