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Question by : Anarchism faded from political consciousness towards the end of the 19th century, WHY?
Anarchism faded from political consciousness towards the end of the 19th century, only to re-emerge later in the 20th century. What do you think was most responsible for the disappearance of anarchism? What was responsible for this interruption?
Please give as mush detail as possible. I cant find anything on the internet and I need to write a paper on this for school.
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Answer by Paul
Economics almost always drives political movements or are disguised by it.
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The labor union movement began to climb to some influence. That diluted the unhappiness. then after WWII the oligarchs forgot the lesson and found better ways to impose their power and trample on populations. The hope of generational rise in prosperity is dimmed and anarchism reared its head again.
What’s interesting is that the first two examples of Anarchism put into action that come to my mind are: Ukraine from the end of WWI to the Soviet occupation and Spain from 1936-1939. Anarchism got a strong surge in the inter-war years when various forms of governance (communism, fascism, republicanism) and lack of governance (anarchism) were being tried.
Why it faded to what is now is some what of a mystery. I figure that the free spirited people of Ukraine and Spain both underwent decades of horrible fascist (yes, I did call the Soviets fascists) rule and had a lot taken out of them. In a lot of countries you began to see a stronger sense of nationalism arise after the Second World War. People couldn’t take radical change after two major wars. The world also became much more complex. Imagining an anarchistic state now is hard, many feel that they absolutely need the structures around them. They see anarchism now as a threat rather than any lifting of burden.
Anarchism re-emerged near the end of 20th century as you said but as a rebellious punk movement. Anarchism isn’t viewed as a political movement these days. When I say that I supportive of Anarchist, it’s assumed that I just want to smash windows and torch cars. Not that I have different political philosophy and believe in non-violence.