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> Anarchism without pacifism is a contradiction Please expound on this - that statement sounds unintuitive and generally the opposite of what I'd expect
by SkyAtWork 13y ago
> Anarchism without pacifism is a contradiction
Please expound on this - that statement sounds unintuitive and generally the opposite of what I'd expect
- oinksoft 13y agoAnarchism rejects coercion. Pacifism rejects violence, including coercion. They go hand-in-hand. Why would you expect anarchism to be the opposite of pacifism?
- abruzzi 13y agoProbably because its easy to conflate Anarchism, a clear ideology, with anarchy, a state of social/political/governmental organization that may coincide with Anarchist ideology, but may also more closely resemble Hobbes' state of nature: "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
- mason240 13y agoSo then how would an anarchist community deal with attacks one it's members?