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The anarcho-capitalism of paranoid nut-jobs ISN'T real anarchism. Since the conception of anarchist theory it has been anti-capitalist and collectivist from one extent to another. You can't throw yourself into the mix with Alex Jones and Ron Paul-ites withou being extemely individulaist and propertarian. Oh, also retarded.
Why do anarchists drink aweful tea?
Because proper tea is theft.
Pun aside, back to the need for anarchists and anarchism as a movement.
Direct action in the workplace is the best bet for creating real change, at least in America. Right now the working poor mostly beleive that their destitute poverty is entirely their own fault and have little to no unity with one another. It's not realistic to expect them to join any of the socialist parties in America because they haven't been given the opportunity to understand how socialism works. Bourgeois assholes yellling at them that they're bad people for working at Wallmart or in a coal mine isn't going to change many people's minds on the subject.
Direct action, weather occupying a workplace or simply creating a collectivised organization that can give back to the community in some way (after school/summer places for kids, GED preperation or adult literacy programs, homeless shelters or soup kitchens for the homeless or underemployed, whatever) is a more effective form of activism than the afforementioned screaming nonsense at working people trying to stay alive. All of these programs would be modified of course from the usual structure in order that the people usingthese services contribute to them in some way (you can eat if you help in the community garden, you can help other people study for the GED once you've been moving along, you can stay herre as long as you need as long as you help keep the place clean and livable, etc) You can show how autonomy works without a bloody revolution that would easily be squashed by the military and police.
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