Words have connotations and the words "anarchy" or "anarchist" seems
to have an intrinsic negative connotation. In recent TV debates there
have been incessant attacks on Arvind Kejriwal for being an anarchist
which culminated in Arvind calling himself an Anarchist. But how do we,
in general, perceive an anarchist? If I go by perceptive definition,
Kiran Bedi defines anarchist as
Does anarchy have such simple definition? If you have read enough on Gandhi, the father of our nation, you will realize that he was a self proclaimed anarchist.
Further, he goes on to say
So, will it be logical to blindly follow the perception of Ms Bedi and define Gandhi as lawless, unruly, illegal and confused? Imagine what a Congress/BJP minister will say when it will be pointed out to them that Gandhi was an anarchist? :-D
Obviously, there is a discord in how Ms Bedi and all these Con-BJP people on TV debates view anarchism with that of its actual definition and meaning.
Anarchism is a political philosophy which says that societies should not have a central state or government control and advocates for self-governed voluntary institutions. In such societies, police, military, total economic control & dictatorship will become immoral and unnecessary.
We all had been hearing about Arvind Kejriwal's war cry for swaraj which calls for political decentralization in the present form of governance & puts it on boderline anarchy but he cannot be praised/condemned for being an anarchist. Being the Chief Minister of the State he has vowed his allegiance to the idea of industrialization, liberal democracy, police organization, and the bureaucracy which are the foundation stone of our constitution.
Why Arvind Kejriwal cannot be an Anarchist?
CM Delhi said he is an anarchist.Dictionary meaning of an anarchist is one who is unruly, lawless, illegal and confused+ Did we want such?
— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) January 20, 2014
Does anarchy have such simple definition? If you have read enough on Gandhi, the father of our nation, you will realize that he was a self proclaimed anarchist.
The ideally non-violent state will be an ordered anarchy. That State is the best governed which is governed the least. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Further, he goes on to say
"The individual has a soul, but as the State is a soulless machine, it can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence."
- Mahatma Gandhi
So, will it be logical to blindly follow the perception of Ms Bedi and define Gandhi as lawless, unruly, illegal and confused? Imagine what a Congress/BJP minister will say when it will be pointed out to them that Gandhi was an anarchist? :-D
Obviously, there is a discord in how Ms Bedi and all these Con-BJP people on TV debates view anarchism with that of its actual definition and meaning.
Anarchism is a political philosophy which says that societies should not have a central state or government control and advocates for self-governed voluntary institutions. In such societies, police, military, total economic control & dictatorship will become immoral and unnecessary.
We all had been hearing about Arvind Kejriwal's war cry for swaraj which calls for political decentralization in the present form of governance & puts it on boderline anarchy but he cannot be praised/condemned for being an anarchist. Being the Chief Minister of the State he has vowed his allegiance to the idea of industrialization, liberal democracy, police organization, and the bureaucracy which are the foundation stone of our constitution.
Why Arvind Kejriwal cannot be an Anarchist?
- As mentioned before, the Chief Minister who has vowed his allegiance to democracy and the constitution of India, he wields more than enough power to be an anarchist!
- Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP movement asks for more policing and stricter laws which are completely incoherence to anarchist ideology.
- What differentiates an anarchist from non-anarchist, is their stance on how things needs to be done. Though AAP does call for swaraj, but it asks for very limited authority and its circle of influence will be under the jurisdiction of state & the union. And that is not what an anarchism means!
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