For crying out loud, I wish that one day people would look into certain theories and such before bad-mouthing them. Anarchy can work, as can socialism (of which, anarchy is a form). No, it can't be achieved overnight, because of the way we are socialised by the present system; you live in a corrupt society, you become pretty much corrupt. "Communism" in Russia did not fail because it was "against human nature" or any such thing. It failed, because it wasn't communism, and was just another form of capitalism with some vague socialist ideas (planned economy, etc); but, this time, an even more brutal form with not even faux democracy. Most anarchists, serious ones, do not believe that we can and will suddenly leap straight into a system of anarchy. Such a revolution will only happen when people in society become aware of how bad it has become, and that will only happen when they no longer have relative stability, security, and the basics in proportion to those around them. That, or they are faced directly with mass uprisings in the exploited world - that place we need to keep under control in order for our economy to function and for us to live a relatively high standard of living. Anarchy isn't just a theory of how to live after the abolition of capitalism, and socialism isn't really just a critique of that self same system; it's a way of resisting, fighting back, and trying to spread awareness so that the true nature of capitalist life will unravel before peoples eyes. That's why we protest, why you see slogans sometimes scrawled in places, and why some bands (mainly punk and folk) constantly sing about it.
Not sure if this song, however, is on those same serious lines. Still, sounds good.
For crying out loud, I wish that one day people would look into certain theories and such before bad-mouthing them. Anarchy can work, as can socialism (of which, anarchy is a form). No, it can't be achieved overnight, because of the way we are socialised by the present system; you live in a corrupt society, you become pretty much corrupt. "Communism" in Russia did not fail because it was "against human nature" or any such thing. It failed, because it wasn't communism, and was just another form of capitalism with some vague socialist ideas (planned economy, etc); but, this time, an even more brutal form with not even faux democracy. Most anarchists, serious ones, do not believe that we can and will suddenly leap straight into a system of anarchy. Such a revolution will only happen when people in society become aware of how bad it has become, and that will only happen when they no longer have relative stability, security, and the basics in proportion to those around them. That, or they are faced directly with mass uprisings in the exploited world - that place we need to keep under control in order for our economy to function and for us to live a relatively high standard of living. Anarchy isn't just a theory of how to live after the abolition of capitalism, and socialism isn't really just a critique of that self same system; it's a way of resisting, fighting back, and trying to spread awareness so that the true nature of capitalist life will unravel before peoples eyes. That's why we protest, why you see slogans sometimes scrawled in places, and why some bands (mainly punk and folk) constantly sing about it.
Not sure if this song, however, is on those same serious lines. Still, sounds good.
:P