From The Agitator (L'Agitateur) an Anarchist newspaper published in Marseille on the 13th of March 1892. Merci beaucoup to Constance Bantman for sharing this fragment.
MANIFESTE AN-ARCHISTE
AN-ARCHIE ne signifie pas « DESORDRE» Le mot « ANARCHIE» vient de deaux mots grees: «A» Privatif, dont 1e sans est «Absence de» et «Arke» qui vent dire — AUTORITE.
Done, contrairement a Ia definition que se plaisent a downer tous nos
adversaires, ANARCHIE est synonyme de -- ABSENCE D'AUTORITE-- et non «chaos, bouleversement, desordre».
Anarchist Manifesto
AN-ARCHY does not mean "Chaos", the word "Anarchy" comes from the two Greek words "An" the meaning of which is "Absence of" an "Archy" which means AUTHORITY.
Well, contrary to the definition that all our adversaries like to use, ANARCHY us a synonym for - ABSENCE OF AUTHORITY, and not "Chaos, upheaval, disorder".
My
French is very limited and tre rusty, so I appreciated the opportunity
to exercise a little and combine it with my knowledge of Esperanto. It's
said that for over a hundred years, the old communication problem
remains. Usually propaganda is the answer to why do so many people
equate Anarchy, Anarchism etc, to acts of random and violence. It
certainly plays a part, though I am of the opinion the success of this
propaganda is down largely to so many people equating freedom to
violence and vulnerability. Personally I don't have an issue with
equating Anarchy to chaos, but that is because for me chaos is random,
change, experience, it can mean danger but so does authority and
obedience. But, for many that word means violence, danger, threat
exclusively, so I won't argue with the people who ran L'Agitateur.
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