The Operating System: An Anarchist Theory of the Modern State (Audiobook)
English | December 09, 2022 | ASIN: B0B11PXGGS | M4B@64 kbps | 9h 2m | 254 MB
Author: Eric Laursen | Narrator: Bea Flowers
One of the most unique aspects of anarchism as a political philosophy is that it seeks to abolish the state. But what exactly is "the state"? The State is like a vast operating system for ordering and controlling relations among human society, the economy, and the natural world, analogous to a digital operating system like Windows or MacOS. Like a state, an operating system "governs" the programs and applications under it and networked with it, as well as, to some extent, the individuals who avail themselves of these tools and resources. No matter how different states seem on the surface they share core similarities, namely:
The State is a relatively new thing in world historyThe State is European in origin and outlookStates are "individuals" in the eyes of the lawThe State claims the right to determine who is a personThe State is an instrument of violence and warThe State is above the lawThe State is first and foremost an economic endeavor