[Noisebridge-discuss] Anarchist? Libertarian?

[Johny Radio]

Rachel McConnell rachel at xtreme.com, Wed Jul 31 15:07:29 UTC 2013 wrote:
 >"As one of the founding members, I can say that I am not an anarchist 
and anarchy was never one of the goals of Noisebridge.... You can 
describe it as anarchistic if you feel it fits... but do not think that 
means everyone, or the organization in general, will agree with the label."

"I" do not label it so. Anarchy simply appears to be integral to the 
history, language, and current operations of the place, as described in 
my last post-- Anarchy, or something inspired by it, as conceived by NB 
members who preceded my arrival here, including the two people who i 
understand to be the founders, Jacob Appelbaum and Mitch Altman. Since 
NB is politically heterogeneous, I would expect disagreement on what NB 
should be.

The primary Noisebridge decision-making instrument, Consensus, comes 
straight outta Anarchist theory and practice. Do you disagree with that 
statement?

Leaderless structure is a core Anarchist principal. Do you disagree with 
that statement?

This is not my idea or label. Personally, I'm not an Anarchist either 
(although I agree with some anarchist ideas). I feel the Consensus 
concept is flawed. i also feel NB's implementation of Consensus is 
flawed. But that has not stopped me from being a participant in 
Noisebridge for 3 years.

"There are lots of fascinating challenges to running a hackerspace using 
the purest anarchist collective principles...."
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Social_Engineers
-- 

Johny Radio

Stick It In Your Ear!

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