r/Anarchism

"Conditions at an ICE facility in the high desert of Southern California are so bad that at least 20 people detained there have declared a hunger strike. 

“There are many people suffering here. This is the only way we have to raise our voice, this is a call to stop the suffering and respect our dignity as human beings,” read a statement written by the strikers and read during an press conference held online this morning held by a coalition of advocacy groups. 

"The immigrants at the Adelanto ICE detention complex have not eaten since Tuesday. They are demanding “due process, bond reform, improved conditions, adequate medical and mental health care, nutritious food, accountability for deaths, and the right to organize and communicate” according to their statement...."

How do I turn the fantasy in my head of neighbors all banding together to withstand the economy and everybody claps, into something that's actually realistic that I can do right now?

I got in touch with a local group (the only one) in my area and i met a lot of the members (cis males), i went to a few open “events” they did and i met my partner who is organised there as well. At first i did not consider getting organised just keeping in touch but i changed my mind and now i also have time to spare since quitting my job. I mentioned that i was interested and considering getting organised and his reaction was completely different from what i expected. He told me that “it is too hard being in the group” and that id distract him. At that moment i felt horrible and my mind started spiralling that his reaction was completely sexist and if i was a man he would never say that to me. I dont know if this post is allowed or what to expect please keep in my mind that i am fairly young and new to this also english is not my first language so sorry for any mistakes i just wanted to share my experience and get a few opinions.

Hello everyone, this is a message for the Anonymous organization and the anarchist movement. I'm from the Dominican Republic, and we urgently need your help. Let me tell you a little about the situation we're going through in the country. Our president and all the high-ranking politicians in our government are destroying our economy. There are acts of corruption involving billions of dollars against our country's public health insurance services. Our government borrows billions of dollars annually, indebting the country and sinking it deeper and deeper. There are acts of injustice regarding mass deaths, like the infamous JetSet nightclub tragedy, where almost 300 people died, and nobody does anything. We're tired of denouncing all these atrocious acts on social media, and nobody does anything. We're experiencing a situation similar to Nepal, to give you some context. I'm just another voice doing my part. We urgently need your support, or our people will slowly sink into debt, corruption, and injustice.

This video speaks on it here. To be honest it irritated me because she didn’t give much in the way of specific examples, and she both acts like humans are some separate thing from nature and also like we are intertwined with it. As will as this, she talks a lot about the land and not treating it as a commodity, the idea that the land has to be free as well as people. Is this not what a huge portion of anarchists believe as well? I don’t like this video. Would like to hear thoughts though.

Recently after the Chief Justice of India allegedly compared the youth to “cockroaches,” many young people online reacted with anger and sarcasm. Instead of rejecting the insult, a group of activists created the Cockroach Janta Party. What began as a meme quickly turned into a youth movement, gaining over 8 million followers on Instagram within a few days.

The movement became popular because it represented frustrated students, unemployed graduates, gig workers, and young voters who felt ignored by politicians and powerful institutions. Their posts used dark humor, protest art, and slogans about survival and resistance. The cockroach became a symbol of people who continue to survive no matter how much society looks down.

I think this is linked to Anarchism because it criticized authority, hierarchy, and centralized power. Many supporters believed that real change should come from ordinary people organizing themselves rather than depending on traditional political leaders.

Sometimes my comments I the sub are removed for containing slur or other things like "ableism", but sometimes I don't know what word is being flagged as slur or as hate word. Not everybody is educated about all the words that are politically incorrect, and even among radical left/anarchist groups may not agree with some words being politically incorrect or not.

It would be very helpful if a bot pointed out the words being flagged, so we can learn what words we have been using wrongly as well as better following the sub rules.

I’ve been thinking about the relationship between morality, the state, and what an “ideal” society would look like. I want to run this argument by philosophers to see if there are any logical holes I’m missing.
My Argument
Definition of morality: Not causing harm to other humans.
Definition of the state: An institution that exists to punish those who violate morality (i.e., those who cause harm).
The Logic
1. The purpose of the state: The state exists because people cause harm to each other. It punishes violators to protect society.
2. The ideal moral society: An “ideal” society would be one where everyone acts morally — meaning no one causes harm to others (morality = 1.0).
3. Logical consequence: If no one causes harm → there are no violators to punish → the state has no function.
4. Coordination without the state: In such a society, people would:
• Cooperate voluntarily (no coercion needed)
• Engage honestly in markets (no fraud)
• Keep contracts voluntarily (no courts needed)
• Coordinate through voluntary exchange and mutual aid
The state isn’t needed for this.
5. Final conclusion: In an ideally moral society, the state logically cannot exist. What remains is voluntary coordination through markets and cooperation.
6. What is this? The absence of the state = anarchism.
My Claim
Therefore, the most moral society possible (logically speaking) = anarchism.
Important clarification
This is NOT an argument that anarchism is the path to morality. This is an argument about what the end state of a maximally moral society would look like — like the summit of a mountain isn’t the path up the mountain, but rather where you end up at the peak.

Questions for you guys:
Is the logic here sound?

So I live is Perth Western Australia and voting is mandatory I disagree entirely with the idea of my government running anything but it's outa my control and I need to vote for something but doing a blank vote isn't me as I like to have a voice I was thinking the greens party or the United socialist party but I needa know if there's a diff minor party

Im forced to live ina traditional family and they always make discriminatory comments and even people my age if I try educate them they always say I'm being unrealistic is it always like this

i have many questions

what amount of contribution is "enough?"
do i have to always go out of my way to volunteer, should i prioritize it over time for my own leisure?
what if my "community" is predominately an online group of teenagers? how do we provide mutual aid for each other?

if my own mental issues prevent me from properly integrating into organizations who are fighting for change, what am i supposed to do about that?

what does it actually mean to be an anarchist in your daily life? is it about sacrifice? do i have to go to protests and participate in boycotts? what am i actually supposed to do?

and is charity good or bad??? i dont understand if people are simply suggesting an alternative to it or just completely against it

I'm graduating high school in June and I was wondering if anyone had fun recommendations for Anarchist graduation quotes (bonus points if they're less overt as to not get censored)

http://crimethinc.com/SanDiego2026

The shooting in San Diego is not just another episode of gun violence. It is part of the joint terror campaign that the Trump administration and its supporters are waging against us from both within the state and outside it.

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