• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    30 days ago

    I have recently started reading “Anarchism and other Essays” by Emma Goldman, and it’s very enlightening about what the ideology actually means. I highly recommend checking her out. She was an absolute badass.

    Also, I believe Kropotkin is considered some sort of anarchist, and I would also recommend reading his book, “The Conquest of Bread”. I’ve found Kropotkin to be a great writer, and his stuff is pretty compelling rather than dry (which this stuff can be). I’m currently reading “Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution” by him, and it’s also great so far.

    I don’t necessarily agree with Kropotkin’s concepts for fixing things, but I’ve found that he was incredible at describing the problems. So much of it could have been written yesterday, it’s still all so relevant. Despite being written over 100 years ago.

    I’m not sure I would call myself an anarchist, but after educating myself about their actual ideals, I find that I agree with quite a bit.