This was originally written for and published on a different website (“Ask an Anarchist”) which has now been incorporated into the NAC site. The views expressed are just one person’s opinion and may not represent what people in NAC believe now. This post was written by Z.
Sarah asks
“Sorry if I missed this somewhere on your site, I’ve only skimmed through a couple of the questions, but what is your general definition of anarchy? And, what are you imagining that a world with anarchy would look like? I’m not sure if your definition of anarchy is the one I typically imagine when I hear the word (it sounds like probably not 🙂 Thanks! Interesting site!”
Social Anarchism – A vision of shared resources and community support built around the empowerment of the individual and the decentralization of power.
- Individual Sovereignty – You are the exclusive controller of your body, energy, and life. You contribute your energy on your own terms.
- Mutual Aid – Acting together for shared benefit through the voluntary exchange of resources and services.
- Distributed Power – No one has more power than anyone else. People work together on equal footing.
- Direct action – Creating change or highlighting issues in a community without relying on government or other indirect methods to accomplish goals.