It seems that life is full of contradictions, some of a natural nature and some
others imposed by society, in this last group of contradictions we find anaccumulation of words and ideas. I want to refer specifically to two words thatcontain in them two great ideas, ideas that, in my point of view, are key to thehealthy development of human societies and that, by mistake or treachery, acampaign has been launched to make them appear contradictory and opposite inmeaning from each other. I refer to the words Evolution and Anarchy. Which I willtry to explain shortly. ---- According to the dictionary, evolution means auniversal process that consists of the gradual change of living beings and otherobjects in the natural world towards constant improvement. If humanity by naturalpredisposition, like all living beings that inhabit the Earth, is an evolutionarybeing, and if Evolution is "modifying to eliminate defects seeking constantimprovement", then the human being, being an evolutionary being, from the socialand political point of view, advances directly towards the abolition of thesocial errors that today suffers; such as: war, envy, exploitation, etc. And atthe same time, it creates the pillars of a harmonious social order based on:peace, love, equity and freedom.Anarchy comes from the Greek language, it means: state of a people and, even moreprecisely, of a social environment without government. (Sebastian Faure). Theword Anarchy, which should be spelled correctly An-arquia, and having the prefixAn, which is a privative, clearly explains that it is the opposite of disorder,since an Anti will be made clear in its translation; that is, if our opponentsmean disorder, they actually say Archy, and not An-archy, which would beanti-disorder. Once this has been explained, it will be perfectly understoodthat, while society constantly evolves towards its improvement, purgingeverything that is detrimental to healthy development and that becomes anevolutionary obstacle, it is getting closer to an anarchic social environment;that is, to a social organization based on mutual agreements, without coercion orviolence of any kind for the organization of social life.If evolution means a constant path towards the perfection of the social andliving being, and of the entire environment that surrounds it and with which itcohabits, and if Anarchy is nothing more than a social environment of mutual andconstant relations between living beings of the most harmonious and free formthat could have been established, Evolution and Anarchy are two constants thatadvance, one in search of the other, in the consummation of social improvement.We will be told that we are in error, that Anarchy means the complete opposite ofwhat we have just stated, that Anarchy means chaos and disorder. It is logicalthat we think that way, our brains have been bombarded for entire generationswith this lie, premeditated by all governments. They, aware of the etymology,that is, the origin and real meaning of the words, omit the true meaning of thisword and, in the most scoundrel way possible, distort it so that the people feela rejection towards the ideas that emanate from it. she. It is logical that aftercenturies of dividing human society into social classes that are simplifiedbetween the exploited and the exploiters, the latter resort to any pretext, evendisguised as a scientific one, so as not to lose any of their privileges.First Kings and priests spoke of God's designs and the need to see themtyrannizing the people under the threat of hell, because that was the will of theAlmighty. Although little by little the boroughs were created that subtractedpower from the counts and made the peasants stop being slaves, the farce of thedivine right of the King lasted many more years, this historical period beingknown as feudalism. It was not until 1789, with the French Revolution, whichculminated in the guillotined French kings, that the world gradually passed fromfeudalism to so-called democratic States, with an economic organization that wasstructured in what we now know as capitalism. This last economic model has alsohad a gradual development in these 200 years, having to cede rights and freedomsto the peoples, thanks to their struggles and organization against exploitationand inequalities that are direct products of the capitalist system.We want something to be clarified, so as to avoid misunderstandings andmisunderstandings, as we have pointed out, in the history of human societies, aswell as in other societies of living beings on Earth, there is a continuousdevelopment towards social perfection, In other words, a constant evolutionaryprocess. But if one thing should be clear, it is that the evolutionary processesthat life as a whole undergoes are not produced by spontaneous generation, butrather that between societies there is always an entity or factor that promotesthis evolutionary reaction.In human societies there has always been a confrontation between the two forcesthat compose it; On the one hand, there are the ruling classes (Kings,magistrates, politicians, judges, bourgeoisie, big businessmen, bankers, etc.)who resist in their position, putting all kinds of obstacles, such as laws anddivine decrees, to maintain themselves as exploiters of society. . On the otherare the exploited classes (workers, peasants, small owners, the entire workingclass as a whole) that only at the cost of a tenacious and often heroic socialstruggle, in all its nuances, are the ones that represent the factor that itmakes possible the evolution of the social environment, since if it were not forthe constant pressure and resistance to the oppression of the ruling classes, theworking classes would not have conquered any of the freedoms that we currentlyenjoy. Without these struggles and organization of the popular classes, thesocial organization would continue in a state of semi-slavery or even in slavery.Humanity, if its free evolution and natural development were allowed, wouldadvance towards Anarchy, that is, towards a natural order based on mutualsupport, solidarity and freedom. But of course, the social class that governs theworld will not allow social evolution to march harmoniously towards thatimprovement. Accustomed to laziness and parasitism, they create corrupt forms ofcoexistence with the aim of dispersing any attempt to improve the livingconditions of the working classes, promoting lack of solidarity and selfishnessmarked by a lack of empathy towards those who suffer the most. , trying toundermine our natural instinct for mutual aid and solidarity.If something could be clear, it is that, although nature inevitably advancestowards the improvement of the societies of all living beings that inhabit theplanet, including the human species, the latter or more precisely, a handful ofhumans who control their societies by Through oppression and a pyramidalstructure that is maintained through power relations and violence, they slow downthe evolutionary process. We will only reach the last rung of social evolution ifwe continue the fight that our ancestors started; just as the slaves shed theirblood to put an end to their masters and slavery, as the vassals of feudalism cutoff the heads of kings in the guillotine and opened the way to horizons of morepolitical freedom, as the first working class fought tirelessly against theexploitation that was carried out on it, achieving great salary and laborimprovements, it is up to us to follow that evolutionary and revolutionarycurrent. Perhaps we cannot march by leaps and bounds towards an anarchistsociety, towards a social improvement where social contradictions such as theclass difference are abolished, but we can ensure that progress does not stop fora long time, pressing, organizing and fighting against the institutions thatdelay social harmony. If we want a society where there is neither hunger, norexploitation, nor hatred and all the evil that exists today, we must fight inevery possible way against the capitalist system, against all forms ofdomination, wherever it comes from, against the state and capital. for An-archy!Francisco Castañeda Mtz.Melchor Ocampo, State of Mex._________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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