Words, words, words... so many and so few understood.
Take anarchy. This word has come to connote violence, disorder and chaos. Which is exactly why so few anarchists like or use it. When people hear anarchy, they think barbarism.
An anarchist is not someone who espouses violence, disorder and chaos. An anarchist is simply a person who insists on his own right to freedom and happiness, to not be coerced.
As Ursula K. Le Guin said: An anarchist is someone who chooses, and having chosen, takes responsibility for his choice.
Anarchism is not a system, political or otherwise. It is simply free individuals trying to achieve happiness by living according to their own best interests. They may do this alone or through mutual aid, but it has no reality except in the free, individual human mind.
We are at a historical crossroads. Our bloated systems are destroying us and our world. Only we - as individuals - can save ourselves. The plutocrats and oligarchs will do whatever they can to preserve their own money and power. They own the government so expect no help from it. Quite the contrary.
But quietly, like an antibody, anarchists resist the corruption of this diseased civilization. While there is no guarantee, there is a chance they may heal it. A chance worth taking.
We shall see.
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