joene 🏴🍉<p>CrashCourse: *A World Without Governments? <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchism</span></a> Explained*</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Ibq-9wulQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=P-Ibq-9wul</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p><p>I must admit (as an anarchist) that this is pretty good. Remember that <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/CrashCourse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrashCourse</span></a> is part of <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a>, the US public broadcaster. Therefore I'm worried about their future under the Trump-regime. </p><p>But yes I have some criticism and that's about their attempt to have some criticism. At the end they give some bad examples of anarchism, as part of the criticism that because of a lack of central control, everyone against the government can call themselves anarchist. Yes of course everyone can, but that doesn't mean that they are.</p><p>Let me explain. Anarchism is not only about anti-government or anti-state. Anarchism is about no authority, therefore no hierarchies and against authoritarianism. As a result anarchists are against every form of <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oppression</span></a>, including economic oppression like <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a>, gender oppression like <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a> and the <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchy</span></a>, <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a>, <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a>, <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/LGBTIQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTIQIA</span></a>-hate, oppression against <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> and <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> (<a href="https://todon.nl/tags/ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecocide</span></a>), and yes also against nation <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> (and their oppressing tools like the <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a>, the <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> and <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationalism</span></a>) and of course their governments.</p><p>Some call this <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/intersectional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intersectional</span></a>, some call it total liberation/struggle. Our tools are mutual aid, direct action and <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/prefiguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prefiguration</span></a>.</p>