I believe that “left anarchists”
(anarcho-communists, anarcho-syndicalists, green anarchists, etc.)
and “right anarchists” (anarcho-capitalists, market anarchists,
libertarian anarchists, etc.) have more than enough common ground for
a real basis of unity that can be used not only for theoretical
development and the growth of knowledge, but also for common
strategies and projects against The System.
What is the common ground between the
camps? Well, the most obvious example is – we’re all against the
State, against ALL States. Other things that both sides generally are
against – war, police, intellectual property, theft, extortion, the
mafia, religion, racism, sexism, homophobia, conformity, mainstream
society, militarism, obedience, coercive psychiatry, the institution
of marriage, taxation, statists, rulers, would-be rulers,
politicians, political parties, the electoral system, aristocracy,
theocracy, determinism, blind faith, imperialism, mercantilism,
Marxism, Fascism, political economy, world government, the
military-industrial complex, the police state, prisons, and the
Corporate State.
We also share common values – free
association, non-aggression, individual liberty, secessionism, free
speech, the right to bear arms, women’s right to abortion,
decentralization, individual initiative, self-governance, autonomy,
self-sovereignty, voluntary cooperation, voluntary association,
rational thought, independent thought, and diversity.
This is a lot of common ground! So much
so, that I think that one would be hard-pressed to find another group
that “regular anarchists” have so much in common with! With this
being the case, why not unify? Why not work together against our
common enemies? The obstacles that we need to overcome are enormous,
and we need all the help we can get. And right anarchists make a good
ally in this struggle, because unlike the various kinds of Marxists
and statist leftists, we all know that they are not after State power
for themselves, but instead seek the complete abolition of it. There
is no other group of people out there that you can trust in this
respect. Need I remind you of past revolutions where anarchists
worked together with the statist left? Each group holds negative
prejudices, stereotypes, and gross misunderstandings about the other.
Left anarchists tend to mistakenly believe that right anarchists want
more of what we have now – imperialism, mercantilism and a
Corporate State, instead of wanting no government whatsoever. The
right anarchists tend to mistakenly see the left anarchists as being
a new form of Leninist or as wanting a conformist
tyranny-of-the-majority Borg. All this misinformation needs to be
cleared up and overcome in order for any REAL mutual understanding to
come about.
Another obstacle in the way of
left/right anarchist unity is the tendency for knee-jerk reactions,
stubbornness and uncritical hostility towards the other camp and to
anyone who proposes unity with them. A calm, thoughtful, and
open-minded approach to this is needed in both camps. If we enter
this thinking that the other group is scum, will always be scum, and
is just out there to screw us over, then chances are that we will be
provoking the other group to such defensiveness that they will appear
to us to be living up to our expectations. I’m not saying there
aren’t substantial differences between the two groups – there
certainly are. Every anarchist faction has its own different and
unique characteristics – that’s what makes it its own faction. I
don’t see how these differences are irreconcilable or
insurmountable – worse comes to worse, in an anarchist society the
right anarchists will have their little territories where they live
and do their thing, and the left anarchists will have their little
territories where they live and do their thing. As long as each side
leaves the other alone and promises not to go invade the other side,
things will be cool.
Let’s start learning from each other,
gaining positive things from the other camp’s world-view and
analysis. Let’s come up with common strategies that will present a
real threat to The System. And most importantly, let’s follow
through with this strategy and work together to bring this vile
system down to it’s knees.
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