“You’re an Anarchist, Why are you listening to the state?”
The anarchist doesn’t care what the CDC or Anthony Fauci or Joe Biden say about the pandemic.
The anarchist is concerned with protecting their neighbors, friends, and family.
The anarchist knows people who have been disabled or killed by this virus.
The anarchist knows neighbors, friends, and family who were disabled before the pandemic and sees the state and capital throw them away.
The anarchist will wear a mask because it looks cool, and it’s the first line of defense in protecting their community.
The anarchist will protect the most vulnerable, by any means necessary.
The anarchist will not throw away people harmed by this virus just because there are no longer useful to capital.
The anarchist knows the state only takes the pandemic seriously when capital is threatened.
The anarchist will observe the scientists who aren’t driven by profit and make the best decisions for their community.
The anarchist will take the pandemic seriously long after the state determines it’s over.
The anarchist will balance individualism and community defense, not sacrificing one over the other.
The anarchist wants a world where the decisions of others don’t violate their own agency.
The anarchist is not listening to the state, if the goals of the state and the anarchist temporarily align, this is of no concern to them.
The anarchist knows the state has failed to protect their neighbors, friends, and family.
The anarchist knows that in the vacuum of response, fascists will fill the gaps.
The anarchist constantly combats reactionary tendencies, especially when those tendences sound liberatory.
The anarchist cares only for power without authority.