When I talk with people about anarchism, they tend to tense up. I can use words like mutual aid or police abolition quite comfortably these days, but I think people have big feelings when I use the word anarchy. It conjures images violence, rioting, revolution. They think of punks and skinheads. But the colloquial use of the word "anarchy" (confusion, disorder, lack of obedience) is far from the political ideology.
Everyday Anarchists
Everyday Anarchists
Everyday Anarchists
When I talk with people about anarchism, they tend to tense up. I can use words like mutual aid or police abolition quite comfortably these days, but I think people have big feelings when I use the word anarchy. It conjures images violence, rioting, revolution. They think of punks and skinheads. But the colloquial use of the word "anarchy" (confusion, disorder, lack of obedience) is far from the political ideology.