“If I rule out violent anarchism, there remains pacifist, anti-nationalist, anti-capitalist, moral, and anti-democratic anarchism (i.e., that which is hostile to the falsified democracy of bourgeois states). There remains the anarchism which acts by means of persuasion, by the creation of small groups and networks, denouncing falsehood and oppression, aiming at a true overturning of authorities of all kinds as people at the bottom speak and organize themselves.”
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Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul (January 6, 1912 - May 19, 1994) was a prominent French philosopher known for his work in the fields of technological philosophy, sociology, and Christian theology. His research focused on the profound reflections on the impact of technology and society on modern life. more
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