WORLD WORLDWIDE RUSSIA News Journal Update - (en) Russia, avtonom: Anarchy and liberalism - Vostsibov (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 Anarchist theory affirms the need for the formation of self-government bodies on

the basis of the bottom-up principle as the basis of a free and just society. In
the modern world, the ideas of liberalism dominate with direct elections of
presidents, parliaments, governors, regional parliaments, mayors, city councils.
It seems that for the layman the difference is by no means obvious - after all,
we also elect presidents and parliaments as if "from the bottom up" - when
millions below choose one at the top. It is here that the clever liberal fraud
takes place, which must be exposed and presented to the masses in an explicit
form. ---- It is important to use modern liberal terminology, because liberalism
dominates in modern society, and it is necessary to use its language in order to
be understood by the masses. Having formulated the problem in this vein, we can
begin to analyze the difference between anarchist and liberal institutional
procedures, which are essentially an electoral system.

So, elections in an anarchist society in liberal terminology are a multi-stage
voting with the formation at each level of a full-fledged self-government body
for its own level, with the nomination of delegates from the lower levels to the
top up to the formation of a common council at the country level. Modern
societies are characterized by the presence of mayors, governors, presidents -
these positions correspond to the secretaries of the self-government bodies of
the corresponding level of anarchist self-government, subordinate to the
delegates who chose them and appointed by the delegates of these levels.

Due to several electoral levels and, accordingly, a multiple of the number of
delegates, the electoral system of anarchy can replace all systems of modern
government, thereby transforming them into anarchist self-government bodies. A
sufficient number of electoral levels will allow the delegates that make them up
to form a replacement for state structures, initially putting them under their
control, and then transforming or eliminating them in the interests of
self-government.

In this case, first of all, of course, the delegates of the corresponding levels
must replace all the leading positions of the law enforcement agencies,
confirming their powers with a mandate of the corresponding level, in accordance
with the clause of the existing Constitution on the source of power.

Thus, the anarchist idea in liberal terms is formulated simply as a change in the
electoral system, which greatly simplifies agitation among the broad masses of
the population and opens up the possibility of interaction with the liberal
opposition. In the light of this, it is necessary to concretize and formulate in
an understandable way the fallacy of liberal ideas for the formation of a free,
just society. In general, criticism of liberalism is quite extensive. But it
seems that it is not sufficiently specified at the institutional level in modern
conditions.

Thus, one of the main objects of criticism should be the liberal electoral system
itself, when millions of residents vote for one person. It is necessary to
denounce the idea of such a vote. To show the immorality of voting for a person
who will never answer your question, and whose decisions you will never
influence. It is necessary to explain in detail, logically, the absurdity of such
elections, first of all to the liberals themselves, who are convinced that they
are right - it is important to make the liberal-minded oppositionists think,
among which there may be honestly mistaken people. In any case, a discourse with
liberals is necessary and useful.

It is necessary to explain that the populism and corruption that accompany
liberal institutions of power nullify the benefits of liberal ideas, discrediting
the concepts of democracy and democracy. The very imperfection of liberal
institutions, as ideas formulated more than a hundred years ago, provokes the
possibility of these phenomena. It is necessary to clearly indicate the need for
a logical continuation of liberal ideas - the anarchist idea of the formation of
self-government bodies from the bottom up.

It is important to convey to every voter the absurdity of direct elections. Each
voter must realize that he carries a value in himself - a part of the electoral
will of society, which in no case should be squandered by voting for someone who
will never be in front of you in response, and without the opportunity to
withdraw his vote. Each person is valuable for his life experience and the right
to participate in the management of society. This value is difficult to formulate
and of little significance to the layman - the more important it is to ensure its
understanding by the broad masses.

And since the basic principles of freedom of expression are spelled out in
declarations and constitutions, it is necessary to show the liberals that these
principles can be observed only if the delegates are directly subordinate to the
level that nominated them, which is only possible with a stepwise formation of
self-government bodies from the bottom up.

It is necessary to specifically formulate the value of each resident as a voter -
the bearer of part of the will of society. And this will is most valuable
precisely at the grassroots level of self-government.

In the modern world, in the liberal paradigm, local self-government comes into
conflict with the central government, which is formed in direct elections. Even
greater contradictions arise at the federal level, when there is a confrontation
between equally legitimate institutions such as the president and parliament. In
order to eliminate these contradictions, multi-stage elections must be
introduced, excluding such phenomena as a result of the formation of
self-government bodies from delegates at all levels of self-government. Liberal
theory recognizes the importance of self-government - it is necessary to explain
to both liberals and the broad masses the need to expand the principles of
self-government to the highest liberal institutions.

Proceeding from the foregoing, agitation of the population should be built, with
an emphasis on the ethical and logical unacceptability of direct elections. This
is especially important due to the fact that in the modern world authoritarian
regimes legitimize themselves precisely through the manipulation of electoral
systems with direct elections, due to the lack of clear rules, notorious checks
and balances that are beneficial to the wealthy minority.

Even if anarchist self-government actually turns out to have no fewer corruption
and managerial problems, this will be more than compensated by the effectiveness
of local self-government and the ability to quickly correct governance from below.

It may also make sense to combine the tax system with the nomination of
delegates, when the delegate not only forms a self-government body, but also
provides financial resources for its implementation in the form of a mutual
benefit fund - an anarchist tax in liberal terminology. The use of such
approaches can ensure a smooth transformation of the state into an anarchist
confederation.

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