The Potential for Individual Autonomy in Common Protest Tactics
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Zigterman, Duncan
Issue Date
2013
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Thesis
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en_US
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This SIP has undergone a lot of change since I started writing it. It began as a historical study comparing American protest movements. Since then, my focus has shifted to one aspect of such
movements in particular: the transformative effect of participation in a radically democratic project,
where one can experience real freedom, even if only temporarily. The experience of complete solidarity
while challenging the status quo quite literally changed my life. We were able to create a small pocket
of reality where the revolution was happening. And if such utter trust between strangers is possible in
those moments - I had, in fact, never met any of my comrades before that day - then it's possible
anywhere. Anarchists and anti-capitalists are not special, pure, or virtuous people, not any more or less
than anyone else. If they can do it, anyone can. And if anyone can, then we really do not need
politicians or police or bosses to tell us what to do, because we can figure things out for ourselves. It
might not be as efficient or organized or skillfully done, but it will be ours. Freedom is possible, all we
need to do is take it.
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