This house believes that realised anarchy, as a political idea is the way to create a perfect society.

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This house believes that realised anarchy, as a political idea is the way to create a perfect society. Imagine a future 'utopia' of our species: A global community of humanity, which will have overcome the disunity of its primitive origin. A united human race, without boundaries dividing it against itself, living harmoniously with itself and with all Nature. A new and truly intelligent species, liberated from all malice -- therefore a species without military or police forces, without war or terrorism, without violence or hate, without crime or injustice, without courts or prisons, without fear or mistrust. Am I dreaming too much? Let me dream on: A free society, sharing all, without need of money or accounts, giving and receiving freely, without greed or poverty. A just society, without need of government or law, being a government and law onto itself. A humane society, of light and of love, which does not hurt its own members, and which does not destroy its environment. A prosperous society, having everything it needs, yet possessing nothing. A star of emancipated humanity, shining bright and beautiful.This description of my idea of 'utopia' is an 'anarcho-pacifist' or 'anarcho-socialist' vision. ‘Anarchism’ also known as 'libertarian socialism.’  Is different to 'libertarian capitalism’ that is a thesis that emphasizes social liberty
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but not social justice, and 'authoritarian socialism’ an antithesis that emphasizes social justice but not social liberty. Whereas 'anarchism' is a golden synthesis, which emphasizes both equally, thus best expressing the ideal of 'liberty and justice for all.' The small problem with anarchism, though, is that it is for the present it is not a very practical ideology and not largely accepted in the general world. An enlightened and benevolent anarchism, such as expressed by the terms, "anarcho-pacifism" / "anarcho-socialism," is, in my view, the only anarchism that can ever work.  To arrive at an anarcho-pacifist / anarcho-socialist society, we ...

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