A New Tomorrow

Deric Wieting
Intro to Philosophy


Anarchism: The need, The Workings, and The Implementation

The Economy-
“I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world. No longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men.” –Woodrow Wilson.

Everyone is very well aware of the current situation with the economy, but do you know why it is so? Here is a quick Economics 101 lesson… When continuously printed with nothing to back it up i.e. Gold, cash is essentially valueless. If you pull out a bill right now and read it you will see that it reads “This note is Legal Tender for all debts, public and private.” Pretty much that means that bill you hold is a made up number. You see, it used to be that a bill, let’s say a fifty would read “Fifty Dollars In Gold Coin, Payable To Bearer On Demand.” If you went to a bank and handed them that bill they would have given you the equivalent of $50 in gold, if you did that today, they would put some numbers into a computer.

The quote I gave a minute ago by Woodrow Wilson was given at the end of his presidency and what he was talking about was the Federal Reserve after he helped push the system into place.In talking about the Federal Reserve I should start by acknowledging that they are no more Federal than Federal Express. The Federal Reserve is a private corporation that is comprised of the most powerful banks in the world. This extremely large and powerful corporation is where money comes from in this country. When the government needs money for something, such as the bailout, they turn to the Federal Reserve for a loan. The Federal Reserve then turns around and literally makes up the amount that the government has asked for and lends it out to them. And what comes with a loan? An interest rate. Every dollar that is lent out will need to be paid back at interest, so where does the government get the money to pay it back with interest? It doesn’t, hence the enormous debt.

"Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws" — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild

Something new-
How do we take care of such a disaster that has been placed on us? Well, one could suggest getting rid of the Federal Reserve. One could also suggest going back to a gold backed monetary policy. I, myself, would suggest something more dramatic. Allow me to be the guy who answers a question with a question… Take a moment and think to yourself and when you are done, tell me what does anarchism means to you? Most people associate the word anarchy with chaos, destruction, and lawlessness. What if I were to tell you that to me, anarchism means peace, progress, and true democracy? Would you call me crazy?

What is the definition of Anarchism? Anarchism can be defined as a stateless society, and by state I mean government… because that’s what a state is, a government. Right now the land we are on is ruled by the government of Maine. Essentially we live in the United Governments of America. And so the question arises, without government how are there any laws? To that I say, “Just because there are no rulers, does not mean there are no rules.” In the following page I will discuss how an anarchist society would operate overall and then I will move on to more specific issues like education, health care, and production.

In order for this society to work the whole town, state, country, or world would be broken up into many collectives. A collective is a community working together to keep things running. In the case of a town, each neighborhood would have it’s own collective and meet weekly to discuss certain issues, say the road needs repair. The neighborhood would meet and discuss if it is something important enough to need to be dealt with at the time and if they came to an agreement that it did, a representative would be chosen. What happens next is that every neighborhood meets up then representatives from each neighborhood are chosen and sent to a meeting of that section of town. From there a representative is chosen for the section of town and sent to a town meeting… and so on and so on. Each of those stages would meet either once a week or on some agreed upon schedule.

There would be no money in this society so once it is decided upon that the road of neighborhood A needs to be fixed it’s time to ask… how do you do have a productive society without money? Well, I’ve been sticking with the answer a question with a question format this farwhy not stay with it… Why just because there is no government or money would the world just stop? People still want food, they still want their necessities so keep the factories and restaurants open. What they did in Spain during the Spanish revolution was the workers took over everything and became their own bosses. What did they work for if there was no money? They adopted a system of vouchers for hours of productivity. Vouchers were redeemable for goods. Some places in Spain worked on a bartering system. In other words, you do something like build a barn for a farmer and the farmer will give you food. You would of course negotiate on what was a fair amount.

As for law and order things would be decided like I mentioned before, collective meetings. Laws would be decided just as anything else is decided. Jails could still operate. Sentences would be decided by the community as a whole. The job of a police officer would disappear because police are an authority and the whole point of anarchism is to make everyone equal. The necessary police beat though would not disappear; it would be turned over to community watch programs. Investigations would still be done in a professional manner by those who know what they are doing.

Education would be something that would be completely revamped in an anarchist society. As great of a country that everyone thinks the U.S. may be, we have a terrible education system. One out of four people in the United States will never receive a high school diploma. Acceptance rates continue to rise for colleges making your college diploma less and less worthy. And facts that you’ve learned growing up are not facts at all. For example, who is it that made the long journey by horse to warn that the British are coming? What if I told you it was a man named Israel Bissel? Paul Revere road from Boston to Lexington which is about 20 miles and the famous words that we were taught that he said were what? “The British are coming” Everyone was British at the time, why would they teach us that? He said the red coats are coming. But like I said, it was a man named Israel Bissel who rode from Boston to Philadelphia.

So what do you do about education? First, you start by righting the wrongs and teaching the truth and then you make education more prevalent in life. Everyone becomes a teacher. We get rid of the testing based curriculum that has been engrained into our heads and replace it with hands on things. Like here at Nescom we have practicals, which I love. You either paid attention and you know how to do something or you don’t, there’s no studying. You teach things that are essential to survival, like everyone should know how to grow their own food, run a household, and navigate. I know so many people that couldn’t find their way out of a paper bag and it’s sad. Also things that would be worked on are communication, critical thinking, and survival skills. Education would turn into something that you actually use and not just learn for a test and forget.

Health Care is also something that is in huge need of change in this country. Everyone should have the right to see a doctor whether you have money or not. In an anarchist society a doctor wouldn’t be paid in money they would be paid by the community with whatever he or she may need, be it supplies, food, home care, etc. Also everyone would learn some basic health stuff to keep them healthy. In this country we have things backwards, we are a country that treats instead of prevents. Also we would have to have a push towards training more people to be doctors. We don’t have enough in this country to serve everyone.


What I want to touch on next before getting into the production aspect is the welfare system. It’s always a topic that comes up; people always ask what about the people who can’t work, how do they survive? Well, to that I say that the welfare system as is, needs to be thrown out, as a rough estimate I would say that nearly 90 percent of people on welfare can physically do some kind of work. Unless you are unable to move or think for yourself you can accomplish something productive. There are many motivated handicapped people out there who work the nine to five just like everyone else. It’s time to man up and stop waiting for the pity party, shit happens deal with it. As for the people who can’t physically do something productive, charity goes a long way. Set in place a tax system, one that you actually know where your so called money is going. Can anyone tell me where the money for your federal taxes goes? It doesn’t go to schooling, roads, or anything like that because that’s already paid for in things like state taxes, property tax, tolls and tax on gas. Everything you pay for in your daily life is taxed and then you’re taxed again on your labor… Something’s not right.

Ok, production… Well, I guess I’ve pretty much already said what there is to say about this. Pretty much everyone can accomplish something even if you work from home. If you don’t work a job that is a service then in order for a bartering system to work you would probably need to ration out whatever it is you are producing to the workers producing it in order to barter with.

How do we do this?-
You know, the United States government considers anarchists terrorists. I have no interest in killing, bombing, or anything of the sort but I do consider myself an anarchist. Is there something wrong with wanting a better way of life? Should I be seen as an enemy? To the people in power, I am an enemy because of their greed. They can spout of equality and change as much as they want but show me true equality and true change and I will show you someone who is a patriot and not a terrorist.

There are many that say that this could only be done by force because those in power are not willing to step down, because they like the power. They don’t do it to serve you they do it because they have a sick obsession. I say we can do this through education and resistance. Have I changed any minds in this room? Maybe, maybe not. But if I can change a mind, maybe they can change one too. I started with a quote and I’ll end with a quote…


“When you sleep, no one is homeless. When you sleep, you can't feel the hunger. When you sleep, no one is lonely in a dream. Without classes, without nations. When you sleep, she's standing there with open arms and one night could last forever. And if you asked her, she'd never let go. And you'd stay forever. The sun's always rising in the sky somewhere. And if young hearts should explode from all the lies they've been told, let the new night bring you peace and the promise of tomorrow. Where we can wake, to a new beginning. Tomorrow, I'll all but have lost their faces, my friends and family. Memories of all we had and the times we should have lived. And tomorrow, America just might fall apart. Tomorrow, tell me where will you wake up. Beyond title, beyond lease, careers and laws, something more than borders on a map. The sun's always falling in the sky somewhere. And if young hearts should explode, from all the lies they've been told, to live through one night like this. I would trade it for the silence.” – Against Me!