And what the only moral and right and free society is
- Self-ownership
- Being your own Master - no masters, no slaves
- Absolute free will choice (as long as it does not commit violence/aggression against others). Free Will (which also includes being responsible for the effects of your actions)
- Own your body, own your property, own your choices
- All external authority is illegitimate.
- non-aggression principle - “No individual or group of individuals has the right to initiate violence and coercion against other human beings who are not aggressing against them.”
- No one outside of you has any right to rule you
“In a nutshell, anarchists want you to have complete control over your choices, your money and your life. As long as you are not using force or fraud to inflict harm onto others, they want you to have absolute freedom. All they ask is that you treat them the same way. … You own yourself. Your neighbor owns himself. Committing aggression is wrong. … Despite what would-be rulers want you to believe, anarchism does not mean chaos and violence, or every man for himself, and having no government doesn’t mean having no morality, no organization and no cooperation. Simply put, anarchism means that no one is your master and that no one is your slave. And that’s all it means.”
- Larken Rose
It is actually so very simple. The truth that the only just, moral, true, state of being is to have free will choice and not to be a slave. The fact that 99.99% of the population are brainwashed into belief in the utter necessity and immutable reality of the state is astounding. The fact that almost everybody accepts and believes it is right that we have a government and this entity has the right to control what you do.
If you commit a violent, immoral act - then you are responsible to the consequences of your actions In an Anarchist/Voluntaryist society - we live in a level playing field where people reap what they sow - there is no need for government to “punish” people and ensure “justice”. (Government almost always gets this wrong anyway)
You can’t FORCE people into morality In fact, using violent force is the definition of immorality Advocates for government believe it is moral for Gov to force people into morality
There will always be violent, immoral people in the world (at least until humanity evolves in consciousness as a collective) When there is government, many of the most violent, immoral, and psychopathic of them recognize that joining this mafia and rising up the ranks is the best way to be a violent psychopath and not only get away with it - but to be lauded for it and win prizes, make a lot of money, etc.
In an anarchist society, the violent psychopaths would at worst be able to organize into small gangs with very little power
(Most) people believe in and advocate for government because they are generally good people who believe in working together to create a better community - this is all good. They have an intuitive feeling that it is much better to work together then for everyone to be lone wolves in the law of the jungle. However, they don’t understand the basic moral foundation of what they are advocating for. They don’t realize that in an anarchist society, you can still create groups and communities as much as you want to. They would just be totally voluntary for others to participate in - and if they aren’t interested, then they can do their own thing.
Total voluntary association If it is not voluntary, then it is not moral Then it is SLAVERY
Individuals can choose to come together in groups, collectives, communities, organizations and agree to certain rules and make certain contracts with one another
Either you own yourself, or someone else owns you - there is no middle ground
Right now:
- I can’t grow or consume certain plants without being fined, jailed, kicked out of the country.
- I am forced to pay taxes to governments for things I don’t want to support - or I am fined and jailed.
- I have to pay fees and take tests and jump through hoops to get a “license” to drive a car. If I drive without a license I get fined, jailed.
The Government is really a very sophisticated mafia system that has very cleverly disguised itself as being absolutely necessary. It it has placed itself at the apex of every system in our society - law, finance, education, media, etc. It gives people the illusion of choice, freedom, comfort, security - so that they don’t wake up enough or get angry enough to overthrow it
Who governs the government? Who watches the watchmen?
Our future Voluntary Society
Individuals freely choose which causes and organizations they wish to support
Local communities protect and defend themselves, decide on their own rules and choices for what to do.
The question of, do we need some time of international facilitating, peacekeeping organization to ensure that rights and freedoms are upheld - can this exist without it being Government?