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Here are some frequently asked questions.

  • Don’t we have to vote to get the best people to run the government? Most major social problems are caused by government itself. Attempting to reform the system is a losing game. Instead, it’s far more important to raise awareness of the desirability of abolishing government entirely.
  • But wouldn’t that be anarchy? Yes. Anarchy simply means “no rulers”. We advocate an alternative social order based on consent, rather than bullying people around the way government does. In this way, we hope to get rid of the enormous harms caused by government.
  • But how is anarchism even possible? There are two basic approaches to explaining how a stateless society of unanimous consent could work. 1) A stateless socialism of voluntary associations and mutual aid. This emphasis is called “libertarian socialism”. 2) A stateless free market of producers and traders. This emphasis is called “free market libertarianism”. These approaches are both just ways to describe how people might choose to organize themselves and their affairs on a voluntary, consensual, non-coercive basis. Some mix of both approaches seems likely in practice. Ultimately, both approaches tend to address the shortcomings the other is perceived to have. Together, they reinforce and complement each other.
  • But why a Vote for Nobody campaign? Actively campaigning for people to Vote for Nobody is one way to try to raise awareness of anarchism as a desirable alternative.
  • Should I abstain from voting or actually go to the polls and write in “Nobody? That’s a personal decision. The official recommendation from the maintainers of this web site is to abstain from voting, but you could Vote for Nobody either way. The point is to get out there before the election and actively campaign for Nobody.
  • But isn’t it unrealistic to think you can get X number of people to boycott the election? The question supposes that we’re trying to change the vote outcome. That’s a common misconception. Rather, we’re using campaign season as an opportunity to promote anarchism.
 

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