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I think I am an anarchist. Being a little politically naive, I am unable to substantiate that claim. However, of all the political theories and frameworks and examples I am naive about, I think this one resonates the most with me. But hang on a sec! Isn’t anarchy all about smashing shop windows, and dressing all in black, and vandalism, and violence and a lawless, feckless society? Thats what I thought too. But this is simply not the case. There is a new book being published soon by Carne Ross on this very topic. Titled: There we are human again, it is part memoir part explanation. What drew my attention to all this was the most interesting pre-publish promotion of this book on the substack page of Perspectiva: Why Are We Publishing a Book on Anarchism? Anarchism is not one body of thought or an explicit agenda, but more like a sensibility and outlook that arises from a diverse range of sources and experiences. Leo Tolstoy was a (Christian) anarchist, Emma Goldman was a (feminist)…

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