OPPOSITION OF THE STATE Flashcards
What do anarchists see the state as
an artificial construct, separate from society, which acts as a tool of oppression
The state claims what
Claims authority
Why is the state opposed over “command”
This command by the state to obey the law restricts autonomy of the individual. It strips them of responsibility for their actions , removing both freedom and rationality
Why is the state opposed over “force”
The power of the state means that it’s relationship is forced. It forces the individual to comply, removing their ability to think for themselves
What is corrupting in any form
Power
What did bakunin argue about power
Power corrupts the human nature of those in power, who will develop contempt for the masses and an over-estimation of their own ability
What argument is used to reject the liberal democracy state
Social contract doesn’t exist.
No state can have power over anyone who rejects the contract and is illogical for individuals to agree to every law
IF people were truly sovereign they wouldn’t hand power over to the state
Argument versus the marxist state
The dictatorship of the proletariat, seeing this state as corrupting
Argument versus the nation state
Goldman saw nationalism and patriotism as ideological weapons to cultivate unthinking obedience to the state
