Call This Choice?

by m7 Thu May 24, 2007 13:21

Poster.

by just visiting Thu May 24, 2007 14:32

with all the negative connotations associated with Anarchisn / Anarchy
maybe, just maybe, the movement needs a new name;
most people, like myself, don't make it past the name.
On the other hand, maybe the bad reputation is justified?

by yea Thu May 24, 2007 16:41

All titles associated with the far left have been vilified. Should we just keep making up new words every few years?

You're a pretty shallow person if you can't get past a name

by Libertarian Fri May 25, 2007 16:05

Theres a viable alternative,says pretty much the same thing as anarchism but without the supposed negative connotations that are unfortunately associated witht the namw....

by Gan Ainm - Belfast ABC Sat May 26, 2007 14:44

So far the term 'anarchism' has been associated with alot of questionable stuff, thanks mostly to ignorance and the efforts of the state. As things progress however and anarchist principles are applied on the ground in areas of struggle, its connotations will change overnight.
To start using 'liberaterian communism' is unpracticle, it sounds too acedemic, suited perhaps to university debates or whatever. Make 'anarchism' a term which the people feel comfortable with, emphasise the positive (personal development, encouraging confidence etc.) in other words make it respectable, associate it with progess.