People attend a panel discussion during an International
Anarchist Meeting in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, Wednesday, Aug, 8, 2012. These
were well-organized anarchists, a merry band of fringe thinkers who flocked by
the hundreds Wednesday to their movement's spiritual birthplace in
Switzerland's western Jura mountains, where an odd mix of famous watchmakers
and Marxist outcasts is equally celebrated. And in an era when many Europeans,
Americans and others suffer discontent over governments burdened by debt, job
losses and social cutbacks, the International Anarchism Gathering drew
libertarians from anarchist movements around the world to begin a five-day
celebration of their past and to offer a radically different future: no
government at all. Organizers opened the meeting with a call for
demonstrations, worker strikes and other acts of defiance - but no violence -
with the aim of creating a classless society of workers.
It was a well-organized affair, particularly for a bunch of
people who bristle at the thought of rigid organization. And in an era of
discontent with debt-riddled government, they offered a striking solution: no
government at all.
The International Anarchism Gathering got underway Wednesday
at the movement's spiritual birthplace in Switzerland's western Jura mountains,
its many loose parts moving like Swiss clockwork. Which seemed fitting, given
the host city's pride at its historical role both in the development of the
anarchist movement and of luxury watchmaking.
They flocked by the hundreds, a well-mannered band of fringe
thinkers and casually dressed youth aiming to create a world without rulers.
The welcome in the lush mountain setting was a model of orderly and efficient
hospitality, setting the stage for five days of alternative music, cinema and
earnest discussions on topics such as utopia, revolution, militancy, sexuality
and authority. (Read further: Source)
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