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[dailyanarchistposts]

A.2.4 Are anarchists in favour of “absolute” liberty?

No. Anarchists do not believe that everyone should be able to “do whatever they like,” because some actions invariably involve the denial of the liberty of others.

For example, anarchists do not support the “freedom” to rape, to exploit, or to coerce others. Neither do we tolerate authority. On the contrary, since authority is a threat to liberty, equality, and solidarity (not to mention human dignity), anarchists recognise the need to resist and overthrow it.

The exercise of authority is not freedom. No one has a “right” to rule others. As Malatesta points out, anarchism supports “freedom for everybody … with the only limit of the equal freedom for others; which does not mean … that we recognise, and wish to respect, the ‘freedom’ to exploit, to oppress, to command, which is oppression and certainly not freedom.” [Errico Malatesta: His Life and Ideas, p. 53]

In a capitalist society, resistance to all forms of hierarchical authority is the mark of a free person — be it private (the boss) or public (the state). As Henry David Thoreau pointed out in his essay on “Civil Disobedience” (1847)

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.”

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[tia-safalin-daily]

83 i coincidentially drew tia. tia daily has not returned i just drew her ans remembered i also had a whole blog abt her

#daily posts #tia safalin #yttd #her posture is worse than shins i bet

[artic-fox-appreciator]

Source

#fox #foxes #animals #cute animals #cute fox #daily posts #arctic fox #artic foxes

[betweenrealityanddaydream]

" I am not actually tired , but numb and heavy , and can't find the right words "

- Franz Kafka

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[daily-seam-deltarune]

let the silly cat person do silly cat things. like eating. a fish. grant them a fish. or a mouse (the ones from cyber world)

Day 15 of drawing Seam from Deltarune until they finally catch that Maus

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[rosecelebi]

Posting my favorite FEH Meet the Heroes art every day

Maribelle and Lissa

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[bakaelf]

bite it like an apple 🍎

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[elonomhblog]

hello, loves

good morning! happy weekend!

this morning has gone smoothly so far, but the weather is still sad and rainy. storm and flood warnings were issued yesterday, so my parents are making me stay home.

yesterday my brother and i played in the pouring rain. it was super run and i felt so little and carefree. one of the reasons i hear people say "get out of the rain!" is that it will make you sick, but we wore our swimmers and i had a warm shower afterwards. just because it has the potential to make you sick does not mean that you have to avoid it. you just have to be smart.

it's 6:43am now, and i have been up since 5. i've done a bunch of contextual research for my english ct2a. this term the book i'm focusing on is 'the hate u give' by angie thomas. it's gotta be one of my favourites and it for sure beats 'to kill a mockingbird' (the other option for this term).

since i'm going to be inside for most of the day, i am going to try and smash out my holiday homework and the study that i didn't get finished this week. something that i've been proud of over this school break is my consistency in practising spanish. i am set on participating in homestay at the end of next year, so i'm trying to do everything to help my chances of acceptance.

i hope you all have a wonderful day (and i hope that your weather is happier than mine).

❤️ joanne

(images are from pinterest)

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[sinna-draws]

Poor Sun, first Moon, then Gregory, and now he has to deal with this chaotic goose.  Will he ever again know peace?

#Daily Posts #Fanart #FNAF #Sundrop #Untitled Goose Game #The Goose #Crossovers #CO FNAF UGG #Sketches

[silvianap]

📺 DAILY NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU in "The Last Thing He Told Me" ✨

DAY 6️⃣: Part 6 of 7 (Episode 6)

📆 May 31, 2023

(-> Twitter thread)

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[dailyanarchistposts]

A.2.6 Why is solidarity important to anarchists?

Solidarity, or mutual aid, is a key idea of anarchism. It is the link between the individual and society, the means by which individuals can work together to meet their common interests in an environment that supports and nurtures both liberty and equality. For anarchists, mutual aid is a fundamental feature of human life, a source of both strength and happiness and a fundamental requirement for a fully human existence.

Erich Fromm, noted psychologist and socialist humanist, points out that the “human desire to experience union with others is rooted in the specific conditions of existence that characterise the human species and is one of the strongest motivations of human behaviour.” [To Be or To Have, p.107]

Therefore anarchists consider the desire to form “unions” (to use Max Stirner’s term) with other people to be a natural need. These unions, or associations, must be based on equality and individuality in order to be fully satisfying to those who join them — i.e. they must be organised in an anarchist manner, i.e. voluntary, decentralised, and non-hierarchical.

Solidarity — co-operation between individuals — is necessary for life and is far from a denial of liberty. Solidarity, observed Errico Malatesta, “is the only environment in which Man can express his personality and achieve his optimum development and enjoy the greatest possible wellbeing.” This “coming together of individuals for the wellbeing of all, and of all for the wellbeing of each,” results in “the freedom of each not being limited by, but complemented — indeed finding the necessary raison d’etre in — the freedom of others.” [Anarchy, p. 29] In other words, solidarity and co-operation means treating each other as equals, refusing to treat others as means to an end and creating relationships which support freedom for all rather than a few dominating the many. Emma Goldman reiterated this theme, noting “what wonderful results this unique force of man’s individuality has achieved when strengthened by co-operation with other individualities . .. co-operation — as opposed to internecine strife and struggle — has worked for the survival and evolution of the species… . only mutual aid and voluntary co-operation … can create the basis for a free individual and associational life.” [Red Emma Speaks, p. 118]

Solidarity means associating together as equals in order to satisfy our common interests and needs. Forms of association not based on solidarity (i.e. those based on inequality) will crush the individuality of those subjected to them. As Ret Marut points out, liberty needs solidarity, the recognition of common interests:

“The most noble, pure and true love of mankind is the love of oneself. I want to be free! I hope to be happy! I want to appreciate all the beauties of the world. But my freedom is secured only when all other people around me are free. I can only be happy when all other people around me are happy. I can only be joyful when all the people I see and meet look at the world with joy-filled eyes. And only then can I eat my fill with pure enjoyment when I have the secure knowledge that other people, too, can eat their fill as I do. And for that reason it is a question of my own contentment, only of my own self, when I rebel against every danger which threatens my freedom and my happiness…” [Ret Marut (a.k.a. B. Traven), The BrickBurner magazine quoted by Karl S. Guthke, B. Traven: The life behind the legends, pp. 133–4]

To practice solidarity means that we recognise, as in the slogan of Industrial Workers of the World, that “an injury to one is an injury to all.” Solidarity, therefore, is the means to protect individuality and liberty and so is an expression of self-interest. As Alfie Kohn points out:

“when we think about co-operation… we tend to associate the concept with fuzzy-minded idealism… This may result from confusing co-operation with altruism… Structural co-operation defies the usual egoism/altruism dichotomy. It sets things up so that by helping you I am helping myself at the same time. Even if my motive initially may have been selfish, our fates now are linked. We sink or swim together. Co-operation is a shrewd and highly successful strategy — a pragmatic choice that gets things done at work and at school even more effectively than competition does… There is also good evidence that co-operation is more conductive to psychological health and to liking one another.” [No Contest: The Case Against Competition, p. 7]

And, within a hierarchical society, solidarity is important not only because of the satisfaction it gives us, but also because it is necessary to resist those in power. Malatesta’s words are relevant here:

“the oppressed masses who have never completely resigned themselves to oppress and poverty, and who … show themselves thirsting for justice, freedom and wellbeing, are beginning to understand that they will not be able to achieve their emancipation except by union and solidarity with all the oppressed, with the exploited everywhere in the world.” [Anarchy, p. 33]

By standing together, we can increase our strength and get what we want. Eventually, by organising into groups, we can start to manage our own collective affairs together and so replace the boss once and for all. ”Unions will… multiply the individual’s means and secure his assailed property.” [Max Stirner, The Ego and Its Own, p. 258] By acting in solidarity, we can also replace the current system with one more to our liking: “in union there is strength.” [Alexander Berkman, What is Anarchism?, p. 74]

Solidarity is thus the means by which we can obtain and ensure our own freedom. We agree to work together so that we will not have to work for another. By agreeing to share with each other we increase our options so that we may enjoy more, not less. Mutual aid is in my self-interest — that is, I see that it is to my advantage to reach agreements with others based on mutual respect and social equality; for if I dominate someone, this means that the conditions exist which allow domination, and so in all probability I too will be dominated in turn.

As Max Stirner saw, solidarity is the means by which we ensure that our liberty is strengthened and defended from those in power who want to rule us: “Do you yourself count for nothing then?”, he asks. “Are you bound to let anyone do anything he wants to you? Defend yourself and no one will touch you. If millions of people are behind you, supporting you, then you are a formidable force and you will win without difficulty.” [quoted in Luigi Galleani’s The End of Anarchism?, p. 79 — different translation in The Ego and Its Own, p. 197]

Solidarity, therefore, is important to anarchists because it is the means by which liberty can be created and defended against power. Solidarity is strength and a product of our nature as social beings. However, solidarity should not be confused with “herdism,” which implies passively following a leader. In order to be effective, solidarity must be created by free people, co-operating together as equals. The “big WE” is not solidarity, although the desire for “herdism” is a product of our need for solidarity and union. It is a “solidarity” corrupted by hierarchical society, in which people are conditioned to blindly obey leaders.

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[tia-safalin-daily]

78: happy new year! 🎇💫🎉

darker alt :-)

#tia safalin #daily posts #your turn to die #yttd #kmgs #kimi ga shine

[artic-fox-appreciator]

Hi hi! I'm bee! I really like foxes, artic foxes are my favorite and I think they are underrated! I will attempt to post daily fox pictures, I will try to post a variation of different fox species because they all deserve love!

#foxes #artic fox #fox #daily posts #daily post

[fantasygoodwill]

The Panic Button

This is a comically large red button in a somehow less comically sized glass case. Whoever presses this button will instantly become invulnerable, no damage can harm them, and no spells can affect them for 48 hours. However they will also be entirely paralyzed, unable to do anything at all.

This item has one use. When it is out of charges it becomes a normal button.

#dnd #dnd items #ttrpg #role playing games #dungeons and memes #dungeons and dragons #daily posts

[daily-seam-deltarune]

Day 5 of drawing Seam from Deltarune until we see them happy again

#daily seam deltarune #deltarune seam #seam deltarune #daily posts #deltarune #utdr #seam

[rosecelebi]

Posting my favorite FEH Meet the Heroes art every day

Setsuna

#fire emblem #feh #fire emblem heroes #daily posts #fe heroes #fe fates #fe setsuna