Nature of Anarchism
Anarchism promotes a rejection of philosophies, ideologies, institutions, and representatives of authority, in support of liberty. It asserts that cooperation is preferable to competition in promoting social harmony; that cooperation is only authentic when it is voluntary; and that government authority is unnecessary at best, or harmful at worst. In most cases, anarchism:
- Supports
- Autonomy
- Civil libertarianism
- Cooperation
- Autogestion
- Decentrally planned economy
- Direct action
- Mutual aid
- Common ownership
- Voluntary association
- Rejects
- Authoritarianism
- Censorship
- Coercion
- Capitalism
- Imperialism
- Statism
- Hierarchy
- Paternalism
- Centrally Planned economy
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