A Slower Pace

RECENTLY, during the course of a private conversation, a correspondent of mine suggested that it seems too difficult to switch to Anarchism right away and that perhaps we should be getting involved in some of more alarming problems that we see taking place on the streets. In other words, that whilst National-Anarchism is the ultimate objective we should work at ‘a slower pace’. In many respects, this is exactly what we are doing. Not by becoming embroiled in the Left-Right charade that manifests at the Centre, but by taking a step back, evaluating the situation and preparing for the collapse. The chaos happening on the daily news channels cannot be magically repaired and we really are living in the final throes of capitalist civilisation.

As the various market competitors slug it out for what remains of the earth's dwindling resources, we must adopt the most radical measures of all: educating ourselves, rejecting the ballot-box, establishing counter-economies, growing our own food, learning to defend ourselves and teaching our own children. These alternatives, conducted at ‘a slower pace,’ will help to build the necessary infrastructure that is capable of withstanding the destruction of the very System upon which most people currently depend for their basic sustenance. Indeed, setting up autonomous revolutionary structures - either on the periphery, or within the belly of the Beast itself - is a thousand times more productive than relying on corrupt politicians, centralised energy supplies, weekly supermarket deliveries, state education and the police.

In that respect, many National-Anarchists are already way ahead of the game and these things are a lot more important than contributing to the futile Left-Right spat that is once again playing out on the streets of Western cities. The things we see happening in the media are just a consequence of what we already know to be true and we are acting accordingly. Outside the system, that is, or at least to the best of our abilities. As one popular expression has it: ‘From little acorns come mighty oaks’. This is not to say that those of us facing the most immediate and dangerous threats to our personal security should not join forces with others, particularly if it involves state-sponsored coercion in the form of environmental destruction, land and property seizure or police repression. In a more general sense, immersing oneself in a creative political vision such as National-Anarchism is active, whilst attempting to take sides in counter-productive street-fights is purely reactive.