Application of
Anarchist Theory
To The
Modern-Day

Prison Struggle

By, Sean Swain

This study was prepared as part of a workshop given
by Anthony Rayson, during the Conference on
Anarchist Theory, held at Loyola University, from
April 28 - 30, 2007.
APPLICATION OF ANARCHIST THEQRY TO THE MODERN-

DAY PRISON STRUSGLE
Pregoted far the Confieroce on Anarchi Thoory.
Chicag. Mol
May 2007

By Soun S, Pelnics) Prisouin
Tolado (nrrecdonal lnsitacion
Toledo, Ohio

February 12,2007

INTRODUCKION

Wbt ey s, L 10 i, bl there i il leme, | 12
it whibe e ol 1 prson, |2 e v

o anel aked evearuae, splendor and roisery, wase and veed. 1 s id
it e v far frchesd wdeaisa, s paine this Bappy, povenyles. crmeles.
i b, | T o g 2 be e the bur B .

Velairos DeCleyve

U mas s e g 0 b the e uneons of i Why
T L SR L T ep i —————
e e defnionn,of tpes of offcnders o viaims? The people s e
It o e “offncs’ the e alarua sce it  acecly oe 30 offnse spinst
e o i i, o the prvileeofthe prelged e .

Geocge ackson,

Soxialin Fuguens V. Delx spube aut 1 Concinaac, Obia, opposing US. isvlvemest i the 6
Wald War. He omended dut the govemimess forced the pocr  fight 2 i 1o prowect he
commic ienesns of the welehy, an neral svuation. Ho spe e year n i for spenking bis
ind.

Avichis Vol Deteyre bl hes e shre ‘of svess foc vocig ber views 30 did ber
<ommemprary. Fuvna trdnan, Goblaan wied 3 cron of ou of wodk s sk o vk I
e work. 1w or i, f reknd bred, 12 ke e

e e wards were et o gl
5 e e f Bk Panchcr Fild Mrshal Geeuge L Jackoon, wheo e s prved inadegoce
0 o is dangerus idea, bl from e ard e e A heick
Auaschus they au aslly expan such scaions which 16 By the o of he radional,
pievailing irw of riss io sciey be aconpod view that pritcas segpegee dsogeros cffades
om ol es of awiey for aciecys o good: tha priscs are 2 coension f  beuswlent S,

3

o tht bl St  biend snd procecter st ofthe will of che governed: d che
‘Soims s exablish o sl iz e oo of each ik i i3 lice e the
L, courts bt elenders, s fos s Lok ey s o ublic e
e o o et ey, A theoy cooemvps o s il he i of o Azt
ndessanding of the Seme, s relsionbep e iodividnl, e crigns of crme, o foe of
it 5 e s o he et b kil

“The e Ancbie respozse, the appliccon of Assachis theory t e currest realn, comters
the resccny 258 desercave foces commenly pervasive i Lol confinezent.

‘Abiel Derprion of the unees Resity

“When jou conmrel s thicking you do 0t bave o worry about bis
acians. You do nor ave ol i w sand hereor g yonder He will find his
“proper place’ md szy 0 . You do bt need 1 se i w he back door. He
will o there wthoot beizg uid In ac. f chere i o beck d, be oill o
fo bis spci) emefc. His educaion makes i pecemary..

“Carter G Woodsen, The M Edocacos of che Negro

e o dangerons weapen i che haads of the opresce s the miaed of
e appremed.

Scephin ko, / Winee Wiae ] Lke

“Ganenlly spesking, geuocde does nox Deesaply mean the mmadite
desrucson of 3 uaton. exceps when accomplubed by mas hlling .. is
ouended raber 10 sgaify » onbnsied plan of dfferem scoons almed ot the
desrucion of the esenal foundatioas of e of natosa) poups, with the im
of mihlacing the groups themselves The objectves of such 2 plas would be
the disioregrason of the polical and socalinsaurions, of culure, angiage.
202 nationa feling. telgon, and the economic exsteoes of rarional grovps
0l the desruction of personsl seeury, Bberty, Inakb, digry. 3 eve e
Ives of the ndividuals belorgng to soch groups Gemoede s devted agans.
mdividuals, s in thew mdvhdual capacey, bt as membes of the nsoosal
owp...”

~Wid Chuschull, Killcbe Lodiss Seve cbe Man,
‘Quceingthe denition of genocida.

More th 22 il pele reside s che prisens of the U S, achuheg o on
robeion o sl o v s conirele direcly by et sgmci. the seges o B
D e e tinn o e by vl vt s il

T o s el e of . oy eprocs e ey el for bkl e
From the aver gt of oo o s 0 e e o o 4t
minorices within the priscus, the same goverpment forces anoe openy engaged I groodde aginat.
‘ol grocps nw sttt s gepocdethrongh mese e s a0d s . 5
o inlod i o sympecinrs < acode th vl .

Priscas v bocane the prismy oo of popelacion o, couficin minaries aad pasicd
s o the yors of e productiviy. Tois werks demogrpbialy 1 he advanrge of
g
s qGuo. ketgiog dawn miserty Wit 1até and ihpuiog miserides will noves make wp the
majoricy. I poBtical vers, (his el o enbire the ekniuance of ctkmervive aud sescronary
gomermumos inclined 1 serve che fuumrey of he afffucss, e white, decuaiiacte.
Priscs have Beccine die primaey ol of econdimic conmo, cfiniig w8 g gmene e
sncmployed iderclas flxiced by ti manipulalans of he autes. Th oo of
permics e chpialist B o dipren real wieges i phincia 5 e i ol nemployed e,
comcrmaacag moxs capiia oo the Maods df the poweaful fob, focresiag e g4 beretn e
sealtny e the worker.
Prisons have become the prizary wol of olical coatol, ressoving s o voer e, many.
scnes prrinanealy. The absence of floos afes he curcomespuituly in sk boal i i
be poovesc acess. As the poos and marpinalized are those primaly Gugeed 204 burvesd for
incarceration. peimarily from wbao arews, prisons and imprsonimens prevests the emergence of
polisically-conscions represeotacves amang the wrban poce, ifling the poemal fx revoludcoary
suvens among the poares and those moskbeneficing from radcal odal and polical chaoge.
Prizon have bevorme the primary ol ofsocial canurol s hey crete a permanently disenfanchised
uiderrives used by both the capicalse and the politician o scare md divide the working clsses,
reating fear 3nd discrust of the crianina lement” fibncred by ecomomic aod ol forcs s ths
way. csime bacomes » drvesicm of oxberwise libracory callcive resurces d the wodang cass
elinqashies wove pree o the ruing lie wbo prosise ey to reat riinals 2 enemios © be
risced and eliesnated, sl while knowingly crescing che criminal clement of wincrow widh fled
ody
ooty g e e f e and sy desisbe s s dpeeic
oychotogsea) dimortion. the:modern prissa cveaplex crestes predivable e crume (n much the
s vy o 0rT 1 A Gral predrbly creted th tererisr nd guciil by aicoaing e
o wrre viimiamd. In Uhesa wrms, the prison synems of the US are engaged in the “Abu-
Sraitusacion” of the poor axd mrgiunlzed
Ulirosely. s of this it Abu G, subjec 1 covert mind-yar xod sl geoceide,
e relessed. encped 10 i bamed the Sore infused ixm them, dreoched 1n seilouhing,
cape aied i will and minds, programamed 1o scoep sz cam iiseaship, to know thel
hac. 1 hebiave 2 their v worsk cocmes, hackics 184 pros of the socal fres saleadbed o
e i che 15 nsuance 10 distr them an crene them 4 they becom.
i 10 g of s grave raliy that Anischu: thecry egardin th Scae s rebonship o e
vt becomes oo applcable

THESTATR

= What Yappen i vy ety by all me, and n a0 eras,chat ome man.
atwses 2 bundred vhowand aud deprives thes of theix bberty? Who would
believe i, if anly b bead of i, and dd o see 17 And i i only bappened in
‘s and disan ands sad dit ® was spoken of, who would ot suppese It
e s e and made up, ot relly rue™

~enne de a Bodie

“Tioching sppeirs more enpeisig, o those who consder bamsd ik widh &
‘philoscpbical ey, Shan the casloas wich which dhe sy wve governed by che
e, and the lmplicic ubmismion wich which men redgn thee ovn seicmcnts
104 passions w thase of e rulem...

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-y-n—qimisua Scin, sibjec five wp power they previously
Hddaq“_&-em-mhi.mmw
m—mnummn*b—*u .
L The polscitie dpoier b Wity resdod v, “Higeris men 5o by cresting 4 S by
eacog zm o poe,éxch ubjct perticpas it e . o o ke
st wioe, n the coablibmme:of 8 S 38 he = e i a8

T v et md e . o b e S b b
.. Where s govermincas exst. then the caly really organised pecplé are che smincricy —h'
5 pomesmenc” sid kgl PAAL Pl o Prosdion s, The grvceeade
s vy u.u__pumn.fluu_u#mq
il

Mikial Bebunin eplns: Bven fn the pers denocicie, suck 2 . Unieed Scwes and
‘Swicmtnd, pivleged iy e o csved majriy”

Sowkaristhe e o e Seme?

“(The Scrue) mediles in all eur affirs, pinions us from cadle 10 grave. Te

. rescribes sl our acions, ik les wp moxsrains of Jw 3nd ordioacces

- ‘bewilder the shrewdest lawyer. It crestes an army of office-holders who sit like.

spder n thei-wesand have never s the world e srough the dingy

s of thi office windovs. The immerse and everdocresing s hat the

S e from e peogle ae never et it ves ¢ he evpene of

oz generions, s s wih 2l s ght somard, ke, Seme’ 5

- ‘st v “ear’ ove Sate sexks @ weaken and rein the other in arder @

forc v th e fs o, poliy. i commercal recion, a0 €nFich

ot xpenc war iy che el conditon.. here i 30 yeas Bl

ofctes of war cn baod. A i) war rages ¢ che e s wich freign vt

e S, which was riinaly desigaed o be & proeesin £ ll i cspecilly

e ek b e b e of e ih gl e s of
e properded o e properylen -

B Peer Kropodkin.
‘The Scte, then. bebaves 5 i it s the enemy of tbe individual. of he subject that he See ks
upposed o defend ad provece.

“The iceres of e S and chose of the individual difer endsmepcaly and
. e ancagoniste. The Sae acd che palical 104 economic insinuians thar ¢
sippars can st aly by fubicning the iodividval w théir pardcilar purpose:
riniog him t respect Taw 20d onder’: eaching him obedience ubmmision.
migesccning fih i the wisdom and jusccs of govermoeac sbov al. Ioyal
servioe md complece sl acrilice when dhe St commands .2 i war. The
- Sz pus inelf 20d 5 e even above the ot of religion 2nd Sod T
psishes eligious e comsentons serupls agaio dbidily Bocause there
s 30 imividunlity wichowr Vbery. 20 Lbery s e st imice o,
‘ asbaricy™

Ernms Galdmen anphadadded.
T T oyt Sy g i
opane of Be opeme -
md&—q-flfi'fl' i elaverint, i cvo i uly by direcs.

cy S Sy by s o, 53 avesight i o xod comes
i bidering Kiny, Baie it n e a dy of sl heséretion” s M Simer.

ke ket b respanefilices cxherwise vered {n the subject, 2o izl makes he subct Lo
As Witatn odda séxed . “As ong s man i bed . he il ofabdience, sd hbinared
o look: t scine forsign guidsace fix direcicn o his conducs, b underyanding and tho vigor f s
mind will sleep. Dol desire o aie him i emergy of which b capable? ! i each him o el
e, 1 borw to 20 autboricy, o eamine che rinciples be excerain, 1nd o render oo s mind he
cason of his conduce™ -

Submision 10 obedicnce and the Babi of recognising scmenoe'elm 3¢ e suchoriy orer b, the
mbjectLovesthe capuciy for sef-deseruicacion. The Sate hen, i this way, aleoaes e indvia)
Fom herelf. n bowing t 25 autberity cuside of hesef the individial becomns, more and e,
ncapable ofself-direcion 10 dependent pon 3n ouside suceriy o govern ber will

“The Sace idsposes upon che individual and lessens che individual, i impesiosn aking cooeree
orms thraugh the Sate’s lrws and the cnforement of those ws:

“The Sate is force. Nay. i is the silly parading of force. It does nox propese
win love or make convers:if k puts i finger into aayehing, it doct 0 in an
umiiendly way: for i csence consies ot in peruasin, bt in command and
‘compulsion. However mach pao it may ek sway,ix cnoox coaceal the fax
i e egal malmee o oo will. che consat negition of o libery. Even
‘When ic commands che good, it makes his valueless by eomamanding i for vy
command siaps lberey in the-fce: a5 s00m 5 the good is commanded, It &
Eraasformed it el in the eyes of the e (dha b, human, by 50 mes
divine) moralicy. of the diggity of man, of liberty: fo ma's ivercy. moraliy,
2nd dignicy consistprocisely of doing che good nox beceuse be s comoanded to
‘buc because he recogaizes e, il i, and loves it~

Mikhal Bakeunin.
e s chis force. chischreac of forc which i a the bsisof che relscionship berween the Stte and he.
rdividoal: i this force.this compulion tha it th inividal b berry—ac the cxperse of
be individual and to the ulrmate beaefc ofhe Saata,

Doubdess e Sate leaves e individual s free play 2s possibe” wrcte Max S, “only they
st never cum che play co earmes:, mus never forge . T Scae s never any object bu o i
2 individual,  ame hic,  subordinate him. 10 subject him w somedhing geaesal i anly 0
12 26 he individual i ncc sl i all. and ks anly the lear-cu limiacion of e, my fmitedoes, my
very.

To govem is 1 fnbordinace,  conmrol.  ame, ® reduce. Inchis manncr, the Sace muse L and
oave, musc subject the individual o foce in order w compel thé individual w recogaise the

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528 iy e et o f e b o B o o
fodiiduky. Gur poded s i

individunl 2nd bie cemredc . T el et
et e b e

exising ot e recre o every o of vilence sod e, s s e
uppesed by e e idigue’ of e oty sl b breic. ch
ol e s pyblc e oy fox e el i Sate
veni wised i disiplie and cbediencs and smbdhed by the xve of
bty tn o bt bl e e st pes..~

s Gldman,

10 this way,the Sae (e the nsiruions which preserve i) mainiins bessogencicy of bebavior
conformiey o enforead sormna. e sk wnd dominaces, viewing Ubery 20d the individual s fearen
eneies

*..[Ejven when the S dosgood hings, k fnally ress o a b, gun ok prscm Lo power
0 e dhrough” resmarked Valisne DeCleyre.

“The rleofthe Saeinthe mamemnc of lw forthe proecicnof the individual o onger served
s origias uocon, “The Law,which it made s appeacanee s collrion of customs which seve
for the maimenance of sociey, s now merely an insrumern ® ke  the explowaton and
dominason of the indurious musmes by weskby idler” wrcse Pever Kovpodkan, Tt s o 50
Tonge a0y vic mision: s caly mismon s o provecs exporancn ™

The Sae puls o the bands of the individua) ber berey and dury 10 defend berself azd ofer
el 0 ervice—a bl servio o3 which exch v st support through peymest of
‘. Bur i oy procecoon. Ak he gl provecicnthe S rovdes, becormes someching
s when placed i the haods of e Sae:

“Defience 3 sexvice, ke any cthe service e s abos bosh sehi ad desred,
204 hereore s eccmie commodicy ssbject 1 e Lw of supply ud derpmcd.
In’ free marke ths commodicy weuld be farnishod ar the co of prochucoon.
The producoce and sae of this commodiy are puw mooopolzed by the Scae.
The Scare, ke almost all mosopobss, charges cxurbia pres Lk imost all
mncpalies, # supples 3 wenhlen. or nearly worthion, arucle Jus Like rhe
mmopelin of food product often fanisbes poison uistad of nutnmess 50 the.
St takes adamtage offs manopaly of defence 10 furmih svascm wecead of
provect. st as the pacrons of o pey (o be potsaned, 50 th pamons of che.
ocher pay o be enslaved. And the Sute exceeds 2l of s ellow monopoliss in
the cxentof s il becass it enyoys e wique prnloge of wmpelling all
eople o by s product whecher they wask 1t or ot

Besjamuo Tocker.

T Stae, even a1 e, relis upem force and tebes wpon he dmmubung of the sodivdual and e
individals Bberry—which ase thrests  boh the Surte's exisience aod s eason o existence The
St forcas the ndividal 10 pay for protecion and  acceps rouacion, whasber the individual
‘s it or . And mcre s than e, the “prosecion” cuaasts ofthe Scte vading and imposiog
upon th ndividun wich ez the iodividualpuid fr.

“Whoeves lays bis bande pe e 10 govern e i 2 asepes and 2ty | dclae bim my enesy.”
‘wroe Plrre Joseph Proudbon.

Qoo of Cise

The individual,flly opsble of exercling iberty 2 sbl o el govesn, poses the grestes e 10
he contmed eximence of th Sat. Such indivichals rendes the Se haolee.

“The Staeshs comol each subs,rece the cpaciey of eachin thei abiltes o slf-govern 0d
i thei abftien, hen, 0 bandon the St The State st el » seme of dependence {510 each
subjes, s of confocmity snd recogitiqa of ourside subrity. t mustforce wposh the individual
N 1
somcbing less chan her birdeighe and croving - wiquesining e whp b 10 even
tyranny and inpisics and ineqalicy a thes hings aky be syemcially by che S

T chis way. the Saue crenes e social forcesgiviog e o rine. ¥
“THE REASON MEN'STEAL IS BECAUSE THEIR RIGRTS ARE STOLEN FROM THEM BEFORE
THEY ARE BORN." prochimed Voiaiioe DeCleyre.

s ae he hing tha ke cimisaly, o perverd forcs o mshs. ud |
aide by e nicuion of prepery, whic s the gre el mime -y I
your taw which keeps men from using the resowces acd mesns of wlth
producion unles they pry b to cber tmen, K thi, s neching e,
which i responsible for al he second-<lasof cimes 0d 4l e crmes of
violeace scdencally commired whil carmying o b,

Volairine DeCleyre.
Socrime. chen. is the resut of socal inequdes o which the expliced and descirte st rect social
nequaes maincained (0 e alvarrage of te weakhy through enforcemens by the Sare and it v,
As Wiliaz Godwin descaibed, “The fricul source of exitses consis in this roumstance, one man's
possessing in abundance tha of which ascxher man i descoue

s ch evistence of wealth and priviege bestowed kcuately by che st and s lws that cremes
e social forces of poverty and despersocn and exploicton. As Beajamin Tuckes wroee, “Ous prsoss
are illed with crumunals which ous virrwous Scaue bas made wha chey are by isiniquicous s, s
rining monopolies. and the horible social condilons dhat readt frem them. We eac many laws
That smanufscrure criminas. and then a few that punish chesm.”

Petm Kaoporkin placrs th blame for the existence of cime suarely st che fee of the privieged
s, che capialises. who msiacain Uves of mxcess and Ly, e bves chrough the explotacon of
ehers and ok through thewr ow lbor

“So long o s bave 8 car o s who e us red dhm vderthe e
ha ey e u, o e s ill s bes fcus fpeince 0

e general moraliy He who I bis b i dul . wh s aweys b
mecy on grrang. new e, who by th very baas of b exsace an

Horw o aldancy. s who by hus coure of e cuivies e i 39!
smking, b will sy pune the. conre enoal laors d dase +
vervhing rmae) b W s bl of Aol v b bl vopubis b

il i Ao woren s« ldres, degrade . e dram, th e, el

s county and s deenders.ad, bceuse b s 100 cowarlyfo amdr

his owm hands. will have his prrudes murder the chooest of hig nanon when, '
someday, b i i dabng moneibeg.. ]

“Thus seriey i incematly bringing orth bings wbo e incapable of 10

Boncrable 10 indusrios ik, and who dre fll o sl filings. ¢ does
Bomage 10 dhem when e s el rimes, 1o sy thm 1o e
ey when ey ety .+

o he roo of e s i oy bl o She socl oder f i, acosesd by scicy

peorrally as the way things are. and perpecuated wich the acxive paricparian of everyone within this
s of affsi, the exploed xnd explolter. So obacrved Adolphie Quuteer, "Bxperince demassrraes,
in ace. by evecy possible evidence, this cpinion, which ey seem paradedcal w e, hat I B s0cicy
which propares e crime. and St he gy oo i but the insruen: which s ™

The soch) snadon “prepare” the cime, e pervered fooss of man.” descbed by Valaisioe
‘DeCleyes s o marion s by the offeter bi by the S widh i bws zod prefereoces for
e weabby, o e exploier:

i s e 0 sny e povertmects bave cominied far move Gimes thad they have prevessed.
conchdes Robertngersall.

So 1 i the ) remcion, e frces o pavey s nfsicn 2nd Enaqualicy cha fiod the oigin
i the explofive and sl cerving il of weakby sod prvilged oppressos, in the msioummmnce
of lgimed inequity d socl scadfcacion, the bow s i that amyooe coald blarae tbe so-calld
ffcades, can el respomsibe the pooe, wrescbed, abused, o appresed who find themseives i such
deperacn g Hrw can e dechare oo soch seuateda il offeoder, 2 Yo man”?

Bt o e the bad men amorg . () by the men from wholn che Sare
o proece s e wmean e crimipal, then we know they ae ocx special
reares ke he welf amoog shee, bt s sch men ¢ all o s, wheo Hke
comuuting crimes 1 e 5 we o, we know ha the acovity of gowrmrsens
wih theis cruel foras of punishument, which do ne correpond @ the presen
sage of moralicy. thels prisons, torure . ronbuces ware e bibaiizing of
he prople thaa o thei v, 30 s aths s the wuloplicaa03 s the
diminzion o ach rminal”

Lo Tasnoy.
5o @ rands ha the mipercepdon of he s o crme ed 10 punbenes, which Jead almacly
0 the mluphcanon of crime. Aod tha. ten, s ome back 10 (b senons consideraion of he
Scae's vilence which is 2 th oo of chese dynamic i 1 the S’ vk which ulomly
crees the m-caled crimiai—<be iodvidual who roec the ew of the Sie and dors e 33 i
contorainy e S’ .

“The indvaduals vileoe s clled crsme, aod anly by cruné doss b bk the Saace's awboriy
whes e cpines e S 2 bove i, b e bove e St comends Ma St
Agin, i comes bck 1 e il thcar o he S, 2. hiat 1 e foces f wealdh and
proviege chac e St trly represens widh i v s0d 3 ghn The so-alled rvminal # 18
ndividralwho b endangered the St by rerecngthe Sraeand s mbocsy ovs b belavie
‘Velaioe DeCloyre ammaed i up tis way:

e die because they cannot cat st all. Py el o what thse b v 10
Tose by becoming thieve. And why sl hey not bcme devs? And  the
‘action of 3 man who akes the Devessiues which bave been derved bim really a
crmical s be tacrally e th man who s s the ol 0 s
sarvatiog? | cank . He s aaly» ke e smrtiv...

“Bu you will my. aud sy . o begi by aking losves s  end by
aking eyerying snd smudering, 0o, very ofn. Asd in that you draw the
fodicuness agaont yejr oo e I dhere i 20 alierative b sarving
xflfl'&(flfi-.’!—dwh—dé—hk-m
e socer/s raiog #2 memben, or the emben dskerpreing
oy L oy conidr s v misaben, ten J ¢ amewer o g 2l
e pcple b oot il e cmos 5w e o

The Enboe of Pussbcacc.

. Astey could o reach e, thy had sescived 1o punish my body, st 3
boye, ifthey o come o sarme persn agaoswhoea they have s sice will
o
‘abuse bis dog, I saw thar the State was balf-wed, that i was timid a 2 lone
‘o with he ilver spooas, ad cha  did e know ks iends rem i s,

‘and Hoseall sy recsaoiog respecefor i aod picied ... *
~Heary Devid Thorean. Qs Gl Dissbeience

“Soul breakers (ccumplie liolacon) exis because the sborides kaaw chax
such conditions would deive chem £ the breaking poiat. bt when | recived
chax chey would nor congier my will, | became sconger thin they wese, |
understood them berer han they undessood me. No longer depeadent upon
he things of the waald,  eallyfl fee for the st time i my e In che pase |
ad been like my jars; 1 bad pocsusc the goals of apitabsoc Asmerica. Now [
bad 2 higher Seedom... Even sa the way | was Gestad old me Jot sbour chose:
‘who devise such punishrens. Lkpow them well...~

Huey P Newon, Revaludonary Suicxde

Bouins the Scme and it apolegiss wrongly conceive of crisue ongissdng o the fouky-valled
invadoal. in the enanc peron. in the ymnonal and unmora offender, the Sate prescrber
o a8 sunctions for those who do ot cunform their bekavior and do oox ssbordinate
themseiven 1 the ducrates of th Almghey Sate. The Sace and 5 apeogs canace sagioe it the
origis lie rox n the ey indmdual bu n the comupred and fauky socal ecumene that the
State itelf genecates. celying, 3 it does, upon che dynausic of force 2nd repression and foar and
omizul of rhe individual, the reducsion of the individual sad the cumiog of the general publc % 8
whale

The Saate ghvan the abiy 1 rexes,imposes izacon) exportanens apon 5 subjecs:

“No payers, 1o legal emacemenss, sl ever nd sociey of crime. I thy weould,
chare Live hoen prayers esough and preachesesss encugh sad laws exough and

prisons enough 1 kave done x loog ago But pray thc the arwacnon of
fpavitanon wil coase, Will it case? Enace that wacer should frees ac 100

degrees heat Will it feeae? Acd 50 ove will men be sane and hapes: and jusc

whan they are cunpelied 1 Ive 12 an incane, dihooes, and syt socery,

et the utwal uperston of the very vlemesss of theis being i varred upon

by sTarutes and entions which must produer owtburses desructive bock o
themseives and ochers .

“Logn would say that anyone who wished ® oblerste crucky fom the

laiacter of ancrber must hsself shorw 0 ruely; one who would teach regard

o ighe of odhers s hinself be regardfl. Yee the sory of exle and pson s

the story of the ash, the fron, che chain, and every troure gha the flesdsh .
ingenuty of cbe non-criminal cs can decise by way of eachiog ininels

e go0d To cexch tien o be good, they are ko in sires cll, made w0 slesp

om macrow plank, o losk st thesky through fron e, 1o x food tht revols

chee paacen. a0d desoy ther maachs, -~ bared s broken dava f by

1 sl and chis s what they cal reforzaing el

Volouwine PuCleyme.
Because. the Sace operats through foce, imposmg brw upoa i ssbjecs, I must rely wpon i
suncdons 10 re-habituate those who have, by thelr actions, refectad the auborky of the Sane.
Through this dynamic of force 10d sincdons, daen, the Sace must repond o those who rject i
n

oty despne how nguifican o el i éve exaosbaciog th Sa'srespocse may be o
he cighal probem ofcrné-~he problin o biogjosed by idivideat. -

Bebolden i relznce o o e, the S st coni e idvidual Veing prevcoted
o ebeling, o o o e of i snd s s oo, i s sber ey
e of prmisheness poves nffoiive. -

R tam—— RS -

(Sopectacos and bukasfl, fislly, e the lws i procecicn of persoes, |
for the pimistumect and pmeveisicn of ‘rimes” The do of pusihimens Dever
‘ye resrzined  mirderer. He who would 13 bis neighber, e revenge of
‘necesiy, does oo best bis brais bous th comsaqoences: and evbay mrarderer
hitherw bus bad the frm convicicn that be woukd ecape projecusion. If
‘marder were dechred pox” punichable, the sammber of murders would o
increase even by coe; Tarber it would decrease 1 the exzent marders are at
present commitied by babital crimcals who have been cocrgred i peison.™

Peer Kroposkia.

5o njusccn and ruekty which flow manurally fom this coercive celadomship berween the S 3l
the individhal, by eliznce o the Scate upoa force and fear 2nd sancrions, ae 3t the Toox of the.
iplicaion ofcrise. The ufust sockl sysan, baile ¢ i i upon lows frvering the exploizer z0d
idier 12 cppreser, creates the crimil, the offender who rejecs the mabaoriy of the w, the
offnder dsncied 124 comapeed by social forcs that have 0 exploied his ws 3 comamodicy the be.
‘i cbers 2 commmoditie and behaves i bis own oazrow sl steres.

In either insance. the robbery of the individual of bar digaicy and humasicy and self-suffidency
crestes chis crmimalicy. a0 owtgrowds of the socl s wleasbed by the Serw's covert boetlty
tavard berry and the individal. Uldamaely, the Sece's cruehy and boscly and repressicn bescmes

“There i someching in injusdes, in crucley.” waies Robert Jageraoll. “which vends v defest foell.
There never e 0 mazy nirs i Enghtnd s when the trajiorwas drzwn and quarsered, whes be
s tosared i every possble way. —when bislinks, twrn aad lesding, were given w the fixy of
mobe, or exhibied pirced by ikes or bung in chains T frighefl punisheseres produced izscse
hured of govesmmment, and vaitors ncreased v hey becae powertul coough w decide what
s was i whi th s sere and ol he e et cn ccbers.”

‘The cxitance of the S and the cximence of im0 togecbe, The Scue's soloon w0 rime and
crimicality becomes prt of b proklen. The abolican of he Sate the abolidon of aucbariyaleads
he abolidon of cimé and crimizaliy.

“The Scate s el the mos gigpeic crimioal ot I manfacures crimioals msch faser then
punihes thes” abserved Bejasin Tucker. “We lok forward 1o the ulmane disappeatance of the
‘Becemky o force v for the purpose o sepsing roe”

Libsccion rom Foros nd Fear

“Wicin 3 ystem which denies the cxeuoce of s buma righes, far sends
50 be ther . of the day. Fear of imprisoaamens, far of e fear of deashs,
feur of losing,felnch, fumily. propery o means of velbood. fear of poversy.
fear o Sslsion, Sar of e, A more imsidious far of for i chax which
masquerades as comimcn sense or €ven wisdonn, condemaing s foaliah, reckles,
indgrifaie. or fale aid‘wmall, daly 2 of courige which bdj o piteeve.
man's sclfsespecs and fobercas Jusan digaiy. It d noe ey e 2 pocgle’
‘condiiabed by fearsder ik i rle of th principle has might makes sight
0 fre themselves ot drvario minsuna cf fexr Yet even uder the most
12

“Youl g your rsedom by g your nemy koew ey do sayis 10
pmfl-‘_n—m‘lpklfi&‘ywflwmw
chae King of aciee... by T cll yor o exwnie o i o Achionn
o red o2 racal: B v you ay el g tgh ant e e s
ik you ool gy oo - :

204 perpeniae crplocaion sod povery and negonliy. a0 the e o gl i gl
cruehy a5 distorcon o the intividel are sl ke 2 he i of o St B2 o and
‘onrige rsoogaiion of propery. The sbliion of the Sea, e, wed ablh those o s
oot

Volicine DeCleyre prochimed. “Abokls e lw—his s, sbliahpeiviege, sod crime will ol
el Wi the abolidon ofthe Saesnd scharky. enchindvide el bt s oppge
Sobumary amociacon o o the deaaads of s s sirviva o e demands o collciee s
posuy g

.{1a by aniinal ingdom, as wella i huzman soces, cospersion—s appened o irmeci
smife and mruggle ~bas worked for the survival 4nd evluden of the species. [Krepoa)
demonserad thax oaly il 34 and voleocey cocperstion—at he cmaipen,all-deviaiog
‘Sexe—can cree che b foa e i ssciacional W it Goldman.
Mikbhail Bukinia concurs, M becomes o, s his bamanity becoms comscions ad s, oy
insociery . by che jint iy of ocery. He frees himself e the yob ofcxceonl el
by joon—dha i, sociemry -labor; i akoa s capable of making he e of e cach 5 for he
evolution of mankind: but widhow sich oxroal Bberwion oeber el v rors Bberion
e pomible™ .
hfihm‘mhigwhfihfl-i—ddfi-h
umiaicy xnd digity and feedon o the other, ¢ Bakomin frthr obeeves “The mace e e
mrouod . 30d the desper 208 browder cher o i 20 mch dorpr. bvoadr, 230 T
powertul s my freedom 1. On the cber band. every enlivemens of b ¢ the s tme

limicaion, of sy freedam, o whit i the e thing. = Pagai of my bimen ciomce b b bl
S0 f e che v e of ke R ——
S e ok o the e o Mhee i sy o o S, i v,

‘ecogaidon, df frgpery. s she ijpcon, lapghly, aod cxpltion o gty S v et
ot -

13
P o i) so-alld ¥ f syt ey S s e e
s secogriion th éch.  poemes e Begios wich 2 belef s cn’s qwen aimbarisy
_u-flflnmnfl*‘—.&'dh&h“-—m B
Godiman procluicd “indiiklis s xllecive s his ciancpasion S ecchoniey nd 0 che
Delitin " (Emplass whded)

“The st he v resves e will 0 Jmger e 2 shve, s ks
. He frees Ml and shoes the vy b, Feeedorn zad shavery are
mecl . Thereor, e it ding i o 2 10 yourelt. 1 bl o kger
e the 6l of a shave 1l o ey crders 2 sch bt ol iy b
wbestey are in ot with my rmciece

Mobands Guodhi.| .

Conscions avd awareoftheis o pover and ejeccing nshoicy s he stavery ot i 5 unemally
Uberted former subjecs: begia to sk toward ther el aud complee lberation. uspucg
‘otbesin e proces. As sz Kropockin dscred:

“Men of courage, willing mcx osly 1 speak b 0 acx, pure characters who.
‘preder risen, e 4 dexth o 2 e that comgadics principle: bold nacures
o ko thet in ordr 1 win one e dare,  <hese are the advasersd-guard
o open the fght Joog before the maes me ipe o Lt the banner of
lasmrrecion opealy d t seck thei rights, aras 1» haod. 1 the mmdst of
compaining. alking. dsusmg, comes 3 muinous deed by one cr more
Persoes, which incaraces the Jongings ofal™

Sk “conrageos chararer” male weurrecicn 10d ek g, nbvertiog the fes that
unboney relies vpom in oder ezl mdivdusls w0 populacons. The spii of rejoct g avbery
apreads and it s m he ek of ot th che old s sl sarves As Berasn Tucker
reaes, Power foeds co i spcils. nd dics when 3 wens e © be depeiled They cant
persiade i o denth: ey ca'c voe i 0 deads dhey can' shorw i o dend, b by 2 a/ways e
it o domh” Emphais adde)
The wibdrwa of s and cooperesion brings about e collager o the Seze.

[T day aher the sevliom” wrcee Laigh Fbbri. "o cme sbould e the Jrowes s the
conomic wherewitka t exple the b of anccher. .~

THE ANARCHIST RESPONSE; APPLICATION OF ANARCEIST THEORY TO THE
CURRENT REALITY

“Perscos i power shouldbe very crefl how shey deal wich 2 mam who cares
eebing for scal pleanaes, aoching for riches, noxhing for comieet  peaise
o precnecion, bo s sapy deenined v do what be beieves w0 besghs. He
2 dangerons 2nd woccmmdorable cocmy. becvas bl bady, which you oo ahvays
conaquce, gfves oo 50 ke prchase oo hin ..~

Professr Gilbert Mcray, Ovdonl Usivesscy, Hbbertfourral
“The S s . Az Biow o Deal Wi X
~ . The wall @ refol.. yeemg e .. M—hfl’n—fl-—_
.-wf_.nnum-.r-hrnng-au of
busian Sdsence.. Bkt 'iogeiber fnepice, Hrt fn o . then in
T S L i L gk B
T effocr of i mudden swacence,this sucden o of consimanss s 1
produce. . » pervsive nd sugene dusir for radicl chang. s o the
imight. sarving in 1 smplicy, chat che conditons o e et ad secned
immucabe can, ser 2l bo changed.
“Himicaions that were formerly accepeed al ¢ once beco icxalerble.. The
will 10 47¢ s bom. I s 2 i pecple everywhere were saying Look Bere is
somcchiag we can do or have,ar b, simply by acig. Then what kave we boen
waring for? Loc s et
T, 3 iy re. descrbes the sate of mind of the moder wsuegers, the
perl fighter whatever bis logan or s caus: nd hissere wespan, sbove
ard ey any quesion ofsoatey c taccicnortechniques ofegaar wartae,
1= ncthung morv than the ably 1o inspure chis sate of miod in ochers The
efeasofthe muliary enemy. e averbrow of the governmen, e secendary
4. the sen: s they come ater The prisacy effoofthe gl s o
it she pophicion, sathout whese consent no goveranent b sand for 3
@y,
“The guerrila i sbvesive o the exisang order  cha b s the disemunoter
ot revoluconary e b arions lend force o bis docrie and show che way o
radical change Yer ¢ wonld be 20 rro 1 consider it bl syt from the
se bt reveucion. He himael b creaced by (he paincl e in which
sevohurmn hecomes possbe, nd i el 35 wsch s cxpremon 3 b i 3
e ppala vl cowasd ich chasg . ~

~ Rober Tober, The War of the Fls:
A Stady 10 Guerrills Warture

Objoeively. the urnest prva populcon reprecas e of v converpig povas Those
<oniinee whlin hs syser ar et e tose mose vicrimed by the foces o the Sae 104 15
Sepatalist gwnrs. s nd s alucaed, scceping dhe ol of e forces of eacion 1 ieviable.
Smoltamuly 1hn seae popuiscon 1 composed of the sume elmens dhe the fucisa’ obce,
prosecuons. oun. 4nd legslicurs all decmed the greest porenal, polical chres o the uent
Sysuan: e ralals whs have, 0 pe i and i ways, Wy insarow sell-ctres, et
e vy ofthe v o 0 spplcaion o them.

e, ch “offender” ke one dss ssce bish.formed ad shiped by the foresofpovry
and explovarion and proacive reprsion, borm s bre o know bispie and s i s hked
vy, el 20d forgomen hs place. -y withows necemarily ejecun the ight of Saeasbony 1
o Yok .

Fou s Anarchus. fo oae who rje the Sate, s v, a5 che s ores of capial whichthe
State iy secven, che yeiscos e that infiial mossbaped by g bashe of
ovpncamons, ha learen expremion of he reality of s aave einence. No oae b b glipaed
i Tace o e e S o e Amaebi e prscs ol reprec he Sl ot
Where an emiee popison, s srmy o dhe ok Sppreme sad powiiaty mee et a1 e
s ot revolunon re warehossed by he hossaod—depeoed sod e, et o covert
e <ourro, tarrue,sad alrrs gemocid,

“Thus asny, sbscor amy cxher acrvention, subics o the facias mind courol snd genocide wichout
percesviag any oche lenacve. Havieg been renered poverln o every encoume wch evey
nieion spporing the current Sk orde. the prisoncr his seves bad sy cxpecnce n the

oo af e or e o power. S, wichis s cobis, he single o Smparcan. cosibesic
which Anerchicm can provid t such < prisner popelisin s 2z abative 2 resceiocary mica
e M ofsoching tht e jeiscmer ca o e e o be—dhe comoege ofdivct acxiom.
Thie Aatchis dingh dising ind diessinacing the rrvohiory ides the Sramewock of ez
Mbcrason. provelcs she priscos. making ber o him <apable of asking tht profomud ad danger
quenion. the singelaty lamporces quesion i dhe hisiory of Iman exice o e e do abox
7 1a this way, Amebism peovides riscses the iden of “sumeching we 20 do or haves <
simply by scriag, Then bt have we boss waiag foc? Lt e s
I this comes » prevously dised 124 oppresed people recogaiar the jaxersial t changs 3
ircumsrances of ther own lves,conditons tht hey previously viewed 25 borurable, crcumecm:
a0 condisions of theb arger communiie, and they are infised with a cunpleely new way ofseen
e ——
‘The prisoner becomes ammed, dangerous with vieas 204 awaresis. usd oo of ber o bis ow
poneiial. Bor more isperaandy sll.the priscnes herumes swase of b pexesitalof culls e powes
“The Anasebis inspioe i priscoers 2 oew sateof viod a0d wsoll 4 b 1 hbesauon, o,
o revolmionary idea I this vay. the Anuehist sune effvtvely <seis guevill sowg th
prisoner populsons auung the dave populatsas dusemusiuns ot s hucasay wteal who
formed e jos by thls exposue 1 the dea of Aasclusm but by Y -agers 1 of cppr e 1>
brocabey bmposed by the Sate
As Rober Taber whote of the gueril, Limuecisns that wee forrtly s e al ¢ can b
ctclesabl. . the will o acris bom, ..~
The pramac, the sisve, previouly cast upos (he b beap by 1he oppresrve maclunary of th
facis Seae, rows ineo mew cpacioes for sef-devermmarinn, slf e, 0 the sSR! @
xhers by piring i thew this new st of nind s this way, the Aan st beromes che Lbaater
fermerly-subjugaied popsaricas. sskung Bbesanon covapra amng the copoves that the St
previously beld in complae svay. mbjecting, them a will'w cuburl georde and cmples
pevehelogial and soxal dsarmaness B o, with the waivencion of e Arvhin 4 new 1ox
revoluooaary camive colre bepas o ke roat and i, Gae sbversve o the Ses gemoenli
And. agucn. w reerence w Roben Taber, “The defex f the _ enemy. che sverdhrvme of the
government. aresecundary rasks, o the semse chat chey cose bser The prusy efort v nuliate
the populacion, wihou whose consest oo goveramens can stand fs 3 day
A milicsed prison papulaicns cmposed of indnadsals empoered by the Auszchtx e, cogaged
‘sl 3id 2nd voliorary aseriason 20d cvopernoo, ¢ajulble f sell  verance sod tused
the maiiterancs of their owm culure, hus the porenoal w 1endes P the Sue’s opprese
‘machinery, © uadesine the power of the S’ syems of sancoons,to undse the basrs che b
‘Sate would ocberwise impose pan s pasive snd ccepring capaves.
nd withoot 2 eathres of sscioes, withos the imposioo of effecrive pusichment. wicbou red
control of s o prisn syse and o ceive popelaios the powes of risen =nd pucishines 18d
the cntorcemens of e i broder, gevenallevelis efecrively belisbed.
Milicing che priser popoliion, empowering and Lberacing pritooers widh the revolutinary
‘Guth 204 soming them i the toeks for theis own sef-cganizrion and mumal 21d wkiasely robs
he Scae and the fascks fares of sk il of coe of s primay and necesary cmpriezes, cse
of i mos <memial e The powes o peaish.
"Such 3 e serves e s o 2 smediste sk of Bberacig e, 4 2l

(urning the prsn. e revekaionary scademics) miemaciall opess Wb grmer ~rcs spaot
roughous the e 2008 e, divers sttt 1 s ofthe cp 0 dsl i e
dangeroun, Norsury Sepd wii i conocrion cxape:  makes e e of expleiction d
pasion s cppresion mcre caslasbe, bageningfn ioeviable cllspe.
Anarchis, pged & the moden day, privs soggle, paform pecesmry sod esestal
ermvolurionary fancGons in the subversion 3o defia of foimicl frscis fxces aad tbe creadon of 3
‘e ordir, e Wbere the inminions of the ofd order oo zand. This Amae ki cogugrinn s ot
a1 clecrive ¢ovevibusifn  the rexe sevolron, » foorncre  the sgghe oves the reactepary forces
of fascier. b b e funclamene) bass

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