-Caveat Lector-
Years ago, doing disaster relief in the Finger Lakes region of New York
State following Tropical Storm Agnes, I realized that what we had right
after the storm, in the first day and a half or two days, was precisely
Kropotskian mutual aid. Ideologies, politics, theology, class
differences--everything went out the window, and everyone just plain pulled
together to salvage what the storm had left. After about two days,
selfishness and greed--call it "the capitalist ethic"--set in and the mutual
aid broke down, but until then it was a truly amazing experience. I also saw
mutual aid working during the MayDay actions in D.C. in the spring of 1971;
had things gone just slightly differently, had there been less infighting
within the Movement, had we been able to mobilize union support, we could
really have seized control of the city and created a true "Washington
Commune." More on this later...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nessie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 1999 11:48 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [CTRL] Secret history of anarchism (intro)
>
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> I've been asked what I recommend for the first time reader of anarchism?
<snip>
> Mutual aid is our most central core value, which makes us really good to
> have for friends and really bad to have for enemies. We're also the flat
> out, hands down, no competition, very best networkers on earth. Any
> anarchist who puts any effort into it can find comrades in the most
> obscure corners of the world. Even a cursory perusal of our thriving 'zine
> scene will give anybody who wants them enough pen pals to give Godzilla
> carpal tunnel syndrome.
>
<snip>
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