At their very simplest, anarchist beliefs turn on to two elementary assumptions. The first is that human beings are, under ordinary circumstances, about as reasonable and decent as they are allowed to be, and can organize themselves and their communities without needing to be told how. The second is that power corrupts.
DAVID GGRAEBER
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Many people misinterpret what it means to be an anarchist or to hold anarchist beliefs. David Graeber, an anarchist anthropologist, believes that most rational people hold anarchist ideals! Do you? Read this and find out!
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