Teenage punks going through a phase probably come to mind when you think of anarchists, but anarchism is a legitimate political philosophy based on the idea that governments are unnecessary and do more harm than good. Could we actually live without them?
# Anarchism Episode Summary
Josh and Chuck dive deep into anarchism, exploring how this misunderstood political philosophy is actually about people governing themselves rather than descending into pure chaos and lawlessness. They trace anarchism from ancient philosophical roots through Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's famous declaration that "property is theft," up through the violent anarchist movements of the late 1800s that targeted world leaders, and examine various schools of anarchist thought from peaceful communes to syndicalist labor movements. Along the way, they discuss real-world examples of anarchist principles in action, like the feminist-run rape crisis centers of the 1970s, and explain why most anarchists today are actually peaceful rather than the bomb-throwing terrorists that dominated the public imagination over a century ago.
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