RE: Anarchy Symbol Designated as 'Hate Speech' in a Canadian City
Anarchists always stirred up bad vibes with me until I came to Steemit and encountered some who were rebranding it under voluntarism. Until I came here, I had always had the notion that most anarchists (based on the few I have met claiming this title and what I have read on them) were mostly angry individuals who were to be avoided and fought if they ever found themselves in power.
The few I have met ranged from those who not only hated government, but would also punish those who through ignorance or fear support those governments. Or, they were people claiming they worshiped dark forces with their dark rituals and such. As such, I always noped the hell away from them.
I would question though in the above story you share whether it is ignorant angry people claiming to be anarchists without really understanding it doesn't mean their brand of power over others, or if it might have been done by those seeking to discredit the ones who understand what a community of voluntary actions would represent. Here in the U.S. there are many situations where our law enforcement has infiltrated groups to agitate them into crime, often committing these crimes first to embolden those they wish to entrap once they play follow the leader.
Anachism comes in many flavors. All one needs to abide y is "no rulers" and they can call themselves anarchist really... That's why I mentioned anrcho-voluntaryist to be more precise about having moral principles ;) It may be infiltrated groups that did the vandalizing, but I think not, and that their brand of anarchism is more in line with the perception most people have: chaos creation.That's the shitty anarchism I find, where they drop the "rulers" but also ditch rules at the same time, rejecting moral principles or failing to understand them and justifying immoral actions.
No rulers and on the path to further individual liberty is what I would hope for from my friends. How you get to the objective is not important to me either, and the more varied our approaches the better off our cause is and the sooner the objective will be obtained.