We all live in a world of rules from which we cannot escape. This is not a tragedy, but rather a recognition of reality. Do not eat and you will starve. Do not drink and you will dehydrate. Do not respect the self-ownership of other individuals and you will pay the consequences. Do not respect the property rights of others and you will pay the consequences. Use violence to solve your daily problems and your life will come to a swift end. Rules are ubiquitous and omnipresent.
What is conspicuously absent is rulers, those individuals who claim an exemption from the laws of universal morality. They believe they can act in the name of the State and by doing so are beyond reproach. Just as the laws of mathematics, physics, and thermodynamics are universally applied to all and recognize no special status, badge, or uniform; so too do the laws of morality make no exception for any individual. When the people hallucinate a small group people to have this magical exemption, this is the prologue to actions of the most egregious human barbarism imaginable.
We already live most of our lives in Anarchy. For the most part we make our decisions voluntarily, not because someone told us to. This demonstrates that the large majority of the population act in an anarchic fashion, though they would not readily admit it. If something cannot be done voluntarily it should not be done at all. To say that we need the State to do X because the Free Market is insufficient is to say we need rape because then how would we make babies? Anarchy is all around us! Embrace it unconditionally!
My name is Danilo Cuellar. Follow me at Peaceful Anarchism. I also run the Peaceful Anarchism Facebook page and produce many YouTube videos. You can support and donate to my work through Patreon or PayPal. I’m a practitioner of Eastern Healing arts with degrees in Acupuncture and Chinese medicinal herbs, I have always questioned the status quo, a path which led me to peaceful anarchism. Through my journey, I have worn many hats, that of a classical pianist, avid chess player, philosopher, comedian, and now father of two little anarchists. My wife brands me as a Cultural Critic, but I am simply following my thirst for knowledge and passion for writing.