Anarchists Should Be Gentle
It is difficult to talk to people about freedom. Most of them have not considered it. They have not thought further than what public education has prepared them for, so they regurgitate the same claptrap they have been spoon fed their whole life. Thus, it takes someone with a lot of patience to explain and express the precepts of liberty, and to respectfully challenge dangerous and distorted worldviews.
Part of being able to calmly express these ideas means not only bombarding people with reason and logic, but empathizing with their plight, leveling with their humanity. People cling tight to their views as a result of ego psychology, and as a result of the complexities of nature and nurture. They basically build resistances to other ideas over time, and this allows culture to take advantage of the malleability of the human brain.
But that is also the psychological edge anarchists have. They can turn the tides with the proper approach, and use the malleability of the brain to introduce better ideas.
Anarchists should be gentle, and ease people into learning. Using psychology and neuroscience in an expert fashion will be a key factor in helping people gain a better grasp of anarchism, and it won't be considered brainwashing because anarchists will not have to coerce or use forcible pressure to alter them. Anarchists will simply use voluntary, consensual and natural methods -- which will in turn help heal the brain from the toxins of a vicious culture.
Sterlin Luxan is a visionary thinker, cryptocurrency junkie, connoisseur of psychology, an MDMA high priest, and the Mr. Rogers of Anarchism. He is the Communications Ambassador for bitcoin.com, runs a consultancy business in the crypto space, and is a public speaker. He created the doctrine of relational anarchism and contributes to many causes in the thriving liberty ecosystem.
Yes, this! The few people I've reached with my thoughts on liberty and freedom responded to small, simple things like drawing attention to how the government hasn't yet achieved anything it claims to be doing. Once they can make a small inference like that, they can start connecting more dots and the ideas become their own.
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Do you really support true anarchy?
There have been times when I have felt this way but the true fact is without centralized government, the majority of us would be left without fresh water, electricity and sanitation services.
I'm all for less government power but we need to be realistic when we throw the anarchy word around.
Solution: Utility businesses and automated irrigation systems. Civilizations have done that in the past.
So, without govt. You don't think people would not want nice things? If govt is made of the people, can't the people provide for themselves without donning gang uniforms?
I would be inclined to agree @sterlinluxan. "Revolutionary" level anarchism might make a big momentary splash, but I'd submit it's more likely to simply make the powers that be reinforce the walls between "them" and "us." Small steps and gradual education and changes will ultimately accomplish more...
Civil discourse goes a long way, but sometimes people need to be told to STFU with the cop-sucking victim-blaming state-worshiping bullshit. The hard part is learning when to do which.