DEFINITION OF TERMS ABOUT ANARCHY

DEFINITION OF TERMS ABOUT ANARCHY:

ANARCHISM or ANARCHY = From the Greek; meaning "without authority" or "without rulers", it refers to a human society without a State system of government, i.e. societies where no State has ever existed, or societies where an existing State has collapsed, or societies whether real or speculative where the State has consciously been abolished. It is a rejection of any form of enforced/compulsory State government, institutional control, and corporate domination over the population in favour of self-determination by individual citizens, or by groups of citizens acting in co-operation (sometimes referred to as 'collectives'). Anarchists are not as a whole unified in their ethics, methodology, and opinions as to the form of community that would exist if State authority were removed, or how to achieve such a state of being in modern times. There is also great division between anarchists about issues such as whether property should be owned by the community or by individuals, and also about how people should be paid for work.

ANARCHO-PRIMITIVISM or PRIMITIVISM = An anarchic philosophy that advocates not only the destruction of State control, but also the destruction of modern civilisation itself in favour of reversion back to the so-called Primitive state of existence that humans lived in prior to industrialisation, and in the views of some Primitivists, right back to the human state prior to the advent of agriculture. There is marked disagreement between Primitivists regarding how far removed from modern civilisation to the basic Primitive state we should go, or how this could be achieved, or how successful any such change would be. Primitivists are not allied with any other branch of anarchist thinkers, except for possibly Green Anarchists and Post-Left Anarchists, because they oppose all forms of authority including those upon which Communism and Marxism rely on and upon which most other forms of anarchist motivation are based.

NEOPRIMITIVISM = A further development of anarcho-primitivism in that this is not a philosophy but an ACTIVE movement towards the elimination of the controlling mechanism of modern technology in Western society (and for some supporters actual technology itself) and the removal of all State and corporate systems of control in favour of a return to our relationship with nature and the so-called genuine human values such as personal relationships, family, children, and community cooperation. Neoprimitivists (Neos) vary in the depth of their belief as to how far technology should be removed from society, with some favouring a level of development akin to the pre-digital mid-1900s, while others favour a Medieval level or earlier - the crucial factor being the total removal of control (corporate and social) that modern technology exerts. A key motivation among Neos is not simply the destruction of State and corporate power, but also the dissolution of the 'invisible' control mechanisms of society itself, i.e. zero social conventions in favour of absolute self-determination and absolute personal liberty. Far from being retrograde, many Neoprimitivists regard their philosophy and action as the positive evolution of society towards a higher and more sophisticated level of human civilisation.

GREEN ANARCHY = A school of anarchic philosophy and action that bases its motivation upon environmental ideologies, and which favours nature above the manmade. For example, Green Anarchists take action to preserve forests destined for destruction in roadbuilding or construction. Green Anarchy is a very active movement all over the world and acts against corporate harm of the environment in a variety of ways. This branch of anarchy is feared by corporations as a serious threat, because it vehemently opposes the commercial exploitation of natural resources and animals which corporations believe are a resource they have the Right to take for their financial gain, therefore State Law in all countries deals with the actions and plans of Green Anarchists in the most severe manner possible. Some Green Anarchists are also deeply involved with the animal Rights movement.

POST-LEFT ANARCHY = These anarchists seek to move away from the Leftist ideologies and associations upon which traditional anarchist thought has been based, and it seeks to move towards a philosophy that isn't influenced by the confines of Leftist dictation, but is rather more it's own school (or pool) of radical independent free-thought. This movement includes many different groups, of which Neoprimitivism and Anarcho-Primitivism are probably the largest.

NEW PURITANS or PURITANS = This is a movement of social anarchy, which instead of necessarily targeting the State and its authority it targets modern Western civilisation itself with the aim of changing what it perceives to be a trend towards negative self-harming influences and behaviour that prevents the genuine positive progress, maturing, and evolution of human society, civilisation, and the human race as a whole. New Puritans seek to remove negative influences from human society with the expectation that individuals, communities, and society as a whole will then be able to develop in a better, more positive way that focuses on values such as personal relationships, families, community spirit, education, health, and fitness, etc, away from our growing dependence upon negative influences such as alcohol, violence, and drugs, etc, that lead to self-destructive lifestyles, greed, unhappiness, and ill health.

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