it is fine, but such a relationship should always be critically inspected by anarchists. relying on someone’s expertise and following their suggestions is fine and reasonable, that shouldn’t take the place of individual thought and autonomy
most honest people like to be able to explain (to themselves at the very least) why they are doing what it is that they are being told to do. When one can’t come up with a satisfying answer, that’s when the authority of the leader will need examining, having their integrity weighed and measured, and considered for rejection/replacement (choice of the follower to defect from that particular dictatorship). The issue these days is that most people have no deep driven reasoning for anything that they are doing on a day to day basis, aside from the usual tendencies towards self-preservation.
Disagree. A lot of people just want to be told what to do. Everyone has periods like that.
this type of relationship or social organization is fine in anarchism so long as it’s consensual
yes*
it is fine, but such a relationship should always be critically inspected by anarchists. relying on someone’s expertise and following their suggestions is fine and reasonable, that shouldn’t take the place of individual thought and autonomy
most honest people like to be able to explain (to themselves at the very least) why they are doing what it is that they are being told to do. When one can’t come up with a satisfying answer, that’s when the authority of the leader will need examining, having their integrity weighed and measured, and considered for rejection/replacement (choice of the follower to defect from that particular dictatorship). The issue these days is that most people have no deep driven reasoning for anything that they are doing on a day to day basis, aside from the usual tendencies towards self-preservation.
No. Some people just don’t want to think about it and just do what they’re told.