,MISCONCEPTIONS ( ,AN>*ISM 

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,AU?OR 3 ,SAM ,DOLG(F 

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,AN>*ISM ,IS ,NOT ,ABSOLUTE ,ANTI-SOCIAL ,9DIVIDUALISM 

,AN>*ISM DOES NOT CONNOTE ABSOLUTE1 IRRESPONSIBLE1 ANTI-SOCIAL 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM :I* VIOLATES ! RI<TS ( O!RS & REJECTS EV]Y =M ( ORGANIZATION & SELF-DISCIPL9E4 ,ABSOLUTE 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM CAN BE ATTA9$ ONLY 9 ISOLATION- IF AT ALL3 0,:AT REALLY TAKES AWAY LIB]TY & MAKES 9ITIATIVE IMPOSSIBLE IS ! ISOLATION :I* R5D]S ONE P[]LESS40 7,]RICO ,MALATE/A1 ,LIFE & ,IDEAS1 ,FRE$OM ,PRESS1 P4 #h#g7 

,AN>*ISM IS SYNONYM\S ) ! T]M 0FREE SOCIALISM0 OR 0SOCIAL AN>*ISM40 ,AS ! T]M 0SOCIAL0 ITSELF IMPLIES1 AN>*ISM IS ! FREE ASSOCIATION ( PEOPLE LIV+ TOGE!R & COOP]AT+ 9 FREE COMMUNITIES4 ,! ABOLITION ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE2 WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T ( 9DU/RY2 DI/RIBUTION ACCORD+ TO NE$S2 FREE ASSOCIATION2 >E PR9CIPLES :I*1 = ALL SOCIALI/ T5D5CIES1 CON/ITUTE ! ESS5CE ( SOCIALISM4 ,TO DI/+UI% !MSELVES FROM FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CES AB\T H[ & :5 !SE AIMS WILL BE REALIZ$1 AS WELL AS FROM ! ANTI-SOCIAL 9DIVIDUALI/S1 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 & ! O!R AN>*I/ ?9K]S DEF9$ AN>*ISM AS ! 0LEFT W+ ( ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T40 ,! ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/ ,ALEXEI ,BOROVOI DECL>$ ?AT ! PROP] BASIS = AN>*ISM 9 A FREE SOCIETY IS ! EQUALITY ( ALL MEMB]S 9 A FREE ORGANIZATION4 ,SOCIAL AN>*ISM C\LD BE DEF9$ AS ! EQUAL RI<T TO BE DIFF]5T4 

,AN>*ISM ,IS ,NOT ,UNLIMIT$ ,LIB]TY ,NOR ! ,NEGATION ( ,RESPONSIBILITY 

,9 SOCIAL RELATIONS BETWE5 PEOPLE C]TA9 VOLUNT>Y SOCIAL NORMS WILL HAVE TO BE ACCEPT$1 NAMELY1 ! OBLIGATION TO FULFILL A FREELY ACCEPT$ AGREEM5T4 ,AN>*ISM IS NOT NO GOV]NM5T4 ,AN>*ISM IS SELF-GOV]NM5T 7OR ITS EQUIVAL5T1 SELF-ADM9I/RATION74 ,SELF-GOV]NM5T MEANS SELF-DISCIPL9E4 ,! ALT]NATIVE TO SELF-DISCIPL9E IS 5=C$ OB$I5CE IMPOS$ BY RUL]S OV] !IR SUBJECTS4 ,TO AVOID ?IS1 ! MEMB]S ( EV]Y ASSOCIATION FREELY MAKE ! RULES ( !IR ASSOCIATION & AGREE TO ABIDE BY ! RULES !Y !MSELVES MAKE4 ,?OSE :O REFUSE TO LIVE UP TO !IR RESPONSIBILITY TO HONOR A VOLUNT>Y AGREEM5T %ALL BE DEPRIV$ ( ITS B5EFITS4 

,! ,RI<T TO ,SEC$E 

,PUNI%M5T = VIOLATION ( AGREEM5TS IS BALANC$ BY ! 9ALI5ABLE RI<T TO SEC$E4 ,! RI<T ( GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS TO *OOSE !IR [N =MS ( ASSOCIATION IS1 ACCORD+ TO ,BAKUN91 ! MO/ IMPORTANT ( ALL POLITICAL RI<TS4 ,! ABROGATION ( ?IS RI<T LEADS TO ! RE9TRODUCTION ( TYRANNY4 ,Y\ CANNOT SEC$E FROM A JAIL4 ,SECESSION WILL NOT P>ALYZE ! ASSOCIATION4 ,PEOPLE ) /RONG1 OV]RID+ COMMON 9T]E/S WILL COOP]ATE4 ,?OSE :O /& MORE TO LOSE BY SEC$+ WILL COMPROMISE !IR DIFF]5CES4 ,?OSE :O HAVE LITTLE OR NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ! COLLECTIVITY WILL NOT HURT ! ASSOCIATION BY SEC$+1 BUT WILL1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ELIM9ATE A S\RCE ( FRICTION1 !REBY PROMOT+ G5]AL H>MONY4 

,ESS5TIAL ,DIFF]5CE ,BETWE5 ,AN>*ISM & ! ,/ATE 

,! VA/ DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ CONCEPT ( FREELY ACCEPT$ AU?ORITY 9 ! EX*ANGE ( S]VICES :I* IS ! ADM9I/RATION ( ?+S1 DIFF]S FUNDAM5TALLY FROM ! AU?ORITY ( ! /ATE1 :I* IS ! RULE OV] ITS SUBJECTS1 ! PEOPLE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 REPAIR+ MY TELEVISION3 ! AU?ORITY ( ! EXP]T ME*ANIC 5DS :5 ! REPAIRS >E MADE4 ,! SAME APPLIES :5 ,I AGREE TO PA9T ! ME*ANIC'S ROOM4 ,! RECIPROCAL EX*ANGE ( GOODS & S]VICES IS A LIMIT$1 NOT A P]SONAL1 COOP]ATIVE RELATION%IP :I* AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDES DICTATOR%IP4 ,BUT ! /ATE1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 IS AN ALL-P]VAD+ APP>ATUS GOV]N+ EV]Y ASPECT ( MY LIFE FROM CONCEPTION TO DEA?1 :OSE EV]Y DECREE ,I AM COMPELL$ TO OBEY OR SUFF] H>ASSM5T1 ABROGATION ( RI<TS1 IMPRISONM5T & EV5 DEA?4 

,PEOPLE CAN FREELY SEC$E FROM A GR\P OR ASSOCIATION1 EV5 ORGANIZE ONE ( !IR [N4 ,BUT !Y CANNOT ESCAPE ! JURISDICTION ( ! /ATE4 ,IF !Y F9ALLY DO SUCCE$ 9 ESCAP+ FROM ONE /ATE TO ANO!R !Y >E IMM$IATELY SUBJECT$ TO ! JURISDICTION ( ! NEW /ATE4 

,REPLAC+ ! ,/ATE 

,AN>*I/ CONCEPTS >E NOT >TIFICIALLY CONCOCT$ BY AN>*I/S4 ,!Y >E D]IV$ FROM T5D5CIES ALREADY AT WORK4 ,KROPOTK91 :O =MULAT$ ! SOCIOLOGY ( AN>*ISM1 9SI/$ ?AT ! AN>*I/ CONCEPTION ( ! FREE SOCIETY IS BAS$ ON 0?OSE DATA :I* >E ALREADY SUPPLI$ BY ! OBS]VATION ( LIFE AT ! PRES5T TIME40 ,! AN>*I/ !ORETICIANS LIMIT$ !MSELVES TO SUGGE/ ! UTILIZATION ( ALL ! USEFUL ORGANISMS 9 ! OLD SOCIETY 9 ORD] TO CON/RUCT A NEW ONE4 ,?AT ! 0ELEM5TS ( ! NEW SOCIETY >E ALREADY DEVELOP+ 9 ! COLLAPS+ B\RGEOIS SOCIETY0 7,M>X7 IS A FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLE %>$ BY ALL T5D5CIES 9 ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,! AN>*I/ WRIT]1 ,COL9 ,W>D1 SUMS UP ?IS PO9T ADMIRABLY3 0,IF Y\ WANT TO BUILD ! NEW SOCIETY1 ALL ! MAT]IALS >E ALREADY AT H&40 

,AN>*I/S SEEK TO REPLACE ! /ATE1 NOT ) *AOS1 BUT ) ! NATURAL1 SPONTANE\S =MS ( ORGANIZATION ?AT EM]G$ :]EV] MUTUAL AID & COMMON 9T]E/S ?R\< COORD9ATION & SELF-GOV]NM5T BECAME NECESS>Y4 ,IT SPR+S FROM ! 9ELUCTABLE 9T]DEP5D5CE ( MANK9D & ! WILL TO H>MONY4 ,?IS =M ( ORGANIZATION IS F$]ALISM4 ,SOCIETY )\T ORD] 7AS ! T]M 0SOCIETY0 IMPLIES7 IS 9CONCEIVABLE4 ,BUT ! ORGANIZATION ( ORD] IS NOT ! EXCLUSIVE MONOPOLY ( ! /ATE4 ,F$]ALISM IS A =M ( ORD] :I* PREC$$ ! USURPATION ( SOCIETY BY ! /ATE & WILL SURVIVE IT4 

,!RE IS B>ELY A S+LE =M ( ORGANIZATION :I*1 BE=E IT WAS USURP$ BY ! /ATE1 WAS NOT ORIG9ALLY F$]ALI/ 9 *>ACT]4 ,TO ?IS DAY ONLY ! LI/+ ( ! VA/ NETWORK ( LOCAL1 PROV9CIAL1 NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL F$]ATIONS & CONF$]ATIONS EMBRAC+ ! TOTALITY ( SOCIAL LIFE W\LD EASILY FILL VOLUMES4 ,! F$]AT$ =M ( ORGANIZATION MAKES IT PRACTICAL = ALL GR\PS & F$]ATIONS TO REAP ! B5EFITS ( UNITY & COORD9ATION :ILE EX]CIS+ AUTONOMY )9 !IR [N SPH]ES1 ?US EXP&+ ! RANGE ( !IR [N FRE$OM4 ,F$]ALISM -- SYNONYM = FREE AGREEM5T -- IS ! ORGANIZATION ( FRE$OM4 ,AS ,PR\DHON PUT IT1 0,HE :O SAYS FRE$OM )\T SAY+ F$]ALISM1 SAYS NO?+40 

,AFT] ! ,REVOLUTION 

,SOCIETY IS A VA/ 9T]LOCK+ NETWORK ( COOP]ATIVE LABOR1 & ALL ! DEEPLY ROOT$ 9/ITUTIONS N[ USEFULLY FUNCTION+ WILL 9 SOME =M CONT9UE TO FUNCTION = ! SIMPLE REASON ?AT ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( MANK9D DEP5DS UPON ?IS 9N] COHESION4 ,?IS HAS NEV] BE5 QUE/ION$ BY ANYONE4 ,:AT ,IS NE$$ IS EMANCIPATION FROM AU?ORIT>IAN 9/ITUTIONS OV] SOCIETY & AU?ORIT>IANISM )9 ! ORGANIZATIONS !MSELVES4 ,ABOVE ALL1 !Y MU/ BE 9FUS$ ) REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT & CONFID5CE 9 ! CREATIVE CAPACITY ( ! PEOPLE4 ,KROPOTK91 9 WORK+ \T ! SOCIOLOGY ( AN>*ISM1 HAS OP5$ AN >EA ( FRUITFUL RESE>* :I* HAD BE5 L>GELY NEGLECT$ BY SOCIAL SCI5TI/S BUSILY MAPP+ \T NEW >EAS = /ATE CONTROL4 

,! AN>*I/S W]E PRIM>ILY CONC]N$ ) ! IMM$IATE PROBLEMS ( SOCIAL TRANS=MATION ?AT WILL HAVE TO BE FAC$ 9 ANY C\NTRY AFT] A REVOLUTION4 ,IT WAS = ?IS REASON ?AT ! AN>*I/S TRI$ TO WORK \T MEASURES TO MEET ! PRESS+ PROBLEMS MO/ LIKELY TO EM]GE DUR+ :AT ! AN>*I/ WRIT]-REVOLUTION>Y ,]RICO ,MALATE/A CALL$ 0! P]IOD ( REORGANIZATION & TRANSITION40 ,A SUMM>Y ( ,MALATE/A'S DISCUSSION ( SOME ( ! MORE IMPORTANT QUE/IONS FOLL[S4 

,CRUCIAL PROBLEMS CANNOT BE AVOID$ BY PO/PON+ !M TO ! DI/ANT FUTURE -- P]HAPS A C5TURY OR MORE -- :5 AN>*ISM WILL HAVE BE5 FULLY REALIZ$ & ! MASSES WILL HAVE F9ALLY BECOME CONV9C$ & D$ICAT$ AN>*O-COMMUNI/S4 ,WE AN>*I/S MU/ HAVE \R [N SOLUTION IF WE >E NOT TO PLAY ! ROLE ( 0USELESS & IMPOT5T GRUMBL]S10 :ILE ! MORE REALI/IC & UNSCRUPUL\S AU?ORIT>IANS SEIZE P[]4 ,AN>*Y OR NO AN>*Y1 ! PEOPLE MU/ EAT & BE PROVID$ ) ! NECESSITIES ( LIFE4 ,! CITIES MU/ BE PROVISION$ & VITAL S]VICES CANNOT BE DISRUPT$4 ,EV5 IF POORLY S]V$ ! PEOPLE 9 !IR [N 9T]E/S W\LD NOT ALL[ ANYONE TO DISRUPT !SE S]VICES UNLESS & UNTIL !Y >E REORGANIZ$ 9 A BETT] WAY1 & ?IS CANNOT BE A*IEV$ 9 A DAY4 

,! ORGANIZATION ( ! AN>*I/-COMMUNI/ SOCIETY ON A WIDE SCALE CAN ONLY BE A*IEV$ GRADUALLY AS MAT]IAL CONDITIONS P]MIT1 & ! MASSES CONV9CE !MSELVES ( ! B5EFITS TO BE GA9$ & AS !Y GRADUALLY BECOME PSY*OLOGICALLY ACCU/OM$ TO RADICAL ALT]ATIONS 9 !IR WAY ( LIFE4 ,S9CE FREE & VOLUNT>Y COMMUNISM 7,MALATE/A'S SYNONYM = AN>*ISM7 CANNOT BE IMPOS$1 ,MALATE/A /RESS$ ! NECESSITY = ! COEXI/5CE ( V>I\S ECONOMIC =MS -- COLLECTIVI/1 MUTUALI/1 9DIVIDUALI/ -- ON CONDITION ?AT !RE WILL BE NO EXPLOITATION ( O!RS4 ,MALATE/A WAS CONFID5T ?AT ! CONV9C+ EXAMPLE ( SUCCESSFUL LIB]T>IAN COLLECTIVES WILL 

ATTRACT O!RS 9TO ! ORBIT ( ! COLLECTIVITY 444 = MY P>T1 ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT !RE IS 0ONE0 SOLUTION TO ! SOCIAL PROBLEM1 BUT A ?\S& DIFF]5T & *ANG+ SOLUTIONS1 9 ! SAME WAY AS SOCIAL EXI/5CE IS DIFF]5T 9 TIME & SPACE4 .<,]RICO ,MALATE/A1 ,LIFE & ,IDEAS1 $IT$ BY ,V]NON ,RI*>DS1 ,FRE$OM ,PRESS1 ,LONDON1 PP4 #c#f1 #a1 #i#i1 #a#c-#d1 #a#a1 #a#e#a1 #a#e#i.> 

0,PURE0 ,AN>*ISM ,IS A ,UTOPIA 

0,PURE0 AN>*ISM IS DEF9$ BY ! AN>*I/ WRIT] ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK AS 0! LOOSE & FLEXIBLE AFF9ITY GR\P :I* NE$S NO =MAL ORGANIZATION & C>RIES ON AN>*I/ PROPAG&A ?R\< AN 9VISIBLE NETWORK ( P]SONAL CONTACTS & 9TELLECTUAL 9FLU5CES40 ,WOODCOCK >GUES ?AT 0PURE0 AN>*ISM IS 9COMPATIBLE ) MASS MOVEM5TS LIKE AN>*O-SYNDICALISM BECAUSE !Y NE$ 

/ABLE ORGANIZATIONS PRECISELY BECAUSE IT MOVES 9 A WORLD ?AT IS ONLY P>TIALLY GOV]N$ BY AN>*I/ IDEALS 444 & MAKE COMPROMISES ) DAY-TO-DAY SITUATIONS 444 .<AN>*O-SYNDICALISM.> HAS TO MA9TA9 ! ALLEGIANCE ( MASSES ( .<WORK]S.> :O >E ONLY REMOTELY CONSCI\S ( ! F9AL AIM ( AN>*ISM4 .<,AN>*ISM1 PP4 #b#g#c-#d.> 

,IF !SE /ATEM5TS >E TRUE1 AN>*ISM IS A ,UTOPIA1 BECAUSE !RE WILL NEV] BE A TIME :5 EV]YBODY WILL BE A 0PURE0 AN>*I/ & BECAUSE HUMANITY WILL =EV] HAVE TO MAKE 0COMPROMISES ) ! DAY-TO-DAY SITUATION40 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT AN>*ISM EXCLUDES 0AFF9ITY GR\PS40 ,9DE$1 IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE ! 9F9ITE V>IETY ( VOLUNT>Y ORGANIZATIONS :I* >E =M$1 DISSOLV$ & RECON/RUCT$ ACCORD+ TO ! FLUCTUAT+ :IMS & FANCIES ( 9DIVIDUAL ADH]5TS REFLECT 9DIVIDUAL PREF]5CES ?AT !Y CON/ITUTE ! 9DISP5SABLE CONDITION = ! FREE SOCIETY4 

,BUT ! AN>*I/S 9SI/ ?AT PRODUCTION1 DI/RIBUTION1 COMMUNICATION EX*ANGE & ! O!R 9DISP5SABLE :I* MU/ BE COORD9AT$ ON A WORLD-WIDE SCALE 9 \R MOD]N 9T]DEP5D5T WORLD MU/ BE SUPPLI$ )\T FAIL BY 0/ABLE0 ORGANIZATIONS & CANNOT BE LEFT TO ! FLUCTUAT+ :IMS ( 9DIVIDUALS4 ,!Y >E SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS :I* EV]Y ABLE-BODI$ 9DIVIDUAL MU/ FULFILL IF HE OR %E EXPECTS TO 5JOY ! B5EFITS ( COLLECTIVE LABOR4 ,IT %\LD BE AXIOMATIC ?AT SU* 9DISP5SABLE 0/ABLE0 ASSOCIATIONS1 AN>*I/ICALLY ORGANIZ$1 >E NOT A DEVIATION4 ,!Y CON/ITUTE ! ESS5CE ( AN>*ISM AS A VIABLE SOCIAL ORD]4 

,*>T+ ! ,ROAD TO ,FRE$OM 

,AN>*I/S >E NOT SO NAIVE AS TO EXPECT ! 9/ALLATION ( ! P]FECT SOCIETY COMPOS$ ( P]FECT 9DIVIDUALS :O W\LD MIRACUL\SLY %$ !IR +R[N PREJUDICES & \TWORN HABITS ON ! 0DAY AFT] ! REVOLUTION40 ,WE >E NOT CONC]N$ ) GUESS+ H[ SOCIETY WILL LOOK 9 ! REMOTE FUTURE :5 HEAV5 ON E>? WILL AT LA/ BE ATTA9$4 ,BUT WE >E ABOVE EV]Y?+ ELSE1 CONC]N$ ) ! DIRECTION ( HUMAN DEVELOPM5T4 ,!RE IS NO 0PURE0 AN>*ISM4 ,!RE IS ONLY ! APPLICATION ( AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES TO ! REALITIES ( SOCIAL LIV+4 ,! ONE & ONLY AIM ( AN>*ISM IS TO PROPEL SOCIETY 9 AN AN>*I/ DIRECTION4 

,?US VIEW$1 AN>*ISM IS A BELIEVABLE1 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SOCIAL ORGANIZATION4 ,IT IS O!RWISE DOOM$ TO ,UTOPIAN DREAMS1 NOR A LIV+ =CE4 

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