,LETT]S ON 0PROP]TY IS DESPOTISM0 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,LETT] ON 0GR\P ISSUES0 9 A FREE SOCIETY 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,RI*>D ,G>N]'S LETT] 7,FRE$OM1 #b#a/ ,APRIL7 RAIS$ SOME 9T]E/+ QUE/IONS4 

,HE /ATES ?AT UND] HIS SY/EM !RE W\LD BE NO 0GR\P ISSUES0 & SO ! 0PROBLEM 444 LIES NOT ) AN>*ISM BUT ) COMMUNISM40 ,TAK5 LIT]ALLY1 ( C\RSE1 ?IS IMPLIES ?AT ,G>N]'S V]SION ( 0AN>*Y0 !RE W\LD BE NO =MS ( ASSOCIATION AT ALL4 ,NO GR\PS1 NO FAMILIES1 NO CLUBS3 NO?+ B> ! ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUAL4 ,IT IMPLIES NO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY B> PEASANT F>M+ & ONE-P]SON >TISAN WORKPLACES4 ,:Y8 ,SIMPLY BECAUSE ANY =M ( ORGANIZATION IMPLIES 0GR\P ISSUES40 ,TWO PEOPLE DECID+ TO LIVE TOGE!R OR ?REE PEOPLE WORK+ TOGE!R BECOMES A GR\P1 TW5TY PEOPLE =M+ A FOOTBALL CLUB BECOMES A GR\P4 ,& !SE PEOPLE HAVE JO9T 9T]E/S & SO GR\P ISSUES4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ,MR4 ,G>N] IS IMPLY+ A SOCIAL SITUATION ?AT HAS NEV] EXI/$ NOR EV] WILL4 

,I D\BT HE IS SUGGE/+ ?IS4 ,LIKE ANY SOCIETY1 HIS P>TICUL> =M ( 0AN>*Y0 WILL HAVE GR\PS4 ,N[1 ,MR4 ,G>N] IS RI<T TO /ATE ?AT 0AN>*ISM1 IS NOT1 HAS NOT ALWAYS BE51 & NE$ NOT ALWAYS BE COMMUNI/40 ,BUT IT HAS BE51 HAS ALWAYS BE5 & WILL ALWAYS BE SOCIALI/4 ,AN>*I/S LIKE ,PR\DHON1 ,TUCK] & ,BAKUN9 REJECT$ COMMUNISM BUT CALL$ !MSELVES SOCIALI/S4 ,!Y OPPOS$ CAPITALISM1 !Y OPPOS$ PR(IT1 R5T & 9T]E/ AS EXPLOITATION4 ,!IR IDEAS AUTOMATICALLY SUGGE/ WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T ( PRODUCTION & SO ! 5D ( WAGE SLAV]Y 7I4E4 CAPITALISM74 ,PR\DHON & ,BAKUN9 /AT$ ?IS EXPLICITLY1 ,TUCK]'S IDEAS LOGICALLY IMPLY IT4 

,!RE >E TWO WAYS ( HAV+ A GR\P4 ,Y\ CAN BE AN ASSOCIATION ( EQUALS1 GOV]N+ Y\RSELVES COLLECTIVELY AS REG>DS COLLECTIVE ISSUES4 ,OR Y\ CAN HAVE CAPITALI/S & WAGE SLAVES1 BOSSES & S]VANTS1 GOV]NM5T & GOV]N$4 ,AS ,PR\DHON PUT IT1 0EI!R ! WORKMAN444 WILL BE SIMPLY ! EMPLOYEE ( ! PROPRIETOR-CAPITALI/-PROMOT]2 OR HE WILL P>TICIPATE444 HE WILL BECOME AN ASSOCIATE40 ,HE /RESS$ ?AT 09 ! FIR/ CASE ! WORKMAN IS SUBORD9AT$1 EXPLOIT$3 HIS P]MAN5T CONDITION IS ONE ( OB$I5CE0 & 09 ! SECOND CASE HE RESUMES HIS DIGNITY AS A MAN & CITIZ5444 HE =MS P>T ( ! PRODUC+ ORGANIZATION1 ( :I* HE WAS BE=E BUT ! SLAVE2 AS1 9 ! T[N1 HE =MS P>T ( ! SOV]EIGN P[]1 ( :I* HE WAS BE=E BUT ! SUBJECT 444 WE NE$ NOT HESITATE1 = WE HAVE NO *OICE444 IT IS NECESS>Y TO =M AN ,A,S,S,O,C,I,A,T,I,O,N AMONG WORK]S 444 BECAUSE )\T ?AT1 !Y W\LD REMA9 RELAT$ AS SUBORD9ATES & SUP]IORS1 & !RE W\LD 5SUE TWO 444 CA/ES ( MA/]S & WAGE-WORK]S1 :I* IS REPUGNANT TO A FREE & DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY40 

,SIMPLY PUT1 AN>*ISM IS BAS$ ON SELF-MANAGEM5T ( GR\P ISSUES1 NOT 9 !IR D5IAL4 ,MR4 ,G>N]1 BY >GU+ ?AT 0GR\P ISSUES0 WILL NOT EXI/ 9 HIS =M ( 0AN>*Y0 %[S ?AT IT IS NOT AN>*I/4 ,HE IS AN 0AN>*O0-CAPITALI/1 A SUPPORT] ( ! AU?ORITY ( ! PROP]TY [N] OV] ! WORK] & ! T5ANT4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 PRIVATE /ATISM4 

,?IS PRIVATE /ATISM CAN BE EXTREME4 ,H5RY ,=D1 = EXAMPLE1 EMPLOY$ OV] ?REE ?\S& PRIVATE POLICE & HAD HIS [N SPIES 7ORGANIZ$ BY HIS [N SECRET POLICE74 ,HE 5SUR$ ?AT HIS EMPLOYES W]E D5I$ FRE$OM ( ASSOCIATION 7NO UNIONS71 SPEE* 7NO TALK+ UNION7 & SO ON4 ,HE1 LIKE O!R EMPLOY]S1 C\LD EMPLOY V>I\S PRIVATE POLICE TO 5=CE !IR RULE OV] !IR PROP]TY4 ,YES1 9DE$1 NO 0GR\P ISSUES0 EXI/$1 ONLY ,=D'S DICTATOR%IP4 ,AS ,PR\DHON >GU$1 0PROP]TY IS DESPOTISM40 

,9 ! 0AN>*O0-CAPITALI/ P]SPECTIVE1 ,=D'S WORK]S W]E NOT OPPRESS$ OR EXPLOIT$4 ,!Y W]E TOTALLY & UTT]LY FREE AS !Y C\LD LEAVE ! COMPANY & JO9 ANO!R4 ,:I* ALSO MEANS ?AT ,MR4 ,G>N] IS TOTALLY FREE -- HE CAN LEAVE ! ,U4,K4 AT ANY TIME & JO9 ANO!R /ATE4 ,NO ONE =CES HIM TO SAY H]E4 ,HE EV5 PRES5TS A C\NTRY 7,SOMALIA7 :I* APPROA*ES HIS VISION4 ,?AT HE DOES NOT GO TO IT IMPLIES HE IS HAPPY ) HIS CURR5T L&LORD 7! ,U4,K4 /ATE74 0,AN>*O0-CAPITALISM EXI/S TO JU/IFY TYRANNY BY >GU+ ?AT PRIVATE P[] & AU?ORITY DO NOT C\NT4 ,SADLY1 ITS FAULTY LOGIC EQUALLY APPLIES TO ! /ATE4 

,LET US LOOK AT HIS EXAMPLE ( ,SOMALIA4 ,IRONICALLY1 ,SOMALI MAY BE AN EXAMPLE ( 0AN>*Y0 WORK+1 BUT IT IS NOT CAPITALI/4 

,I VISIT$ ! WEBPAGE HE GAVE4 ,IT IS BY A GR\P AIM+ AT 0ECONOMIC GOV]NM5T0 7& ,I HAD ALWAYS ?\<T AN>*I/S W]E AGA9/ GOV]NM5T4 ,APP>5TLY 0PRIVATE POLICE0 5=C+ PRIVATE P[] & AU?ORITY IS FRE$OM74 ,IT DISCUSSES H[ ,SOMALIA DOES NOT HAVE A 0C5TRAL GOV]NM5T0 BUT 9DICATE ?AT IT HAS TRIBAL /RUCTURES4 ,AS !Y PUT IT1 0,AFRICA'S TRIBAL GOV]NM5TS >E ORGANIZ$ AS FOLL[S4 ,9 EA* VILLAGE ONE F9DS A *IEF444 ,! ROLE ( ! *IEF IS TO EXECUTE ! DECISIONS ( ! ,C\NCIL ( ,ELD]S1 :O1 9 TURN1 MU/ SEEK ! CONS5SUS ( ! VILLAGE ASSEMBLY40 ,YET 9 HIS LETT]1 ,MR4 ,G>N] EXPLA9$ H[ COMMUNES1 ASSEMBLIES & CONS5SUS DO NOT WORK4 ,H[ /RANGE1 !N1 ?AT HIS EXAMPLE ( AN 0AN>*O0-CAPITALI/ SOCIETY IS ONE M>K$ BY ! 9/ITUTIONS ON :I* COMMUNI/-AN>*ISM IS BAS$6 

,9DE$1 RA!R ?AN BE+ AN 9DIVIDUALI/ SOCIETY1 IT IS BAS$ ON 0GR\P ISSUES10 NAMELY ?OSE ( ! TRIBE_/CLAN AS WELL AS ! FAMILY3 0,COMP5SATIONS & F9ES >E NOT DUE TO ! VICTIM1 BUT TO HIS FAMILY1 JU/ AS !Y >E NOT PAID BY ! CRIM9AL 444 BUT BY HIS FAMILY40 

,NOR IS IT CAPITALI/4 ,IT IS BAS$ ON COLLECTIVE [N]%IP ( L&3 0,L& IS ALLOTT$ BY ! TRIBE TO 9DIVIDUALS & SUBJECT TO PRIVATE GRAZ+ RI<TS4 ,!RE >E NO TRIBAL LAWS AGA9/ FRE$OM ( CONTRACT & VOLUNT>Y EX*ANGE1 EXCEPT ?AT 9 SOME TRIBES OR CLANS TRIBAL L& CANNOT BE [N$ BY PEOPLE FROM ANO!R TRIBE40 ,IT ALSO HAS 0PUBLIC0 WAT]+ PLACES 7ACCESS DET]M9$ BY CU/OM74 

,IRONICALLY1 = A POLITICAL !ORY SO 9 LOVE ) PROP]TY1 0AN>*O0-CAPITALI/S DO NOT REALLY ANALYZE IT 9 ANY DEP?4 ,!Y DO NOT REALIZE ?AT DIFF]5T SOCIETIES HAVE DIFF]5T DEF9ITIONS ( PROP]TY & ?AT DIFF]5T SOCIETIES G5]ATE DIFF]5T SOCIAL RELATION%IPS BAS$ ON !SE DIFF]5T =MS ( PROP]TY4 ,SOMALIA TRIBAL SOCIETY IS BAS$ ON COMMON 7TRIBAL7 [N]%IP ( L&1 ) 9DIVIDUALS GIV5 USE RI<TS OV] SPECIFIC P>TS ( IT4 

,!RE IS A DANG] = ! PEOPLE ( ,SOMALI4 ,! WEBPAGE >GUES ?AT 0! ONLY WAY ( LETT+ ! ,SOMALIS TRAVEL ! WAY TO PEACE & PROSP]ITY IS BY E/ABLI%+ A SMALL MODEL C\NTRY 9 !IR MID/1 POPULAT$ ) DYNAMIC =EIGN BUS9ESSM5 :O BASE !MSELVES ON ! FUNDAM5TALS ( ,SOMALI SOCIETY40 ,I D\BT ?AT !SE BUS9ESSM5 WILL BASE !MSELVES ON COMMON [N]%IP ( L& OR ON TRIBAL ASSEMBLIES 7HI/ORY %[S ?AT ! B\RGEOISIE ALWAYS DE/ROYS POPUL> ASSEMBLIES 9 FAVOR ( C5TRALIZ$ GOV]NM5T74 ,!SE BUS9ESSM5 WILL DESIRE TO [N L& & HIRE WORK]S1 SO TURN+ !MSELVES 9TO ! MA/]S ( ,SOMALI4 ,PROP]TY WILL G5]ATE DESPOTISM & !FT4 

,MR4 ,G>N] QUOTES ! WEBPAGE AS /AT+ 0! ,SOMALIS HAVE A HOLY RESPECT = PRIVATE PROP]TY40 ,AS ,/IRN] >GU$1 0,PROP]TY 9 ! ,CIVIC S5SE MEANS SACR$ PROP]TY1 SU* ?AT ,I MU/ RESPECT Y\R PROP]TY444 ,BE IT EV] SO LITTLE1 IF ONE ONLY HAS SOME:AT ( HIS [N -- TO WIT1 A RESPECT$ PROP]TY6 444 9 PRACTICE PEOPLE RESPECT NO?+ & EV]Y DAY ! SMALL POSSESSIONS >E B\<T UP AGA9 BY GREAT] PROPRIETORS1 & ! 'FREE PEOPLE' *ANGE 9TO DAY LABOR]S40 ,IF ,SOMALI IS TURN$ 9TO A CAPITALI/ NATION1 !N ?IS WILL BE ! MEANS4 ,SACR$ PROP]TY WILL 5SURE REAL PEOPLE >E SACRIFIC$ TO ! NEW GOD1 ! M>KET4 

,! ,SOMALI PEOPLE >E AT A TURN+ PO9T4 ,EI!R !Y /R5G!N !IR COMMUNAL ASSEMBLIES & [N]%IP OR !Y WILL BREAK D[N TO BE REPLAC$ BY RULE BY ! RI*4 ,?IS PROCESS HAS CON/ANTLY BE5 AT WORK 9 HI/ORY 7SEE ,KROPOTK9'S ,MUTUAL ,AID = DETAILS74 ,SOMALI MAY BE /ATELESS1 BUT IT IS SO BECAUSE IT IS NOT CAPITALI/4 ,ONCE CAPITALI/ PROP]TY DOM9ATES1 ! /ATE WILL DEVELOP4 ,IT MAY BE PRIVATE BOSSES HIR+ !IR [N POLICE OR IT MAY BE A PUBLIC /ATE1 BUT A /ATE WILL APPE> TO 5=CE ! P[] ( PROP]TY [N]S OV] !IR PROP]TY 7L&7 & ?OSE :O USE IT4 

,AN>*ISM & CAPITALISM >E 9COMPATIBLE1 AS HI/ORY & LOGIC %[4 

,IA9 

,LETT] ON 0,CAPITALI/ ,ACTS0 9 AN>*Y 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,MR4 ,G>N] ASKS ,NEL TWO QUE/IONS4 ,FIR/LY1 W\LD AN AN>*O-COMMUNI/ SOCIETY 0P]MIT WORK]S TO EX*ANGE !IR LABOR AMONG !MSELVES40 ,SECONDLY1 W\LD SU* A SOCIETY BAN CAPITALI/ ACTS BETWE5 CONS5T+ ADULTS4 

,WELL1 ,I HAVE DISCUSS$ QUE/ION ONE ) ,MR4 ,G>N] 9 ! PAGES ( ,FRE$OM BE=E & WILL NOT DO SO AGA9 7SUFFICE TO SAY1 HE KN[S ! ANSW] SO :Y IS HE ASK+874 ,AS = ! SECOND1 ! QUE/ION >ISES 0:AT IS A CAPITALI/ ACT08 

,DOES IT MEAN EX*ANG+ ! PRODUCT ( Y\R LABOR8 ,NO1 AS ?AT PR$ATES CAPITALISM4 ,SO IT MU/ MEAN 0CAN PEOPLE BECOME WAGE SLAVES 9 A FREE SOCIETY80 ,! ANSW] !N BECOMES1 :Y W\LD !Y WANT TO8 ,:ILE ! IDEA ?AT PEOPLE WILL HAPPILY BECOME WAGE SLAVES MAY BE SOME:AT COMMON PLACE 7P>TICUL>LY ) SUPPORT]S ( CAPITALISM7 ! EVID5CE ( HI/ORY IS ?AT PEOPLE1 GIV5 A *OICE1 WILL PREF] SELF-EMPLOYM5T & RESI/ WAGE LABOR4 ,AS ,E4 ,P4 ,?OMPSON NOTES1 AT ! />T ( ! #a#i? C5TURY1 ! 0GAP 9 /ATUS BETWE5 A 'S]VANT1' A HIR$ WAGE-LABOR] SUBJECT TO ! ORD]S & DISCIPL9E ( ! MA/]1 & AN >TISAN1 :O MI<T 'COME & GO' AS HE PLEAS$1 WAS WIDE 5\< = M5 TO %$ BLOOD RA!R ?AN ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE PU%$ FROM ONE SIDE TO ! O!R4 ,&1 9 ! VALUE SY/EM ( ! COMMUNITY1 ?OSE :O RESI/$ DEGRADATION W]E 9 ! RI<T40 ,OV] ONE HUNDR$ YE>S LAT]1 ! RURAL WORK+ CLASS ( ,>AGON %[$ ! SAME DISLIKE ( WAGE SLAV]Y4 ,AFT] ,COMMUNI/ TROOPS DE/ROY$ !IR SELF-MANAG$ COLLECTIVES1 ! 0DISPOSSESS$ PEASANTS1 9TRANSIG5T COLLECTIVI/S1 REFUS$ TO WORK 9 A SY/EM ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 & W]E EV5 LESS WILL+ TO R5T \T !IR LABOR40 7,JOSE ,PEIRATS74 

,MOREOV]1 ! W\LD-BE CAPITALI/ W\LD HAVE TO PROVIDE SU* EXCELL5T CONDITIONS ( LABOR ?AT IT W\LD BE UNPR(ITABLE = HIM TO DO SO4 ,) ! POSSIBILITY ( MANAG+ Y\R [N WORK & WORK+ CONDITIONS AVAILABLE = ALL1 FEW1 IF ANY1 W\LD TAKE UP ! (F]4 ,COMB9$ ) ! CON/ANT DANG]S ( AGITATORS ORGANIZ+ /RIKES1 UNIONS & BOYCOTTS1 ! POSSIBILITY ( SOMEONE TURN+ POSSESSION 9TO PROP]TY IS SLI<T 9 ! EXTREME4 

,IRONICALLY1 CAPITALISM MU/ =BID 0CAPITALI/0 ACTS BETWE5 CONS5T+ ADULTS4 ,= #d H\RS PLUS A WEEK1 WORK]S >E EMPLOY$ BY A BOSS4 ,9 ?AT TIME !Y >E GIV5 RES\RCES TO USE1 UND] 9/RUCTIONS ( !IR BOSS4 ,!Y >E MO/ DEF9ITELY NOT ALL[$ TO USE ! RES\RCES !Y HAVE BE5 GIV5 ACCESS TO = FUR!R+ !IR [N PLANS4 ,IF !Y DO1 !Y WILL BE FIR$4 ,MOREOV]1 PRIVATE PROP]TY 9VOLVES ! CONT9UAL BANN+ ( SOCIALI/ ACTS BETWE5 CONS5T+ ADULTS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IF WORK]S AGREE TO =M A UNION1 !N ! BOSS CAN FIRE !M4 ,IF !Y DECIDE TO CONTROL !IR [N WORK1 ! BOSS CAN FIRE !M = NOT OBEY+ ORD]S4 

,N[1 IT IS TRUE ?AT A V]Y SMALL P]C5TAGE ( PEOPLE DO NOT SELL !IR LIB]TY TO A BOSS TO SURVIVE 7>\ND T5 P] C5T >E NOT WAGE SLAVES1 SOME BE+ BOSSES1 O!RS SELF-EMPLOY$74 ,AS A G5]ALIZATION1 ! COMM5T ?AT UND] CAPITALISM PEOPLE >E OBLIG$ TO SELL !MSELVES TO A BOSS IS TRUE4 ,A H&FUL ( EXCEPTIONS JU/ PROVES ! RULE4 ,UND] CAPITALISM1 A V]Y SMALL P]C5TAGE ( ! POPULATION [NS ! MEANS ( LIFE4 ,! VA/ MAJORITY HAS TO SELL !IR LIB]TY TO !M 9 ORD] TO SURVIVE4 ,?IS1 OBVI\SLY1 RE/RICTS LIB]TY4 ,IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO?+ TO DO ) WORK]S BE+ =C$ TO SUPPLY GOODS TO O!R WORK]S1 AS ,MR4 ,G>N] KN[S FULL WELL4 ,IT IS1 RA!R1 ! MONOPOLIZATION ( ! MEANS ( LIFE BY A FEW & ! EXCLUSION ( ! RE/ ( SOCIETY FROM !M 7AS ,PR\DHON PUT IT1 0WE :O BELONG TO ! PROLETAIRE CLASS1 PROP]TY EXCOMMUNICATES US6074 

,& AS = 0,RI*>D ,A0 /AT+ ?AT ,PR\DHON 0SEEMS TO HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM ) ! PRIVATE [N]%IP ( PROP]TY0 ,I W\LD SUGGE/ HE CONSULT MY E>LI] EX*ANGE ) ,MR4 ,G>N] :]E ,I PROV$ ?AT ,PR\DHON >GU$ = ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY 9 FAVOR ( POSSESSION4 

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